Walailak University
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Founded in 1992, Walailak University (Thai
: มหาวิทยาลัยวลัยลักษณ์) is a public university located in Tha Sala District
, Nakhon Si Thammarat Province
, Thailand
. Although state funded, Walailak University is given a high level of autonomy, unusual among Thai public universities.
The university was named after Her Royal Highness Princess Chulabhorn Walailak
.
Purple is the official colour of the Province of Nakhonsithammarat where the university is. The provincial colour is derived from the personal colour of Phra Rattanatachamuni, abbot of Thapoh Temple and famous education reformer and innovator of the southern region of Thailand in the reign of King Rama V, who is locally regarded as the pioneer of modern education in the south.
Thai alphabet
Thai script , is used to write the Thai language and other, minority, languages in Thailand. It has forty-four consonants , fifteen vowel symbols that combine into at least twenty-eight vowel forms, and four tone marks ....
: มหาวิทยาลัยวลัยลักษณ์) is a public university located in Tha Sala District
Amphoe Tha Sala
Tha Sala is a district of Nakhon Si Thammarat Province, southern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Mueang Nakhon Si Thammarat, Phrom Khiri, Nopphitam and Sichon...
, Nakhon Si Thammarat Province
Nakhon Si Thammarat Province
Nakhon Si Thammarat is one of the southern provinces of Thailand, at the eastern shore of the Gulf of Thailand...
, Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
. Although state funded, Walailak University is given a high level of autonomy, unusual among Thai public universities.
The university was named after Her Royal Highness Princess Chulabhorn Walailak
Chulabhorn Walailak
Princess Chulabhorn of Thailand or Chulabhorn Walailak , born 4 July 1957 in Bangkok, is a Princess of Thailand, the youngest daughter of HM King Bhumibol Adulyadej and HM Queen Sirikit of Thailand...
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Admissions policy
First-year undergraduate students gain admission under the quota system for secondary school graduates from the 14 southern provinces or by the national entrance examination administered by the Ministry of Education. Under the quota system secondary school graduates who fulfill the academic criteria set by the university gain admission without having to sit the entrance examination. Other students are admitted on the basis of their marks gained in the national examination.Faculties
Walailak University is organized into 11 schools and faculties:- School of Agricultural Technology
- School of Allied Health Sciences and Public Health
- School of Architecture and Design
- School of Engineering and Resources Management
- School of Informatics
- School of Liberal Arts
- School of Management has 4 major
- School of Medicine http://smd.wu.ac.th/
- School of Nursing
- School of Pharmacy
- School of Science.
International cooperations
- World Association for Cooperative Education
- Association of Universities of Asia and the Pacific
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- Association of Southeast Asian Institutions of Higher LearningAssociation of Southeast Asian Institutions of Higher LearningThe Association of Southeast Asian Institutions of Higher Learning is a non-governmental organization founded in 1956 to assist higher learning institutions in strengthening themselves through a mutual self help and to achieve international distinction in teaching, research and public service.The...
Memoranda of understanding
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Mascot
The natural symbol of the university is the shady Praduu tree (Pterocarpus indicus Willd.) which grows in abundance in the southern forests.University colours: orange and purple
Orange is the colour for Thursday which is the day of the week on which Her Royal Highness Princess Chulapornwalailak was born.Purple is the official colour of the Province of Nakhonsithammarat where the university is. The provincial colour is derived from the personal colour of Phra Rattanatachamuni, abbot of Thapoh Temple and famous education reformer and innovator of the southern region of Thailand in the reign of King Rama V, who is locally regarded as the pioneer of modern education in the south.