Suranaree University of Technology
| Suranaree University of Technology | |
|---|---|
| มหาวิทยาลัยเทคโนโลยีสุรนารี | |
| Motto | Upright, Civilized, Clean and Economical are SUT Ethics |
| Established | July 27, 1990 |
| Type | Public Autonomous |
| Rector | Prasat Suebkha, Ph.D. |
| Admin. staff | 993 (2009)[1] |
| Students | 11,952 (2009)[1] |
| Undergraduates | 10,451 |
| Postgraduates | 910 |
| Doctoral students | 591 |
| Location | Nakhonratchasima, Thailand |
| Campus | Single Campus |
| Tree | Radermachera ignea (Kurz) Steenis (Peep Thong) |
| Colours | Orange and Gold |
| Affiliations | Civil Aviation Training Center |
| Website | http://www.sut.ac.th/ |
The Suranaree University of Techonology (SUT, Thai: มหาวิทยาลัยเทคโนโลยีสุรนารี (Royal Thai General System: Suranari University of Technology)) is in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand. The university was established on July 27, 1990, becoming fully operational in 1993.
It is named after Thao Suranaree, the local heroine of Nakhon Ratchasima. It has been entitled as 1 of 9 National Research Universities of Thailand since 2009.
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[edit] Pledge
Suranaree University of Technology was established as a public autonomous university, outside the civil service system, under the supervision of the Royal Thai Government. It is a university town which aims to promote internal and external efficiency and academic freedom in its operations and to be a community of scholars in the arts, sciences and technology, to benefit both the individual and society. This university hereby pledges itself to excellence in all its missions: to improve the quality of life and to collect and create knowledge, moral ethos and wisdom for the everlasting development of mankind.
[edit] Vision
Suranaree University of Technology is firmly determined to become a first class university of Thailand and a leading university in science and technology in Asia, an academic resource and a repository of knowledge, maintaining excellence in all its missions, collecting and creating knowledge, moral ethos, and wisdom for the sustainable development of the individual and society.
[edit] Strategies for development
Suranaree University of Technology’s five-fold developmental strategy and goals are as follows:
- Careful expansion through prioritization of strengths in those areas of high demand in the period of 2002-2011, in which SUT can perform best.
- Making full use of resources and strengths, including generation and development of resources for the full use in all missions, This also includes generating funds to support financially needy students.
- Creating competitive advantages through the creation of innovations and quality factors, employing suitable technology along with aggressive public relations activities to attract faculty, personnel and students. This includes striving for excellence in all missions to be competitive both nationally and internationally.
- Maintaining strengths and continue to develop with transparency and accountability for increased efficiency and effectiveness. Possible areas of focus include being a state autonomous university; SUT’s system of combined services-coordinated tasks; and privatization.
- Creating intellectual property arising from SUT’s research and development and followed by academic services to the public and consultation.
[edit] Missions
Suranaree University of Technology has five principal missions:
- To train high-level scientific and technological personnel to meet national development needs.
- To engage in research for the creation and enhancement of knowledge, and to use the results for the development of the country.
- To adapt, transfer, and develop suitable technology to increase Thailand’s technological self reliance.
- To provide academic services to the public and to organizations in both governmental and private sectors.
- To provide national and regional cultural enrichment, especially in the arts and culture of the Northeast.
Coordinates: 14°52′22.50″N 102°01′25.32″E / 14.872917°N 102.0237°E
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[edit] Notes
- ^ a b "Suranaree University of Technology Annual Report 2009" (pdf). Suranaree University of Technology. 2009. http://www.sut.ac.th/annualreport/sut20th/Annual_SUT_2009_056_059.pdf. Retrieved January 27, 2010.
