Kanchanaburi Rajabhat University

Kanchanaburi Rajabhat University
มหาวิทยาลัยราชภัฏกาญจนบุรี
Motto "Master yourself before you can master other people"
Type Public
Established 29 September 1973
Chairman Assoc.Prof.Dr Narong Yoothanom
President Dr Narongdech Rattananonsathien
Location Kanchanaburi
Campus Kanchanaburi (Main Campus), Kanchana School, Suphan Buri
Colours yellow
Website www.kru.ac.th

Kanchanaburi Rajabhat University (Thai: มหาวิทยาลัยราชภัฏกาญจนบุรี, translit. มหาวิทยาลัยราชภัฏกาญจนบุรี) or KRU is a Thai public university under the Rajabhat system. The campus is just outside Kanchanaburi, a small city west of Bangkok.

History

The university opened in the autumn of 1973 as Kanchanaburi Teachers Training College. In the 1990s, majors other than education were added and it became known as Rajabhat Institute Kanchanaburi. A few years later, the name was changed by royal decree to Kanchanaburi Rajabhat University.

Location

Kanchanaburi Rajabhat University is near to the historic site, The Bridge over the River Kwai.

Faculties

Faculty of Education

The Faculty of Education is the oldest faculty at KRU.

Faculty of Social Science and Humanity

Business English Subjects

Mass Media One

Faculty of Industrial Technology

The Faculty of Industrial Technology is the newest faculty in KRU. It grew from a department of the Faculty of Science and Technology. It is intended to educate people in practical science fields.

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    Coordinates: 14°03′44″N 99°25′29″E / 14.0623°N 99.4246°E / 14.0623; 99.4246

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