Pibulsongkram Rajabhat University (PSRU.) is a

university A university () is an educational institution, institution of tertiary education and research which awards academic degrees in several Discipline (academia), academic disciplines. ''University'' is derived from the Latin phrase , which roughly ...

in Phitsanulok Province,

Thailand Thailand, officially the Kingdom of Thailand and historically known as Siam (the official name until 1939), is a country in Southeast Asia on the Mainland Southeast Asia, Indochinese Peninsula. With a population of almost 66 million, it spa ...

. The institute was upgraded to a university on 14 June 2004.

History

The university was first established in 1926 as a teacher training school under the Royal Thai government's Primary School Act of 1921. King

Rama VII Prajadhipok (8 November 1893 – 30 May 1941) was the seventh king of Siam from the Chakri dynasty, titled Rama VII. His reign was a turbulent time for Siam due to political and social changes during the Siamese revolution of 1932, 19 ...

bestowed the name Phitsanuwittayayon School and attended the opening on 7 January 1926, accompanied by Queen Ramphaiphanni. The school offered two years of training to Thai students who desired to become teachers in government schools. A separate women's teacher training institution opened in 1933, and in 1956 both were combined to create Pibulsongkram Teachers College, named for then Prime Minister Field Marshal

Plaek Phibunsongkhram Plaek Phibunsongkhram; 14 July 1897 – 11 June 1964) was a Thai military officer and politician who served as the third prime minister of Thailand from 1938 to 1944 and again from 1948 to 1957. He rose to power as a leading member of the Kh ...

. The teachers college began offering a bachelor of education degree in 1976. In 1981 it moved from its original sites on the

Nan River The Nan River (, , ; , ) is a river in Thailand. It is one of the most important tributaries of the Chao Phraya River. Geography The Nan River originates in the Luang Prabang Range, Nan Province. The provinces along the river after Nan Prov ...

to a new campus outside the city in Thung Thalaykaew. The Education Act of 1984 allowed Pibulsongkram to offer degrees in other fields than education. On 14 February 1992 King

Bhumibol Adulyadej Bhumibol Adulyadej (5 December 192713 October 2016), titled Rama IX, was King of Thailand from 1946 until Death and funeral of Bhumibol Adulyadej, his death in 2016. His reign of 70 years and 126 days is the longest of any List of Thai mo ...

(Rama IX) bestowed the new name of Rajabhat Institute Pibulsongkram. The institute was upgraded to a university on 14 June 2004 when the king gave his approval to the 2004 Rajabhat University Act.

Faculties

The university offers degrees in six faculties: education, humanities and social science, management, industrial technology, science and technology, and agricultural technology. * Faculty of Education * Faculty of Management Science * Faculty of Science and Technology * Faculty of Food and Agricultural Technology * Faculty of Industrial Technology * Faculty of Humanities and Social Science * College of Local Management and Development * College of Nursing * Graduate School File:Pibulsongkram Uni1.jpg, Faculty of Food and Agricultural Technology. File:Pibulsongkram Uni2.jpg, Faculty of Humanities and Social Science. File:Pibulsongkram Uni3.jpg, Faculty of Industrial Technology. File:Pibulsongkram Uni4.jpg, College of local Management and development. File:Pibulsongkram Uni5.jpg, Faculty of Management Science.

References

External links

Official site
Universities in Thailand Universities and colleges established in 1921 Phitsanulok Buildings and structures in Phitsanulok province 1921 establishments in Siam {{Thailand-university-stub