Pibulsongkram Rajabhat University (PSRU.) is a

university A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. In the United States, t ...

in Phitsanulok Province,

Thailand Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is bo ...

. 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 ( th, ประชาธิปก, RTGS: ''Prachathipok'', 8 November 1893 – 30 May 1941), also Rama VII, was the seventh monarch of Siam of the Chakri dynasty. His reign was a turbulent time for Siam due to political and ...

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. 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 ( th, แม่น้ำน่าน, , ) 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 ...

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 ( th, ภูมิพลอดุลยเดช; ; ; (Sanskrit: ''bhūmi·bala atulya·teja'' - "might of the land, unparalleled brilliance"); 5 December 192713 October 2016), conferred with the title King Bhumibol the Great ...

(Rama IX) bestowed the new name of

Rajabhat Institute The Rajabhat Universities (, ) mean normal universities in Thailand. They were formerly called ''Rajabhat Institutes'' and originally formed the teachers college system. In 2005, King Bhumibol Adulyadej collectively elevated them to be universit ...

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 Educational institutions established in 1921 Phitsanulok Buildings and structures in Phitsanulok province 1921 establishments in Siam {{Thailand-university-stub