Naresuan University
มหาวิทยาลัยนเรศวร
Established:	29 July 1990
Type:	Public
President:	Asso. The date of establishment or date of founding of an Institution is the date on which that institution chooses to claim as its starting point Events 1014 - Byzantine-Bulgarian Wars: Battle of Kleidion: Byzantine emperor Basil II inflicts a decisive defeat Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) A public university is a University that is predominantly funded by public means through a national or subnational government as opposed to private universities. University president is the title of the highest ranking officer within a University, within university systems that prefer that appellation over other variations such as Prof. Mondhon Sanguansermsri, Ph.D.
Undergraduates:	17,247
Postgraduates:	5,298
Location:	Phitsanulok, Thailand
Colours:	Grey-Orange
Affiliations:	ASAIHL
Website:	http://www.nu.ac.th/english/

King Naresuan the Great statue

Naresuan University ( Thai: มหาวิทยาลัยนเรศวร ) is a government sponsored university in Phitsanulok, northern Thailand. "PhD" redirects here for other uses see PhD (disambiguation. In some Educational systems undergraduate education is Post-secondary education up to the level of a Bachelor's degree. See also Postgraduate Training in Education Postgraduate education (synonymous in North America with graduate education, and sometimes described Mueang Phitsanulok (เมืองพิษณุโลก is the capital district ( Amphoe Mueang) of Phitsanulok Province, northern Thailand The Kingdom of Thailand (ˈtaɪlænd ราชอาณาจักรไทย, râːtɕʰa-ʔaːnaːtɕɑ̀k-tʰɑj School colors are the Colors chosen by a School to represent it on uniforms and other items of identification The Association of Southeast Asian Institutions of Higher Learning ( ASAIHL) is a non-governmental organization founded in 1956 to assist higher learning institutions in strengthening A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages Thai (th ภาษาไทย, transcription: phasa thai, transliteration:; pʰāːsǎːtʰāj is the national and Phitsanulok is an important and historic city in lower northern Thailand and is the capital of Phitsanulok Province, which stretches all the The Kingdom of Thailand (ˈtaɪlænd ราชอาณาจักรไทย, râːtɕʰa-ʔaːnaːtɕɑ̀k-tʰɑj It was established as a separate university on July 29, 1990, which was the 400th anniversary of the start of the reign of Phitsanulok-born King Naresuan the Great. Events 1014 - Byzantine-Bulgarian Wars: Battle of Kleidion: Byzantine emperor Basil II inflicts a decisive defeat Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Naresuan ( 1555, April 25 - 1605 also sometimes called Naret or the Black Prince or Sanpet II, สมเด็จพระนเรศวรมหาราช A courtyard with a statue of King Naresuan is located on the grounds and the students regularly pay their respects before it. The university has about 20,000 full time students.

History

On January 18, 1964, the Royal Thai Ministry of Education resolved to create a branch of the College of Education (located in Bangkok ) for teacher training in each region of the country. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. On January 25, 1967, the Phitsanulok campus was established as the fourth branch of the College of Education and was meant to serve mainly the northern provinces. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. In 1974 the College of Education was upgraded to university status and was named Srinakharinwirot University. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Srinakharinwirot University (Thai มหาวิทยาลัยศรีนครินทรวิโรฒ is a government sponsored University located in Bangkok Originally, only the third and fourth years of university study were offered at Phitsanulok, and students were admitted by competitive examination after completing the curriculum at one of the nation's associate degree level teacher training colleges. In 1976, the first and second years were added. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Other majors besides education were gradually included, and in 1990 the Phitsanulok campus became independent of Srinakarinwirot University. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) It was designated as Naresuan University during the celebrations of the 400th anniversary of King Naresuan the Great's ascending to the throne.

In September 2006, Naresuan University was ranked as "Very Good" in a study conducted on Thai universities by the Commission on Higher Education.

Naresuan University has second campus in Phayao which opened in 1999, and also offers extension courses across the country. Phayao ( Thai พะเยา is one of the northern provinces ( changwat) of Thailand. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar)

Faculties

The university has 16 faculties, organized into three thematic clusters

Queen Sirikit lecture hall and theater

• The Health Sciences Cluster
  • Faculty of Allied Health Sciences
  • Faculty of Dentistry
  • Faculty of Medical Science
  • Faculty of Medicine [1]
    • Naresuan University Hospital [2]
  • Faculty of Nursing
  • Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
  • Faculty of Public Health

• The Social Sciences Cluster
  • Faculty of Education
  • Faculty of Humanities
  • Faculty of Law
  • Faculty of Management and Information Science
  • Faculty of Social Sciences

• The Science & Technology Cluster
  • Faculty of Agriculture, Natural Resources & Environment
  • Faculty of Architecture
  • Faculty of Engineering
  • Faculty of Science

New central library

And there are also schools, colleges and institutes organized by Naresuan University

• • School of Renewable Energy Technology (SERT)
  • Naresuan University International College (NUIC)
  • Graduate School
  • Naresuan Institute for Community Empowerment (NICE)
  • Institute of Research and Development Administration (IRDA)

Naresuan University Art and Culture Gallery

The Naresuan University Art and Culture Gallery holds over 100 artistic artworks of culturally significant Thai artists. A faculty is a division within a University. The concept of a university with different faculties for different subjects dates back to Al-Azhar University, which had Faculty of Medicine Naresuan University located in Phitsanulok province Thailand. Naresuan University Hospital is a primary Teaching hospital of the Faculty of Medicine Naresuan University, located on the campus of Naresuan University A school (from Greek σχολεῖον - scholeion) is an Institution designed to allow and encourage Students (or "pupils" College ( Latin collegium) is a term most often used today to denote an Educational Institution. An institute is a permanent Organizational body created for a certain purpose

Address

99 Moo 9, Phitsanulok-Nakhon Sawan Road, Tha Pho, Mueang Phitsanulok, Phitsanulok 65000, Thailand

See also

• Naresuan University Secondary Demonstration School
• Naresuan University Hospital
• Education in Thailand

External links

• Naresuan University Website