Powers
and Duties of Suan Sunandha Rajabhat
University
By virtue of
the authority vested under the Rajabhat
University Act B.E. 2547 (2004), as
stipulated in Chapter 1 (General
Provisions), Section 7, Suan Sunandha
Rajabhat University is designated as an
institution of higher education for
local development. The University is
committed to empowering the nation's
intellect, revitalizing lifelong
learning, preserving local wisdom, and
advancing arts and sciences for the
sustainable and stable prosperity of the
people. It plays a vital role in the
management, conservation, and
sustainable utilization of natural
resources and the
environment.
The
University’s objectives are to
provide education, promote academic and
professional excellence, conduct
teaching and research, offer academic
services to society, improve, transfer,
and develop technology, preserve arts
and culture, produce qualified teachers,
and enhance the academic standing of the
teaching profession.
In
accordance with Section 8 of the same
Act, to achieve the objectives outlined
in Section 7, the University shall carry
out the following duties:
1. Seek
truth in pursuit of academic excellence,
grounded in local, Thai, and global
wisdom.
2. Produce graduates who
possess both knowledge and moral
integrity, have a strong sense of Thai
identity, love and attachment to their
communities, and promote lifelong
learning within those communities,
enabling them to adapt to change. The
number and quality of graduates must
align with the national higher education
development plan.
3. Promote
understanding of and pride in the
values, awareness, and significance of
local and national culture.
4. Learn
from and strengthen community leaders,
religious leaders, and local politicians
to cultivate democratic values, ethics,
and community development leadership
skills for the public good.
5.
Strengthen the teaching profession by
producing and developing high-quality
educators and educational personnel who
meet the standards of a professional
career.
6. Promote collaboration and
mutual support among the University,
local communities, local administrative
organizations, and other domestic and
international entities to foster local
development.
7. Study and explore
appropriate approaches for developing
both indigenous and modern technologies
that support local livelihoods and
occupations, as well as strategies for
managing, conserving, and sustainably
utilizing natural resources and the
environment.
8. Study, research,
promote, and uphold initiatives based on
the Royal Philosophy in the
University’s efforts for local
development.
In addition to the
above-mentioned powers, duties, and
responsibilities, Suan Sunandha Rajabhat
University is also obligated to operate
in accordance with the Civil Service in
Higher Education Institutions Act B.E.
2547 (2004) and its Amendment (No. 2)
B.E. 2551 (2008), as well as the
regulations and announcements issued by
the Office of the Higher Education
Commission (OHEC), and all other
relevant laws and regulations currently
in effect.
