Khon Kaen University

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Khon Kaen University (Thai:มหาวิทยาลัยขอนแก่น) is an internationally-recognized university in Asia. It is located in the Issan region of Thailand. The university is a central hub of education in north-east Thailand.

History

*In the year 1941 during the reign of the King Ananda Mahidol and during the time period of Field Marshal Pibulsonggram as prime minister. They had a plan to improve continued education throughout Thailand. There were plans to open a university in the Ubon Ratchathani province, but the Second World War had broken out. Thailand was militarily forced into siding with Japan. Plans to build universities in north east Thailand had fallen through. It wouldn't be until 1960 that plans to open institutions of further instruction in north east Thailand would continue.
*In the year 1962 the proposition to open an institution of further education in the field of engineering and advanced agriculture had passed. Thus the Khon Kaen Institute of Technology was born.
*After this it became known as the University of North East Thailand. Due to the fact that there still was no government office that would take responsibility of managing the university directly. The government set up a national education council. This council was responsible for establishing national curriculum and obtaining assistance from abroad.
*In the year 1963 the faculty's subcommittee established that the campus would be located approximately four kilometres from the city of Khon Kaen and would occupy approximately 3 300 000 square metres.
*In the year 1965 the prime minister's office officially changed the name of the university from University of North East Thailand to Khon Kaen University, containing the name of the city in which the university resides. The university also received the ability to reside over control of its own affairs.
*It is a well-known tradition that in the past at Khon Kaen University, students from the Faculty of Engineering and the Faculty of Agriculture engaged in annual inter-faculty brawl at the University's sports fields. Locations differed each year, but bloodshed was certain. Students, largely male, from each faculty brought to the battleground their most effective weapons found in their respective toolsheds.

Faculties and Colleges

*The Graduate School
*College of Graduate Study in Management
*Office of General Education
*Faculty of Science
*Faculty of Agriculture
*Faculty of Engineering
*Faculty of Education
*Faculty of Nursing
* [Faculty of Medicine] http://www.md.kku.ac.th
*Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
*Faculty of Associated Medical Sciences
*Faculty of Public Health
*Faculty of Dentistry
*Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
*Faculty of Technology
*Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
*Faculty of Architecture
*Faculty of Management Sciences
*Faculty of Fine and Applied Arts
*Faculty of Law (Founding project)
*Nong Khai Campus

Research Centre

The Tropical Feed Resources Research and Development CentreTROFREC, [http://home.kku.ac.th/trofrec] , is headed by Professor Dr.Metha Wanapat,the First Professor PC 11 in Thailand, in Animal Nutrition emphasizing in Ruminant Nutrition and Feeding. The Centre is one of the leading research centers on feed resources and animal feedings in Asia which embraces numerous aspects of animal feed resources ranging from local feed resources eg. rice straw,urea-treated rice straw, cassava hay, cassava chip-processed new -products cassarea, cass-bann, cass-soy pellet,cassava hay-urea pellet, high-quality feed block,HQFB, carabao rumen ecology etc.), to animal herbs- based supplement to increase animal productivity, environmentally-friendly related and to improve rural farmers' income, livelihood and well-beings.

International Collaboration

* Adelaide University, flagicon|Australia
* Deakin University, flagicon|Australia
* Gifu University, flagicon|Japan
* Hue University, flagicon|Vietnam
* International University [cite press release | title = Strengthening academic ties with Thailand | publisher = IU International Relations Office | date = 2007-03-21 | url = http://www.iu.edu.kh/news_070321_khon_kaen_univ_visit.htm | accessdate = 2007-04-24] , flagicon|Cambodia
* Kochi University, flagicon|Japan
* Kyoto University, flagicon|Japan
* Nanzan University, flagicon|Japan
* National University of Laos, flagicon|Laos
* Mie University, flagicon|Japan
* Muhammadiyah University, flagicon|Indonesia
* Osaka University, flagicon|Japan
* Saga University, flagicon|Japan
* Thai Nguyen University, flagicon|Vietnam
* University of Canberra, flagicon|Australia
* University of Sydney, flagicon|Australia
* Fujita Health University, flagicon|Japan

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