Walailak University

Infobox_University
name = Walailak University
native_name = มหาวิทยาลัยวลัยลักษณ์


motto =
established = 1992
type = Public
staff =
president = Prof.Dr.Thai Tipsuwannakul
students =
mascot = Praduu Tree
colours = Orange and Purple
city = Nakhon Si Thammarat Province
country = Thailand
campus =
affiliations = ASAIHL
website = http://www.wu.ac.th

Founded in 1992, Walailak University (Thai: มหาวิทยาลัยวลัยลักษณ์) is a public university located in Tha Sala District, Nakhon Si Thammarat Province, Thailand. Although state-funded, Walailak University is given a high level of autonomy, unusual among Thai public universities.

The university was named after Her Royal Highness Princess Chulabhorn Walailak.

Admissions Policy

First-year undergraduate students gain admission either under the quota system for secondary school graduates from the 14 southern provinces or by the national entrance examination administered by the Ministry of Education. Under the quota system secondary school graduates who fulfil the academic criteria set by the University gain admission without having to sit the entrance examination. Other students are admitted on the basis of their marks gained in the national entrance examination

Mascot Praduu Tree (Pterocarpus indicus Wild)The natural symbol of the university is the shady Praduu Tree which grows in abundance in the southern forests.

University Colours: Orange and Purple

Orange is the colour for Thursday which is the day of the week on which Her Royal Highness Princess Chulapornwalailak was born.Purple is the official colour of the Province of Nakhonsithammarat in which the university is located. The provincial colour is derived from the personal colour of Phra Rattanatachamuni, Abbot of Thapoh Temple and famous educational reformer and innovator of the Southern Region of Thailand in the reign of King Rama V, who is locally regarded as the pioneer of modern education in the South.

Faculties

Walailak University is organized into 11 schools and faculties:
*Faculty of Agricultural Technology
*Faculty of Allied Health Sciences and Public Health
*Faculty of Architecture and Design
*Faculty of Engineering and Resources Management
*Faculty of Informatics
*Faculty of Liberal Arts
*Faculty of Management has 4 major
*Faculty of Medicine
*Faculty of Nursing
*Faculty of Pharmacy
*Faculty of Science.

International Cooperations

Memorandum of Understanding
* Edith Cowan University University of Canberra, Australia
* Cergo International, Belgium
* Nanjing University of TCM, China
* Gadjah Mada University, Indonesia
* State University of Malang, Indonesia
* Prefectural University of Kumamoto, Japan
* Dewan Bahasa Dan Pustaka, Malaysia
* Universiti Utara Malaysia, Malaysia
* University Sains Malaysia , Malaysia
* Auburn University, USA
* Purdue University, USA
* Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia

International Cooperations
* World Association for Cooperative Education
* Association of Universities of Asia and the Pacific
* International Association of University Presidents
* Association of Southeast Asian Institutions of Higher Learning

External links

* [http://www.wu.ac.th Walailak University]