Suranaree University of Technology

Suranaree University of Technology (SUT)
มหาวิทยาลัยเทคโนโลยีสุรนารี
Motto	Upright, Civilized, Clean and Economical
Type	Public (national) research university
Established	July 27, 1990
Rector	Prasat Suebkha
Administrative staff	1,097 (2013)^[1]
Students	13,734 (2015)^[2]
Undergraduates	12,086
Postgraduates	1,033
Doctoral students	615
Location	Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand 14°52′23″N 102°01′25″E / 14.872917°N 102.0237°E / 14.872917; 102.0237Coordinates: 14°52′23″N 102°01′25″E / 14.872917°N 102.0237°E / 14.872917; 102.0237
Campus	Single Campus
Tree	Radermachera ignea (Kurz) Steenis (Peep Thong)
Colours	Orange and gold
Affiliations	Civil Aviation Training Center
Website	http://www.sut.ac.th/

The Suranaree University of Technology (Thai: มหาวิทยาลัยเทคโนโลยีสุรนารี, SUT (Royal Thai General System: Suranaree University of Technology) is in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand. The university was established on July 27, 1990, becoming fully operational in 1993.

It is named after Thao Suranaree, the local heroine of Nakhon Ratchasima. It is one of nine National Research Universities of Thailand since 2009.

The university has a trimester system, consisting of 13 weeks for each trimester.

The university houses the Synchrotron Light Research Institute, SLRI (previously the National Synchrotron Research Center, NSRC) that enables advanced research on physics, materials science and related areas.

Background

During the period of the Fifth National Economic and Social Development Plan, the Royal Thai Government wished that more opportunities in higher education be available in the regional and rural areas. Thus, in 1984, the Ministry of University Affairs (now the Office of the Higher Education Commission, a part of the Ministry of Education) proposed the establishment of five new regional universities: one in each of the North, South, and East; and two in the Northeast. In particular, the Ministry proposed colleges affiliated with Khon Kaen University at Ubon Ratchathani and Nakhon Ratchasima Provinces in the Northeast.

The college at Nakhon Ratchasima would be called Suranaree College, and built on 1,120 hectares of degraded forest area in the Huay Ban Yang Reservoir, Muang Nakhon Ratchasima District, Nakhon Ratchasima Province. On 27 July 1990, His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej signed the Suranaree University of Technology Founding Bill into effect. Suranaree University of Technology thus recognizes 27 July 1990 as its Founding Day, the day that HM the King signed the Bill into effect. As announced in the Royal Gazette, the law became effective on July 30, 1990.

Gallery

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Innovation and success

Ranking
National Ranking
Webometrics	10 (2012)^[3]	6 (2016)^[4]
Times	2 (2015)^[5]
Nature Publishing Index	2 (2015)^[6]
Nature Index	3 (2015)^[7]
URAP	10 (2014-2015)^[8]
Global
Webometrics	845 (2012)^[3]	822 (2016) ^[4]
Times (World University Ranking)	601-800 (2015)^[5]	601-800 (2016) 161-170 (Asia, 2016)^[9]
Top Universities		251-300 (2016)^[10]
Times BRICS & Emerging Economics		159 (2016)^[11]
Greenmetric	52 (2015)^[12]

"The top quality public university" — from the second round of the external quality assessment, higher education level, by the Office for National Education Standards and Quality Assessment (ONESQA), 2008.
"An outstanding research university" — Thai University Ranking by the Office Higher Education Commission (OHEC), 2006.
"Graduates with the highest employment rate" — Office of Higher Education Commission (OHEC), 2010.

External links

Universities and colleges in Thailand

Public universities and colleges	Bangkok (Navamindradhiraj) Burapha Chiang Mai Chulalongkorn Kasetsart Khon Kaen King Mongkut Ladkrabang King Mongkut North Bangkok King Mongkut Thonburi Mae Fah Luang Maejo Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya Mahasarakham Mahidol Nakhonphanom Naresuan National Institute of Development Administration Pathumwan Technology Prince of Songkla Princess of Naradhiwas Ramkhamhaeng Silpakorn Srinakharinwirot Sukhothai Thammathirat Suranaree Thaksin Thammasat Ubon Ratchathani Walailak Phayao

Rajabhat Universities	Chandrakasem Chiang Mai Kanchanaburi Pibulsongkram Sisaket Songkhla Uttaradit

Rajamangala Universities of Technology	Lanna Srivijaya Thanyaburi

Private universities and colleges	Asian Asian Institute of Technology Asia-Pacific International Assumption Bangkok Bangkokthonburi Chaopraya Christian Dhurakij Pundit Dusit Thani Eastern Asia Hatyai Hua Chiew Chalermprakiet International Buddhist Kantana Kasem Bundit Krirk Lumnamping Mahanakorn Nation North Bangkok North Chiang Mai North Eastern Pathumthani Payap Rajapruk Rangsit Saint John's Saint Louis Shinawatra Siam Southeast Asia Southern College of Technology Sripatum Stamford Tapee Thonburi Thai Chamber of Commerce Thongsuk Vongchavalitkul Webster

Armed Forces	Chulachomklao Royal Military Academy Royal Thai Naval Academy National Defence College Phramongkutklao College of Medicine

Other institutions	Chulabhorn Research Institute Joint Graduate School of Energy and Environment Mahapanya Sasin Sirindhorn International Institute of Technology Thailand Graduate Institute of Science and Technology Thailand Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

Notes

↑ "Suranaree University of Technology Annual Report 2013". Suranaree University of Technology. 2013. Retrieved October 18, 2015.
↑ "Student planning" (pdf). Suranaree University of Technology. 2015. Retrieved October 18, 2015.
1 2 Webometrics: Thailand, Retrieved 12 April 2012
1 2 "University | Ranking Web of Universities". www.webometrics.info. Retrieved 2016-06-14.
1 2 World University Rankings 2015-16, Retrieved 18 October 2015
↑ Nature Publishing Index Thailand, Retrieved 18 October 2015
↑ Nature Index Thailand, Retrieved 18 October 2015
↑ [email protected], All: URAP Lab. [www.urapcenter.org]; e-mail:. "URAP - University Ranking by Academic Performance". www.urapcenter.org. Retrieved 2016-06-14.
↑ "Suranaree University of Technology". Times Higher Education (THE). Retrieved 2016-06-14.
↑ "Suranaree University of Technology". Top Universities. 2015-07-16. Retrieved 2016-06-14.
↑ "Suranaree University of Technology". Times Higher Education (THE). 2015-09-08. Retrieved 2016-06-14.
↑ "UI Greenmetric Overall Ranking 2015". Retrieved 2016-06-14.

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