Pursuant to the authority
and responsibilities prescribed by the
Rajabhat University Act
B.E. 2547 (2004), Chapter 1,
General Provisions, Section 7 stipulates
that the University shall be a higher
education institution for local
development, strengthening the
intellectual capacity of the nation,
revitalizing learning, honoring local
wisdom, and creating arts and sciences
for the stable and sustainable
advancement of the people. The
University shall participate in the
management, conservation, and balanced
and sustainable utilization of natural
resources and the environment. Its
objectives are to provide education;
promote advanced academic and
professional studies; undertake teaching
and research; provide academic services
to society; improve, transfer, and
develop technology; preserve arts and
culture; produce teachers; and promote
teachers’ professional
standing. In carrying out its
operations to achieve the objectives
under Section 7, the University shall
have the following
responsibilities: Seek truth in pursuit of
academic excellence based on local
wisdom, Thai wisdom, and universal
knowledge. Produce graduates with
knowledge and integrity, awareness of
Thai identity, and love and commitment
to their local communities; promote
lifelong learning in communities so that
local people can keep pace with change;
and ensure that the number and quality
of graduates are consistent with the
national graduate production
plan. Strengthen knowledge and
understanding of the value of, awareness
of, and pride in local and national
culture. Learn from and strengthen
community leaders, religious leaders,
and local politicians so that they
possess democratic awareness, morality,
ethics, and the capacity to administer
community and local development for the
public benefit. Strengthen the teaching
profession and produce and develop
teachers and educational personnel with
quality and standards appropriate to an
advanced profession. Coordinate cooperation and
mutual support among the University,
communities, local administrative
organizations, and other organizations
both in Thailand and abroad for local
development. Study and seek approaches
to develop indigenous and modern
technologies appropriate to the
livelihoods and occupations of local
people, including approaches that
promote the balanced and sustainable
management, conservation, and
utilization of natural resources and the
environment. Study, conduct research on,
promote, and continue projects initiated
under royal initiatives in carrying out
the University’s mission for local
development.
Legal Authority and
Objectives
University Responsibilities
under Section 8
