Princess of Naradhiwas University

Princess of Naradhiwas University

มหาวิทยาลัยนราธิวาสราชนครินทร์
Motto	The Great Realms of Education
Type	Public
Established	February 9, 2005 (2005-02-09)
President	Asst. Prof. Chongrak Palasai, Ph.D.
Location	Narathiwat , Thailand 6°25′00″N 101°49′27″E
Colours	Gold and sea blue
Nickname	PNU
Website	http://www.pnu.ac.th

Princess of Naradhiwas University (Thai: มหาวิทยาลัยนราธิวาสราชนครินทร์; RTGS: Mahawitthayalai Narathiwat Ratchanakharin; PNU) is a government sponsored university in Narathiwat, southern Thailand. It was founded under the act on 9 February 2005 by merging all educational institutions in the province. Those institutions are Narathiwat Technical College, Narathiwat Agricultural & Technology College, Takbai Vocational College, and Boromarjonani College of Nursing, Narathiwat.

The name of the university was granted by King Bhumibol Adulyadej in honor of his sister Princess Galyani Vadhana, Princess of Naradhiwas. The university also runs an academic journal.[1]

Academic divisions

The university has 7 faculties

• Faculty of Agriculture
• Faculty of Engineering
• Faculty of Liberal Arts
• Faculty of Management Science
• Faculty of Medicine
• Faculty of Nursing
• Faculty of Science and Technology

Colleges and institutes organized by PNU

• Narathiwat Technical College
• Narathiwat Agricultural & Technology College
• Takbai Vocational College
• Institute of Islamic and Arabic Studies

International cooperations

Memoranda of understanding (MOU)

• University of Baguio
• Kunming University
• Gate Stage University
• University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC)
• Al-Azhar University
• Group T-International University
• Alexandria University
• Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM)
• Jenderal Soedirman University

Address

49, Rangaemaraka Rd. Bang Nak, Mueang Narathiwat, Narathiwat 96000, Thailand

External links

• Princess of Naradhiwas University official web site