Focus on science and technology
King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang (KMITL), located on a
160-hectare site twenty miles east of Bangkok, is the largest national
university of science and technology.
The aims of the institute are to provide education and to promote R&D in
science and technology for the industrial and economic progress of Thailand.
The five faculties at KMITL (engineering, architecture, industrial education,
science, and agricultural technology) cover the range of technical disciplines.
The Institute offers 44 study programs leading to a bachelor's degree, 17 to a
master's degree and one doctorate program in electrical engineering, and the
first engineering doctorate program in Thailand. Current student population is
close to 8,000, including 1,200 graduate students. The Computer Research and
Service Center, School of Graduate Studies and Central Library complete the
organizational structure, with the establishment of the Faculty of Information
Technology in operation in 1994. Under planning are an International Education
Center and the KMITL Industrial Park.
A philosophy of independence and initiative in learning has won recognition
for KMITL graduates in industry and in all branches of public and private
service where technology plays a role. Project work and industrial training
form essential parts of KMITL education.
- The Faculty of Engineering
- is the largest in the country, offering
study programs in electronics, telecommunications, electrical, control,
computer science, mechanical, civil, agricultural and instrumentation
engineering. Two more are in planning : chemical and
industrial engineering.
- The Faculty of Architecture
- offers study programs in architecture, interior
architecture, industrial design, communication arts and design,
sculpture, painting and graphics.
- The Faculty of Industrial Education
- offers study programs in
engineering, architectural, agricultural and science education,
together with vocational education administration.
- The Faculty of Science
- covers study programs in
applied statistics, industrial chemistry, applied physics, biotechnology,
applied statistics and computer and
information technology.
- The Faculty of Agricultural Technology
- organizes study programs in plant
production technology, agronomy, horticulture, animal production technology,
animal science, agricultural business administration, agro-industry,
agricultural development, soil science and plant pest management.
- The computing system
- operated by the Computer Research and Service Center
uses an NEC-610. Many software packages are also
provided for use in a wide range of fields, including engineering, management
science, graphics processing and information retrieval. The latest additions
include the CAD-CAM Center and KMITL-NET. The software packages provided
offer designs in VLSI, moulds and dies, structural engineering and geographic
information systems. KMITL-NET is an optical fiber information networking
system of the FDDI (Fiber Distributed Data Interface) standard at 100
megabits per second linking computers in every main building on campus. It
gives access to the worldwide Internet, thus providing electronic mail
connection, file transfer and computer facilities sharing. KMITL has acquired
1,800 hectares of land in Chumphon Province in southern Thailand for Chumphon
Study and Research Center, to function as a study, research and development
center for the Institute's expanding and diverse activities in all disciplines,
covering agricultural technology, forestry, economic plants, aquatic
animals and plants, farming,
engineering, science, landscape architecture and industrial education.
KMITL fully responds to international cooperation by making available its
resources and facilities to international agencies, visiting professors,
scholars and researchers. A successful group training course in
telecommunications technology, jointly supported by the Royal Thai Government
and the Government of Japan, has been organized since 1978, attracting
300 telecommunications engineers from 22 countries in the Asian and
Pacific region. The Institute is currently collaborating with the
Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications of Japan
(MPT), National Space Development Agency of Japan (NASDA), Japan Information
Center of Science and Technology (JICST), National Institute of Multi-media
Education of Japan (NIME), Tokai University, University of Tsukuba, University
of Electro-Communications, Hyoko Prefectural Government, Thai-Japanese
Friendship Association, Foundation for Ear, Throat and Nose Medicine in Rural
Areas of Thailand and other countries in southeast Asia in the utilization of
the experimental satellite ETS-V in the Partners Project for studies in the
fields of telecommunications, distance education, medical treatments in rural
areas, provision of scientific, technical and medical information worldwide,
radar and microwave atmospheric monitoring and global positioning system.
The Institute is located in relation to the Ladkrabang Industrial Estate to
encourage close industrial liason. KMITL is setting up its industrial park to
offer resources and facilities as industrial incubators. The School of
Graduate Studies and KMITL Industrial Park will be involved in a
two-pronged attack on R&D activities to serve the nation's
needs for more value-added techno-logies, including the rapid expansion in
telecommunications.
The ongoing development of the Eastern Seaboard is transforming Lad-krabang
District into an important gateway to Bangkok Metropolis. Indeed, within the
next decade, Ladkrabang District will become a hub of transportation,
telecommunications, industry and commerce. Needless to say, a university of
science and technology like KMITL, located right in the center of these
activities, must have a major role in this transformation through its supply of
well-qualified graduates and its research and development work.
The founding and development of KMITL are a response to the immense
expansion of technology in recent years. The Institute has grown to meet the
needs of a critical time for the industrial development of the country. It
follows the inspiration of King Mongkut, who reigned from 1851 to 1868
and was the Father of Thai Science, whose name it is honored to bear.
For further information, contact:
Office of the Rector
King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang
Chalongkrung Road, Ladkrabang District
Bangkok 10520, Thailand
Tel.: +66 2 326-9157 or 326-9964
Telex: 84967 INSMONG TH
Fax: +66 2 326-7333
E-mail: pairash@crsc.kmitl.ac.th
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