Founded in 1992, Walailak University (WU.) ( Thai: มหาวิทยาลัยวลัยลักษณ์) is a public university located in Tha Sala District, Nakhon Si Thammarat Province,

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. Although state funded, Walailak University is given a high level of autonomy, unusual among Thai public universities. The university was named after Princess Chulabhorn Walailak.

Admissions policy

First-year undergraduate students gain admission 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 fulfill 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 examination.

Faculties

Walailak University is organized into 14 schools and faculties: * College of Graduate Studies * School of Agricultural Technology * School of Allied Health Sciences * School of Architecture and Design * School of Dentistry * School of Education and Learning Innovation * School of Engineering and Resources * School of Informatics * School of Liberal Arts * School of Management *

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* School of Nursing * School of Pharmacy * School of Political Science and Law * School of Public Health * School of Sciences

Colleges

Walailak University is organized into 3 colleges : * Agrarajakumari College of Veterinary Medicine * Walailak University International College * Walailak University International College of Dentistry

International cooperations

* World Association for Cooperative Education * Association of Universities of Asia and the Pacific *

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Mascot

The natural symbol of the university is the shady Praduu tree (Pterocarpus indicus Willd.) 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 Princess Chulapornwalailak was born. Purple is the official colour of the Province of Nakhonsithammarat where the university is. The provincial colour is derived from the personal colour of Phra Rattanatachamuni, abbot of Thapoh Temple and famous education 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.

External links

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