Songkhla Rajabhat University

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SKU is one of the oldest institutions in Southern Thailand. It has been developing gradually from a Provincial Teacher Training School to Songkhla Rajabhat University at present.

The University was established in 1919 when the Governor of Nakornsithammarat Province stayed in Songkhla Province. At that time, the Governor of Songkhla had an idea of producing provincial teachers for primary schools. The Provincial Teacher Training School was then established with the co-operation of Nakornsithammarat Provincial School (which is now Mahavajiravudh School, formerly located at Wichianchom School ). The school was for students who graduated from Pratom 3 to continue studying in Pratom 4-6 and focused more on Pedagogy Science. Students who graduated from the school were called Provincial Certified Teachers.

Our Philosophy: An institute of higher learning for community development. SKU is a leading university for development for the southern region towards the world community.

Our Mission:

• To provide quality education and serve the diverse needs of people.
• To provide technical services and technology transfer to strengthen community development based on participation and partnership.
• To produce and develop qualified teachers and the educational personnel by the standard stipulated by the teacher’s professional association.
• To support and actively respond to the king’s initiatives.
• To support research and development to discover new knowledge that will eventually become a learning resource for the local community.
• To promote, preserve, to create, and import local and national art and culture.
• To build up our competitiveness in response to the participation in ASEAN.
• To support activities that ensure peace in the five border provinces in the southern part of Thailand.

“The University is for Community Development.” Community development means to develop the habitat area which the University aims to develop the local area according to the University mission in various aspects, namely: academic affairs, research, academic services, and maintaining arts and culture.

University Identity:

• Virtue: To think, speak and make good things for the sake of yourself and others
• Life skills: To know how to apply intellect and logic, creating various life skills (Thinking, Decision Making, Problem Solving, Creative Thinking, Critical Thinking, Effective Communication, Interpersonal Relationship, Self Awareness, Empathy, Coping with Emotion and Coping with Stress) to your lifestyle.
• Public Mind: Based on good intentions, have a positive attitude and perform excellent and useful deeds for the community.

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