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XSilpakorn University is presently under the Office of the Higher Education Commission's supervision, the Ministry of Education, and was initially established as the School of Fine Arts under the Fine Arts Department in 1933. The School has primarily offered the only studying programs in Painting and Sculpture by waiving tuition fees for the government officers and the students. Its inception and development owed much to an almost lifetime devotion of Professor Silpa Bhirasri, an Italian sculptor (previously called Professor Corrado Feroci) who was commissioned during the reign of King Rama VI to work in the Fine Arts Department. He subsequently enlarged the classes to include more significant members of the interested public before taking his initiative in setting up the School of Fine Arts. The School gradually developed and was officially accorded a new status and named Silpakorn University on 12 October 1943. In the early phase of its development, its inaugural faculty was the Faculty of Painting and Sculpture (presently is named the Faculty of Painting Sculpture and Graphic Arts). In 1955, the Faculty of Thai Architecture was established (later changed the name into the Faculty of Architecture). Two more faculties were consecutively established to accommodate the university's growing academic interests, namely, the Faculty of Archaeology and the Faculty of Decorative Arts in the following years. Our Philosophy "Arts and Sciences create a sustainable nation." Our Resolution: "To create arts, knowledge, and wisdom for society." Our Vision: "Silpakorn University is a Leading Creative University" Core Value: T = Transparency E = Excellence A = Amicability M = Moral Courage Core Competency: S = Scientific Thinking I = Integrity L = Love of Wisdom P = Public Mind A = Art Appreciation K = Knowledgeable O = Outcomes Oriented Person R = Responsible Man N = Need for Achievement View full university