Setting And Inflastructure
[1.3] Number of Campus sites
This is the original and main campus of the university. It is situated on the area measuring 846 rai (135 hectares) in the lower part of the northern zone of Bangkok at the distance of approximately 6 kilometers to the south of Don Mueang International Airport. At present, 15 faculties, 6 offices, 6 institutes and the Graduate School of the university operate at this campus with a total student population of approximately 38,681.The faculties are Agriculture, Agro-Industry, Architecture, Business Administration, Economics, Education, Engineering, Environment, Fisheries, Forestry, Humanities, Science, Social Sciences, Veterinary Medicine and Veterinary Technology. The headquarters of all colleges, institutes, centers and offices of the university are also locate in the campus.
Kasetsart University, the first Higher Education Institute in Thailand to offer an academically strong program in agriculture, has been established since 1943. It was located in the area belonged to the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives called Kaset Klang Bangkhen or Central Kaset Bangkhen. In 1965, M.L. Xujati Kambhu, the University President at that time, perceived that the existing area
at Bangkhen was not adequate to support the educational expansion according to the National Social and Economics Development Plan. He then searched for a new site. The University Council considered that Kamphaeng Saen District was the most appropriate site for several reasons. Firstly it was only 80 kilometres from Bangkok and 30 kilometres from down town Nakhon Pathom Province. Secondly, the soil was fertile suitable for cultivation. The water can be channeled from the Meaklong River through the irrigation canel dug from the Vajiralongkorn Dam in Kanchanaburi Province. Moreover, big plots of land were available. The Council, then, presented the University master plan to the Cabinet for the purchase and development of land. It was approved on December 6, 1996. Kasetsart University bought altogether 7,951 rai of land and the first phase building were constructed in 1974 and finished in 1978. On November 12, 1979, Kamphaeng Saen Campus started teaching and learning activities by moving
the third and fourth year students in faculty of Agriculture and agriculture related programs from Bangkhen to Kamphaeng Saen. From 1990, Kamphaeng Saen Campus could offer classes to students from the first to the fourth year including graduate students.
This campus occupies the area of 199 rai (32 hectares) in Si Racha District of Chon Buri Province at the distance of approximately 107 kilometers to the east of Bangkok. It was originally an agricultural research station of the university since 1954. Its establishment as a campus took place in 1989 and was dictated by the pressing of the country shortage of high quality manpower as a consequence of the Eastern Seaboard Development Project. In the campus offers degree courses and short-term training programs in four faculties which are Management Sciences, Engineering at Si Racha, Economics at Si Racha and International Maritime College. The campus also provides special master’s degree programs in Business Economics, Agribusiness, Industrial Administration and Development and so on.
Chalermphrakiat Sakon Nakhon Province Campus is the fourth campus of Kasetsart University. The campus was established in 1996 to commemorate the Golden Jubilee Anniversary of his Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej’s accession to the throne.To mark such significance, His Majesty the King graciously granted permission for the university to include the modifying term “Chalermphrakiat”, literally meaning “upholding the honor of His Majesty the King”, in the name of the campus. The campus intends to provide much needed development – accelerating academic services and expected to be the center of education for the upper northeastern region of Thailand. Therefore, the campus will meet the needs of the growing region and will support the government’s policy of expanding educational opportunities to the distance provinces. The campus aims are for development in management, education, teaching, research and human resources. These aims are in line with Kasetsart University’s four primary objectives of learning and teaching, research and development, academic services and extensions, and promotion of traditional arts and cultures.
Suphanburi Campus Establishment Project. To meet the government policy to distribute educational opportunities Tertiary level to the region To produce undergraduate and graduate students in sports science. Health Sciences, Law, Management and Human Resource Development To develop manpower in the western region and Nearby With an emphasis on teaching and learning services at the degree and short courses levels. Including professional training in various fields To carry out research, academic development and provide academic services in related fields To be a source of public health services Including the dissemination of technology and provide academic services to people in the upper-western region To study and promote cultural conservation Traditions, traditions, art, ancient sites, antiques, as well as dialects which are important cultural heritage To coordinate cooperation with various agencies Both domestic and foreign Provide education at international standards and in line with the development of Thai society.