History In the
reign of King Rama VI, 32 pavilions
located in Suan Sunandha Rajabhat
University were the residence of the
queens, princesses, and royal consorts
or King Rama V or King Chulalongkorn.
Apart from the pavilions, there were
also residential buildings of courtiers
and ladies in waiting. One of the
pavilions known as “Sai Sutha
Nopadol Pavilion” was the
residence of H.H. Princess Saisavali
Bhiromya, Princess Suddhasininart, one
of the queen of King Rama V since 1924.
As the Queen had many ladies in waiting
living living in the pavilion, she
commissioned the construction of the
“Nipakarn School” with the
aim to use it as a place to provide
general education as well as trainings
on proper manner and Thai handicrafts
for these ladies. At the present time, 6
pavilions still remain in their original
condition. In 1999, Suan Sunandha
Rajabhat University, which was still
known as Suan Sunandha Rajabhat
Institute at that time, developed the
project of graduate programs for the
first time with the main aim to provide
programs at the graduate level including
diplomas, master’s degrees,
graduate diplomas, and doctoral degrees
in various fields of study. The project
was known as “the Graduate
School” and was under the
supervision of the Vice President for
Special Affairs. Its status was
equivalent to the faculties. The fist
program that was offered was Master of
Education in Quality Management. In
2004, Suan Sunandha Rajabhat Institute
became a university through the Rajabhat
University Act, B.E.2547 which was
announced in July 2005. These
missions are aligned with the goal in
managing and developing of higher
education of the country that aims to
produce graduates with high quality and
potential for developing the country in
various aspects.
According
to Section 10 of the Rajabhat University
Act, B.E. 2547, the Graduate School was
raised it status to be an organizational
unit within the university structure
that was equivalent to the faculties.
Since then, it has its own personnel and
academic administration and is
responsible in ensuring the quality of
education at the graduate level. It also
oversees all the issues concerning the
management of all graduate programs. In
2005, the Graduate School was officially
declared as one of the university units
according to the University Council
Regulation on the Establishment and
Operation of the Graduate School of Suan
Sunandha Rajabhat University,
B.E.2548.
Currently, the Graduate
School of Suan Sunandha Rajabhat
University is an organization unit
responsible for promoting the quality
graduate education. It also serves as a
center for managing and coordinating all
issues concerning the management of the
graduate programs offered at Suan
Sunandha Rajabhat University. It aims to
cultivate students with specialized
knowledge and abilities in their fields
of study so that they will be equipped
with qualifications that can response to
social demands and the country
development. The Graduate School has a
vision to be “A Leading Quality
Graduate School” and 4 missions
which are:
