Pursuant
to the powers and duties prescribed
under the Rajabhat University
Act, B.E. 2547 (2004), Chapter
I, General Provisions, Section 7, a
university shall be an institution of
higher education dedicated to local
development, strengthening the
intellectual capacity of the nation,
revitalizing the power of learning,
upholding local wisdom, and fostering
the arts and sciences for the stable and
sustainable progress of all people. The
University shall participate in the
management, conservation, and
utilization of natural resources and the
environment in a balanced and
sustainable manner. The objectives
of the University are to provide
education; promote academic studies and
advanced professional education; engage
in teaching and research; provide
academic services to society; improve,
transfer, and develop technology;
preserve and promote arts and culture;
produce teachers; and promote the
academic standing of
teachers. Section 8 stipulates
that, in carrying out its operations to
achieve the objectives specified in
Section 7, the University shall have the
following duties: (1) To seek
truth in pursuit of academic excellence,
based on local wisdom, Thai wisdom, and
international wisdom. (2) To
produce graduates who possess both
knowledge and moral integrity, have an
awareness of their Thai identity, and
demonstrate love for and a strong
attachment to their local communities.
The University shall also promote
lifelong learning within communities to
enable local people to keep abreast of
changes. The number and quality of
graduates produced shall be consistent
with the national graduate production
plan. (3) To foster knowledge and
understanding of, awareness of, and
pride in local and national
cultures. (4) To study and
strengthen the capacities of community
leaders, religious leaders, and local
politicians, fostering democratic
consciousness, moral values, ethical
conduct, and the ability to administer
community and local development for the
common good. (5) To strengthen the
teaching profession and to produce and
develop teachers and educational
personnel with appropriate quality and
standards befitting a highly
professional occupation. (6) To
coordinate cooperation and mutual
assistance among the University,
communities, local administrative
organizations, and other organizations,
both domestic and international, for the
purpose of local development. (7)
To study and seek approaches to
developing indigenous and modern
technologies appropriate to the
livelihoods and occupations of local
people, including approaches to
promoting the balanced and sustainable
management, conservation, and
utilization of natural resources and the
environment. (8) To study, conduct
research on, promote, and carry forward
projects undertaken pursuant to royal
initiatives as part of the
University's mission to promote
local development. In addition to
the aforementioned powers, duties, and
responsibilities, Suan Sunandha
Rajabhat University shall also
perform its functions and exercise its
powers, duties, and responsibilities in
accordance with the Civil
Service Regulations in Higher Education
Institutions Act, B.E. 2547
(2004), as amended by the
Amendment Act (No. 2), B.E. 2551 (2008),
as well as the regulations and
notifications issued by the Civil
Service Commission in Higher Education
Institutions (ก.พ.อ.) and all other
relevant laws currently in force.
Powers and Duties of Suan
Sunandha Rajabhat
University
