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. 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
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 3 missions
which are: 1) to control and coordinate
all matters concerning the graduate
studies; 2) to produce graduate students
who are excellent in terms of academic
and have abilities consistent to the
needs of a society; and 3) to support
learning and teaching activities of all
graduate programs by producing research
works, providing academic services, and
preserving Thai arts and culture. 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.
