Burapha University

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Burapha University
มหาวิทยาลัยบูรพา
Motto	Sukhō Paññā Paṭilābho "The acquisition of intellect results in contentment."
Established	1955 Srinakharinwirot University, Bangsaen campus(founded under Burapha name 1990)
Type	Public
President	Prof. Suchart Upatham
Location	Bangsaen,Chonburi, Thailand
Affiliations	ASAIHL, AUN
Website	http://www.buu.ac.th

Burapha University (Thai: มหาวิทยาลัยบูรพา) (Short form: BUU) is one of Thailand's major public universities located in the coastal town of Bangsaen, Chonburi Province. The 256-acre (104 ha) campus hosts approximately 36,245 students (as of 2009), aided by 992 teaching staff and 300 general employees. The university offers degrees in more than fifty programs of study, including 75 master's programs, three Ed. D programs, and twenty Ph. D programs.

In addition, the University has other branch campuses. The second branch of BUU is located in Ampher Ta-Mai, Chantaburi Province. It was set up in 1996 and opened in 2001. The third branch of BUU is located in Ampher Wattananakorn, Sakaeo Province. It was set up in 1997.

Colleges

The university is composed of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences,Political Science and law, Management and Tourism, Education, Medicine, Nursing, Public Health, Science, Engineering, Logistics, Fine and Applied Arts, Science and Liberal Arts, Marine Technology, Graduate School, Gems College, Graduate School of Commerce, Graduate School of Public Administration, College of Sport Science, College of Research Methology and Coginitive Science and the International College.

In addition, the University contains service centers such as the Institute of Marine Science, whose aquarium is a major tourist attraction, the Library Center, the Academic Services Center, the Computer Center, and the University Hospital, which provides extensive medical services to the surrounding community.

History

The university began as the Bangsaen College of Education in 1955, the first tertiary educational institution outside of Bangkok established to encourage teacher education. In 1984, when the Prasarnmitr College of Education in Bangkok was upgraded to university level and named Srinakharinwirot University, Bangsaen College of Education was included as a branch campus and started to offer several other degrees besides teacher education. In 1990, as a result of the implementation the Thai government's Eastern Seaboard Development Project to industrialize the area, the Bangsaen Campus was upgraded to full university level and renamed Burapha University, which means "University of the East".

Aside from its status as a government university, many students are drawn to the institution due to its location in Bangsaen, a resort destination popular with Thai tourists (particularly day visitors from Bangkok) that remains relatively unknown to foreign visitors.

Gallery

Pond near the College of Research Methodology and Cognitive Science	Library	Office of the President	Entrance sign
Faculty of Public Health	Faculty of Nursing	Stadium	Housing for graduate students and visiting faculty
Faculty of Fine and Applied Arts	Gray Gold 50th 2 Dorm	World Beneath the sea	Computer center