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มหาวิทยาลัยวลัยลักษณ์ | |
| Type | Public (National) |
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| Established | 1992 |
| President | Dr. Sombat Thamrongthanyawong |
| Royal conferrer | Chulabhorn Walailak, Princess Srisavangavadhana |
| Location | , 8°38′30″N99°53′50″E / 8.64167°N 99.89722°E /8.64167; 99.89722 |
| Colours | Orange andPurple |
| Affiliations | ASAIHL |
| Mascot | Burma padauk |
| Website | www |
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Founded in 1992,Walailak University (WU.) (Thai: มหาวิทยาลัยวลัยลักษณ์) is a public university located inTha Sala District,Nakhon Si Thammarat Province,Thailand. Although state funded, Walailak University is given a high level of autonomy, unusual amongThai public universities.
The university was named afterPrincess Chulabhorn Walailak.
First-year undergraduate students gain admission under the quota system for secondary school graduates from the 14 southern provinces or by the national entrance examination administered by the Ministry of Education. Under the quota system secondary school graduates who fulfill the academic criteria set by the university gain admission without having to sit the entrance examination. Other students are admitted on the basis of their marks gained in the national examination.
Walailak University is organized into 14 schools and faculties:
Walailak University is organized into 3 colleges :
Australia
Austria
People's Republic of China
France
Germany
Hong Kong,China
Indonesia
Italy
Japan
Malaysia
Pakistan
Philippines
South Korea
Taiwan
United States of America
Vietnam
United KingdomThe natural symbol of the university is the shadyPraduu tree (Pterocarpus indicus Willd.) which grows in abundance in the southern forests.
Orange is the colour for Thursday, which is the day of the week on which Princess Chulapornwalailak was born.
Purple is the official colour of the Province of Nakhonsithammarat where the university is. The provincial colour is derived from the personal colour of Phra Rattanatachamuni, abbot of Thapoh Temple and famous education reformer and innovator of the southern region of Thailand in the reign of King Rama V, who is locally regarded as the pioneer of modern education in the south.
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