Silpakorn University
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Silpakorn University (Thai: มหาวิทยาลัยศิลปากร) is a government sponsored university located in Thailand. The university was founded in Bangkok in 1943 by Italian-born art professor Corrado Feroci, who took the Thai name Silpa Bhirasri when he became a Thai citizen. It is the leading Thai university in the fine arts and Archaeology, though it now includes many other faculties. It has about 7,000 students.
The university has several campuses:
- Thapra Palace, Bangkok
- Sanam Chan Palace, Nakhon Pathom
- Phetchaburi IT Campus, Phetchaburi
Silpakorn University consists of 13 Faculties, 1 Graduate school and 1 College:
- Faculty of Painting, Sculpture and Graphic arts
- Faculty of Architecture
- Faculty of Archaeology
- Faculty of Decorative Arts
- Faculty of Arts
- Faculty of Education
- Faculty of Science
- Faculty of Pharmacy
- Faculty of Engineering and Industrial Technology
- Faculty of Animal Science and Agricultural Technology
- Faculty of Music
- Graduate School
- Faculty of Management and
- Silpakorn University International College
[edit] History
In 1939 the Pranete Silpakam School was founded on the grounds of Thapra Palace by Mom Luang Pin Malagula. Four years later, during World War II, it became Thailand's third government university.
In 1968 the Royal Thai Education Ministry granted permission for Silpakorn University to include additional majors, which led to the establishment of the Sanam Chan campus in Nakhon Pathom, west of Bangkok.
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