Silpakorn University

Silpakorn University (SU.) (Thai: มหาวิทยาลัยศิลปากร; RTGS: Mahawitthayalai Sinlapakon) is a national university in Thailand. The university was founded in Bangkok in 1943 by Tuscan–born art professor Corrado Feroci, who took the Thai name Silpa Bhirasri when he became a Thai citizen. It began as a fine arts university and now includes many other faculties as well. In 2016, it has 25,210 students.[4]

Silpakorn University
มหาวิทยาลัยศิลปากร
Ganesha Silpakorn University's Emblem[1]
Former names
School of Fine Arts
MottoArs longa, vita brevis
Motto in English
Art is long, life is short.
TypeNational
Established12 October 1943[2]
AffiliationASAIHL
PresidentAsst. Prof. Wanchai Sutananta[3]
Students25,210[4] (2016)
Undergraduates21,942[4] (2016)
Postgraduates2,483[4] (2016)
785[4] (2016)
Location
Bangkok
,
Thailand

13°45′10.93″N 100°29′27.98″E
CampusUrban and Rural (varied by campus)
AnthemSanta Lucia
Colours  Viridian
Websitewww.su.ac.th

History
Prof. Silpa Bhirasri statue, Silpakorn University

Silpakorn University was originally established as the School of Fine Arts under Thailand's Fine Arts Department in 1933. The school offered the only painting and sculpture programs and waived tuition fees for government officials and students. Its creation owes much to the almost lifetime devotion of Professor Silpa Bhirasri, an Italian sculptor (formerly Corrado Feroci) who was commissioned during the reign of King Rama VI to work in the Fine Arts Department. He subsequently enlarged his classes to include greater members of the interested public before setting up the School of Fine Arts. The school gradually developed and was officially accorded a new status and named Silpakorn University on 12 October 1943.[2] Its inaugural faculty was the Faculty of Painting and Sculpture. In 1955, the Faculty of Thai Architecture was established, later named the Faculty of Architecture) and two more faculties were created, the Faculty of Archaeology and the Faculty of Decorative Arts.

In 1966, Silpakorn University diversified the four faculties into sub–specializations to broaden its offerings, but the university's Wang Tha Phra campus proved inadequate. A new campus, Sanam Chandra Palace, was established in Nakhon Pathom Province in the former residential compound of King Rama VI. The first two faculties based on this campus were the Faculty of Arts in 1968 and the Faculty of Education in 1970. Later, three more faculties were created: the Faculty of Science in 1972, the Faculty of Pharmacy in 1986, and the Faculty of Engineering and Industrial Technology in 1992. In 1999, the Faculty of Music was created.

In 1997, Silpakorn extended its reach by establishing a new campus in Phetchaburi Province. The new campus was named "Phetchaburi Information Technology Campus". In 2001 and 2002, the Faculty of Animal Sciences and Agricultural Technology and the Faculty of Management Science were established on the Phetchaburi Campus. In 2003, the Faculty of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) was established, as well as Silpakorn University International College (SUIC). Its role is to provide an international curriculum in additional fields of study.

Ganesha, one of the Hindu deities symbolizing arts and crafts, is Silpakorn University's emblem.[1] The "university tree" is the chan tree.

Campuses

Tha Phra Palace

Tha Phra Palace was Silpakorn's first campus. It occupies a small part of the inner city of Bangkok known as Rattanakosin Island. Opposite the Grand Palace and covering an area of 8 rai, the campus was once the palace of Prince Narisara Nuwattiwong. On its west side is the Chao Phraya River. The office of the university president is in Taling Chan District, Bangkok.

Sanam Chandra Palace Campus

Sanam Chandra Palace Campus is on the grounds of Sanam Chandra Palace in Nakhon Pathom which was once the royal pavilion of King Rama VI of Chakri dynasty. It occupies 440 rai.

Phetchaburi Information Technology Campus

The 820 rai Phetchaburi Information Technology Campus is in Phetchaburi Province.

Faculties
  • 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 Music
  • Faculty of Animal Sciences and Agricultural Technology
  • Faculty of Management Science
  • Faculty of Information and Communication Technology
  • Silpakorn University International College (SUIC)
  • Graduate School

Notable alumni
  • Wang Tha Phra campus
  • Sa Kaeo Bridge, Sanam Chandra Palace Campus
  • Faculty of Arts
  • Faculty of Science
  • Main gate, Sanam Chandra Palace Campus
  • Faculty of Engineering and Industrial Technology

See also

References
  1. ประกาศมหาวิทยาลัยศิลปากร เรื่อง ตราสัญลักษณ์ของมหาวิทยาลัยศิลปากร, ราชกิจจานุเบกษา เล่ม ๑๓๓ ตอนพิเศษ ๑๘๒ ง หน้า ๒๕ ๑๙ สิงหาคม ๒๕๕๙
  2. พระราชบัญญัติ มหาวิทยาลัยศิลปากร พุทธศักราช 2486, ราชกิจจานุเบกษา 12 ตุลาคม 2486 หน้า 1496 เล่ม 60 ตอนที่ 54
  3. "University Administrators". Silpakorn University. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  4. จำนวนนักศึกษารวมของมหาวิทยาลัยศิลปากร ประจำปีการศึกษา 2559 และแนวโน้มของนักศึกษารวมมหาวิทยาลัยศิลปากร, กองแผนงาน สำนักงานอธิการบดี มหาวิทยาลัยศิลปากร
  5. "Famed Thai painter, artist dies of COVID-19 in Amsterdam". Coconuts Bangkok. 2020-04-28. Archived from the original on 2020-05-03. Retrieved 2020-05-06.
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