Burapha University
| มหาวิทยาลัยบูรพา | |
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| Motto | Sukho Paññā Paṭilābho (Pali) |
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Motto in English
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Gaining Intellectual Knowledge Brings Happiness. |
| Type | Public (National) |
| Established | 8 July 1955 as Bangsaen College of Education 29 July 1990 as Burapha University |
| President | Professor Sompong Pongthai, MD |
| Students | 47,865 |
| Undergraduates | 39,441 |
| Postgraduates | 7,095 |
| 1,329 | |
| Location |
Bangsaen, Chonburi, Thailand 13°17′09″N 100°55′29″E / 13.285895°N 100.924753°ECoordinates: 13°17′09″N 100°55′29″E / 13.285895°N 100.924753°E |
| Symbolic tree | Coconut Tree |
| Colours | Gray – Gold |
| Affiliations |
ASAIHL AUN |
| Website | buu |
Burapha University (BUU) (Thai: มหาวิทยาลัยบูรพา) is one of Thailand's public universities. It is in the coastal town of Bangsaen, Chonburi Province. It was established on 8 July 1955, originating from Bangsaen Educational College which was the first regional tertiary educational institute. The university offers degrees in more than 50 programs of study, including 75 master's programs, three EdD programs, and 22 PhD programs.
Burapha University has three campuses:
The university colors are gray and gold. Gray represents the progress of intellectual knowledge. Gold represents morality. The colors represent University's commitment to the intellectual knowledge and morality.
In September 2016, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha invoked Section 44 of the interim charter allowing him to form a special panel to take over administration of the university as it was judged to be incapable of administering itself.
The university began as Bangsaen Educational College established on 8 July 1955, the first tertiary educational institution outside of Bangkok established to encourage teacher education. There were 41 first generation students.
In 1956 the college received Piboonbumpen School from the Division of General Education to be a demonstration school of the college and renamed it "Piboonbumpen" Demonstration School.
In 1984, when the Prasarnmitr College of Education in Bangkok was upgraded to university level and named Srinakharinwirot University, Bangsaen Educational College was included as a branch campus and started to offer degrees besides teacher education.In 1988, the cabinet was agreed to transform its status to become a new university and 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".
For more effective pedagogical management; for instance, Chanthaburi Campus was established in 1996 and one year later Sakaeo Campus was established.
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.
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