Bunditpattanasilpa Institute
Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn, the foster person and supporter of inherited art and Thai culture, had given the name, “Bunditpatanasilpa”, to the institute since 27 March 1997. The definition of this name is referred to an institute that produces graduates who are the expert in art of prosperity. Furthermore, it also means to improve the education of music and fine arts, leading to personal, social, and national development. Bunditpatanasilpa Institute” is an institution blessed by highest number of specialists and national artists who taught and passed down arts experience and knowledge.
Bunditpatanasilpa Institute is a part of ministry of culture, and it has important missions to administrate the education in various curriculums, including basic professional level, undergrad degree, bachelor (continued), bachelor (5 years), bachelor (4 years), and master. Bunditpatanasilpa Institute is an institute specialized in art education. It aims to create knowledge in art education and produce graduates who have excellent knowledge and morality to preserve national art and culture.
Bunditpatanasilpa Institute continues to develop, the institute maintain and preserves the essence of national culture and arts as well as producing the quality of scholars “ being a leader in Art work” with five main missions.
Silpakorn University
Silpakorn University is presently under the supervision of the Office of the Higher Education Commission, the Ministry of Education and was originally established as the School of Fine Arts under the Fine Arts Department in 1933. The School gradually developed and was officially accorded a new status and named, Silpakorn University, on 12 October 1943.
In 1966, Silpakorn University had an educational policy to diversify the main areas of the four faculties into sub-specializations to respond to the development of its more academic interests and activities. However, the university underwent a limited physical expansion in Wang Tha Phra Campus. Hence, a new campus, Sam Chandra Palace Campus, was later established in Nakorn Pathom Province in the former residential compound of King Rama VI. The first two faculties founded on this campus were the Faculty of Arts and the Faculty of Education in 1968 and 1969, respectively. Later, three more faculties were set up, namely, the Faculty of Science in 1972, and the Faculty of Pharmacy in 1985, and the Faculty of Engineering and Industrial Technology in 1991 (originally was named the Faculty of Industrial Technology). In 1999, the Faculty of Music was established completed and becomes more academic excellence and specialization in artistic fields.
In addition, Silpakorn University also maintains a Graduate School established since 1972 to facilitate and responsible for all offering graduate programs at Silpakorn University.
