Ubon Ratchathani University

Ubon Ratchathani University (UBU) (Thai: มหาวิทยาลัยอุบลราชธานี RTGS: Mahawitthayalai Ubon Ratchathani) was established as a campus of Khon Kaen University, Thailand, in 1987. It gained independent university status in 1990.

UBU Main library

Ubon Ratchathani University (UBU)

มหาวิทยาลัยอุบลราชธานี (ม.อบ.)
Type	Public university
Established	July 29, 1990 (1990-07-29)
President	Chutinun Prasitpuriprecha
Location	Ubon Ratchathani , Thailand 15°7′4.95″N 104°54′4.95″E
Campus	Urban, 8 square kilometres (2,000 acres)
Colours	Blue and yellow
Website	www.english.ubu.ac.th

Lake on UBU campus

History

Ubon Ratchathani University (UBU) was founded in 1987 as a regional campus of Khon Kaen University. It was established as a university by the Royal Charter in 1990.^{[citation needed]}

UBU Night View

Semester times

UBU mainly operates on a two-semester program. For Academic Year 2020, semester 1 is from 22 June 2020 to 30 October 2020 and Semester 2 is from 9 November 2020 to 20 March 2021. There are few courses in the summer semester which is from 5 April 2021 to 22 May 2021.^[1]

Academic

Faculties and College

There are 11 faculties and 1 college in three cluster

Health Sciences

• Faculty of Nursing
• Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
• College of Medicine and Public Health

Sciences and Technology

• Faculty of Agriculture
• Faculty of Engineering
• Faculty of Science

Humanities and Social Sciences

• Faculty of Applied Arts and Architecture
• Faculty of Education
• Faculty of Law
• Faculty of Liberal Arts
• Faculty of Management Science (Ubon Ratchathani Business School)
• Faculty of Political Science

English Programs

• International Business Management (BBA) at Ubon Ratchathani Business School
  • Commerce and International Marketing
  • Supply Chain Management
• Business English (BA) at Faculty of Liberal Arts

Notable alumni

• Srimuang Charoensiri, former Minister of Education
• Pracha Prasobdee, former Deputy Minister of Interior