Ubon Ratchathani University

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

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

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.

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.

Academic

Faculties and College

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

External links

• Ubon Ratchathani University (English)
• มหาวิทยาลัยอุบลราชธานี (Thai)