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Burapha University is a public university located in Bangsaen, Chonburi, about
100 km. from Bangkok, in the Eastern Seaboard Area of Thailand. The campus covers
an area of 256 acres. It was first established as the Bangsaen College of Education
in 1955-the first tertiary education institution ever established outside of Bangkok- to
produce graduates in teacher education. In 1984, when the Prasarnmitr College of
Education in Bangkok was upgraded to university level and named Srinakharinwirot
University, Bangsaen College of Education was included as a branch campus and
started to offer several other degrees besides teacher education. In 1990, due to
the need for more college-trained personnel to implementation the 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".
Burapha University has rapidly expanded since then. Enrollment in 2000 was
approximately 12,000 students,with over 500 teaching staff and over 300 general
staff. There are 15 faculties and colleges: Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences,
Education, Nursing, Public Health, Science, Engineering, Fine and Applied Arts, Science
and Liberal Arts, Marine Technology, Graduate School, gems College, Maritime College,
Graduate School of Commerce, Graduate School of Public Administration, and Sport
Science College. In addition, the University also has a number of advanced research
and service centers, such as the Library Center, the Institute of Marine Science, the
Academic Services Center, the Computer Center, the University Hospital, etc.
Burapha University offers more than fifty programs of study, thirty programs at
the Master's degree level, one Ed.D program, three Ph.D programs, and many short-
course training programs per year. More Ph.D programs in many disciplines are being
set up and will be offered in the near future.
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