Songkhla Rajabhat University

SKRU is one of the oldest institutions in Southern Thailand. It has been developing gradually from a Provincial Teacher Training School to Songkhla Rajabhat University at the present time.

The University was established since 1919 when the Governor of Nakornsithammarat Province stayed in Songkhla Province. At that time, the Governor of Songkhla had an idea how to produce provincial teachers for primary schools. The Provincial Teacher Training School, then, was established with the co-oporation of Nakornsithammarat Provincial School (which is now Mahavajiravudh School formerly located at Wichianchom School ). The school was for students whom graduated from Pratom 3 to continue studying in Pratom 4-6 and focused more on Pedagogy Science. Students whom graduated from the school were called Provincial Certified Teachers.

Our Philosophy: An institute of higher learning for community development. SKRU is a leading university for development for the southern region towards the world community.

Our Mission:

• To provide quality education and serve the diverse needs of people.
• To provide technical services and technological transfer to strengthen community development on the basis of participation and partnership.
• To produce and develop qualified teachers as well as the educational personnel in accordance with the standard stipulated by the teacher’s professional association.
• To support and actively respond to the king’s initiatives.
• To support research and development to discover new knowledge which will eventually become a learning resource for the local community.
• To promote, to preserve, to create and import local and national art and culture.
• To build up our competitiveness in response to the participation in ASEAN.
• To support activities which ensure peace in the five border provinces in the southern part of Thailand .

“The University is  for Community Development”. Community development means to develop the habitat area which the university aims to develop the local area according to the University mission in various aspects namely: academic affairs, research, academic services and maintaining arts and culture.

University Identity:

• Virtue: To think, speak and make good things for the sake of yourself and others
• Life skills: To know how to apply intellect and logic creating from various life skills (Thinking, Decision Making, Problem Solving, Creative Thinking, Critical Thinking, Effective Communication, Interpersonal Relationship, Self Awareness, Empathy, Coping with Emotion and Coping with Stress) to your lifestyle.
• Public Mind: Based on good intentions, have a positive attitude and perform good and useful deeds for the community.