Monday December 18, 2023 – His Majesty King Vajiralongkorn, King Rama X, assigned Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn to confer degree certificates to the 2023 graduates of Khon Kaen University at the Golden Jubilee Convention Center, Khon Kaen University. The recipients of degree certificates and awards on this day were in the following order: awardees of Honorary Doctoral Degrees, awardees of Outstanding Alumni Prizes, Sri Mo Din Daeng Prizes, Sri Kalaphruek Prizes, recipients of PhD and Masters’ degrees from the Graduate School, College of Graduate Study in Management, College of Local Administration, Faculty of Engineering, Faculty of Education, Faculty of Sciences, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences and Faculty of Medicine.
Her Royal Highness’ car arrived at the Golden Jubilee Convention Center, Khon Kaen University at 9:00 a.m., and was welcomed by: Mr. Charnchai Sornsriwichai, Khon Kaen Privince Vice Governor; Maj. Gen. Worapinit Khantupat, Commander of the 23rd Military District; Pol. Lt. Gen. Anuwat Suvarnaphum, Commander of Khon Kaen Provincial Police Office; Mr. Jirapot Thailek, Chief Judge of Khon Kaen Supreme Court; Dr. Narongchai Akrasanee, Chairman of Khon Kaen University Council; and Assoc. Prof. Charnchai Panthongviriyakul, M.D., President of Khon Kaen University. Dr. Uanjit Panthongviriyakul, KKU President’s wife and Mrs. Nantaporn Sornsriwichai, Vice President of Khon Kaen Red Cross, presented Her Royal Highness the Princess wrist garlands. Among those presenting themselves on HRH the Princess arrival were Khon Kaen University Council Committee members and KKU administrators. Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn then went to the ceremonial hall.
At the ceremonial hall, Her Royal Highness lit the candles and incense sticks to worship Phra Buddhanavarachabopit and conferred the Golden Phra That Panom Prize to one monk and degree certificates to 4 graduate monks.
Next, Assoc. Prof. Maitree Inprasitha, Ph.D., Vice President for Education and Academic Service presented to Her Royal Highness the program brochure. Dr. Narongchai Akrasanee, Chairman of Khon Kaen University Council expressed the gratitude towards HRH’s royal support and asked Assoc. Prof. Charnchai Panthongviriyakul, M.D., President of Khon Kaen University to report to Her Royal Highness the number and details of this year’s graduates and asked HRH’s permission to have the awardees of honorary doctoral degrees and honorary prizes entering the hall for the award conferral.
Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn then conferred the Honorary Doctoral Degree Certificates, Outstanding Alumni Awards, Sri Mo Din Daeng Awards, and Sri Kalaphruek Awards upon the awardees in that order.
Mr. Weerawat Jeerawong, awardee of Honorary Doctoral Degree in Systematic Agriculture for Sustainable Development
Mr. Attapol Laokajorn, awardee of Honorary Doctoral Degree in Engineering
Assoc. Prof. Sumon Sakolchai, awardee of Honorary Doctoral Degree in Pharmaceutical Science
Mr. Cahan Supatsorn, awardee of Honorary Doctoral Degree in Business Administration
Mr. Nares Sattayarak, awardee of Honorary Doctoral Degree in Geology
Professor Chukit Limpijamong, awardee of the Outstanding Alumnus Prize
Mr. Sathit Kaewbuddha, awardee of Sri Mo Din Daeng Prize for Supporting Staff
Mr. Kunakorn Tiwakorakot, awardee of Sri Klaphruek Prize
During the next session, Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn conferred the degree certificates to the graduates for the first day and gave the royal guidance to the graduates as follows:
“I’m assigned by Her Majesty the King to carry out this duty, in conferral of degree certificates to the 2022 graduates of Khon Kaen University for him. My appreciation to the qualified honorary degree and prize awardees, and all of the successful graduates. As we all know, good education means growth and progress of a person, who is considered civilized. A country full of civilized people can thus be developed into a civilized country, that is, the country with growth from good cultures that are well accepted internationally. All graduates should therefore learn regularly to become civilized both in the intellect and moral. Intellectual growth is derived from regular acquisition of knowledge so that one knows more and knows wider. Then the knowledge should be contemplated on and practiced until it is firm. Moral growth is derived from good conduct, both physically, mentally and orally, without deviation towards badness or taking benefits from others. If graduates can develop themselves as such, they would be happy in their life and works and reach the level of growth. Then the graduates will be able to help develop our country to grow more into a civilized country having peaceful society, graceful culture, prosperous economy, with security and sustainability. On behalf of His Majesty the King, I wish the graduates and everyone here happiness and prosperity.”
Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn then left on her car from the Golden Jubilee Convention Center, Khon Kaen University.
In the Academic Years 2022-2023, the number of graduates are as follows: 283 PhD level, 144 graduate diploma level, 966 masters’ degree level, and 6,975 bachelors’ degree level, totaling 8,368. The Royal Degree Conferral Ceremony is held in 2 days on December 18-19, 2023. In 2023, Khon Kaen University also reaches its 60th Anniversary of the foundation. The University is still heading towards becoming “a world class leading research and development university”. The Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation has placed Khon Kaen University among the frontier research university. Khon Kaen University has been supporting the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) according to the country’s policies. As a result, THE Impact Ranking, the best university ranker of the world, has announced the names of the universities with the works that support Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) from over 1,591 universities from 112 countries worldwide. Khon Kaen University is ranked the first of the country in 2 aspects: SDG 2 – ZERO HUNGER and SDG 4 – QUALITY EDUCATION, and the 97th of the world in these SDGs. In addition, Khon Kaen University has strong determination to be a Green University, a research and development center with the innovations of the region and of ASEAN community, a medical hub for solving health problems in the Northeast. Khon Kaen University is also supporting the province in developing the city to become a pleasant city to live and a SMART CITY, for which the University is building innovations for the strength of the community and the happiness of the society, through its Social Devotion and dedication.
The Royal Degree Conferral Ceremony of 2023 is scheduled on 2 days, the next day is the 19th of December, 2023 at the Golden Jubilee Convention Center, Khon Kaen University. On the second day, the graduates will be from the following faculties and colleges: Faculty of Agriculture, Faculty of Public Health, Faculty of Dentistry, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Science, Faculty of Technology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Architecture, Faculty of Business Administration and Accountancy, Faculty of Fine and Applied Arts, Faculty of Law, Faculty of Nursing, College of Local Administration (Bachelors’ Degree), International College, Faculty of Economics, Faculty of Interdisciplinary Sciences, (Nong Khai Campus), and College of Computing.
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