King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang
King Mongkut 's Institute of Technology Lat Krabang ( Thai สถาบันเทคโนโลยีพระจอมเกล้าเจ้าคุณทหารลาดกระบัง) (also Ladkrabang, King Mongkut Institute of Technology, Lat Krabang, in short: KMITL ). 's a Thai Teaching and Research Its main campus is located in Bangkok, Lat Krabang district.
History
The institute was founded in August 1960 as a training center for telecom in Nonthaburi Province, with technical support from the Japanese government and was later renamed in Nonthaburi Institute of Telecommunications. In 1971 he added two more colleges, so that the Institute to King Mongkut 's Institute of Technology was. After moving the Institute to Lat Krabang near the new airport Suvarnabhumi it got its present name.
Opened in 1982, the institute the first doctoral program for electrical engineers in Thailand. In recent years, the institute with the Thailand Advanced Institute of Science and Technology working together, the. Together with the Tokyo Institute of Technology, which is Thailand National Science and Technology Development Agency and the Sirindhorn International Institute of Technology entertain
General Information and Location
King Mongkut 's Institute of Technology Lat Krabang ( KMITL ) is located about 30 kilometers east of the center of Bangkok, close to Suvarnabhumi Airport, is a university with seven faculties, including engineering, architecture, agricultural technology, natural sciences, industry training, agribusiness and information technology. The University in 2012 had a total of 24,990 students, of which 83 % at Bachelor, Master and 14% to 3% to PhD. Students fall. The largest share of students is enrolled in the Faculty of Engineering.
Academic institutions
Campus
- King Mongkut 's Institute of Technology Lat Krabang Lat Krabang, Bangkok
- King Mongkut 's Institute of Technology Lat Krabang, Chumphon Campus
Faculties
- International College
- Faculty of Engineering Science
- Faculty of Architecture
- Faculty of Science
- Faculty of Industrial Education
- Faculty of Agricultural Engineering
- Faculty of Information Technology
- Graduate College
Centers and services
- Research Center for Communication and Information Technology ( ReCCIT )
- Industry - University Cooperative Research Center in Data Storage Technology and Applications
- Advanced Research Center for Photonics
- Nano Technology Research Center (in cooperation with NANOTECH of NSTDA )
- Business Incubator Center
- Computer Research and Service Center
- Electronics Research Center
- Engineering Service and Development Center
- Scientific Instruments Service Center ( SISC )
- Electrical and Electronics Products Testing Center ( PTEC ), together with NSTDA
- Engineering Research Park (Research Park of Engineering Science )
Famous people
- General Surayud Chulanont, former Prime Minister and President of the University Council
- Itti Palangkul, singer (†)
- Punya Thitimajshima, Professor, one of the inventors of turbo codes.
Controversy
On November 28, 2013 it was announced that President Tawil Paungma was deprived of his office. Tawil was accused of having falsified the marks of his son, among other things, further he had initiated a program that was accessible only for politicians.
Ranking
In the QS World University Ranking 2013 KMITL was one of the leading institutions in Thailand in the subject group engineering. In the category of Electrical Engineering, she placed second in computer science for third place.