Research and Academic Services

 

Research and Academic Services

In the campus strategic plan for the period of 2009-2018, KU.KPS has adopted the direction of development which is consistent with its vision of being a research-based campus with the obligations of producing graduates, providing academic services and preserving arts and culture.  It is hoped that the achievement of being excellent in appropriately selected disciplines would win renown for the University as well as creating an example of organizational culture that concentrates on carrying out the principal missions of the organization.

 

KU.KPS has committed itself to being a research-based university in order to create various bodies of knowledge which can be used to improve , through teaching, the quality of our graduates and contribute towards the general development as well as the identifying and solving problems of the community, region and country.

 

Kasetsart University  Research and Development Institute, Kamphaeng Saen Campus

 

Kasetsart University Research and Development Institute at Kamphaeng Saen (KURDI.KPS) serves as the University administration unit responsible for research works and providing information about research funding opportunities for faculty members and researchers.

 

This institute has responsibility for coordinating academic research services such as training and students' practicum.  It was set up to facilitate, disseminate and carry out research projects in rural areas.  The units which support research are as follows:

 

1.    Central Laboratory and Greenhouse Complex

 

2.    National Agricultural Machinery Center

 

3.    Cane and Sugar Research and Development Center

 

4.    Industrial Entomology Research and Development Center

 

5.    Tropical Vegetable Research Center

 

6.    Agricultural Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology Center

 

 

 

Suwanvjokkasikit Animal Research and Development Institute (SARDI)

 

This institute was initiated in cooperation with other Thai academic institutions to research livestock and its products. The units which support research are as follows:

 

1.    National Swine Research and Training Center

 

2.    Buffalo and Beet Production Research and Development Center

 

3.    Dairy Research and Development Center

 

4.    Poultry Production Research and Development Center

 

5.    Small Ruminant Research and Development Center

 

6.    Animal Produce Research and Development Center

 

7.    Animal Nutrition Research and Development Center

 

8.    Tab-Kwang Research Station, Sara Buri

 

 

 

The National Agricultural Extension and Training Center

 

This center provides academic services, promotes human resources, provides facilities for training, and produces media, documents, printing material and texts.

 

Central Library Kamphaeng Saen

 

The office provides academic service, collates agricultural related materials to support teaching and also provides materials for study and research by teachers, personnel, students and the public.

 

 

 

Other Centers

 

The Energy and Environment Engineering Center, the National Biological Control Research Center-Central Regional Center, the Center for Agricultural Biotechnology and the DNA Technology and Genomics Center