Muban Chomebueng Rajabhat University

MCRU

Background

From Chombueng Village College (CVC) to Chombueng Village Teacher college (CVTC)

Adopted from Turkey, MCRU was founded on March 1, 1954 as the Village College called Chombueng Village Collage. It was intended to be the educational institution to produce teachers who at the same time could also be active community leaders for community development of communities in rural parts of the country. The students, therefore, were all required to study not only subjects in the curriculum but had to learn and receive hard-working practices in agricultural and vocational works as well. Students had to live in the collage’s dormitory so that they could be disciplined and learned how to live with others. The college started to operate on September 1, 1957 with the five year curriculum for scholarship-granted students from rural area.

However, because of the country shortage of teachers due to the “baby boom phenomenon”, CVC was transformed to Chombueng Village Teacher Collage (CVTC) to fully produce teachers for the country in 1970. With relaxation of its originality, CVTC offered certificate of teacher education and diploma of teacher education in both full-time and part-time (evening) programs. After there was the Teacher college act in 1975, the bachelor degree in education could be offered. In 1984, the teacher college was accepted as the higher education institution and could produce the bachelor degree programs in management science.

From Chombueng Village Teacher Collage to Muban (village) Chombueng Rajabhat Institute (MCRI)

On January 28, 1995 the Rajabhat Institute Act was announced. Then, CVTC became Muban Chombueng Rajabhat Institute (MCRI). The name given by His Majesty the King, “Rajabhat Institute” (RI) connoted the concept of higher education institution for local development, so that every RI, about 38 RIs who transformed from Teacher Colleges all over Thailand, has committed themselves to the concept. Academic programs were diversified to sciences and technology and humanities and social sciences in addition to their “signature program”, education. They had to perform other important higher educational duties, including conducting research, providing academic services, preserving arts and culture and, with great honor, implementing projects under royal initiatives. All missions are supposed to be for local development.

From Muban Chombueng Rajabhat Institute (MCRI) to Muban Chombueng Rajabhat University (MCRU)

MCRI was transformed into Muban Chombueng Rajabhat University (MCRU) in 2004. Still committed itself as higher educational institution for local development, MCRU is organized into four faculties, Education, Science and Technology, Humanities and Social Science, Management Science and two collages, Muay Thai Study and Thai Traditional Medicine, and the Graduate School. Four supportive organizations were also set up to support implementation of the missions. These are the Office for Supporting Academic Progress and Student Registration, Research and Development Institute, Office of Arts and Culture, Library and Information Technology Center. This mid-side university of 253 lecturers, 205 supportive personnel and about 1,700 students admitted each year, currently offers 45 academic programs covering the full range of education, sciences and technology, health science, management science, humanities, and social sciences. Details are listed below:

Philosophy : Value Creating of Man for Sustainable Development

Vision: Be Top Quality University and Excellence base on Innovation and Thai Wisdom

Missions: Develop the quality of work according to university’s main duties and take good care of quality of life of all university’s staff

Goals:

University’s external quality assurance is approved by all external assurance institutes at “the best level”
University’s ranking is in the first front line of 1 in 10 of all Rajabhats all over Thailand and at least 1 program is ranked by the ASEAN region.
University’s staff are developed and they are taken good care of safety, security and fair salary.
International cooperation with at least 10 educational institutes.

Strategic Issues:

Strategic Issue 1: Quality Educational Management
Strategic Issue 2: Quality Research
Strategic Issue 3: Quality Academic Service
Strategic Issue 4: Quality Art and Culture
Strategic Issue 5: Quality Human Recourses
Strategic Issue 6: Quality Environment
Strategic Issue 7: Quality Preparing to ASEAN Community
Strategic Issue 8: Quality Alumni
Strategic Issue 9: Quality ICT

Faculties and Curriculum

Faculty of Education

Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.) 5 years

Early Childhood Education

English Education

Physical Education

Educational Technology and Computer Education

Website: http://edu.mcru.ac.th

Faulty of Humanities and Social Sciences

Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.) 5 years

Social Studies Education

Arts Education

Thai Language Education

Music Education

Chinese Language Education

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) 4 years

Business English

Chinese Language

Community Development

Bachelor of Public Administration (B.P.A.) 4 years

Public Administration

Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) 4 years

Laws

Website: http://human.mcru.ac.th

Faculty of Management Science

Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.) 4 years

General management

Business Computer

Marketing

Retail Business Management

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) 4 years

Tourism

Bachelor of Accountancy (B.Acc.) 4 years

Accounting

Bachelor of Communication Arts (B.Com.Arts) 4 years

Communication Arts

Website: http://mns.mcru.ac.th

Faculty of Science and Technology

Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.)5 years

General Science Education

Biology Education

Computer Education

Mathematics Education

Physics Education

Bachelor of Science (B.S.) 4 years

Computer Science

Animal Science

Information Technology

Production Technology

Civil Technology

Electrical Technology

Chemistry

Food Science and Technology

Industrial Technology

Website: http://science.mcru.ac.th

College of Muay Thai Study and Thai traditional Medicine

Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.)5 years

Muay Thai Study and Physical Education

Bachelor of Thai Traditional Medicine (B.TM.) 4 years

Thai Traditional Medicine

Bachelor of Science (B.S.) 4 years

Public Health

Website: http://muaythai.mcru.ac.th

Master Degree Programs

Master of Education in Educational Research and Evaluation (2 years)

Master of Education in Teaching English as a Foreign Language (2 years)

Master of Education in Teaching (2 years)

Master of Education in Educational Administration (2 years)

Master of Business Administration in Management (2 years)

Master of Public Administration (2 years)

Master of Liberal Arts in Social Sciences for Development (2 years)

Master of Liberal Arts in Muay Thai Study (2 years)

Doctoral Degree Program

Doctor of Liberal Arts in Muay Thai Study (3 years)

Graduate Diploma Program

Graduate Diploma Program in Teaching Profession (1 year)

Special Center

Scientific Laboratory

Plant Tissue Culture Center

Thai Traditional Medicine Research Center (also providing Thai Traditional medicine treatments to people)

Special Projects

KRU PAN BUENG Project (CVC kind of Teachers) It is the project to reproduce teacher students according to what had been done during the CVC period.

BANDIT KAERN TIN (Return to Hometown Graduate)

Hill Climbing and Cave Entering Festival Chombueng Marathon

Location

46/3 Chombueng Subdistrict, Chombeung District, Ratchaburi 70150

Transportation:

Chombueng is approximately 130 kilometres from Bangkok. Public transport, buses and vans, is available. Buses are stationed at Southern route Bus Terminal, Bangkok. Vans are stationed at Mochit bus terminal (Northern route terminal), Victory Monument and Sanamluang, Bangkok, which take about two hours. Taxis and buses are also available to travel from Muang District, Ratchaburi to MCRU, Chombueng.

Accommodation:

Hotels, apartments and rental homes are ubiquitous at a reasonable price.

Contact Us:

Telephone Number: +66-32 26-1790-7 Fax: +66-3226-1078 E-mail: bueng@mcru.mail.go.th