In fiscal year 2022, King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi allocated scholarships for undergraduate students. There were 6,861 scholarships totaling 186.01 million baht, and 956 graduate scholarships totaling 107.55 million baht,and when including undergraduate and graduate scholarships, there were 7,817 scholarships totaling 293.56 million baht.

The allocation of scholarships for students of King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi. Therefore, the University has allocated various types of scholarships to support students, both general and specific scholarships, specially organized by the University for the goal of creating desirable graduates in accordance with their vision by dividing the types of scholarships into different categories as follows.

1. The scholarships for help the students
   1. The scholarships to provide opportunities and create good, virtuous people.
   1. The scholarships to develop students’ potential
   1. The scholarships for foreigner the students

The grants are also allocated into different types of sub-grants to cover the student body of all groups within the university. The details of each type of capital are as follows:

1. The scholarships for help the students

Student Support Grants
It is a scholarship that the university allocates to students who are in financial distress. Lack of funding, education that affects education
Scholarships to support students with disabilities

In accordance with the regulations, the Committee promotes the management of education for persons with disabilities. On the Management of Higher Education for Persons with Disabilities B.E. 2552 (King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi) has implemented the promotion policy and to support the distribution of educational opportunities and the creation of educational equality for persons with disabilities for admission to King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi.

The Project of “Keeping Dharma“

To diversify educational opportunities for students from informal education. Independent education or Phra Priyatidham School (Department of General Education) or alternative education equivalent to 6th grade secondary or high vocational certificate according to the field of study attended by King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi.

Accident Victim Scholarship For help the students, in case their families are affected by disasters such as fires, floods, disasters, with the exception of accidents that occur with life and body according to the conditions of student accident insurance.

Scholarships to help with tuition fees

For help and alleviating the distress that affects parents’ incomes, including students’ lack of income from special work. In the event of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak or various catastrophic situations, scholarships are provided to help students of all levels of study academic.

The scholarship of grants are provided by the company and its charities.

The scholarships received from the company To assist students who lack financial resources but have good academic performance and conduct, allocated according to the donor’s objectives, both continuously until the end of the course and annually.

The scholarships for educational loans for KMUTT students

It is a scholarship that students borrow for use in their studies within the duration of the course. They must reimburse the university’s loans within 3 years after the expiration of their student status.

1.2 The scholarships to provide opportunities and create good, virtuous people

The Student Loan Fund (SLF) and Income Contingent Loan (ICL)

To ensure that Thai youth receive an equal standard of quality education. The government provides loans to underprivileged students for tuition fees and living expenses during their studies, primarily based on family income. By reimbursing the fund in accordance with the capital contract.

The scholarship of Thammaraksa

To provide opportunities for virtuous students but whose families lack opportunities. No person in the family who has completed higher education and is domiciled in a remote backcountry area or a risk to national security should attend a university to be a major force in family development and society after graduation.

The scholarship of “The 50 years and 50 scholarship KMUTT creating good and smart person”

To create talented and good people according to the vision by selecting good students with morality, ethics, a mind for social service, and consensus to study in various fields of KMUTT.

1.3 The scholarships to develop students’ potential

King Mongkut’s Diamond Undergraduate Scholarship To support talent excellence in various academic and specialized fields. Including sports. Arts and culture, farmership, and creativity and innovation for students to lead change in society. The King Mongkut’s Diamond Scholarship for Outstanding Academic Studies and the King Mongkut’s Diamond Scholarship support master’s research groups. To support potential and talented people to continuously improve themselves. Both academically and research. Strengthening at the departmental and research group levels Petchprachomklao Ph.D. Scholarship

To continuously enhance the experience of self-research and development, to be a quality doctorate that will be an important role in driving and producing research results or performing tasks that use advanced knowledge and skills that are beneficial to the society and economy of the country.

Petch Phra Jom Klao Master’s Degree Scholarship The scholarship for potential master’s degree students. Ability and ambition to strengthen academics and research groups Diamond Lapidary Scholarship

To promote the university’s students with outstanding academic potential, both academically and in specialized abilities, by dividing into grants for promoting and supporting student capacity development activities integrated with academic, social or research work, and grants to reward student morale.

The scholarship of yellow-bellied capital flourished

To support undergraduates to realize the importance of learning, both in and out of the classroom, by selecting students with normal academic performance. Have leadership abilities Arts, culture, sports, and creativity and innovation are supported by university scholarships to take pride in studying and doing activities to develop their potential together.

The scholarship of Research Experience

For the students the opportunity to access and build skills in science and technology research from the undergraduate level. Create accountability and consensus to learn as it is learning outside of the classroom through hands-on work. The grantees will work in various research groups of the university. Under the supervision of a research advisor

The scholarship of Student Employment Grants and Mission-Based Employment Fellowships
For encourage students to make good use of their free time, it is a soft skill training and earns extra income each semester of KMUTT.

1.4 The scholarships for foreigner the students

The scholarship of Multi-intellectuals
To show your devotion and devotion to Her Majesty the King. Department of Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn, The Princess Royal and Princess Debaratana Rajasuda, Simakunakornpiyachart, Siam Boromrajkumari the university supports scholarships to students from four neighboring countries: Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar.

The scholarship Education grants to foreigners from the Mekong Subregion (GMS)
To support scholarships for students domiciled in the Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS), namely Cambodia, Burma, Laos, Vietnam, and China (Yunnan province only, based on nominations from faculty, departments, aims to encourage students to study and return to the country for further development.

The scholarship KMUTT International Scholarship Program (KISP)
The scholarships for foreign students, except those that are redundant to co-educational scholarships, support undergraduate and postgraduate scholarships to increase international students’ commitments in line with the university’s internationalization policy.

The university operates according to its vision to assist, promote, and support students to be prepared for their studies, and to create opportunities for learners at all levels of education to develop themselves to their full potential, to become Change Agents of KMUTT society, and to graduate as skilled and virtuous graduates. The mission of the financial aid group for students is to manage operations that provide financial assistance and support to students at all levels of education, from undergraduate to doctoral degrees, including international students. The mission is divided into 3 sub-tasks, namely:

1. To efficiently manage the budget for educational funds and seek resources to support scholarships for students facing financial hardship.
2. To promote and support educational scholarships, provide counseling, and find ways to help students who have outstanding tuition fees with the university, as well as to follow up on the debts of educational loan funds at KMUTT.
3. To develop the potential of scholarship students and general students to ensure they become Change Agents of KMUTT society.

Disability Support Services Unit, King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi (DSSU@KMUTT)

Roles and Responsibilities

1. Being the central unit in providing services for disabled students.
2. Supporting the provision of support services to assist disabled students so they can achieve their educational objectives considering the specific necessity of the student’s disability.
3. Being the network for collaboration, coordination, and assistance to enable disabled students in accessing the University’s teaching system with quality.

Services Provided

1. Publicity of useful information/news for the disabled students’ attention.
2. Provision of consultation for the students and coordination with the work units in KMUTT so the disabled students can be provided with proper services.
3. Application and coordination on educational fund grants for undergraduate disabled students.
4. Support or provision of useful activities/services in responding to the disabled students’ needs.
5. Survey, media, and facilities for disabled students in the University and gathering information for coordinating with the related work units.

Procedures for Requesting the Services at the Disability Support Services Unit

1. Students can either contact the DSSU Service Unit on the 2nd floor of the Office of the President building or send an email to dssu@kmutt.ac.th to fill in the service request form.
2. In case of contact in person: The DSSU Coordinator shall check the document and interview to acquire additional information.

In case of contact via email: The DSSU Coordinator shall check the document and make an appointment with the student for the interview to acquire additional information.

• The DSSU Coordinator to prepare data acquired from the interview and consider ways to assist the disabled student considering the specific necessity of the student’s disability and propose to the Unit Head.
• The DSSU Coordinator to inform the consideration result and proceed with the support services for the disabled student or coordinate with the related work units.

Statistics on the number of students with disabilities for the academic year 2022
There are 19 students with disabilities studying.

Additional evidence link:

1. https://www.kmutt.ac.th/sfa/?lang=en
2. https://www.kmutt.ac.th/sfa/dssu/?lang=en
3. https://www.facebook.com/SFAKMUTT
4. https://www.facebook.com/Petchreprajomklao

King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi has allocated scholarships for KMUTT students. Get it right, meet the goals. The line graph shows the amount of undergraduate student support scholarships compared to the amount of graduate student support scholarships between fiscal years 2012-2022

If the above capitals are classified. The university has provided 17,530 scholarships for students in need of undergraduate degrees totaling 177.06 million baht. There are 20,370 scholarships totaling 333.38 million baht, divided into 18,890 undergraduate student capacity development grants (persons) amounting to 224.03 million baht and 1,480 scholarships for developing the potential of graduate students (persons) amounting to 109.35 million baht.

Congratulations PHAKHAWAT CHULLAMONTHON for Petchra Pra Jom Klao Master Degree Scholarship Recipient on his successful completion of Master Degree

Congratulations TRIFAN BUDI for Petchra Pra Jom Klao Master Degree Scholarship Recipient on his successful completion of Master Degree

Congratulations KANJANA NAMASO for Petchra Pra Jom Klao Master Degree Scholarship Recipient on her successful completion of Master Degree

Congratulations Mr. Sakan Termkaew for Petchra Pra Jom Klao Doctoral Scholarship Recipient on his successful completion of Ph.D.

Congratulations HUSNUL FUAD ZEIN for Petchra Pra Jom Klao Doctoral Scholarship Recipient on his successful completion of Ph.D.

Congratulations VIMBAI IRENE MACHIMBIRIKE for Petchra Pra Jom Klao Doctoral Scholarship Recipient on her successful completion of Ph.D.

Postgraduate students who submit their work meet the scholarship requirements and their research results are published in international academic journals.

PhD students who submit their work in accordance with the scholarship criteria and their research results have been published in international academic journals.

Doctoral students who have made progress in their research and work have been published in international academic journals.

Additional evidence link:

1. https://www.kmutt.ac.th/sfa/category/scholarship-performance/
2. https://sfa.kmutt.ac.th/
3. https://www.facebook.com/SFAKMUTT
4. https://www.facebook.com/Petchreprajomklao

Currently, King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi Funded scholarships Grant type From external sources of funds in the name of companies, organizations, foundations, as well as individuals with generosity Which has historical data as follow :

	ปีงบ 2560 (2017)	ปีงบ 2561 (2018)	ปีงบ 2562 (2019)	ปีงบ 2563 (2020)	ปีงบ 2564 (2021)	ปีงบ 2565 (2022)
Total (Million Baht)	8.05	9.11	11.39	11.19	9.57	9.58

Which is a benefit to the students of the university Have more educational opportunities Which the funded fund Divided into scholarships for students with good grades and the opportunity to receive honors. And scholarships for students with good behavior But lacking funds In the academic year 2022, there are students receiving scholarships Grant type From external agencies Classified as received continuously until graduation and scholarships annually.

Including the university has opened a channel for students or personnel who see students who face sudden financial problems Please contact the Financial Assistance Groups for students throughout the academic year. The university will arrange an interview for the students by the scholarship selection committee. And proceed with consideration to support the scholarship according to the guidelines to help students who have suffered financial difficulties as appropriate. So that students can study without having to worry about money for education And enable students to graduate according to the curriculum Which may be supported by scholarships as appropriate, divided into tuition fees or living expenses Or dormitory maintenance fees, etc.

Student Financial Aid Group.

Address: The President’s Office Building, 2nd Floor, King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi

Telephone: 024708100,024708097-8, 024708107

E-Mail: sfa@mail.kmutt.ac.th

Facebook: The scholarship KMUTT

Life on KMUTT Campus

Promoting and Developing Educational Quality

King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi is dedicated to becoming a leading higher education institution, enhancing teaching and learning processes, achieving excellence in academics and research. It boasts expert faculty from both domestic and international backgrounds with a wealth of knowledge and capabilities, equipped with modern research laboratories sufficient for students. The standard equipment and tools are provided along with a diverse range of informational resources to serve the students, aiming to produce well-rounded and proficient graduates.

Various Activities at KMUTT

The university offers a wide selection of clubs for students to choose according to their interests. There are cultural enhancement activities, alms-giving every Wednesday, a Buddhist club for chanting and meditation, cultural arts clubs including traditional Thai orchestra, and many more activities.

Enhancing Health and Wellness

The university pays great attention to the health of its students by providing fitness equipment, exercise venues, a fitness room, bodybuilding facilities, a health garden, and a gymnasium for various sports.

Cultivating a Learning Environment

Stepping into KMUTT, students are molded into leaders, driven to seek knowledge, and part of a positive community. The university offers spaces conducive to all forms of learning. Students will gain diverse experiences, network, engage in activities, music, sports, and traditional cultural arts. The campus is surrounded by lush natural environments, enhancing the university’s ambience.

The university’s attention to students

The university offers scholarships to assist students in need to ensure they can complete their education. In addition to government scholarships, there are many other scholarships available, including:

1. Scholarships consisting of work-study programs, loan funds, emergency loan funds, and scholarships for outstanding students.

2. Grants such as the King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Ladkrabang Grant, which promote academics, research, and special talents, or scholarships for impoverished students.

3. General scholarships are supported by various organizations for education and research.

Student Dormitories

The student dormitories of King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi are independently managed under the university’s supervision. They are non-profit, aiming for flexibility and self-reliance, serving as Living and Learning Centers (LLC) with a conducive environment, facilities, and appropriate services to develop students physically, intellectually, socially, and morally. The dormitory buildings are equipped with modern utilities, elevators, alarm systems, and fire escape stairs. Access to the dormitory area is controlled by a key card system.

Internet Services

All new students automatically receive an Account (Login Name) upon enrollment and can access the internet and Wi-Fi throughout the university premises. There is also a 24-hour computer service available  at the common education building 2.

Library Services

The library offers information resources in engineering, science, technology, and related fields. It provides basic services, various databases, and promotional activities to encourage lifelong learning.

Counseling Services

King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi arranges for faculty and staff to advise students on academics, adaptation, family problems, etc., ensuring that students can study and live happily in society. Students can seek advice at the counseling room, Student Affairs Office, in the King Mongkut Memorial Building 190 Years, during official hours.

Recreational Places

Outdoor sports facilities, tennis courts, gymnasiums, and fitness centers are available with a variety of modern equipment, also used for various exhibitions.

Accident Insurance

The university mandates student coverage with accident insurance throughout the academic year, with the premium paid annually as determined by the university.

Safe Travel with KMUTT Safe Life Night Care

The service provides student transportation back to accommodations around the university campus. Vehicles are available at 23:00, 24:00, and 01:00 at the Office of the President building.

KMUTT has given scholarships including providing various measures to help students as well as graduation, such as providing basic services: accommodation, food, medicine, travel; educational services: computer equipment, the Internet, and free educational software. as well as graduating.

Additional evidence link:

1. https://admission.kmutt.ac.th/discover/student-life
2. https://www.kmutt.ac.th/sfa/?lang=en/
3. https://www.facebook.com/SFAKMUTT
4. https://sfa.kmutt.ac.th/

No One Left Behind

It is the project that provides financial support to the students who have difficulty in paying the tuition fee to allow them to study and research and minimize their concerns over the education fees so that they can pay attention to their learning to the fullest extent both at the undergraduate and graduate level.

The university also provides opportunities for students who experience sudden financial problems. Please contact the Financial Assistance Workgroup for students. In which the university will arrange interviews for students which there is a scholarship selection committee And conducting scholarships to support students as appropriate to enable students to study And enable students to graduate according to the curriculum.

The students who have financial difficulties during their studies can book a queue to consult with staff and staff from the Student Financial Aid Group via the website or contact the Student Financial Aid Group.

Address: The President’s Office Building, 2nd Floor, King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi

Telephone: 024708100,024708097-8, 024708107

E-Mail: sfa@mail.kmutt.ac.th

Facebook: The scholarship KMUTT

The Undergraduate Employment Scholarship is another project that the university has initiated and implemented continuously. It creates a mechanism to support scholarships that allows students to apply the knowledge and skills they gain in the classroom. Students’ special abilities or interests in various fields can be used to try their hand at practical work with various departments within the university, with university personnel supervising and advising them.On the other hand, the university recognizes the importance of developing students’ soft skills as essential skills to work effectively with others, such as communication skills, teamwork skills, etc., as well as using their free time to benefit students and generating income for students who lack financial resources.

Interview with
Miss Kajana Namaso
The Petchra Pra Jom Klao Scholarship Student

“A big step from opportunity, to be a proud graduate of KMUTT” The fact that we are ready always creates opportunities for ourselves because if we try to develop ourselves, prepare ourselves. After realizing there must be limitations, I still secretly had a small dream that he wanted to be able to come back to live normally, want to continue studying in order to have the knowledge with him take care of yourself. During treatment, I try to find out, do everything that I can in that moment, gain experience, and prepare myself until the day that I was given the opportunity to take the Petch Phra Jom Klao Scholarship to study further at KMUTT After graduating with a master’s degree, My current dream besides having a stable job. it’s able to take care of myself and my family I want to use my knowledge and skills to help others and beneficial to society. It’s like passing on the opportunity to others like I’ve received. Which

nowadays, in addition to the part of the regular work that is done in the field of the development of working people

The Visiting House of Scholarship Student Project

For the guideline to help students with various problems, especially property losses, the program is organized to get an idea of the real problems faced by students and their families. This is to collect information for students to consider future allocations of various types of grants, while also to find solutions and financial solutions for students as well as graduates.

King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi provides the benefits necessary to support students from admission to graduation, such as allocating various types of grants, reducing costs or services for various educational services, and supporting education. Academic counseling, hardware, software support, free internet access, basic physical and mental health services, access to clean and adequate utilities, travel services. In addition, another educational services are necessary to expand educational opportunities and expand and develop in the future.

Additional evidence link:

1. https://sfa.kmutt.ac.th/
2. https://www.facebook.com/SFAKMUTT
3. https://www.kmutt.ac.th/sfa/list-scholarships/

King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi (KMUTT) supports scholarships for students in both education and research. There are 53 international students who have received scholarships amounting to 10.06 million baht. For the undergraduate level, there are 49 students with scholarships totaling 6.65 million baht, and for the graduate level, there are 4 students with scholarships totaling 3.41 million baht.

•         MULTI-INTELLECTUALS SCHOLARSHIPS

          To express our gratitude and obligation to Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhon for her contribution towards education in Thailand and neighboring countries, the university on the occasion of KMUTT Golden Jubilee has announced the Multi – Intellectuals Scholarship grant for students pursuing Bachelor’s and Master’s degree from Vietnam, Lao PDR., Myanmar, and Cambodia.

There are 15 students receiving scholarships and 15 students have graduated.

•         THE GREATER MEKONG SUB-REGION COUNTRY SCHOLARSHIP (GMS)    

KMUTT has provided scholarships to staff and students of Thailand’s neighboring countries which are Cambodia, Burma, Laos, Vietnam, and China (Hunan Province only) to further study in graduate level.

There are 4 students receiving scholarships and 4 students have graduated.

Additional evidence link:

1. https://sfa.kmutt.ac.th/
2. https://www.facebook.com/SFAKMUTT
3. https://iadmission.kmutt.ac.th/afford/scholarship
4. https://www.kmutt.ac.th/sfa/list-scholarships/

Community and society are a classroom of learning and student development.

One of the main goals of KMUTT is to produce graduates and to humanize the personnel to have morality, ethics, professional ethics, and the ability to live with others in society. Therefore, the university promotes a curriculum that integrates academic knowledge in science and technology with social sciences and humanities skills Including life skills; by adding a variety of sciences in the social sciences, humanities, art, culture, music, and sports. These curriculums also encourage students to learn from experiencing the community, local industrial or international industrial. As well as to instill morality and ethics through the process of teaching, research, working, and extracurricular activities for personnel and students.

The concept focuses on developing the learning process, science thinking process for groups of teachers, students and young people. By using science learning activities connected with daily life (occupation or environment), information technology, and science popularization and awareness.

KMUTT serves 3 target groups consisting of:

1) Promotion of learning and development of students in surrounding schools Bangmod University, Bang Khun Thian, Ratchaburi and nearby areas

These include schools around Bang Mod, Bang Khun Thian, Thung Khru, as well as adjacent areas in the Thon Buri area. and Samut Prakan Province, including around KMUTT, Ratchaburi Province

2) Promotion of learning and student development under the Royal Development Plan for Children and Youth in the Desert Her Royal Highness Princess Kanitthathiraj Department of HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn, including border patrol police school Phrapariyatthamma School general education department Thai Mountain Tribe Community Learning Center “Mae Fah Luang” and schools under the Child and Youth Development Plan in the wilderness according to His Majesty’s initiative Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn in the area of ​​Mae Hong Son Province, Nan Province, Omkoi District, Chiang Mai Province Sakon Nakhon Province Ratchaburi Province Chachoengsao Province Phang Nga Province Chachoengsao Province Sisaket Province including children and youth outside the educational system and tutoring projects to adjust the basics of education students under the Royal Patronage

3) Promotion of learning Develop students and students in other areas such as building a social learning community in general education subjects. education for gifted people and other related projects

University with Career Development, Quality of Life and Environment in Specific Surrounding Area

The concept aims to create a mechanism for technologists and those who want to use technology to meet, apply international knowledge, and expand local knowledge through the appropriate atmosphere and learning styles to encourage support with the purpose for communities to be more self–reliant. The activities have been conducted in 3 KMUTT areas: Thung Khru, Bang Khun Thien, Ratchaburi, and specific areas.

 Heddicraft Workshop

The Training and Internship Program for Disabled People, the disabled group of the “THAM” Digital Media Project, films handicraft activities to create promotional media for the “Heddicraft” group. The task force of the Training and Internship Program for Disabled People prepares them for employment in businesses under the project promoting and developing the potential of disabled and elderly people. Participants of the “Digital Media and Printing Production” course from the disabled group take part in the Heddicraft Workshop to film and produce promotional media for handicraft activities of the group focused on “Developing Local Handicraft Products.”

University with the Royal Project and the Royal Project Foundation

Another important role of KMUTT under the operation of “University with Community and Social Project” is the use of unique talents and expertise of the university to support the Royal Project Foundation, Royal Project and the Royal Project in HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn works. Those are conducted under the Energy Program, Engineering Program, and Environment Program to support the agricultural system, which is also known as the Energy Engineering and Environment for Agriculture Program or the 3E for A Program.

The main operating areas are the Royal Project Development Center and Station, 4 instant food factories( Fang District – Chiang Mai, Mae Chan District – Chiang Rai Province, Tao Ngoi District – Sakon Nakhon, and Non Din Daeng District – Buri Ram), Phu Fah Development Center ( Nan Province), and the Hill Tribe Community Learning Center “Mae Fah Luang” (by Educational Management for Highland Communities Center), Omkoi District – Chiang Mai.

Royal Project Foundation

The Royal Project Foundation operates in 39 research stations and Royal Project Development Centers in 6 northern provinces (Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Mae Hong Son, Phayao, Lamphun, Tak) in 20 districts, 275 villages with a population of approximately 100,000 households covering an area of approximately 2,000 square kilometers. In order to encourage farmers in the highlands to have a better quality of life by developing fundamental factors for career, education, society, environment, and public health. In addition, it also promotes research on winter crops and livestock to transfer technology in production to farmers, and market for farmers’ products. Therefore, they can purchase and distribute their products to provide a sufficient income for sustain life and maintain the balance of the environment, including sustainable conservation of soil, water, and watershed forests.

KMUTT has started to provide academical services and technical support to the Royal Project Foundation since the end of 1999, using knowledge of engineers in energy and environmental science to support agricultural systems in the highlands.

The Zero Dropout project

KMUTT (Ratchaburi) works integrally with local communities, civic sectors, higher education institutions, and government agencies to advance the Zero Dropout project, financially supported by Saensiri PLC (public company) through the Educational Equality Fund. The project aims to screen, track, and assist children who have fallen out of the educational system, aged 2-24 years, and to plan for their aid in developing career readiness and life skills. Furthermore, KMUTT (Ratchaburi) has established a cooperative network with the Natural Science Park Project, inspired by the royal initiative of Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn, in Suan Phueng district, Ratchaburi province. This partnership is intended to develop students academically and vocationally and to cultivate a consciousness for environmental conservation in their local area.

Development project for competency-based learning management through vocational skills: A coffee shop for primary schools in remote areas. This involves designing a competency-based curriculum through the vocational skills of a coffee shop, allowing learners to learn how to make beverages and enhance their entrepreneurial skills, with guidance from local coffee shop operators in Suan Phueng district.

A project to build systematic thinking skills and problem-solving abilities using computer programming. Activities are organized online for 32 upper secondary school students who will learn both theoretical and practical aspects.

The comprehensive development of the community’s quality of life in Tambon Rang Bua is facilitated through various activities:

1.Providing training to farmers on safe and standard agricultural practices, the use of alternative energy for water pumping in farms, value-added processing of agricultural products, and supporting the establishment of a network of Smart Farmers within the large-scale agricultural enterprise groups.

2.Generating additional income for individuals with mobility disabilities through the use of technology that controls the watering system via smartphones, which allows these individuals to earn supplementary income from growing salad vegetables, amounting to 5,400 baht per person per year.

3.Developing skills for creating new product designs from Jok Thai-Yuan fabric for the 41 members of the Jok Fabric Weaving Center at Wat Rang Bua.

4.Producing disease-free Japanese sweet potato seedlings through the process of cutting and tissue culture for farmers who grow Japanese sweet potatoes for export.

Mentorship programmes and Training workshops.

University to District Project or U2T

Local occupational development projects such as basket improvements Plastic weaving, development of handicrafts in the area Transferring drying technology for clean and safe product processing development of areas in the form of community tourism areas to support after the COVID-19 crisis, etc. In addition, the project employs at least 800 graduates, citizens and students, and distributes a budget of at least 122.57 million baht to the local area. direct and indirect benefits from project implementation, not less than 4,500 people

The “Project for the Development of Independent Careers for the Visually Impaired and the Sensory Intelligence Group (SIG)”

The project aimed at developing independent careers for the visually impaired and the Sensory Intelligence Group (SIG) has carried out activities to promote and support the research on “Developing the professional skills of prepared food tasters among the visually impaired to generate additional income.” This initiative was funded by the National Research Council of Thailand and collaborated with the faculty of product science at Kasetsart University. The project conducted training for the visually impaired, covering three courses: Train the Trainer, Basic Tasting Course, and Basic Taster Course. A total of 93 people, including teachers, SIG students, and the visually impaired, participated in the training.

Additionally, the project collaborated with local food entrepreneurs in areas such as the Sampran Vocational Training Center for Blind Women in Nakhon Pathom Province, the Nonthaburi Blindness Capacity Development Center, and the National Blind Services Center, Central Region Branch in Sing Buri Province. Interviews were conducted with these entrepreneurs to further the objectives of the project.

The “Academic Service Project for SMEs Development” is a program that aims to assist Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs)

The academic service project for the development of SME entrepreneurs is a consultancy service in the areas of standardization, productivity enhancement, application development, research and development, and industrial machinery creation. This project is supported by public funding from various state programs such as ITAP, Pre-Talent Mobility, and the National Innovation Agency (NIA), among others.

The Community Innovator Development Project

The Community Innovator Development Project, aimed at creating career and economic opportunities by linking the tourism value chain of highland communities in Santisuk and Bo Kluea districts, Nan Province, is an action research project designed to empower local farmers by developing them into community innovators. This is achieved through the Learning Innovation Platform mechanism, which enhances their capability to produce goods and products for the consumer market and tourism sector. The goal is to foster job creation and develop the grassroots economy of people in highland areas. The project has been implemented across 22 communities, covering 10 sub-districts in two districts, and includes a network of enterprises in nearby districts. Six innovations have been developed that are appropriate for the local context, through collaborative mechanisms with academic partners, including local educational institutions and government agencies. The project has received financial support from the Science, Research and Innovation Promotion Fund (SRIPF) and the local-level Development Fund Management Unit (DFMU), resulting in the development of a total of 90 community innovators.

“Project for establishing a quality control system and standards for Thai geographical indication products (Geographical Indication) Bangmod orange products and Bang Khun Thian Lychee Bangkok”

The community context has integrated gardening and vegetable growing. KMUTT researchers and students went to the vegetable plot (Soi Phutthabucha 39) to learn and collect planting and care data, install a data logger and save it on a Google Sheet. Real-time by applying Internet of Things (IoT) technology and renewable energy from solar cells to help students develop academic skills.

On the social laboratory area (Social Lab)

“Training Project – Apprenticeship for Disabled Persons to prepare for work in the 8th generation workplace”

Organize training courses 1) Office staff 2 Media production courses digital publications, and 3) local handicraft product development courses. Training on content design and use of activities for learning (Activities Base Learning), an online learning format and using the Moodle system (E-Learning) for the third course, was conducted in collaboration with Ban Nangoy-Phon Community Enterprise Learning Center. Pla Lo, Sakon Nakhon Province, created 2 product brands, namely “Tham” and “Eddi”, generating income of about 3.4 million baht. At the end of the project, 8 people with disabilities got jobs in the workplace, 2 freelancers, and 10 further education/vocational trainings. people, the rest is under pursuit.

“Knowledge transfer activity project production technology Processing of agricultural products

Under product and product development projects Department of Cooperative Promotion by the Food Safety Research Center, NSTDA (5 people, 2 outside) and post-harvest management students (2 people) operating projects in Phetchaburi province, namely 1) Product development “Graded Banana” Tha Yang Agricultural Cooperative and 2 develop packaging and acceptance testing “Sea Salt Flower Soap” Thai Sea Salt Cooperative Through the process of consulting and technology transfer, 50 people (2 co-operatives). The expected economic effect is to increase income for farmers and increase the value of raw materials. Social is to support lifelong education of people in the year 2022-2023

KMUTT supports equipment and facilities of the university.

KMUTT joins with the community to drive the reduction of carbon dioxide and dust by promoting electric vehicles for real use in the transportation sector.

KMUTT cooperates with SAFETist Farm, which is an agricultural learning center.Safety and natural activities along Bangmod Canal Through the idea of changing “Drug delivery people” in the community are people. “Veggie Delivery” by delivering vegetables within a radius of 5-10 kilometers from the farm. KMUTT has therefore supported the PCX Electric electric motorcycle to the farm to borrow for use in experimenting with a free vegetable delivery system. Toxic and pollution free

Additional evidence link:

1. https://sociallab.kmutt.ac.th/pages/challenging_area
2. https://www.facebook.com/sociallab.kmutt
3. https://online.anyflip.com/slpro/cbge/mobile/
4. http://www.cec.kmutt.ac.th/

The Seed Money project under the university and community project with social lab area of KMUTT.

The Seed Money or initial capital for activities It is an important mechanism to promote, support and open opportunities for entrepreneurs in the community. KMUTT encourages students, researchers, professors and KMUTT personnel to work with communities in the target area Social Lab and use the results from the study. Further development of research and development project proposals to request funding from external sources and produce academic works such as published works with budget support of University and Community Projects.

The integration and dissemination of knowledge to villagers in communities and underdeveloped areas have successfully created sustainable income and developed the potential of community members. Along with this, students and university personnel have developed a variety of increasingly challenging skills. Consequently, King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi (KMUTT) will continue to prioritize the development of society and communities, including underprivileged areas, in order to extend the successes and create valuable knowledge for society.

The development of a Smart Farm for strawberries has been undertaken under the academic cooperation between the Royal Project Foundation, King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi, Chiang Mai University, Maejo University, and Rajamangala University of Technology Lanna. This initiative has led to the development of technology and a growing system for strawberries under an intelligent greenhouse system to control various production factors. This includes the management of temperature, light, watering systems, and automatic nutrient management, which helps to extend the strawberry harvesting period. It enhances both the quantity and quality of the yield, as well as the post-harvest management system, including appropriate packaging and a modern marketing system. This project has generated income for farmers in the community of no less than 10,000,000 Thai Baht and also reduced the use of chemicals in local crop cultivation.

The “Research to Market (R2M)” initiative aims to raise awareness and foster a culture of entrepreneurship, supporting the creation of technology business entrepreneurs through various activities.

The Agricultural Technology Transfer Research Center

The Agricultural Technology Transfer Research Center has conducted research on cassava cultivation that can increase the yield, income, and reduce production costs for farmers in Tambon Rang Bua, Tambon Chom Bueng, and Tambon Pak Tho, totaling 36 people, within a period of three years. By combining academic knowledge with the efficient use of community resources, this has led to the formation of a community enterprise group called the “New Era Cassava Farmers Group” for the purpose of exchanging knowledge on various topics. First and second-generation farmers receive practical training in their local areas, with senior farmers acting as mentors in collaboration with the working team of KMITL (Ratchaburi).

Support for the group of farmers under the research network in terms of product distribution links producers directly with consumers, which is an approach that helps alleviate the problem of losses among the farming groups. In the year 2022, assistance and support were provided for the direct distribution of products to consumers in order to help support the prices of agricultural products that were falling, specifically for the group of longan farmers in Nan Province and the group of rice farmers in Surin Province.

KMUTT project to learn with the community to develop appropriate technology to create a happy society that create local wisdom from the university with the community and society and as a marketing channel in distributing income back to the community. In additional, the learning area for Logistic Supply Chain Student of KMUTT can generate income for the community at least 200,000 baht.

The 10^th supplementary teaching project to develop academic potential Academic and Professional Activities, Phraratchathannayao Secondary School,  Chachoengsao Province

The Coordination and Occupational Development of Farmers Project in Tao Ngoi District, Sakon Nakhon Province. There is aim to develop the ability of young farmers to produce products for sale in the local market.

The Mixed-Module Training Development Program combined with a creative problem-solving process and design thinking process at Mahidol University, Nan Province. For the develop blended teaching and learning. The use design thinking as a base to promote the ability to create creative digital media.

The Smart Greenhouse Demonstration System Project for Solar vegetable cultivation to develop a system to monitor weather conditions and control water distribution

The Project for producing silage for goats from Napier grass and lactic acid soil

The operating project in Na Haeo District, Loei Province and Sakon Nakhon Provinceto develop the ability of farmers to develop activities and creating a career, generating income, cooperation both within the community and outside the community. It can generate income for the community from new economic crops at least 200,000 baht per year.

Additional evidence link:

1. https://online.anyflip.com/slpro/cbge/mobile/
2. https://sociallab.kmutt.ac.th/pages/challenging_area
3. https://www.facebook.com/sociallab.kmutt
4. http://www.cec.kmutt.ac.th/

King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi As a technology higher education institution, that it supports students, professional, researchers and personnel. For the role to help society and alleviate various problems through the process knowledge in Social Lab. It focuses on mitigating 5 dimension of problems such as education, economic quality of life and environment & health.

The “University with Community and Society” project.

After the COVID-19 outbreak, the public gained a better understanding of disease prevention and most people were vaccinated, leading to herd immunity. Consequently, people began to resume various activities. However, the adoption of a New Normal lifestyle significantly altered behaviors, consumption patterns, and activities, particularly in urban areas and marginalized communities, impacting household income and the quality of life, especially among vulnerable populations such as small-scale farmers, the elderly, disabled people, and ethnic groups.

King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi (KMUTT) has a policy focused on applying science and technology to address these issues and improve the quality of life for vulnerable groups. Emphasis is placed on integrated area development to benefit the areas and communities surrounding the university’s various educational facilities, including the areas of Thung Khru, Rat Burana, Bang Khun Thian, as well as Ratchaburi Province and the western region of Thailand, and other areas nationwide. The outcomes of the operations in the fiscal year 2022 are as follows.

The Community Innovator Development Project

The Community Innovator Development Project, aimed at creating career and economic opportunities by linking the tourism value chain of highland communities in Santisuk and Bo Kluea districts, Nan Province, is an action research project designed to empower local farmers by developing them into community innovators. This is achieved through the Learning Innovation Platform mechanism, which enhances their capability to produce goods and products for the consumer market and tourism sector. The goal is to foster job creation and develop the grassroots economy of people in highland areas. The project has been implemented across 22 communities, covering 10 sub-districts in two districts, and includes a network of enterprises in nearby districts. Six innovations have been developed that are appropriate for the local context, through collaborative mechanisms with academic partners, including local educational institutions and government agencies. The project has received financial support from the Science, Research and Innovation Promotion Fund (SRIPF) and the local-level Development Fund Management Unit (DFMU), resulting in the development of a total of 90 community innovators.

The project aims to connect local challenges to teaching and research processes, with the objective of understanding the problems and needs of farmer groups and community enterprises. Real-life issues in the area have been brought into development, linked with the teaching and research processes by administrators, professors, and researchers of KMUTT, as well as the 3C Project network. This involves field surveys to assess the conditions, listen to community problems, and understand their needs. These include issues like saline water, drought, and waste in Bang Mod Canal and its branches, as well as disturbances from otters affecting a large group of over 100 aquaculture farmers. Additionally, the Kampung tourism group in Dong Prue requires support such as location improvements. Initially, the university is interested in bringing students to provide knowledge in design, marketing, and to learn about the community’s way of life.

The OUR Khung BangKaChao project showcases information on exemplary household waste management in the Song Khanong sub-district, conducted at Wat Jak Daeng, Song Khanong sub-district, Phra Pradaeng district, Samut Prakan province.

The “Mobility of Volunteer Educations: MOVE” project to promote and develop speaking, reading, and writing in Thai language, follows the royal initiative of Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn. The project is implemented at the Border Patrol Police Schools of Tako Pit Thong and Ban Tham Hin in Ratchaburi Province.

Survey and Improvement of Land use and Utilities Data of the Nong Khiaw Royal Project Development Center

As a result, it was able to reserve water for 2 communities, Nong Khiaw and Akha. Especially, during the dry season when there was a shortage of water, the community was strengthened at the basic level from working together to repair and install water pipes and self–reliant

The Community Cooperation to Resolve the Problem Water Management for Our Village

An example of online map, the basic database for water management.

The laying of water distribution pipes to solve the problem of fitful distribution of water in Ban Nong Khiaw community

The Development of New Community Area Around Ban Na Kok. The new community in Ban Na Kok has area totalling 150.1 Rai.

In current, the use of the new area construction of 5 house structures has been carried out. There are 4 water systems for use, 2 points for agricultural water systems, 4 points of water collection ponds have been built. At present, Nadam rice is planted in an area of ​​10 rai, used for planting 5 rai of fruit trees, 2 fish ponds and preparing the area in 2 rai of animal husbandry for raising chickens and pigs in the area

The Breeding of Stone–lapping fishesto release back into natural water sources in the area and as a source of food for the community in the future at Bo Kluea District, Nan Province

The Center for Promotion and Support of the Royal Project Foundation and Royal Projects King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi Nan province conducted a study and Tried breeding stone–licking fish since 2016–2021. In catching fish breeders from natural water sources for breeding and nursery at the Demonstration Garden of King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi Nan province Then released back to the natural water source of 250,000 in August which such fish will be a source of protein according to nature for the community.

Additional evidence link:

1. https://sociallab.kmutt.ac.th/pages/story_sub/MQ==
2. https://online.anyflip.com/slpro/cbge/mobile/
3. https://sociallab.kmutt.ac.th/pages/challenging_area
4. https://www.facebook.com/sociallab.kmutt
5. https://www.lib.kmutt.ac.th/newsletter/

KMUTT to Learn Community and Social Together.

KMUTT support values and committed to creating SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT for personnel and students “Learn Society” to create development the quality of life of the community, development the learning process together. There is researcher working full time and create innovations learning villages such as: IT behind the mountain for equality in access to knowledge and learning resources, The control environmental system, the clean energy system in lack area. This integrating STEM education from a community resource base for create careers with both people and student. The another project KMUTT with collaboration network public and private that including, Local, regional, national and global levels to achieve sustainable development.

6 Dimensions of Value and Meaning: KMUTT and community and society

Outreach program or Out of Reach or out of reach project by KMUTT. It aims to take action against marginalized groups, which means the marginalization of opportunity, equality and equality in society. Our target audience therefore encompasses the urban poor. In the countryside the communities on the mountain and the hill tribes are far away, difficult to reach, difficult to communicate in Thai. In fact, our target audience is in the same society as us. Around us and far away, all over Thailand.

Our university work with communities and societies began since founding date Thonburi Technical College B.E. 1960 in participation with the community in the area. develop infrastructure work for public interest Exchange, learn, grow, make a good change for the community, society surrounding the university, in the city, in the remote countryside The hill tribe community on the mountain border communities across the country

“… KMUTT will cooperate with the forgotten people and call our work ” Keep your ears, keep your eyes, keep your heart, keep your people away” project because no one hears the voice. No one sees suffering, no one misses it, and no one really walks into their way of life… “Ph.D. Krissanapong Kiratikara, Advisor to King Thonburi Mongolian Polytechnic University

KMUTT focuses on dealing with marginalized groups. This means marginalization of opportunity, equality, and equality in society. which various projects KMUTT has been collaborating and working with networks in the government, private sector, local, regional, national, and global levels to achieve sustainable development.

University with Career Development, Quality of Life and Environment in Specific Surrounding Area

The concept aims to create a mechanism for technologists and those who want to use technology to meet, apply international knowledge, and expand local knowledge through the appropriate atmosphere and learning styles to encourage support with the purpose for communities to be more self-reliant. The activities have been conducted in 3 KMUTT areas: Thung Khru, Bang Khun Thien, Ratchaburi, and specific areas.

Bang Mot and nearby areas (Thung Khru, Rat Burana, Bang Khun Thien, Chomthong, Phra Pradaeng) cooperated with the sgovernment and private sectors to improve the quality of life of people in the area by using research and development processes from local problems.

Promotion and Development of the Potential of the Disabled into the Industrial Sector

KMUTT conducted a training and internship program for the disabled to prepare to work in the workplace with the objective of giving the disabled the opportunity to develop their potential and skills, which meets the needs of the organization including being able to find suitable jobs for themselves to enter the industrial labor market in order that people with disabilities are accepted in the labor market and can work with a sustainable self-reliance.

Ratchaburi area and the group of provinces in lower central region of Thailand provided Residential College instruction at KMUTT (Ratchaburi Campus), Rang Bua Subdistrict, Chom Bueng District, Ratchaburi Province to carry out research and academic services in the form of a higher education network, both in the area around KMUTT Ratchaburi campus, together with communities, schools and higher education institutions in group of provinces in lower central region of Thailand.

University with the Royal Project and the Royal Project Foundation

Another important role of KMUTT under the operation of “University with Community and Social Project” is the use of unique talents and expertise of the university to support the Royal Project Foundation, Royal Project and the Royal Project in HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn works. Those are conducted under the Energy Program, Engineering Program, and Environment Program to support the agricultural system, which is also known as the Energy Engineering and Environment for Agriculture Program or the 3E for A Program.

The main operating areas are the Royal Project Development Center and Station, 4 instant food factories( Fang District – Chiang Mai, Mae Chan District – Chiang Rai Province, Tao Ngoi District – Sakon Nakhon, and Non Din Daeng District – Buri Ram), Phu Fah Development Center ( Nan Province), and the Hill Tribe Community Learning Center “Mae Fah Luang” (by Educational Management for Highland Communities Center), Omkoi District – Chiang Mai.

Royal Project Foundation

The Royal Project Foundation operates in 39 research stations and Royal Project Development Centers in 6 northern provinces (Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Mae Hong Son, Phayao, Lamphun, Tak) in 20 districts, 275 villages with a population of approximately 100,000 households covering an area of approximately 2,000 square kilometers. In order to encourage farmers in the highlands to have a better quality of life by developing fundamental factors for career, education, society, environment, and public health. In addition, it also promotes research on winter crops and livestock to transfer technology in production to farmers, and market for farmers’ products. Therefore, they can purchase and distribute their products to provide a sufficient income for sustain life and maintain the balance of the environment, including sustainable conservation of soil, water, and watershed forests.

KMUTT has started to provide academical services and technical support to the Royal Project Foundation since the end of 1999, using knowledge of engineers in energy and environmental science to support agricultural systems in the highlands.

Design and architectural consulting

KMUTT integrated research, learning, academic services, design and architectural consulting activities by teachers, personnel and students from the Faculty of Architecture and Design.

KMUTT and a partner network, totaling 70 people, conducted 3 activities which were;

1. Landscape design for Pangda Royal Agricultural Station and the Wat Chan Royal Project Development Center.
2. Building architecture design for 9 stations and centers . These two parts were to allow stations or centers to proceed under the budget for landscape adjustment and interior design of buildings
3. Surveying and collecting information on knowledge of local architecture of the Hmong, Pge k’uyau, and Muser Hilltribe.

Royal Factory of Instant Food 

Nowadays, there are 3 royal factories in operation which are located in Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Sakon Nakhon, since the factory in Buriram was closed in 1998. The northern factory was established in the 1967 decade to support cold-weather agricultural products as an alternative plant instead of opium from the support of the Royal Project Foundation. While the northeastern royal factory was established in the mid-1977 to solve the problems of poverty of the villagers and support the development of security in the area after fighting in the war for the people to subside.

KMUTT and RMUTL were a consultant for instant food factory 1 in Fang and instant food factory 2 in Mae Chan as the factory requested on a case-by-case basis. Both universities still continued following the implementation of the ISO 50001 system and the maintenance system that everyone was involved in (TPM: Total Productive Maintenance) and still continued being a consultant.

The Project of supporting the children and youth development plans in remote areas and the Phu Fah developing Project According to the Royal Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn

Educational institution, academic organization, and private organizations that supported working in the Nan area consisting of National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (Biotec), National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA), Science and Technology Promotion Institute (IPST), Rajamangala University of Technology Lanna Nan, Thammasat University, Chiang Mai University, Srinakharinwirot University, Institute of Community Lea rning, Land Development Department, Department of Forestry, Department of National Parks, Hug Muang Nan Group and KMUTT have worked in the area for more than 10 years. The work can be divided into 4 main groups which are 1) Developing pure rice seed production and increasing rice production. 2) Creating new occupations. 3) Creating economic, social natural resources and the environment database, and 4) Creating leaders for change and learning.

The Development of Human Resource

KMUTT supported the lifelong learning of local people. KMUTT was also a practical area for KMUTT professors, researchers, students, government agencies, youths, and farmers who were interested in learning and using the area problems in teaching and doing the research which would lead to economic benefits, cultural exchange, and the understanding of the social conditions in the community and personnel of KMUTT such as the support of studying of master degree in Biological Resource Management (NRM), the community-based resource management (CRM), the visiting of students from General Education, the activities of volunteer club, and supporting and strengthening the Mlabri ethnic groups in the settlement. Overall, there were personnel and students of KMUTT who came to work in the area more than 100 people per year and farmers in the area and the general public joined more than 10,000 people per year.

Additional evidence link:

     1.  https://sustainable.kmutt.ac.th/sdgs

1. https://sociallab.kmutt.ac.th/home/index
2. https://sociallab.kmutt.ac.th/pages/origin
3. https://www.facebook.com/sociallab.kmutt
4. https://sociallab.kmutt.ac.th/pages/challenging_area
5. https://www.facebook.com/RSC.KMUTT/
6. https://sociallab.kmutt.ac.th/pages/story_sub/MQ
7. https://online.anyflip.com/slpro/cbge/mobile/