Founding and status: Silpakorn University founded 1943; the Sanam Chandra Palace campus opened in Nakhon Pathom in 1968.
What is awarded here: Silpakorn bachelor's and master's degrees taught here across education, arts, science, pharmacy, engineering and industrial technology, and animal science.
Who awards the degree: Silpakorn University. Degrees studied at Silpakorn Sanam Chandra are conferred by that body rather than by the site itself — worth knowing when you check a qualification, apply for a visa, or search for the institution by name and find nothing filed under Nakhon Pathom.
Silpakorn University, Sanam Chandra Palace Campus at a glance
Silpakorn is Thailand's foremost arts, design and architecture university, and its Sanam Chandra Palace campus occupies the grounds of King Vajiravudh's country palace in the middle of Nakhon Pathom city, a short walk from the Phra Pathom Chedi. Degrees are conferred by Silpakorn University, not by the campus, which is why the campus rarely appears in lists of institutions counted by name.
This campus, not Salaya, is the reason Mueang Nakhon Pathom has a cafe, studio and creative culture at all. It also puts a large student population in the walkable heritage core of the city, which is where the province's older, cheaper apartment stock is.
Notable facts
- Sits on the historic Sanam Chandra Palace grounds in Mueang Nakhon Pathom -- the campus and the palace share the site.
- Degrees are awarded by Silpakorn University; the campus is one of three Silpakorn sites, alongside Wang Tha Phra in Bangkok and the City Campus in Phetchaburi.
- Its faculties here run well beyond the arts -- education, science, pharmacy and engineering are all taught on this campus.
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