更新时间：2024-09-10 19:59:59作者：欧曼老师
宋克拉王子大学（PSU），泰文称为Mahawitthayalai Songkhla Nakharin，成立于1967年，以纪念1929年去世的宋克拉王子Mahidol Adulyadej殿下而命名
宋克拉王子大学可以追溯到1967年，是泰国南部历史最悠久的大学。该机构有五个校区，分别位于HatYai、Pattani、Phuket、Trang和SuratThani。第一个永久性校园于1968年在帕塔尼建立，如今校园总面积超过620公顷
该大学由39个学院和研究所组成。它有四家医院，拥有40多个卓越和研究中心。PSU将其中心目标描述为提高普通教育标准，支持地区产业和发展
其最大的学院包括酒店和旅游系，以及护理和医学系
此外，PSU的纳米技术能源卓越中心于2012年4月成立，对能源转换、储能和节能等主题领域进行研究。该中心的研究旨在开发不依赖外部电源或燃料燃烧的能源生产系统，并最终保护能源
该大学与40多个国家的机构以及包括世界卫生组织、联合国教科文组织和欧盟在内的多个国际机构签订了国际合作协议。它还有两所孔子学院，其中一所在2009年被授予年度孔子学院奖
Prince of Songkla University (PSU), known as Mahawitthayalai Songkhla Nakharin in Thai, was founded in 1967 and is named in honor of His Royal Highness Prince Mahidol Adulyadej, Prince of Songkla, who died in 1929.
Prince of Songkla University can trace its origins back to 1967, making it the oldest university in southern Thailand. The institution has five campuses located in Hat Yai, Pattani, Phuket, Trang, and Surat Thani. The first permanent campus was established in Pattani in 1968, and today the campuses cover a total area of more than 620 hectares.
The university comprises 39 faculties, colleges and institutes. It has four hospitals, and boasts more than 40 excellence and research centres. PSU describes its central aim as raising general education standards, and supporting regional industry and development.
Among its largest faculties are the departments of hospitality and tourism, and nursing and medicine.
In addition, PSU's Center of Excellence in Nanotechnology for Energy, which opened in April 2012, conducts research into topics areas such as energy conversion, energy storage and energy saving. Research at the centre aims to develop systems for energy production that do not rely on external power supply or fuel combustion, and to ultimately preserve energy.
The university has international cooperation agreements with institutions in more than 40 countries, as well as a number of international agencies, including the World Health Organisation, Unesco and the European Union. It also has two Confucius Institutes, one of which was awarded the Confucius Institute of the Year award in 2009.
