Silpakorn University
Silpakorn University () is a government sponsored
university located in
Thailand. The university was founded in
Bangkok in
1943 by
Italian-born art professor Corrado Ferroci, who took the Thai name
Silpa Bhirasri when he became a Thai citizen. It is the leading Thai university in the fine arts, though it now includes many other faculties. It has about 7,000 students.
The university has several campuses:
*Thapra Palace,
Bangkok*Sanam Chan Palace,
Nakhon Pathom*
PhetchaburiIn 1939 the Pranete Silpakam School was founded on the grounds of Thapra Palace by Mom Luang Pin Malagula. Four years later, during
World War II, it became Thailand's third government university.
In 1968 the Royal Thai Education Ministry granted permission for Silpakorn University to include additional majors, which led to the establishment of the Sanam Chan campus in Nakhon Pathom, west of Bangkok.
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