by the Government of Thailand

“ The University shall be an institute for education and research and shall have the objectives to provide education, promote advance academic and vocational affairs, conduct teaching, conduct research, provide academic services to the society and maintain national arts and culture. ”

“ The revenues of the University and the penalties arising from the fulfillment of the objectives of the University need not to be forwarded to the Ministry of Finance pursuant to the law on treasury reserve and the law on budgeting procedure, except the penalties arising from the breaches of academic leave contracts and those from the breaches of the contracts of purchase or hire of work the prices of which are paid out of the public account. ”

“ A Deputy Rector must have the same qualifications as the Rector, or must be a government officer under the law on university civil service, with academic backgrounds not lower than the level of bachelor's degree and having served the Government for not less than ten years.
An Assistant Rector must be qualified by having obtained a degree at any level or equivalent standing from the University or other higher education institute recognised by the Council. ”

“ The department chiefs incumbent on the date of coming into force of this Act shall become the department chiefs under this Act. If any of them has been in office for a period not yet over three years from his appointment, he shall continue to hold his office until the completion of such three years. Upon that completion, he shall continue to function until a new chief is appointed in pursuance of this Act; prescribed that the appointment must be made within one hundred and twenty days from the coming into force of this Act. ”

“ Degrees, Diplomata and Certificates
§ 46
The degrees are of three levels:
Those at first level are called doctoral degrees or d. in brief;
Those at second, master's degrees or m.;
Those at third, bachelor's degrees or b. ”