History of School of Languages and General Education

School of Languages and General Education was established according to the resolution of Walailak University Council Meeting No. 10/2019 (Saturday, November 9, 2021). The WU Council approved to raise the status of Walailak University Languages Institute to be a school in order to combine General Education courses which at that time it was scattered in other schools in order to increase efficiency in management and supporting for integrated working between departments according to the matter proposed for consideration in the Academic Council meeting no. 9/2019 (Wednesday, September 25, 2019).

Present, the School of Languages and General Education, Walailak University is responsible for teaching General Education courses in both English and non-English languages to undergraduate students of all schools and colleges at Walailak University. Moreover, the school also produces research and academic work and academic services as well as having works in arts and cultures support and building the connection with other organization domestically and internationally.

• 9 November 2019: Walailak University Council approved the establishment of School of Languages and General Education. Therefore, that day is considered as the day of the establishment of the school and Assistant Professor Dr. Pongsathorn Dechatiwongse Na Ayuthaya was appointed by the university to perform duties as the first acting dean of the school.
• 2 January 2020: The university has an order to transfer the lecturers in the field of general education from the School of Liberal Arts to General Education Department, School of Languages and General Education.
• 21 February 2020: The university has an order to transfer lecturers in the Environmental Technology Program, School of Engineering and Technology to General Education Department, School of Languages and General Education.
• 2 March 2020: The university has an order to transfer lecturers Industrial Design Program, School of Architecture and Design to General Education Department, School of Languages and General Education.
• 19 May 2020: The school arranged an event to elect the eligible lecturers to be the school board committee.
• 19 June 2020: The school board committee was arranged for the first time.
• 15 April 2020: The School launches general education courses on the Thai MOOC system with courses on Thai for Contemporary.
• Semester 1/2020 is the first time that the school has integrated MOOC in teaching and learning at Walailak University
• 1 January 2021: The school has released the first monthly newsletter (SOLGEN Newsletter).
• 1 February 2021: The school seminar was arranged for the first time in order to prepare he school’s strategic plans.
• The University Council meeting no. 4/2020 (Saturday, July 11, 2020) approved the General Education Curriculum B.E. 2021.
• The University Council in a special meeting/2564 (Sunday, June 27, 2021) Approval of the General Education Curriculum B.E. 2021, the 1st revision.
• 9 September 2021: The School signed an Academic Partnership (MOU) with Batangas State University, Philippines, which is the school’s first overseas MOU.
• 10 September 2021: The School signed an Academic Partnership (MOU) with Benjamarachutit School, Nakhon Si Thammarat, which is the first MOU with domestic institutions of the school.