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History of the Faculty of Agricultural Technology
School of Agricultural Technology
The Faculty of Agricultural Technology was formerly the “Nakhon Pathom Agriculture School,” located in Nakhon Pathom Province under the Department of Vocational Education, Ministry of Education. During the 1966 academic year, the Department of Vocational Education had a vocational education development project, and the government approved loans from the World Bank and the Bank of Thailand to improve colleges, vocational schools in the fields of mechanics and agriculture, as well as to produce vocational teachers. Before moving the Nakhon Pathom Agriculture School to Lat Krabang District, the Ministry of Education planned to use the land donated by Than Phuying Liam to improve a higher vocational institution into Chaokhun Thahan College. Later, in May 1970, the Nakhon Pathom Agriculture School was relocated to this site, and the new agriculture school was officially named “Chaokhun Thahan Agriculture School.”
Chaokhun Thahan Agricultural School
Improvements and changes have been made in education, including staffing rates for teachers, instructors, workers, and janitors, as well as the budget. These efforts progressed sequentially until it was established as the “Chaokhun Thahan Agricultural College” on January 1, 1974. Later, on April 22, 1979, the Chaokhun Thahan Agricultural College was transferred to the jurisdiction of the King Mongkut's Institute of Technology, under the Ministry of University Affairs, and was renamed the “Faculty of Agricultural Technology”.
Currently
Faculty of Agricultural Technology, King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang, under the Office of the Higher Education Commission, Ministry of Education, which resulted from the restructuring and reorganization of various ministries, departments, and bureaus, whereby the Ministry of University Affairs was dissolved into an agency under the Ministry of Education named the “Office of the Higher Education Commission” pursuant to the Act on the Organization of Ministry of Education Officials, B.E. 2546 (2003), which has been in force since July 7, 2003.
Chao Phraya Surawong Waiyawat
Lord Chao Khun Thahan
Chao Phraya Surawong Waiwat (Wor Bunnag), originally named Wor or Won, was the eldest son of Somdet Chao Phraya Borom Maha Si Suriyawong (Chuang Bunnag) and Lady Klin, daughter of Luang Kaeo Ayat (Chat). He was born on Friday, the 6th day of the waning moon of the 8th month (Uttarasatha), in the Year of the Rat, the 1160th year of the Siamese civil era (Samrit Sak).
He began his government service during the reign of Rama III. Later, during the reign of Rama IV, he was graciously appointed as Chao Muen Wai Waranat, the Chief of the Royal Pages, and served as the Deputy Ambassador accompanying Phraya Sri Phiphat (Pae Bunnag), the Ambassador, on a diplomatic mission to Paris, France, in 1860. Later, he was graciously appointed as Phraya Surawong Waiyawat, the Director-General of the Royal Pages, and served as Ambassador to France once again in 1866.
During the reign of King Rama V, His Majesty graciously commanded that Phraya Surawong Waiwat be promoted to Chao Phraya Surawong Waiwat, holding the position of Samuha Phra Kalahom (Minister of Defense) with a sakdina of 10,000, in 1869. He held the position of Samuha Phra Kalahom for 19 years until his death on Tuesday, the 10th waning moon of the 11th lunar month in the Year of the Rat, Samrit Sak, Chula Sakarat 1250, which corresponds to October 17, 1888, at the age of 60.
commonly known by the general public as
“Lord Kalahom”
Or “Tan Chao Khun Thahan”
And this name later became the name of King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang.
Luang Liam Protpitayapayat
Benefactor of education
Lady Liam was the 12th daughter of Chaophraya Surawong Waiyawat (Vor Bunnag), who served as the Minister of Defense during the early reign of King Rama V. Her father was commonly referred to by the general public as “Chaokhun Thahan” or “Chaokhun Kalahom.” Her mother's name was Lady Lee.
Lady Liam married Field Marshal Chao Phraya Surasakmontri (Jerm Saeng-Chuto), but they had no children together. Later, she married Luang Prot Pittayapayat and similarly had no children. During her lifetime, she often stayed at the Hua Takhe house, which is located along the canal opposite the Lat Krabang District Office. At that time, it was still a remote area, accessible only by boat.
During his stay in Hua Takhe, he saw that the children of Hua Takhe, the children and grandchildren of farmers who rented his land, as well as those from neighboring subdistricts such as Ban Bueng Bua, Lam Pathio, and Thap Yao, still lacked access to education because there was no secondary educational institution in the area and traveling was difficult.
In addition, Chao Khun Thahan, during his time overseeing the excavation of the Prawet Burirom Canal passing through the Lat Krabang area to Chachoengsao Province, observed that the laborers hired for the excavation often drank alcohol, gambled, and quarreled after finishing work. He therefore discussed with Than Liam that these people lacked educational opportunities, and if they were to be helped, education should be provided to their children and descendants.
For this reason, Chao Khun Thahan acquired approximately 1,500 rai of land along the newly excavated canal, with the intention of making this plot an educational institution to provide knowledge to future generations so they would have wisdom and better careers. Later, when Chao Khun Thahan passed away, this land became the property of his daughter, Than Liam.
Than Liam inherited the spirit of Chao Khun Thahan by donating 1,041 rai of land in Lat Krabang district to the Ministry of Education to establish an educational institution so that the children of Lat Krabang would have the opportunity to study at a higher level. She also gave her residence in Hua Takhane to be used as a school building offering secondary education, and named the school “Prot Phittayapayat School” as a memorial to her late husband.
In addition, he also requested the Ministry of Education to establish a vocational college to teach trades and to use the name “Than Chaokhun Thahan” for the college, which later developed into the Chaokhun Thahan Agriculture College and is currently part of King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang. Another part developed into the Telecommunications College and the Construction Technology College, which later became the important foundations of the institute.
Mr. Liam Protphittayapayat donated land in Lat Krabang District to the Ministry of Education to establish an educational institution, which served as an important foundation for educational development in the Lat Krabang area and is part of the history of King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang.