Student Activities

International Events

Orientation Day

Orientation welcomes and provides important information to all of the new foreign students. The information is important to students enrolling for the first time in one of KU's full-term degree programs (Bachelor, Masters, or PhD) or as a Visiting Student or Exchange Student (one year or one semester). Explains KU's course registration and payment system, Thailand's Education Visa regulations and procedures (Visa extension, 90 Day Reporting, etc.). KU staff and guest speakers review KU's academic calendar, student activities, and introduce students to cultural norms unique to Thailand. The Orientation program begins in the morning usually and is followed by a tour of campus with stops at important venues (Main Library, sports and fitness areas). Orientation customarily occurs in the week prior to the first day of classes, according to the International Programs Academic Calendar.

 

International Sports Day

Variety of sports activities and fun games. Some of the activities revolve around popular competitive sports (basketball or football/soccer) but many of the activities are appropriate to students with little or no athletic prowess. Both Thai and foreign students are invited, as the predominant purpose is to promote interaction between Thai and Non-Thai collegians, while having fun together. International Sports Day is normally arranged in February or March (Semester 2).

 
 

International Foods Fair

The popular International Foods Fair is normally arranged in August or September. The event features the various cultures represented by KU's international students who are invited (with modest financial support) to cook and market foods from their home country or to present a dance or other performance from their country. Students may win prizes for booth decoration, national costume, and performance. Anyone on KU's campus may attend, so it is a popular, active annual event.

 

Sit and Chat


Thai Culture Events

Thai Cooking Class

Teaches visiting international students about Thai cooking. It is interactive, hands-on learning; international students follow along while using the ingredients, and learn how to cut, blend, and cook a tasty Thai meal and a Thai dessert. The goal is to give the students confidence to try simple dishes, such as Somtam (Thai Papaya Salad) and Taro dumpling with coconut milk (Bua Loy), for example, later at their home. This event is arranged every semester.

Loy Krathong Festival

International students are taught to make their own Krathong, while Thai staff explain the story of Krathong. After the small floral floats are completed, everyone goes to one of KU's large ponds where students may float their creations while giving thanks to the spirits. Efforts are made to use environmentally friendly materials. This event occurs at Loy Krathong (November)

Songkran Festival

International students visit the venue where university personnel celebrate the Songkran Festival according to traditional symbolic ceremonies (water blessings) and are accompanied later to a popular spot in Bangkok where students may observe (and participate) in more modern forms of celebrating Songkran day (water throwing). This activity is arranged in April, during the Songkran holiday period.

 

Trips

Bangkok Trips

We organize and lead international students on tour to sites in or nearby Bangkok, where they may learn about Thailand's cultural heritage. Each Bangkok Trip has a different focus. During the time they are enrolled, students may visit a wide variety of venues: historic sites, ancient temples, art or cultural museums, or learning centers. For example: the Bank of Thailand, Thailand's National Museum, Temple of the Emerald Buddha, Rice Institute, Wat Arun, Museum of Contemporary Art. Bangkok Trips are arranged throughout the academic terms, August - May.

Volunteer Trip

Seeks to arrange an opportunity for international students to learn about the people and cultures in a province outside Bangkok. Students will actually participate in some type of volunteer activity linked to the community being visited. International students already have learned a little about Thai traditions as part of the introductory classes at KU and this Volunteer Trip provides an opportunity to engage actively with members in a rural Thai community. In the past, KU's international students have read stories in English to school children who are studying English, performed physical labor painting school classrooms, planted new plants in a mangrove forest, and more. This activity is arranged as circumstances permit; the goal is to plan at least one Volunteer Trip each semester.

 

KUBuddy

To welcome and help international students to adjust to academic life at KU, to foster interaction with Thai students, and to match international students with volunteer Thai Buddies. The idea is to provide access to a student peer who can provide advice about studies and life at KU, or information about getting around and settling into Thailand. It is totally volunteer; small groups of international students are matched with small groups of Thai students. Thai students can advise . . . where is the classroom, which are the best cafes or canteens on campus, or even where to get a haircut, and more. KU Buddy Program is launched at the beginning of each semester.

 

Student Clubs

Club Location
KU DANCE CLUB Floor 3, Thep Sat Sathit Building
KU BAND Auab Hemarachata Building, next to the petanque field, opposite the KU Sports Office
KU CHORUS Floor 2, Thep Sat Sathit Building
KU CHEERLEADER Floor 3, Thep Sat Sathit Building
KU ACOUSTIC Post Office Building, opposite the KU Infirmary, near the basketball field
KU PHOTO Floor 2, Post Office Building, next to the KU Acoustic Club Room
KU JAPANESE POP CULTURE Floor 5, Thep Sat Sathit Building
KU MEDITATION CLUB Floor 2, Meditation Club Room, Multimedia Building
Kasetsart Khon and Thai Classical Drama Club Floor 3, Thep Sat Sathit Building
Kasetsart University E-SAN Club Floor 3, Thep Sat Sathit Building
KU Catholic Club Floor 3, Thep Sat Sathit Building
KU Christian Club Floor 3, Thep Sat Sathit Building
Muslim Kasetsart Floor 1, Student Activities Building No. 2
Buddhist Club Buddha Kaset Building
Ruam Dao Krajui Music Club Ruam Dao Krajui Music Club Building, opposite the Kasetruamjai Center at Ngamwongwan Gate 3
Penclub Floor 5, Thep Sat Sathit Building
KU North Club Floor 3, Post Office Building (Student Council side)
KU KAMMATTHANA Floor 3, Thep Sat Sathit Building
The KU Public Speaking Club of Kasetsart University Floor 3, Thep Sat Sathit Building
KU DAC Club Floor 3, Thep Sat Sathit Building
Thai Classical Dance Club Floor 1, Post Office Building
Thai Classical Music Club Multi-purpose Building (Arts and Culture Activities) at the corner of Office of Agricultural Museum and Culture
Club Location
Prepare for the ROTCS 2020 Floor 2, Building No. 8
Astronomy Club Thep Sat Sathit Building
KASETSARN Room No. 113, Floor 1, Thep Sat Sathit Building
Kasetsart University Amateur Radio Club Floor 2, Building No. 8
Club Location
The Rural Development Club Room 2, Men's Toilet side, Floor 1, Building No. 8
Save Thai Elephant Club Floor 2, Building No. 8
Rotaract Club KU Floor 1, Building No. 8
Mushroom Club Floor 1, at the center of Building No. 8
KU Volunteer Building No. 8
Kasetsart University Southern Association In front of Building No. 8, between the Building No. 12 and Dormitory No. 2
Satha Club KU Floor 2, Building No. 8
Man And Forest Club KU Floor 2, Building No. 8
Nontri Stream of Knowledge The leftmost room, Floor 2, Building No. 8
Art of Living Club KU Floor 1, Building No. 8, at the corner of Men's Toilet side
KU Potential Club Floor 2, Building No. 8
Mahawithayalaichawban Club Floor 1, Building No. 8, next to Women's Toilet
Youth for Next Step of Kasetsart University Floor 5, Thep Sat Sathit Building
Club Location
KU badminton Club Seree Trairat Building
KU Softball Club Opposite of sport equipment lending room
KU Taekwondo Club Floor 2, Sport Club Building
KU Basketball Club Seree Trairat Building, next to gymnasium
Kampunmor kasetsart Boxing club KU Sports Office
Board Game Kasetsart University Seree Trairat Building
KU Hockey Club KU Hockey Pitch
KU Football Club Insi Chantharasathit Field
KU Track and Field Club Insi Chantharasathit Field
KU Ballroom Dancesport Club Floor 1, Sport Club Building
Chulabhorn Aquatic Club Chulabhorn Walailak Swimming Pool
KU Karate-Do Club Judo-Aikido Club Building
KU Table Tennis Club Seree Trairat Building
KU Contact Bridge Club Seree Trairat Building, next to Volleyball Club
KU Rugby Club Rugby Field
KU Judo-Aikido Club Judo-Aikido Club Building
KU Volleyball Seree Trairat Building, next to Contact Bridge Club
KU Fencing Club Near Tennis Court
KU Archery Club Between Rugby Field and Ruam Dao Krajui Music Club Building
KU Crossword & A-Math Club Seree Trairat Building, in front of woman toilet
KU Thai Sword Club Seree Trairat Building, opposite of KU Band Club
KU Shooting Club Floor 4, Sport Club Building
KU Futsal Team Insi Chantharasathit Field
KU Rowing Club Insi Chantharasathit Field
KU Takraw Club Opposite of Volleyball court
KU Bodybuilding Club Seree Trairat Building
KU Petanque Club Seree Trairat Building
KU Lawn Tennis Club Seree Trairat Building
KU Bowling Club Seree Trairat Building
KU Golf Club  
KU Handball Club Seree Trairat Building
Club Location
KU EQ Club Floor 3, Thep Sat Sathit Building
AIESEC Floor 3, Thep Sat Sathit Building
KU Startup Floor 3, Thep Sat Sathit Building
Balance Life Club Floor 3, Thep Sat Sathit Building
Happier Club Floor 3, Thep Sat Sathit Building

International Activities Calendar

Activities Organized Time
Orientation Day One week before the semester starts
International Sport Day Second semester
International Food Fair First semester
Thai Cooking Class Once per semester
Bangkok Trips August – May
Loy Krathong Festival November
Songkran Festival April
Cultural Trip Once per semester
KU Buddy All year
Student Clubs All year

Contact

Organized by International Studies Center (ISC), Office of Educational Administration

Tel: +662 562 0985
Email: ku.oip@ku.ac.th
Website: https://sites.google.com/ku.th/isc/home
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/isc.ku