Centralized Use of Laboratory Equipment for Engineering Education at SUT

摘要

Suranaree University of Technology (SUT) is a newly established state university in Thailand. It is aimed for being the first fully autonomous one of the country. SUT's management principle of centralized and shared responsibilities is implemented at the Center for Scientific and Technological Equipment (CSTE) such that centralized utilization of laboratory equipment could be achieved. The paper, therefore, describes the organizational arrangement of the Center, and its management of laboratories for engineering education. Finally, manufacturing process laboratory set up for 750 engineering students, and fundamental electrical engineering laboratory set up for 500 non-EE students are exemplified with managerial aspects emphasized.