Doctor of Philosophy Program in Smart City Development Innovation Engineering

For Plan 1.1 and Plan 1.2:

1. Students must publish work derived from their dissertation, or as part of their dissertation. The article must have been published or at least accepted for publication in at least two international academic journals. The international journals must meet the criteria set by the Higher Education Standards Committee, or
2. Students must publish work derived from their dissertation, or as part of their dissertation. The article must have been published or at least accepted for publication in at least one international academic journal that meets the criteria set by the Higher Education Standards Committee, and produce one innovative/creative work according to Khon Kaen University regulations, and
3. Prepare a dissertation work poster in the format specified by the Faculty of Engineering.

For Plan 2.1 and Plan 2.2:

1. Students must publish work derived from their dissertation, or as part of their dissertation. The article must have been published or at least accepted for publication in at least one international academic journal. The international journal must meet the criteria set by the Higher Education Standards Committee, or
2. Students must produce one innovative/creative work according to Khon Kaen University regulations, and
3. Prepare a dissertation work poster in the format specified by the Faculty of Engineering.

(1) Compulsory courses 

(1.1) Engineering Foundation Courses (Non-credit)

                                 Students following the type 1.1 and type 1.2 are required to register for and pass the following courses on an audit basis for a total of 3 credits. They must achieve a grade of S (Satisfactory).

(1.2) Engineering Foundation Courses (For credit)

                                 Students in type 2.1 and type 2.2 are required to register for and pass the following credit-based courses totaling 3 credits:

(1.3) Specialized Engineering Courses (Non-credit)

Students in type 1.1, type 1.2, type 2.1, and type 2.2 are required to register for and pass the following non-credit (Audit) courses totaling 2 credits:

(1.4) Specialized Engineering Courses (For Credit) 

Students in plan 2.1 and plan 2.2 are required to register for and pass the following courses for credit, totaling 6 credits:

(2)  Elective courses

Students in type 1.2 are required to register and pass the following courses for credit, totaling at least 3 credits. 

Students in type 2.2 are required to register and pass the following courses for credit, totaling at least 15 credits. They must select courses from the Innovative Construction Management Engineering group for at least 12 credits, and/or from courses within other groups or additional courses that may be offered later, totaling 3 credits, subject to the approval of the curriculum management committee, as follows:

(3) Dissertation 

Estimated Costs for International Students (Special Program)

Expected Living Costs

• Scholarships supporting research and study for graduate students to conduct thesis, dissertation or independent study

For master students: up to 30,000 Baht/person

For doctoral students: up to 30,000 Baht/person

• Award for publishing research work

Master students who have research papers or parts of research papers that have been published or accepted for publication in international journals indexed in the SCIE database, with at least 1 article, and the work must have been accepted before the end of the student’s program. The student must be the first author. If the article is in the 1st or 2nd quartile, the student will receive a prize of 20,000 Baht. If the article is in the 3rd or 4th quartile, the student will receive a prize of 10,000 Baht.

To apply, please visit this website: https://interadmission.gs.kku.ac.th/