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IT resources of various types as of academic year 2020

4.3 Lifelong learning measures

4.3.1 – Does your university as a body provide access to educational resources for those not studying at the university, e.g. computers, library, online courses, access to lectures, etc.?

 

            Valaya Alongkorn Rajabhat University under the Royal Patronage (VRU) offers a variety of quality IT resources, which include books, printed materials, journals, databases, electronic media. In terms of physical readiness, VRU also provides various learning spaces and platforms for students, personnel, and interested people who can gain access to online databases remotely from anywhere. IT resources available at VRU are detailed below:

Table 1 : Number of IT resources of various types as of academic year 2020

Resource type

Number

1. Books

149,460

2. Audio/visual

12,276

3. Printed journals/magazines

21,674

4. Printed research reports/theses

15,282

5. E-Books

3,640

6. E-Magazine 

859

Total

203,191

Moreover, VRU also offers online learning for those who wish to reskill or upskill themselves, such as a training course for taking care of the elderly (130 hours), an online cooking class on how to make tempeh, and an online class for bakeries.

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