“Khwannom Wai Khru Ceremony” at RMUTP
Rajamangala University of Technology Phra Nakhon (RMUTP) held its annual Wai Khru and Bai Sri Su Khwan ceremony for the 2025 academic year on August 21, 2025, at Mongkhon Arpha Building, Phranakhon Commercial College Campus. The event, inspired by Southern Thai culture, allowed students to express gratitude and pay respect to their teachers.
The ceremony included a tribute to Prince of Chumphon Khet Udomsak, a student pledge led by the student council president, and representatives from all nine faculties presenting flower, incense, and candle trays to their teachers. Dr. Nattawornpol Ratchisirivut, the university president, received the trays and reminded students that Wai Khru fosters gratitude, humility, and wisdom, shaping both character and knowledge.
This year’s Wai Khru tray competition highlighted student creativity and aesthetics. In the Creativity category, the Faculty of Liberal Arts won 1st prize, followed by the Faculty of Textile Industry and Fashion Design, and the Faculty of Business Administration. In the Beauty category, the Faculty of Home Economics Technology claimed 1st prize, followed by Tourism vocational students and the Faculty of Mass Communication Technology.
The Wai Khru trays remain a meaningful symbol of respect for teachers, and Gen Z students’ innovative designs reflect their diverse perspectives and creativity.
Mr.Sethawut Meephaen, a student from the Faculty of Home Economics Technology, said the Bua Chalong Khwan (Lotus of Blessing), a symbol of Rajamangala University of Technology Phra Nakhon, inspired this year’s Teacher Appreciation Flower Tray (Phan Wai Khru). The tray, crafted in the Chotivej style, depicts teachers as lotus petals nurturing students, represented by the stamens.
Ms.Papitchaya Khumduang from the Faculty of Textile and Fashion Design explained that the tray, Wiman Roi Sin: Contemporary Southern Arts, combines southern folk arts like Manorah and Nang Talung using recycled materials such as beads, crystals, fabric scraps, and buttons. The tray is topped with a Manorah headdress, symbolizing respect for teachers, while diamonds represent how teachers help students shine.
Mr. Teeradech Wannaraklert from the Faculty of Mass Communication Technology added that glass bead decorations reflect teachers as weavers of wisdom, emphasizing the patience, creativity, and dedication required to nurture students.
The event also included blessings for textbooks and learning tools, awards for 47 outstanding students in extracurricular activities (2024), 11 exemplary students of 2025, and 160 students with excellent academic results (2024). It concluded with a traditional Bai Sri Su Kwan ceremony, welcoming new students with cultural performances and a wrist-tying blessing.
