Programme title

Institution/organization

Surface irrigation engineering

Contact person
Dr Varawoot Vudhivanich - Head of Department

Contact person's address
Department of Irrigation Engineering
Faculty of Engineering
Kasetsart University
Kamphaengsaen Campus
Nakhon Pathom 73140
Thailand

Contact person's Telephone/Fax
Tel +66-34-281658 Fax +66-34-351404

Contact person's E-mail
[email protected]

Type of programme
Course
Module of a comprehensive M.Sc. programme

Certificate
Certificate of participation
University credits

Frequency of programme
Annual

Programme's main focus
Enhancement of the capabilities of water professionals.

Programme prospectus
This course is a module of a comprehensive Master of Engineering programme in Irrigation Engineering. The course teaches the following subjects:

- Principles in surface irrigation design
- Hydraulics of flow in furrow
- Border and basin irrigation
- Application uniformity
- Application efficiency
- Effects of irregular slopes
- Land levelling calculation

To attend this course, a preliminary knowledge of the design of on-farm irrigation systems is required.

Target group
Junior professionals
Postgraduate students in Irrigation Engineering

Programme www
http://www.eng.ku.ac.th/%7Eirre/EMENG.HTM

Language
Thai, English (on request)

Department of Irrigation Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Kasetsart University

Acronym
IRRE

Country
Thailand

Address
Department of Irrigation Engineering
Faculty of Engineering
Kasetsart University
Kamphaengsaen Campus
Nakhon Pathom 73140
Thailand

Tel +66-34-351897

Fax +66-34-351404

E-mail
[email protected]

Institute/organization www
http://www.eng.ku.ac.th/%7Eirre/

Brief description of institution/organization
The Department of Irrigation Engineering is the first department in the Faculty of Engineering, previously called the School of Irrigation then Faculty of Irrigation Engineering. Since it was founded in 1938, more than 1 100 irrigation engineers have been trained.

The department consists of five laboratories: field experimentation, irrigation engineering laboratory, surveying laboratory, material testing laboratory and soil mechanics laboratory.

The department offers Bachelor, Master and Doctoral degree programmes in irrigation engineering. Upon request, the department can provide training courses on irrigation design and water management. The Department's major research programmes are: the development of micro and sprinkler irrigation systems, project water allocation scheduling and monitoring, planning, design and development of modern irrigated agriculture systems, application of GIS in planning and management of irrigated agriculture systems and simulation and optimization of irrigation and water resources systems.