Programme title

Institution/organization

Micro-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 selection and design of micro-irrigation systems
- Drip irrigation
- Low pressure mini-spray and bubbler systems
- Analysis of clogging problem
- Filtering system design
- Economic analysis for selection and design of the system
- Water application planning and evaluation

To attend this course a preliminary knowledge of Micro 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 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 also provide training courses on irrigation design and water management. The major research programmes of the department 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 system and simulation and optimization of irrigation and water resources systems.