Graduation

The student whose has the English proficiency test result from a Language Testing Center that does not meet the criteria in the above table can submit a request for consideration to take two KMUTNB English Courses and must pass the courses with the stated score as shown in the below table according to the English Proficiency Test Methods and Criteria for Graduation No. 4 dated on 6 May 2021 (Click here).

The student who already passes the thesis defense examination and at least publishes partial of thesis work according to the graduation requirement can submit the request for a special consideration on a case-by-case basis for approval of English language score requirement to the TGGS Academic Affairs Office. For more information, please consult the TGGS Announcement on at This link and the latest announcement at Academic Announcement (See the TGGS Request Form for Special Consideration for Approval of English Language Score Requirement (TG96). The official test score is required; more documents can be attached if needed.)

TGGS Master Degree

TGGS Doctoral Degree

CU-TGGS Joint-Master Degree in Railway Vehicles and Infrastructure Engineering

RWTH-TGGS Dual Master Degrees in Electrical and Software Systems Engineering

TGGS Students:  CSE and EPE Program Only**

Remark:  * Additional qualification is defined by RWTH. Students with exemption, total credits is 152 ECTS.                   ** Students in SSE program must contact the RWTH–TGGS Dual Degree Coordinator. RWTH Students:

Industrial Internship

The student must complete at least 18 weeks of industrial internship with 4 KMUTNB credits or 30 ECTS. The evaluation/assessment result of the industrial internship is in the form of Letter Grade as S or U. If the student cannot submit the report within two months after the ending date of industrial internship work, the student will receive Ip.

Master Thesis

The student must conduct the master thesis work, pass the proposal, progress, defense examinations and complete and submit the thesis book.  Grading system used for the evaluation of the master thesis is presented as follows:

If the student cannot complete the thesis work but still in progress, the student will receive Ip.

Cumulative GPA

To graduate, students must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 out of 4.00 scale according to the regulations set forth by the Commission of Higher Education (CHE).

• A student who has the Cumulative GPA less than 2.50 will be automatically retired from the study program.
• A student who has the Cumulative GPA of at least 2.50 but still lower than 3.00 will be on the “probation” status.
• A student who has completed the coursework according to the study program and received the Cumulative GPA of at least 2.90 but still lower than 3.00 can register for additional course(s) that have not been previously taken with the consent of a thesis advisor and the program to achieve the Cumulative GPA of at least 3.00 within the next semester. Otherwise, the student will be automatically retired from the study program.
• A student is not allowed to register for the course(s) that have been previously taken, except for the repetition according to Item (3).

Required Publication

Partial or entire of thesis work must be published in the international conference or international journal according to the study program. In the case of the international conference proceeding, the student must attend the conference and submit both the conference proceeding and the Conference Certificate. In the case of the international journal, the student must submit the journal, if not the acceptance letter from the publisher is acceptable. According to Commission of Higher Education (CHE) regulations, in order for students to be graduated, they must complete the publication requirement as follows:

1. All graduate students in the master study program (Study Plan A2) must partially publish their thesis work in at least the international conference proceeding (paper) with full paper. Conference abstract is not acceptable.  The international conference proceeding must be

(1) peer-reviewed,

(2) in the approved CHE database (Web of Science, SCOPUS, TCI (Thai-Journal Citation Index Centre), other database listed in CHE and TRF (The Thailand Research Fund)) and importantly

(3) not listed in the Beall’s List (See the list) or Predatory Open-Access Publishers, http://scholarlyoa.com/.

Oral or poster presentation is acceptable but ​the student must ATTEND the conference AND PRESENT THE WORK. After returning from the conference, the student must submit the following documents:

a. Full Conference Proceeding

b. Conference Certificate

c. Conference Program (indicating the student’s name inside the program/session)

The photograph of poster and presenter is recommended and good proof of the student presence in the conference.  In the case that the student would like to publish the work in the international journal, please follows the regulation as stated in the item 4.

2. All graduate students in the master study program (Study Plan A1) must partially publish their thesis work in at least one international journal and the international journal must be as stated in the item 4 or one international conference proceeding (paper) with full paper in the SCOPUS database. Conference abstract is not acceptable. The international conference proceeding must be as stated in the item 1.

(1) peer-reviewed,

(2) in the approved CHE database (Web of Science, SCOPUS, TCI (Thai-Journal Citation Index Centre), other database listed in CHE and TRF (The Thailand Research Fund)) and importantly

(3) not listed in the Beall’s List (See the list) or Predatory Open-Access Publishers, http://scholarlyoa.com/.

Oral or poster presentation is acceptable but ​the student must ATTEND the conference AND PRESENT THE WORK. After returning from the conference, the student must submit the following documents:

a. Full Conference Proceeding

b. Conference Certificate

c. Conference Program (indicating the student’s name inside the program/session)

The photograph of poster and presenter is recommended and good proof of the student presence in the conference.  In the case that the student would like to publish the work in the international journal, please follows the regulation as stated in the item 4.

3. All graduate students in the master study program (Study Plan B) must partially publish their master project work in any form that can be searched.

(1) peer-reviewed,

(2) in the approved CHE database (Web of Science, SCOPUS, TCI (Thai-Journal Citation Index Centre), other database listed in CHE and TRF (The Thailand Research Fund)) and importantly

(3) not listed in the Beall’s List (See the list) or Predatory Open-Access Publishers, http://scholarlyoa.com/.

Since publishing in the international journal takes a long time, the acceptance letter is acceptable. Typically, the acceptance letter states the following information: (1) Name of Journal to be published, (2) Volume and (3) Issue. Without this information, the acceptance letter is not considered to be the proof of publication.

4. All graduate students in the doctoral study program must partially publish their thesis work in at least two international journals with a full article. Review Article is not acceptable. The international journal must be

(1) peer-reviewed,

(2) in the approved CHE database (Web of Science, SCOPUS, TCI (Thai-Journal Citation Index Centre), other database listed in CHE and TRF (The Thailand Research Fund)) and importantly

(3) not listed in the Beall’s List: Predatory Open-Access Publishers, http://scholarlyoa.com/.

Since publishing in the international journal takes a long time, the acceptance letter is acceptable. Typically, the acceptance letter states the following information: (1) Name of Journal to be published, (2) Volume and (3) Issue. Without this information, the acceptance letter is not considered to be the proof of publication.

Guidelines for Specifying Author Names on Published Research Papers and Presenting Part of Doctoral Dissertation, Master’s Thesis and Independent Study in Academic Conference for Doctoral and Master Degrees Graduation Requirement as follows:

1. The student’s name should be the first or corresponding author on the article that submitted for the graduation.

In the case of the student is not able to specify his or her name as the first or corresponding author, the advisor must submit a memorandum to the TGGS Academic Affairs explaining the reasons and the necessity to the TGGS Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Quality Management and request for special consideration to be approved on a case-by-case basis.

2. The doctoral dissertation, master thesis or independent study’s advisor name from TGGS and/or RWTH Aachen University must be included on the article that submitted for the graduation.

3. Part or entire of a doctoral dissertation, master thesis, or independent study must be published or presented in an international conference or journal for graduation requirement. Review article which is covered the analysis or summary of the relevant research is not acceptable.

4. In the case that the student is requested to specify the agency that the student is affiliated with on the article, the student should specify “King Mongkut’s University of Technology North Bangkok”.

In the case that the faculty name can be specified, the students must specify “The Sirindhorn International Thai-German Graduate School of Engineering”. In the case that the department name can be specified, the students must specify the associated TGGS Program. In the case that the research group can be specified, the students must specify the associated TGGS Major (Research Group).

5. In the case that an e-mail is requested to be specified on the article, the student should specify the e-mail address of the Sirindhorn International Thai-German Graduate School of Engineering or King Mongkut’s University of Technology North Bangkok. The student may also use a personal e-mail, but the name must be formal and polite.

For more information, please consult the TGGS Announcement at [This link] and the latest announcement at https://tggs.kmutnb.ac.th/academic-announcement.

After the completion of the thesis defense, the student is still waiting for the publication requirement, the student must maintain his/her student status until the publication requirement and documents are met. For example, if the thesis defense is completed in December 2018 but the conference is scheduled in April 2019, the student must register for one semester and cannot be graduated in December 2018. If the student status is not maintained, the student cannot graduate. If the student has not registered by the deadline of each semester, TGGS/KMUTNB will announce the student status to be RETIRED from the program. In order to re-enroll as the student, the student must pay the fee. This is the KMUTNB regulations!

The Master students (ID 55 onwards) with self-support (paid the full/partial tuition fee) and scholarships (except the KMUTNB full-tuition fee waiving scholarship) are eligible to apply for the international conference scholarship. The scholarship supports no more than 5,000 THB on the following items:

• Actual Registration Fee up to 3,500 THB
• Travelling and Accommodation Cost up to 1,500 THB

Note: The student must consult the Department Office regarding the financial support. The procedure to acquire the scholarship is as follows:

Step 1: The student submits an international conference scholarship request form from the TGGS Academic Affairs Office. The submission of this request form can be done after your conference abstract/paper has been accepted for the oral presentation/poster. In addition, it must be at least one to two months prior the registration of the conference. The registration fee cannot be reimbursed if the registration date is prior the approval date. (See the TGGS Request Form for International Conference Scholarship (TG92). The application basically consists of TGGS request form, information on international conference and abstract, more documents can be attached if needed.)

Step 2: After the approval, the student can register for the conference and arrange for travelling and accommodation. All charges will be paid in advanced by the student first. After attending the conference, the student will receive the reimbursement. Note that the official receipt is required for the reimbursement; the electronic receipt is not acceptable. If the student needs a letter for applying VISA to attend the conference, please tick the option in the form and submit the TGGS Request Form for Student Certification and Unofficial TGGS Transcript (TG93).

Step 3: The student must immediately submit the Publication Submission when returning back to TGGS in order to receive the reimbursement and fulfill the graduation requirement. (See the Publication Submission Form (TG81), the copy of conference proceeding and conference certificate are required.)

Responsible and Contact Persons

TGGS Academic Affairs:

• Miss Thanunpon Songmuangsuk

(Official KMUTNB Transcript and Unofficial TGGS Transcript) Program Secretaries:

• Miss Pattama Mookhiruntara (CSE, EPE, SSE, SGE, and RVIE)
• Miss Arpawan Petang (ASAE, CPE, MESD and MPE)

Summary procedure for Unofficial TGGS Transcript

Step 1:       The student submits the TGGS Request Form for Student Certification and Unofficial TGGS Transcript (TG93) to the TGGS Academic Affairs Office.

Step 2:       TGGS Academic Affairs will check the curriculum, course structure, study plan, course list and grades to ensure that the student meets all graduation requirement. Verification is done by TGGS Academic Affairs officer, program coordinator and TGGS Associate Dean for Academic Affairs.

Step 3:       TGGS Academic Affairs will issued Student Certification and Unofficial TGGS Transcript. This process takes 3-5 working days. In the case with the Official KMUTNB Transcript, additional steps are processed.

Summary procedure for Official KMUTNB Transcript

Step 1:       After the completion of Unofficial TGGS Transcript, it will be sent to KMUTNB Academic Services. All signatures of the program coordinator and TGGS Associate Dean for Academic Affairs on Unofficial TGGS Transcript will verify that all the grades sending to the KMUTNB Academic Services are correct.

Step 2:       TGGS Dean will sign the Official KMUTNB Transcript and the KMUTNB Academic Services will notarize the document.

This process takes at least 15 working days. Delay can be expected in the case that the student status is not correct.

The official KMUTNB Transcript can be issued after all the graduation requirement is completed.  As for the degree certificate, the student will receive the degree certificate from the hand of HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn one year after the completion from the study program during the commencement day which is typically scheduled in November every year. All the graduation documents:  KMUTNB Degree Certificate along with the pin and TGGS Certification Letter will not be available until after the commencement day due to the Royal House Regulations.  These documents must be handed to the class graduates first by HRH Princess Sirindhorn, then the unattended graduates can receive these documents. Please understand all the circumstances.

Termination of TGGS Student Status (For Graduation)

After completed with all graduation requirement, the student must submit TGGS Request Form for Termination of Student Status (TG100) to the TGGS Academic Affairs Office. Moreover, the student must follow KMUTNB procedure and submit KMUTNB Request Form for Termination of Student Status to KMUTNB Registrar Office.

Congratulations on your achievement!

Since all of you have completed the study programs with TGGS in this academic year. Due to the KMUTNB traditional ceremony, every year the university is going to have the Commencement Day and the student will receive the degree certificate from the hand of HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn (one year after the completion of the study program). Royal House Regulations will be strictly applied. 

Due to the COVID-19 situation, KMUTNB cannot confirm the exact date and time for the rehearsal for KMUTNB Commencement Day because we have to organize according to the social distancing and preventive measure policies. TGGS Academic Affairs will inform you later if we know the exact time of 1st and 2nd Rehearsal Day and Group Photo Day.

For your interest, please check out the video clips on rehearsal and commencement day:

1. Rehearsal at KMUTNB https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b17dQsXaHoE&feature=youtu.be
2. Rehearsal at BITEC https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYJM5iSMcRw
3. Commencement Day https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9f6NqOkDOo Unfortunately, the clip is in Thai but you can see the picture.
4. Video Clip on Rehearsal in English Video Clip in English

Graduate registration online  http://ceremony.kmutnb.ac.th/. Unfortunately, this website is in Thai. You can use Google Translate!

TGGS Graduates Evaluation Form https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe9_chziJ49gzMek5NkKvSePjXeIMXY8T1ySRYp1lMVugZPHg/viewform?vc=0&c=0&w=1 This survey is to be completed at the time of your graduation. Your answers will be held in strictly confidential by TGGS and will be used only in conjunction with responses from other students. Your willingness to complete this evaluation is very important to TGGS. This feedback is used only to evaluate and improve graduate education at TGGS.

For those of you who cannot attend the commencement day, all the graduation document: KMUTNB Degree Certificate along with the pin and TGGS Certification Letter will not be available until after the commencement day due to the Royal House Regulations.

If you have further questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact us at academic@tggs.kmutnb.ac.th