The main campus was formerly Suan Ban Kaew Palace, the personal residence of Her Majesty Queen Rambhai Barni, the Queen of King Prajadhipok or King Rama VII. After H.M. King Prajadhipok passed away, H.M. Queen Rambhai Barni lived here from June 1950 to June 1972 with the strong intention of developing this region of the country. With her sharp vision for the nation’s development, particularly educating the people of the nation. The Queen graciously donated her own residence to Thailand’s Ministry of Education in 1972 to establish an institution of higher education in the East. The aging Queen then took up her permanent residence at Sukhothai Palace in Bangkok