A good person...a professional.
Bhavana Bodhikun Vocational College is the only vocational college on Koh Samui that accepts underprivileged students from all parts of Thailand, reflecting diverse cultural backgrounds. The college provides knowledge and moral values from professional teachers both domestically and internationally, offers accommodation and meals throughout the study period, and integrates daily meditation practices. The goal is for graduates to be self-reliant, able to support their families, and become good citizens. Scholarships are available until the completion of the vocational diploma program.
At Bhavana Bodhikun Vocational College, Buddhist principles are integrated into the curriculum and applied in daily life, from waking up to going to sleep. Students are trained to examine their body, speech, and mind, preparing them to grow into responsible adults for their families, society, and the nation in the future.
Course Overview
The college’s practical educational approach emphasizes hands-on learning with professional instructors and internships with 5-star tourism businesses. This ensures students acquire relevant job skills, learn outside the classroom, and gain direct experience. The learning process fosters social skills development, preparing students to become highly skilled professionals who can apply their knowledge effectively in real-world situations.
Accounting
This field encompasses fundamental knowledge, professional skills, and ethics. It will help you understand how financial statements are prepared, how to properly prepare accounting records and pay taxes, and open up career opportunities in both government and private sectors.
Digital business technology
Our focus is on developing a new generation of well-rounded individuals, promoting and developing computer skills through practical work rather than textbook learning. We cultivate creative thinking to foster inventors who are confident in their own potential.
Foreign languages
Focusing on English and Chinese languages, we enhance effective communication and offer intensive, specialized courses to meet the specific needs of employers.
Food and nutrition
Learn from culinary experts, gain work experience at a renowned 5-star hotel in Koh Samui, and build your skills.
Hotel industry
Learn practical skills to international standards from experienced faculty members with expertise in both teaching and work, and gain hands-on experience at leading partner institutions and hotels.
Tourism
Be creative, dare to think, dare to act, and dare to be a leader in managing sustainable new forms of travel and tourism.
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The Eightfold Path
The students were divided into 8 groups again, based on the Eightfold Path: Right View, Right Thought, Right Speech, Right Action, Right Livelihood, Right Effort, Right Mindfulness, and Right Concentration. These 8 principles will be used to monitor all activities within the college.
Embracing the King's Philosophy
The principles of the King's philosophy are incorporated into the curriculum to teach students self-reliance and the true essence of sufficiency. This serves as a guideline for their lives and encourages them to develop themselves and the nation towards sustainability.
Student activities
Morning and Evening Prayers
Daily morning and evening prayers, chanting, and meditation led by five Venerable Monks.
farm
Traditional ways of life involved producing food and living self-sufficiently.
Growing safe vegetables
Growing chemical-free vegetables for the good health of students.
hydroponics
Soil-less vegetable cultivation: high quality, residue-free, and generates income.
Chicken farm
A chicken farm with 50,000 chickens supplies eggs to kitchens and sells them on Koh Samui.
Mushroom farm
Producing black Bhutanese oyster mushroom and grey oyster mushroom spawn in 10 greenhouses.
Catfish pond
We raise catfish in 6 ponds for sale, processing, and as a site for educational visits.