1. To train high-level scientific and technological personnel to meet national needs for development;

2. To engage in research for the creation and enhancement of knowledge, and to use the results for the development of the country;

3. To adapt, transfer, and develop suitable technology to increase Thailand us technological self-reliance;

4. To provide academic services to the public and to organizations in both governmental and private sectors; and

5. To provide national and regional cultural enrichment, especially in the arts and culture of the Northeast.