PSU and Siam Commercial Bank (SCB) created the application “PSU App” for daily communication for students, faculty, staff, and alumni of Prince of Songkla University on all five campuses.
The main appeal of PSU App lies in its fundamentally useful functions, such as a timetable that follows the academic year; the participation history of university activities; various types of information and services; a general calendar that features PSU activities, holidays and examination dates; a searchable directory that lists students, staff, and faculties; a campus map; emergency calls and phone numbers near PSU; and a “privilege” section to obtain certain products for prices lower than listed onsite.
Asst. Prof. Dr. Chinnapong Angsuchotmeetee, Assistant Director in the development of information systems of Office of Digital Innovation and Intelligent Systems, said that the trial version gives priority to the functions for students. Feedback and suggestions can be submitted through the app in order to improve the system and accommodate the users’ needs as much as possible. Alumni functions are still being developed, such as a place for alumni to exchange knowledge, and to support alumni businesses. Staff functions are also in various stages of development. When those are ready, staff will be able to distribute information, news, and activities through the app.
PSU App is categorized on platforms as a Super App, able to connect to PSU information systems through various channels. After student function development is complete, alumni and staff functions will be implemented, with the final goal of providing access to the entire information system of PSU through the app.
The PSU App is now available for download for both iOS and Android. It is expected to be officially launched on 6 June 2022, through an event that introduces the application, an excellent tool that all PSU should have on their mobile devices. On 1 March 2022, at 12:30 p.m., @psuconnext will broadcast live on Facebook and YouTube, featuring PSU App’s functions and exclusive privileges for visitors and users.
“PSU App will be the source of everything, including news, events, and PSU benefits. It is a convenient one-stop service app, expected to be used by about 95 percent of PSU on all campuses,”
Dr. Chinnapong said.