Thailand Universities Introduction Compiled by Taipei Economic & Cultural Office in Thailand Published in September, 2019 TABLE OF CONTENTS Public University Asian Institute of Technology……………………………………………………………….1 Chulalongkorn University .................................................................................................... 4 Chiang Mai University ........................................................................................................... 9 Khon Kaen University ........................................................................................................ 12 King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi ........................................................ 16 Kasetsart University ........................................................................................................... 19 Maejo University .................................................................................................................. 22 Mahidol University ............................................................................................................... 24 Prince of Songkla University .............................................................................................. 36 Thammasart University ...................................................................................................... 42 Private University Assumption University ....................................................................................................... 50 Bangkok University ............................................................................................................ 58 Panyapiwat Institute of Management ................................................................................. 60 Rajamangala University of Technology Lanna .................................................................. 62 Rangsit University ................................................................................................................ 64 | English Name Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) Thai Name สถาบนั เทคโนโลยีแห่งเอเชีย Chinese Name 亞洲理工學院 Location 58 Moo 9, Km. 42, Paholyothin Highway, Klong Luang, Pathumthani 12120, Thailand Website https://www.ait.ac.th World Ranking Campus Pathumthani, Thailand and AIT Vietnam Number of lecturers 125 Number of supporting staff 551 Number of Undergraduate - students Number of Graduate students 1607 Number of Doctoral students About 200 Number of Certificate and - Diploma students Brief Introduction The Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) is an international English-speaking postgraduate institution, focusing on engineering, environment, and management studies. AIT’s rigorous academic, research, and experiential outreach programs prepare graduates for professional success and leadership roles in Asia and beyond. Founded in 1959, AIT offers the opportunity to study at an institution in Asia which possesses a global reputation. Going forward, AIT will be stressing its global connections, injection of innovation into research and teaching, its relevance to industry, and its nurturing of entrepreneurship, while continuing to fulfill its social impact and capacity building role. Sitting on a beautiful green campus located just north of Bangkok, Thailand, AIT operates as a multicultural community where a cosmopolitan approach to living and learning is the rule. You will meet and study with people from all around the world. Today, AIT’s internationally recognized engineering, environment, and management graduates are highly sought after by employers in their home country and elsewhere. Across many walks of life in Asia, AIT alumni have distinguished themselves as CEO’s of private and state enterprises, as business owners, as well-respected researchers and faculty, and as senior university and government officials. Bachelor’s Degree N/A (International Program) Master’s Degree School of Engineering and Technology 1 | (International Department of Civil and Infrastructure Engineering Program) Construction, Engineering and Infrastructure Management Geotechnical and Earth Resources Engineering o Geosystem Exploration and Petroleum Geoengineering Structural Engineering Transportation Engineering Water Engineering and Management Department of Information and Communication Technologies Computer Science Data Science and AI Information Management Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems Telecommunications Information & Communications Technologies Department of Industrial Systems Engineering Mechatronics Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Nanotechnology Microelectronics and Embedded Systems School of Environment, Resources, and Development Department of Development and Sustainability Development and Sustainability Gender and Development Studies Natural Resources Management Regional and Rural Development Planning Urban Environmental Management Department of Energy, Environment, and Climate Change Energy Environmental Engineering and Management Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department of Food, Agriculture, and BioResources Agricultural Systems & Engineering Aquaculture and Aquatic Resources Management Food Engineering and Bioprocess Technology AgriBusiness Management 2 | School of Management Business Administration School of Environment, Resources, and Development + School of Engineering and Technology Disaster Preparedness, Mitigation, and Management Urban Water Engineering and Management Doctoral Degree Ditto (International Program) Cooperation with 1. National Academy of Civil Service Taiwan 2. National Taiwan University 3. I-Shou University Taiwan Alumni 1 Professor Taiwanese 1 Professor Number of 5 Taiwanese students Contact Contact Information Information Name: Kuo Chieh (Geoff) Chao Position: Associate Professor Email: [email protected] Tel.: 66-02-524-5503 Office of International Affairs Information Name: Ross Cheung Tel.: 66-02-524-6367 Email: [email protected] Address: 58 Moo 9, Km. 42, Paholyothin Highway, Klong Luang, Pathumthani 12120, Thailand Chinese Teaching Can be arranged. and Learning International Can be arranged. Education Fair 3 | English Name Chulalongkorn University Thai Name จุฬาลงกรณ์มหาวิทยาลัย Chinese Name 朱拉隆功大學 Location Bangkok Website https://www.chula.ac.th/en/ World Ranking 271(QS);401-500(ARWU);801-1,000(THE) Number of lecturers 2,821 Number of supporting staff 5,145 Number of Undergraduate students 24,975 Number of Graduate students 7,868 Number of Doctoral students 2,434 Number of Certificate and Diploma 36,161 students Introduction Founded in March 1917, Chulalongkorn University is Thailand’s first institution of higher learning. The groundwork and preparation for the university's establishment, however, took place almost half a century earlier. The worldwide economic, social and political changes in the late nineteenth century compelled Siam, as Thailand was officially called until 1939, to adapt in order to avoid Western colonization. King Chulalongkorn (Rama V) introduced a royal policy to strengthen and improve the government so that the country could successfully resist the tides of colonialism. One of the major parts of this policy was to improve the Siamese educational system to produce capable personnel to work in both the public and private sectors. To this end, a school was founded in 1871 at the Royal Pages Barracks within the Grand Palace compound. Then, in 1882, King Chulalongkorn upgraded the school and gave it the name “Suankularb”. In the same year, the King also established other schools, including the Army Cadet School, the Cartographic School, the School for Princes and the School for Dhamma Studies. This quote, taken from King Chulalongkorn's royal speech to members of the royal family and civil servants, is confirmation of His Majesty's belief in equal educational opportunity. The King granted the policy to set up schools throughout the kingdom, together with institutions of higher learning, and declared, “…education in our country must have the highest priority, which I am determined to develop.” In 1899, Prince Damrong Rajanupab, a younger brother of King Chulalongkorn and the Minister of Interior at the time, submitted a proposal to establish the Civil Service Training School, with Phraya Wisutsuriyasak (M.R. Pia Malakul — who later assumed the title of Chao Phraya Phrasadej Surendradhibodi) as the principal. However, since the students had to work as royal page trainees in their third year 4 | of study before graduation, the name of the school was changed to the Royal Pages School in 1902. The Royal Pages School progressed steadily and produced an increasing number of graduates for the government each year. Recalling the original intention of his late father, King Chulalongkorn, to establish an institution of higher learning, King Vajiravudh (Rama VI) ordered that the Royal Pages School be elevated into an institution of higher education and named it The Civil Service College of King Chulalongkorn on January 1, 1911. In the beginning, the course of study focused on government. Eventually, the curriculum expanded to meet the needs of the kingdom and included more disciplines, such as law, international relations, commerce, agriculture, engineering, medicine, and teacher education. The Civil Service College then used proceeds donated by members of the royal family, government officials and ordinary citizens to commission a statue of King Chulalongkorn the Great. Once completed, about 800,000 baht of the collected funds remained in the Royal