Chiang Mai University
Encyclopedia
Chiang Mai University is a public research university in northern Thailand
founded in 1964 with a strong emphasis on engineering
, science
, and agriculture
. Its instructional mission includes undergraduate, graduate, professional and continuing education offered through resident instruction. Its main campus lies between Chiang Mai downtown and Doi Suthep
in Chiang Mai
, Chiang Mai Province
.
The university was the first institute of higher education in Northern Thailand, and the first provincial university in Thailand.
. The campus includes the University’s administrative centre, the Science, Engineering, Humanities, and Social Sciences faculties, Political Science and Public Administration, Law, the Graduate School, all of the Campus Resource Facilities and Services and major sports facilities. An attractive feature of this campus is the Ang Kaew Reservoir. Constructed to supply water for the University, it is also a recreational area for campus residents and the local community. In the 1960s, the area was still forested. With conservation in mind, the University buildings were constructed between the trees, with the result that the campus still retains much of its original setting.
, Lamphun Province
, about 55 kilometres south of Chiang Mai, on a 1890 acres (7.6 km²) site close to the Lamphun industrial centre.
, 2011)
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
founded in 1964 with a strong emphasis on engineering
Engineering
Engineering is the discipline, art, skill and profession of acquiring and applying scientific, mathematical, economic, social, and practical knowledge, in order to design and build structures, machines, devices, systems, materials and processes that safely realize improvements to the lives of...
, science
Science
Science is a systematic enterprise that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe...
, and agriculture
Agriculture
Agriculture is the cultivation of animals, plants, fungi and other life forms for food, fiber, and other products used to sustain life. Agriculture was the key implement in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that nurtured the...
. Its instructional mission includes undergraduate, graduate, professional and continuing education offered through resident instruction. Its main campus lies between Chiang Mai downtown and Doi Suthep
Doi Suthep
Doi Suthep , is a mountain located in Chiang Mai Province, Thailand.-Description: Doi Suthep is one of the twin peaks of a granite mountain located west of Chiang Mai, the other peak is known as Doi Pui and is slightly taller .Doi Suthep is located 15 km away from Chiang Mai city centre.Most...
in Chiang Mai
Chiang Mai
Chiang Mai sometimes written as "Chiengmai" or "Chiangmai", is the largest and most culturally significant city in northern Thailand. It is the capital of Chiang Mai Province , a former capital of the Kingdom of Lanna and was the tributary Kingdom of Chiang Mai from 1774 until 1939. It is...
, Chiang Mai Province
Chiang Mai Province
Chiang Mai is the second-largest province of Thailand, located in the north of the country. Neighboring provinces are Chiang Rai, Lampang, Lamphun, Tak, and Mae Hong Son. In the north it borders Shan State of Burma...
.
The university was the first institute of higher education in Northern Thailand, and the first provincial university in Thailand.
Campuses
Chiang Mai University has four campuses, three of them in Chiang Mai and one in Lamphun, which together cover about 3490 acres (14.1 km²) of land. There are 18 housing complexes located on campus for students attending the university; 17 of them are on the main campus and one is on the Mae Hea campusSuan Sak Campus (main campus)
The main university campus, known as Suan Sak campus or Cherng Doi , lies about five kilometres west of the city center. Set against Doi Suthep, the campus occupies a 725 acres (2.9 km²) site, bounded on three sides by main shopping streets and on the fourth by the Chiang Mai ZooChiang Mai Zoo
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. The campus includes the University’s administrative centre, the Science, Engineering, Humanities, and Social Sciences faculties, Political Science and Public Administration, Law, the Graduate School, all of the Campus Resource Facilities and Services and major sports facilities. An attractive feature of this campus is the Ang Kaew Reservoir. Constructed to supply water for the University, it is also a recreational area for campus residents and the local community. In the 1960s, the area was still forested. With conservation in mind, the University buildings were constructed between the trees, with the result that the campus still retains much of its original setting.
Suan Dok Campus
Near the main campus, but a little closer to the city, the Health Sciences complex, the Suan Dok campus , occupies a 110 acre (0.4451546 km²) site which includes Faculties of Medicine, Associated Medical Sciences, Nursing, Dentistry and Pharmacy, and Maharaj Nakorn Chiang Mai Hospital, known locally as Suan Dok, the largest teaching hospital in Northern Thailand.Mae Hea Campus
About 5 km south of the main campus, the 864 acres (3.5 km²) Mae Hea campus is home to the Faculties of Veterinary Medicine and Agro-Industry. The Energy Research and Development Institute (ERDI), the university center for renewable energy (mainly biogas and biomass) and energy efficiency improvement center, moved from the main campus to the Mae Hea campus in January 2009. This center is a national "biogas center of excellence", emphasizing biogas activities, especially biogas on swine farms.Si Bua Ban Campus
The University’s latest acquisition is the Si Bua Ban campus located in Amphoe Mueang LamphunAmphoe Mueang Lamphun
Mueang Lamphun is the capital district of Lamphun Province, northern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Mae Tha and Pa Sang of Lamphun Province, San Pa Tong, Hang Dong, Saraphi of Chiang Mai Province, Ban Thi of Lamphun and Mae On of Chiang Mai again.The main river of the district is...
, Lamphun Province
Lamphun Province
Lamphun is one of the northern provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Chiang Mai, Lampang and Tak.-Geography:Lamphun is located in the river valley of the Ping River, surrounded by mountain chains....
, about 55 kilometres south of Chiang Mai, on a 1890 acres (7.6 km²) site close to the Lamphun industrial centre.
Academics
Chiang Mai University is a large, highly residential, research university, with a majority of enrollment coming from graduate and professional students.Faculty
There are 20 faculty and 1 college in 3 disciplines.Science and Technology
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Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
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Health Science
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Rankings
Chiang Mai University overall ranks in the nation are the 3rd (academia) and 5th (research) ranked by Thailand Office of the Higher Education Commission The international ranks are 67 in Asia (Quacquarelli SymondsQuacquarelli Symonds
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, 2011)
Research Institutes
- Energy Research and Development Institute-Nakornping (ERDI)
- Research Institute for Health Sciences (RIHS)
- Social Research Institute (SRI)
Non-university schools
- Language Institute
- Chiang Mai University Demonstration School (K-12)
Alumni
- Apirak KosayothinApirak KosayothinApirak Kosayodhin is a former Thai business executive and former governor of Bangkok. In the gubernatorial elections on August 29, 2004 he won 40% of the votes...
, The Governor of BangkokBangkokBangkok is the capital and largest urban area city in Thailand. It is known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon or simply Krung Thep , meaning "city of angels." The full name of Bangkok is Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom...
from 2004–2008 - Duaentemduang Na Chiangmai, Mayor of Chiang MaiChiang MaiChiang Mai sometimes written as "Chiengmai" or "Chiangmai", is the largest and most culturally significant city in northern Thailand. It is the capital of Chiang Mai Province , a former capital of the Kingdom of Lanna and was the tributary Kingdom of Chiang Mai from 1774 until 1939. It is...
from 2007–2008 - Jaroen Malaroj (pen-name Mala Khamchan), The S.E.A. Write award 1991 Writer
- Jaturon Chaisang, Former Deputy Prime Minister from 2002–2006
- Professor Dr. Kasem Wattanachai, Councilor of The Privy Council of Thailand from 2001–Present
- Krisana KraisintuKrisana KraisintuKrisana Kraisintu is a Thai Pharmaceutical Consultant in the local production and increased access to life-saving medicines in Africa, in particular, in the domains of Malaria and HIV/AIDS-related drug production.She was formerly Director of Research and Development Institute, Government...
, Pharmacist and former Director of the Government Pharmaceutical Organization’s Research and Development Institute - Nidhi EoseewongNidhi EoseewongNidhi Eoseewong is a prominent Thai historian, writer, and political commentator.- Biography :Nidhi Eoseewong was born on May 8, 1940, to an ethnic Chinese family in Chiang Mai, Thailand...
, writer and political commentator - Samart Rajpolsit, Former Deputy Governor of BangkokBangkokBangkok is the capital and largest urban area city in Thailand. It is known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon or simply Krung Thep , meaning "city of angels." The full name of Bangkok is Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom...
from 2004–2006 - Sompop JantrakaSompop JantrakaSompop Jantraka is a Thai community activist who for more than twenty years has worked to rescue children from child prostitution....
, activist - Suraat Thongniramol, Deputy Undersecretary of Ministry of Interior
- Suthep Teuksuban, Deputy Prime Minister from 2008–Present
- Thawat Suntrajarn, Director-General. Department of Disease Control. Ministry of Public Health
- Yingluck ShinawatraYingluck ShinawatraYingluck Shinawatra , or nickname Pu , is a Thai businesswoman and politician, member of the Pheu Thai Party, and the 28th Prime Minister of Thailand following the 2011 general election...
, former Managing Director of Advance Info Service PCL or AIS, Managing Director of SC Asset, Prime Minister of Thailand
External links
- Chiang Mai University Official website (English)