Chulalongkorn University (CU / จุฬาลงกรณ์มหาวิทยาลัย)

Chulalongkorn University (CU / จุฬาลงกรณ์มหาวิทยาลัย) is a recognised university in Thailand. Below is what AlmiStudy records about it — only verified fields are shown; anything not confirmed is deliberately left out rather than guessed.

CityBangkok

RegionAsia

TypePublic

SubjectsEngineering & Technology; Natural Sciences; Business & Management; Arts & Humanities; Social Sciences; Law; Computer Science & IT; Medicine & Health Sciences; Pharmacy

AccreditationMinistry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation, Kingdom of Thailand (กระทรวงการอุดมศึกษา วิทยาศาสตร์ วิจัยและนวัตกรรม) — apex regulator established 2019 merging former Office of Higher Education Commission. Plus Office for National Education Standards and Quality Assessment (ONESQA / สมศ) for QA. Thai HE: (1) ROYAL/MAJOR PUBLIC FLAGSHIPS — ~30 including Chulalongkorn (1917), Mahidol (1888 medical heritage), Thammasat (1934), Kasetsart (1943), Silpakorn (1943), Srinakharinwirot, Chiang Mai, Khon Kaen, Prince of Songkla, Burapha, Naresuan, Suranaree, Mae Fah Luang, etc.; (2) KING MONGKUT TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITIES — KMUTT, KMITL, KMUTNB (premier engineering); (3) RAJABHAT UNIVERSITIES — ~40 former teacher colleges upgraded; (4) RAJAMANGALA TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITIES — ~20 technology + applied sciences; (5) BUDDHIST MONASTIC — Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya (MCU 1887, world's largest Buddhist university), Mahamakut Buddhist; (6) PRIVATE COMPREHENSIVE — ~70+ including Assumption (Catholic), Bangkok University, Sasin Graduate Institute of Business; (7) INTERNATIONAL — Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Mahidol International College; (8) ISLAMIC — Yala Islamic, Fatoni (serving Muslim south Pattani-Yala-Narathiwat). Thai is national language + HE primary medium; English-medium programmes growing especially graduate STEM + international student programmes.

Official websitehttps://www.chula.ac.th

Accreditation registryhttps://www.mhesi.go.th

Founded 1917 (chartered by KING VAJIRAVUDH/RAMA VI as Thailand's FIRST modern university; heritage to 1899 Royal Pages School of King Chulalongkorn/Rama V; named after KING CHULALONGKORN — Thailand's great modernizer monarch 1868-1910). THAILAND'S PREMIER AND OLDEST MODERN UNIVERSITY. Chartered 1917 by KING VAJIRAVUDH (Rama VI, ruled 1910-1925) as Thailand's FIRST modern university. Heritage to 1899 Royal Pages School of KING CHULALONGKORN (Rama V, ruled 1868-1910 — Thailand's GREAT MODERNIZER who abolished slavery 1905, established modern administration, preserved Thai independence from European colonization through diplomatic skill, depicted in "The King and I" musical as son of King Mongkut). University named in his honor. ~37,000+ students. 19 faculties. TOP-100 GLOBAL (QS #88 in 2024, Thailand #1). Premier producers of Thai government officials, scholars, business leaders. Pakistani international students.

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