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Yala Islamic University (YIU / Fatoni University heritage)

Yala Islamic University (YIU / Fatoni University heritage) 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.

CityYala
RegionAsia
TypePrivate
SubjectsTheology & Religious Studies; Languages & Linguistics; Arts & Humanities
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.yiu.ac.th
Accreditation registryhttps://www.mhesi.go.th
Founded 1998 (chartered as Yala Islamic College then upgraded; serves MUSLIM MALAY-speaking southern provinces; first Islamic university in Thailand). Major Thai Islamic university serving Muslim south. Founded 1998. Located in YALA — heart of Thailand's MUSLIM MALAY-SPEAKING SOUTHERN PROVINCES (Yala + Pattani + Narathiwat ~80% Muslim). ~3,000+ students. ARABIC + THAI + MALAY-medium. Strong Islamic studies + Arabic + Sharia + education. ⚠️ Located in active 2004+ insurgency conflict zone.
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