Thammasat University
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| Thammasat University | |
| Name | Thammasat University |
| Abb. | TU |
| Motto | Be the Finest, be the Fairness, be the main Engine of the society (formal); I am proud to be Thammasat's since Thammasat teaches me to love the people (informal) |
| Established | 1934 |
| Type | Public; with Competitive National Entrance Examination |
| Rector | Prof. Dr. Surapol Nidhikraipoj |
| Sign | Yung Tong (tree) ; Dome (building) |
| Color | Yellow-Red |
| Address | Phrachan Center (Main Campus): 2 Phrachan Road, Phranakorn, Bangkok 10200, Thailand. Tel: (66 2) 613 3333 |
| HomePage | www.tu.ac.th |
มหาวิทยาลัยธรรมศาสตร์ , Thailand's prestigious university. "Thammasat" literally means the "Wisdom of Dharma", formerly in Thai University of Moral and Political Science , Thai (มหาวิทยาลัยวิชาธรรมศาสตร์และการเมือง), the second oldest university in Thailand and one of the most prestigious universities in the country, was established on June 27, 1934. Initially, it offered four major fields of study: law, commerce and accountancy, politics, and economics but later expanded to cover courses in other subjects such as social work, journalism, and liberal arts. Over the past 70 years, the University has produced a large number of graduates who have greatly contributed to the development and progress of both the society and the country.
Since 1934, 240,000 students have attended the university. Alumni include Thailand's Prime Ministers, top-level politicians and officers, Bank of Thailand's Governors, as well as most of the city's governors. Its business, law, economics, and political science schools have been ranked among the top in Southeast Asia. For further information on this topic, please also see the "NEUTRAL" methods from some regional-international sources such as in The Straits Times, ranking of Thailand's university. Recently, the students in the Master of Sciences Degree Program in Marketing (MIM) at Thammasat Business School have won the second time, the World’s Renowned Business Plan Competition: "Global Moot Corp" 2005 held at the McCombs School of Business, University of Texas at Austin.
At Phrachan campus, with its compact campus but big history, Thammasat University's students have played several crucial roles to the development of the country's democratisation. On more than one occasion, demonstrations comprising students and citizens turned into a massacre on the campus. A turning point in Thailand's history was on October 6, 1976, when a brutal massacre by the military and police took place.
Nowadays, Phrachan campus is still the main symbol for Thai human rights, free voices and democratic society in the country. Since its inception, the university's students have repeatedly spearheaded the exercise of Thai citizens' rights, freedom and openness, creating an environment that had not previously existed in Thailand.
Realizing the significant impact of science and technology on the country's economic growth, in the 1980s and 1990s Thammasat University initiated degree programs in engineering, technologies, physical sciences, and medicine at its Rangsit Center, Pathum Thani.
The university is also a member of LAOTSE, an international network of leading universities in Europe and Asia. And there are cooperations between some of the top universities around the globe as well. One of the regional cooperation is the Greater Mekong Sub-region Academic and Research Network.
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Campuses
Currently, the university has six campuses across the country but the main campus is at Thaprachan, where all the social sciences fields take place.
- Tha-Prachan Center Located upon Chao Phraya River inside Rattanakosin Island, Bangkok. Tha-Prachan was the site of the 1976 Thammasat student uprising killing about 300 following the return of former dictator Thanom Kittikachorn to Thailand, as well as of another uprising in May 1992 following the appointment of Suchinda Kraprayoon as prime minister.
- Rangsit Center The largest campus, located in Pathum Thani, north of Bangkok. Situated next to Asian Institute of Technology and Thailand Science Park, the area known as "Technology Cluster of Northern Bangkok". Initially, the center established for science and technology-related faculties, but recently rapidly expanding to every subjects. All bachelor's degree classes currently running at Tha-Prachan Center will be moved here entirely by 2007. The campus is also a home of Sirindhorn International Institute of Technology, an international academic institute of the university, which emphasizes in engineering, technology and related education.
- Tavorn-Usa Pornprapa Center Located in Pattaya, Chonburi province.
- Thammasat Lanna College Located in Lampang province, north of Thailand.
- A campus in Narathiwat province
- A campus in Udon Thani province
Colleges and Faculties
- Faculty of Dentistry
- Faculty of Law
- Faculty of Nursing
- Faculty of Commerce and Accountancy
- Faculty of Medicine
- Faculty of Political Science
- Faculty of Sciences and Technology
- Faculty of Engineering
- Faculty of Journalism and Mass Comunicationarts
- Faculty of Liberal Arts
- Faculty of Fine and Applied Arts
- Faculty of Economics
- Faculty of Social Administration
- Faculty of Sociology and Anthropology
- Faculty of Architecture
- Faculty of Allied Health Sciences
- Graduate School
- College of Innovative Education
- Sirindhorn International Institute of Technology
- Language Institute
- Graduate Volunteer Center
See also
- Education in Thailand
- List of universities in Thailand
- List of colleges and universities
- Pridi Banomyong
- Puey Ungpakorn
External links
- Thammasat University
- Introduction page
- Websites related to Thammasat University, dmoz.org
- Colleges and Departments
- Research Centers
- Rangsit Center's aerial view on Google Maps
