Thammasat University
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| 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 teach me to love the people(informal) |
| Established | 1934 |
| Type | Public; with Competitive National Entrance Examination |
| Rector | Prof. Dr. Surapol Nidhikraipoj |
| Sign | YungTong |
| Color | Yellow-Red |
| Address | Phrachan Center: (Main Campus)2 Phrachan Road, Phranakorn, Bangkok 10200, Thailand. Tel: (66 2) 613 3333 |
| HomePage | http://www.tu.ac.th/ www.tu.ac.th |
มหาวิทยาลัยธรรมศาสตร์ , Thailand's premier 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, its focus was on law and politics, but later it expanded to offer courses in social sciences and humanities. Over the past 70 years, the University has producing a large number of graduates who have greatly contributed to the development and progress of both the society and the country.
Since 1934, 220.000 students have attended the university. These are also including seven Thailand's Prime Ministers, top level politicians and officers, Bank of Thailand's Governors, as well as most of the city's governors are graduated from Thammasat university. Its business, law, economics, and political science schools have been named among the top in Southeast Asia. Reference 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.
At Phrachan campus, with its small size but big history, Thammasat university's students have played several crucial roles to the development of the country's democratisation. These leaded to several times massacres at the campus and its area around. The main turning point of Thaialnd's history was also on October 6, 1976, when a brutal massacre by soldier and police on the university students took place.
Until recently, Phrachan campus's still the main symbol for the Human Rights, Free voices, as well as Democratic Society in Thailand. Also, from the first day until recently, Thammasat students and its society always having and using their rights, freedom, openness, and free voices inside the university, that those other top universities in Thailand could never provide.
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.
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Campuses
Currently, the university has six campuses across the country.
- 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.
- Tavorn-Usa Pornprapa Center Located in Pattaya, Chonburi province.
- Thammasat Lanna College Located in Lampang province, north of Thailand.
- Narathiwat campus
- Udon Thani campus
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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 (http://www.tu.ac.th/)
- websites related to Thammasat University (http://dmoz.org/Reference/Education/Colleges_and_Universities/Asia/Thailand/Bangkok/Thammasat_University/), dmoz.org
- Colleges and Departments
- Graduate School (http://grad.tu.ac.th/)
- Sirindhorn International Institute of Technology (http://www.siit.tu.ac.th/)
- College of Innovative Education (http://cie.tu.ac.th/)
- Graduate Volunteer Center (http://www.gvc.tu.ac.th/)
- Faculty of Economics (http://www.econ.tu.ac.th/)
- Faculty of Law (http://law.tu.ac.th/)
- Research Centers
- Thai Khadi Research Institute (http://www.tu.ac.th/org/tkri/)
- Human Resources Institute (http://hri.tu.ac.th/)
- Information Processing Institute for Education and Development (http://www.tu.ac.th/org/ipied/)
- Institute of East Asian Studies (http://www.asia.tu.ac.th/)de:Thammasat-Universität
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