Chulalongkorn University

Chulalongkorn University
จุฬาลงกรณ์มหาวิทยาลัย
Phra Kiao, Chulalongkorn University Seal
Former names
  • Royal Pages School
  • Civil Service College of King Chulalongkorn
Motto
  • เกียรติภูมิจุฬาฯ คือเกียรติแห่งการรับใช้ประชาชน (unofficial)
  • เสาหลักแห่งแผ่นดิน (vision statement)
Motto in English
  • Honour of Chula is the Honour of Serving the Public (unofficial)
  • Pillar of the Kingdom (vision statement)
TypeAutonomous public university
Established26 March 1917; 107 years ago (1917-03-26)
FounderKing Vajiravudh
Academic affiliation
ASAIHL, AUN, APRU, Washington University in St. Louis McDonnell International Scholars Academy[1]
Budget5,535 million baht (FY2019)
PresidentWilert Puriwat
Students37,626[2]
Undergraduates26,202[2]
Postgraduates8,029[2]
2,627[2]
Location,
Thailand

13°44′18″N 100°31′56″E / 13.738359°N 100.532097°E / 13.738359; 100.532097
CampusDowntown 2.0944 km2 (0.8087 sq mi)
Anthem"Maha Chulalongkorn"
("Great Chulalongkorn")
Colours  Pink
MascotSamanea saman
Websitechula.ac.th
chula.ac.th/en
Pillar of the kingdom

Chulalongkorn University (CU, Thai: จุฬาลงกรณ์มหาวิทยาลัย, RTGSChulalongkon Mahawitthayalai), nicknamed Chula (Thai: จุฬาฯ), is a public autonomous research university in Bangkok, Thailand. The university was originally founded during King Chulalongkorn's reign as a school for training royal pages and civil servants in 1899 (B.E. 2442) at the Grand Palace. It was later established as a national university in 1917, making it the oldest institute of higher education in Thailand.[3]

During the reign of Chulalongkorn's son, King Vajiravudh, the Royal Pages School became the Civil Service College of King Chulalongkorn. The Rockefeller Foundation[4] was instrumental in helping the college form its academic foundation.[5][6] On 26 March 1917, King Vajiravudh renamed the college "Chulalongkorn University".[7]

Chulalongkorn University is one of the National Research Universities and supported by the Office of Nation Education Standards and Quality Assessment of Thailand. Moreover, CU is the only Thai university which is a member of Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU).[8]

Chulalongkorn University

CU is composed of nineteen faculties, a School of Agriculture, three colleges, ten institutes and two other schools. Its campus occupies a vast area in downtown Bangkok. Graduates customarily receive their diplomas from the King of Thailand, a tradition begun by King Prajadhipok.

  1. ^ "McDonnell International Scholars Academy".
  2. ^ a b c d Office of the Registrar, Chulalongkorn University. Statistics on Students in Different Level Archived December 1, 2017, at the Wayback Machine. Last updated May 21, 2018
  3. ^ "CU History". Archived from the original on October 8, 2016. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
  4. ^ Becker, William H. Innovative Partners The Rockefeller Foundation and Thailand. New York: The Rockefeller Foundation, 2013. William H. Becker. "Assets: Rockefeller Foundation" Rockefeller Foundation. 2013. https://assets.rockefellerfoundation.org/app/uploads/20131001203515/Innovative-Partners.pdf Archived December 20, 2016, at the Wayback Machine (29 November 2106).
  5. ^ "CU History". Archived from the original on October 8, 2016. Retrieved December 10, 2016.
  6. ^ "Thailand's 'Father of Modern Medicine'". News. January 23, 2014. Retrieved December 10, 2016.
  7. ^ Chulalongkorn University official website. CU History Archived October 8, 2016, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
  8. ^ "Association of Pacific Rim Universities - Member Universities". apru.org. Archived from the original on September 4, 2017. Retrieved September 19, 2017.