สถาบันบัณฑิตพัฒนบริหารศาสตร์ | |
Motto | Natthi Paññasamā Ābhā Wisdom for Sustainable Development |
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Type | Public |
Established | 1 April 1966 |
President | Dr Tippawan Lorasuwannarat |
Postgraduates | 8,298 (2009 academic year) |
Location | , |
Campus | Bangkapi |
Colours | Yellow |
Website | NIDA |
The National Institute of Development Administration (NIDA) Thai: สถาบันบัณฑิตพัฒนบริหารศาสตร์) is the only public higher education institution in Thailand that teaches only at the graduate level (postgraduate) with a strong emphasis on Management, Economics and Sustainable Development. It also has duties in research, training, and other academic services. To government agencies, state enterprises, private businesses and the general public. It is a national prestigious institute that focuses on creating high-level executives.[1][2]
NIDA is considered the first Thai educational institution to offer a Master of Public Administration (MPA) program. and offered the first MBA program in Thailand. NIDA Business School is consistently ranked among the top in Asia by leading international media.[3] NIDA is one of the country's leading academic institutions in Public Policy, Economics, Finance, and Management. It also has the highest ratio of Ph.D. professors to student numbers and the highest academic positions. It also received the highest evaluation scores from various organizations in Thailand.
There is a wide variety of people involved with the institution, including faculty and alumni. This includes important people in politics, government and business. Whether it is the Thai Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Minister, Ministers in ministries, members of the Parliament, members of the Constitution Drafting Assembly. and high level ASEAN’s Nations government officials, NGOs and large business CEOs in Thailand[1]
NIDA has 10 graduate schools aimed to serve economic and social development such as Graduate School of Public Administration (GSPA), One of the founding schools. NIDA Business School received accreditation from the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB).[4]