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มหาวิทยาลัยกรุงเทพ | |
Other name | BU |
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Type | Private nonprofit university |
Established | 28 May 1970 |
Founder | Surat Osathanugrah |
Accreditation | OHEC |
Academic affiliations | ASAIHL |
Chairman | Kittipong Kittayarak |
Rector | Vacant |
Academic staff | 551 (2018) |
Students | 27,868 (2018) |
Undergraduates | 26,960 (2018) |
Postgraduates | 908 (2018) |
Location | , , Thailand 14°02′22.24″N 100°36′55.31″E / 14.0395111°N 100.6153639°E |
Campus | Main campus Urban, 174 acres (0.70 km2) City campus Downtown, 10 acres (0.040 km2) |
Newspaper | Phet Chaiyaphruek |
Colors | Orange and purple |
Nickname | Angels |
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Mascot | Chaiyaphruek (tree) |
Website | www |
Footnotes / references [1][a][b] |
Bangkok University (BU; Thai: มหาวิทยาลัยกรุงเทพ; RTGS: Mahawitthayalai Krung Thep[c]), commonly known as Mo Krung Thep (Thai: มอกรุงเทพ), has operated since 1962, is one of the oldest and largest private, non-profit universities in Thailand.[2] Bangkok University began in the Kluay Nam Thai area of Bangkok. The university expanded its operation to a second and, now, main campus in Rangsit, Pathum Thani to accommodate its rapid growth.
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