chiang mai province

GPS Location
N13°37.195'
E100°50.393'
Central Plains
Nature
Biking Swimming Sport facilities
H o w T o G e t T h e r e
Located alongside the
Bang Na-Trat highway, the
ABAC Campus is an easy
ride from Bangkok, or from
Suvarnabhumi Airport.
When heading South from
Bangkok, keep left and look
for Caterpillar. Then look for
the signboard and turn left
soon after.
Address: 88 Mu 8 Bang
Na-Trat Km. 26 Bang Sao
Thong, Samut Prakan.
ABAC Campus
Green oasis of studies
SAMUT PRAKAN PROVINCE. Inviting foreign visitors and
tourists to stop by the Assumption University's modern campus
near Bangkok may seem pretty audacious. But we think it can offer
Bangkok's residents and travellers a very fine one-day escape
from the capital city’s urban nightmare.
Our experience of this university campus, located 26 km South of
Bangkok, alongside the Bang Na-Trat Highway, is admittedly very
personal. Our editor, Richard Werly, discovered the place while
visiting his son who studied business administration there for a year
as an international exchange student.
It Matches the Serenity of Buddhamonthon
Where, so close to Bangkok, can you find such an oasis of peace where
young people are mostly preoccupied with reading or completing their
student homework Where, so close to Bangkok, can you enjoy a
lake surrounded by flushing green, without stumbling into a golf cart
ABAC Campus is, simply, a perfect Sunday hideaway for those in
search of calm and green. The only place that matches its serenity is
Buddhamonthon Park, widely described in this book.
Moreover, walking or biking in the campus is only the tip of a green
day there. Those armed with a bit of courage can ask (as we did)
the permission to enjoy the Olympic size swimming pool, or the
often-deserted tennis court. Though ABAC normally reserves those
facilities for its students, guests are sometime welcome and we would
advise you to take your chance, even for a small fee. Or if you prefer,
read a good book while sipping a cold beverage bought in the only
convenience store open 24 hours in this huge international campus.•
Left: The ABAC campus includes plenty of green spaces.
Right: Here, students and visitors can enjoy the lake view
Discover N
Campus life is quite a
new thing in Thailand.
Bangkok’s best universities -
Chulalongkorn,
Thammasat - are still
headquartered in the
capital city centre. The
Catholic Assumption
University was one of
the first to opt for a huge
green campus in rice
fields, 30 minutes from
Bangkok by road. Stop
in while heading for the
Eastern provinces.
Feel Y Assumption
University campus does
not need more publicity.
In addition to the
numerous students, from
Thailand and overseas,
their modern and green
campus is well known
among TV crews and
newlyweds. A perfect
setting for glamorous
video clips or honeymoon
style photographs.
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