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Welcome to Chiang Mai University
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Introducing Chiang Mai University
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University Organisation
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On-Campus Resources and Facilities
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Research at CMU
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National Cooperation
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International Liaisons
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International Programs Prospectus
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Chiang Mai University - At a Glance
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CMU Mini-Directory
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CMU Map

Chiang Mai University, known locally as Mor Chor,
is one of Thailand's oldest, largest, and most renowned
institute of higher education.
Since its founding in 1964, CMU has developed to
become a 'Comprehensive Institute of Higher-Learning'
offering a broad, eclectic range of academic programs,
tutored by national and international lecturers, in all
Health Sciences, Science and Technology and Social
Sciences disciplines.
As the Higher Learning Hub for the Greater Mekong Sub-region, CMU is the
only university in Thailand to offer an International MA in Sustainable Development
degree program. This program is conducted by The Research Centre for Social
Science and Sustainable Development, Faculty of Social Sciences. The Faculty of
Social Sciences is also one of the few academic institutes in Thailand offering training
courses for Research in Rural Development in the Greater Mekong Sub-region. In
response to the growing demand for international-level higher education programs
taught in English language, we currently offer more than 60 international training
courses and cultural and academic exchange programs, 3 international undergraduate
degree, and 20 international postgraduate degree programs.
In the field of research and development, CMU's dedicated faculty research
divisions, our three multidisciplinary Research Institutes, and the Specialization Units
within our faculties, are acknowledged by international partner organizations and
institutes as centres of excellence maintaining international standards. Through
constructive interaction with our international partners we seek to enhance both the
quantity and quality of the research and development projects conducted at CMU.
Located on a forested campus close to the heart of Chiang Mai, a thriving
cosmopolitan city steeped in ancient Lanna history and tradition, the ambience and
learning facilities at Chiang Mai University are unmatched in Northern Thailand.
I am confident that your time at Chiang Mai University will prove both academically
and personally rewarding, and that you will feel at home amongst the staff and
students at CMU: people who share a common goal to make a full contribution in
tomorrow's exciting, and challenging world.
Welcome to CMU.
Pongsak Angkasith, Ed.D.
President
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Introducing
Chiang Mai University
Our Foundation
Chiang Mai University was founded in January 1964, under a Royal Charter granted
by His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej. CMU was the first institute of higher
education in the north, and the first provincial university in Thailand.
Our Vision
“To be an autonomous research-oriented institute of higher education maintaining
international standards of academic excellence and quality assurance to produce
graduates with high moral and ethical standards and academic excellence, equipped
to practice good governance under the Philosophy of Economic Self-Sufficiency and
Sustainable Development.”
Our Mission
Our five-fold Mission addresses the challenges our nation faces in a globalizing world.
• Education - To provide access to an international standard of multidisciplinary
education, to produce graduates with high moral and ethical standards and the
knowledge to enact the philosophy of Economic Self-Sufficiency for the benefit
of the people of Thailand
• Research - To initiate and conduct innovative research and development
projects, the results of which are implemented to advance standards of teaching
and learning, and technology transfer for the social and economic development
of the region and the country
• Community Service - To provide service to the national community in line with
the philosophy for economic self-sufficiency - with special attention to the needs
and priorities of the North of Thailand
• Conservation - To conserve and nurture our religious and cultural heritage, and
develop the resources of the unique natural environment of Northern Thailand
• Administration – Continue to develop the University’s administration systems to
accommodate the ensuing demands engendered by the need for governance under
the Philosophy of Self-Sufficiency and Sustainable Development
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In pursuit of our Vision, the CMU 5-year Management Plan (2007-2011) Key
Strategies are:
1. To develop and manage our education system in order to produce graduates with
the knowledge, discipline, and the leadership qualities of integrity, courage and
adherence to professional ethics necessary to succeed in the international
community.
2. To promote the quantity and quality of CMU’s research activities to develop
the university as a research-oriented institution of higher education.
3. To develop academic services and collaborate with the government and private
sectors to gain the maximum of economic, social and educational benefits for
the peoples of Northern Thailand.
4. To promote Chiang Mai University as a centre for the conservation of Northern
culture and tradition, sustainable community development, and the preservation
of the natural environment of Northern Thailand.
5. To promote the ongoing development of the university’s administrative system to
make it more flexible and responsive to the new challenges inherent in the
process of becoming an autonomous organisation maintaining international
standards of governance.
Our Development
Since our opening in 1964 with the three founding Faculties of Science, Social
Sciences, and Humanities, we have continued to augment our infrastructure and
organization in terms of premises and facilities, the range of disciplines offered,
and student enrollment. Today, CMU’s twenty faculties, College of Arts, Media and
Technology, and Graduate School offer regular programs, taught in Thai language,
and international programs, taught in English language, to more than 33,000 Thai and
international students. The 296 regular programs
comprise: 92 Bachelor’s degree, 26 Graduate Diploma,
127 Master’s, 15 Higher Diploma, and 36 Doctoral
programs. The 85 international programs comprise: 28
training courses, 12 cultural exchange courses, 22
academic exchange courses, 3 Bachelor’s degree
programs, 9 Master’s degree programs, and 11 Doctoral
degree programs.
Tongkaow – the CMU emblem
Our Campuses
We have four campuses, which together cover about 3,490 acres (1,415 hectares).
The main campus, Suan Sak campus, lies about 5 kilometres west of the city center.
Set against the backdrop of Doi Suthep Mountain, this campus occupies a 615-acre
(249-hectare) site. Here you will find the Office of the President, the Faculties of
Agriculture, Architecture, Business Administration, Science, Engineering,
Humanities, Social Sciences, Education, Fine Arts, Economics, Law, Mass
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Communication, and Political Science and Public Administration, the College of Arts,
Media and Technology, the Graduate School, our three Research Institutes,
the Academic Support and Community Services Units, including our newly opened
International Centre for Education (CMU-ICE), the Autonomous Organizations, all of
the Campus Resource Facilities and Services, and our major sports facilities.
In the 1960s this area was still ancient forest so, with conservation in mind, the
university buildings were constructed between the trees,
with the result that the
Suan Sak campus, which in Thai language translates as
‘Garden of Teak Trees’, is now a tranquil, verdant
environment, resplendent with mature trees and lush
vegetation. There are probably as many trees on the
campus as there are students. An attractive feature of
this campus is the Ang Kaew Reservoir. Constructed to
supply water for the university, it also provides an idyllic recreational area for both
campus residents and the local community.
A little closer to the city, the Suan Dok, ‘Garden of Flowers’, campus occupies a 110-
acre (45-hectare) site. This is the Health Sciences
complex and here you will find the Faculties of
Medicine, Associated Medical Sciences, Nursing,
Dentistry and Pharmacy, and the Maharaj Nakorn
Chiang Mai Hospital, known locally as Suan Dok
Hospital, the largest teaching hospital in Northern
Thailand. Built in 1939, the Maharaj Nakorn Chiang
Mai Hospital is affiliated with CMU’s Faculty of
Medicine. Many joint programs providing medical and
educational support for physicians and medical students have been set up with other
hospitals and health centres both inside and outside the Chiang Mai area. The
hospital’s three buildings have a total of 1,800 beds plus 400 auxiliary beds. In 2006,
Suan Dok Hospital served 896,721 out-patients and 45,793 in-patients.
About 5 km south of the main campus, the 864-acre (350-hectare) Mae Hea campus is
home to the Faculties of Veterinary Medicine, Agro-Industry, and the Mea Hea
Agriculture Research Station and Training Centre.
CMU’s latest acquisition is the Lamphun Sri Bua Baan campus. Located about
55 kilometres south of Chiang Mai on a 1,890-acre (765-hectare) site close to the
Lamphun industrial centre, the Sri Bua Baan campus will provide additional training
and research facilities with an emphasis on industrial management and efficient
energy utilization. Programs currently offered at the Sri Bua Baan campus include
the College of Arts, Media and Technology’s BA in Modern Management and
Information Technology, and the Faculty of Engineering’s MSc. in Industrial
Management, and MSc. in Electrical Engineering research only programs.
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University
Organisation
Status
We are a public university, funded in large part through the Ministry of Education.
Governance
The University is governed by the University Council, which is comprised of
members drawn from all sectors of the community. Academic matters are the
responsibility of The Academic Committee, chaired by the President, and the
Committee for Academic Administration and Cooperation is responsible for
administration matters.
Chiang Mai University’s organisation structure includes faculties, institutes, centres
and autonomous organisations. Organisation facilities are grouped according to their
function into five main areas:
Academic Administration
Faculties
Each CMU faculty has the authority to carry out all educational functions within its
field. The responsibilities of faculty members, in addition to planning classes and
providing instruction, includes advancing the standards of work, university service,
professional service, scholarship and research, and developing the scholarly aims of
the university. The faculty also recommends degree candidates and persons worthy of
receiving academic distinction.
Faculty of Agriculture
Faculty of Agro-Industry
*Faculty of Architecture
Faculty of Associated Medical Sciences
Faculty of Business Administration
Faculty of Dentistry
Faculty of Economics
Faculty of Education
Faculty of Engineering
Faculty of Fine Arts
Faculty of Humanities
*Faculty of Law
*Faculty of Mass Communication
Faculty of Medicine
Faculty of Nursing
Faculty of Pharmacy
*Faculty of Political Science
and Public Administration
Faculty of Science
Faculty of Social Sciences
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
*Autonomous Educational Facilities
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Autonomous Educational Facilities
Autonomous Educational Facilities are self-funding organisations with the same
status, authority and functions as regular faculties.
The Veterinary Public Health Centre for Asia-Pacific
The VPHCAP was established in 2003 under the auspices of the Faculty of Veterinary
Medicine, CMU, in collaboration with the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Freie
Universität Berlin (FU-Berlin), Germany. The aim was to establish a regional centre
for veterinary public health with a multidisciplinary approach to Asian issues related
to the safety and trade of food from animal origin in line with WTO, OIE, and Codex
Alimentarius standards; the prevention of cross-border disease transmission and
zoonoses; hazardous residue in food and the environment; and the development of
academic ability for trade international negotiations under the WTO-Sanitary and
Phytosanitary Agreement (WTO-SPS’s Agreement).The VPHCAP offers the
international MSc. in Veterinary Public Health, an interdisciplinary joint degree
program conducted under the auspices of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Chiang
Mai University, and Freie Universität, Berlin.
The Postharvest Technology Institute
Established in 1999 under the auspices of the Faculties of Agriculture, Science,
Engineering and Agro-Industries, the Postharvest Technology Institute administers the
Postharvest Program, with the Graduate School acting as a program coordinator and
administrator.
Recognizing the potentials of the Institute, the Thai Government and the Asian
Development Bank have provided substantial support for human resources
development and acquiring modern facilities.
Objectives
To train graduates in Postharvest Technology who are capable of :
1. analyzing postharvest problems systematically,
2. tackling problems by means of research and development,
3. preventing or reducing postharvest losses or adding value to agricultural products
4. managing the postharvest system efficiently
Collaboration
The Postharvest Technology Institute, CMU, is a member of the Postharvest
Technology University Consortium in Thailand. The other members of the consortium
are Kasetsart University, Khon Kaen University, and King Mongkut’s University
of Technology at Thonburi. When specialized courses are offered by one consortium
member university, students enrolled in the Postharvest Program at CMU are
encouraged to attend the activity. Likewise, if any particular equipment or laboratory
facility is available at any partner university, arrangements can be made for
the students at CMU to make use of the facility.
International academic collaboration has included: The University of California at
Davis, U.S.A.; McGill University, Canada; Mie University, Japan; Gättingen
University, Germany, and Lincoln University, New Zealand. Faculty members from
these universities have visited CMU and offered courses for our program.
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Lab and Research facilities
An important aspect of the graduate studies is research activity and laboratory work.
The Institute is well-equipped with standard laboratory and modern research facilities,
viz. Differential Scanning Colorimeter, Protein Analyzer and other related tools for
data collection and laboratory experiments, texture analyzer, water activity
measurement and colorimeters. Specialized equipment includes: Near Infrared (NIR),
spectroscopy gas chromatograph, sound measuring instruments, and a cold room with
controlled atmosphere equipment, and RF generator.
College of Arts, Media and Technology
In line with the Thai Government’s policy to establish Chiang Mai as one of three ICT
hubs in Thailand, the CAMT was established to focus on human resource
development and innovation in ICT for tourism, handicraft and software industries in
Northern Thailand. CAMT offers undergraduate programmers related to software
engineering, animation, e-tourism and craft design, and postgraduate Master’s and
Doctoral degree industrial programs for experienced knowledge workers. CAMT will
also set up industrial research groups to support research projects.
Vision
To cultivate academic excellence and be able to compete in an academic cluster with
the “fast track” academic management style to support the competitiveness of tourism,
handicrafts, and software industries
Responsibilities
• To develop human resources and new knowledge which will support academic
clusters for tourist, handicraft and software industries.
• To develop Chiang Mai University’s academic excellence in the area of
information communication and technology for tourist, arts, and handicraft design
industries.
• To develop Chiang Mai University’s academic excellence for alternative media
i.e. e-newspaper, e-radio, web TV etc.
• To support the government and private sector’s investment related to building
northern region competitiveness using Chiang Mai as the long-term centre of the
Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS) development.
The Graduate School
The Graduate School was established in 1976 with the dual mandate to co-ordinate
with faculties in providing postgraduate programs, and to maintain and improve
academic standards for postgraduate education at CMU.
From the first enrollment, in 1976, of 34 Thai students in four graduate study
programs, in 2006 our twenty faculties had an enrolment of 8,513 Thai and
175 foreign postgraduate students studying in 26 Graduate Diploma programs,
139 Master’s degree programs: 130 regular programs and 9 international programs,
14 Higher Diploma, and 54 Doctoral degree programs: 43 regular programs and
11 international programs.
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Administrative Support
The Office of the President
The Office of the President has eight divisions: General Affairs, Personnel Affairs,
Student Affairs, Financial Affairs, Education Services, International Relations,
Planning, and Welfare, each reporting to a Vice President, plus the Internal Audit
Office, and the Research Administration Centre.
The CMU Property and Asset Management Office
The CMU Property and Asset Management Office is an autonomous organisation
responsible for managing the university’s property and assets; which includes
intellectual property and fixed assets – land, buildings, water etc., to generate income
for the university to enable it to achieve its goal of becoming a financially selfsufficient
organisation.
Academic Support
The CMU Central Library
The University Library comprises the Central Library and 19 affiliated, disciplinespecific
libraries located on campus in faculties, institutes, and centres. Opened in
1964, on the same day as the University, the air-conditioned Central Library is a
dynamic resource, continually expanding in size and scope. Its current inventory
includes 943,219 books – of which 282,982 are in English, French, German, Chinese,
and Japanese languages – 1,351 Thai journals, 935 foreign journals, 24 Thai and
English newspapers, and 19,228 audio-visual and multimedia resource publications
available on CD-Rom, VCD, and DVD.
The recently developed CMU E-Library is a digital library facility which uses
Innopac Millenium software systems to provide staff and students with online access
to 22 E-journal databases with more than 19,000 journal titles, 9 E-book databases
with more than 16,000 book titles, and 8 general interest databases for access to
E-news, Art Works, Music, etc. In addition, CMU has developed its digital collections
resource. Via CMU E-Thesis, E-Research and E-Term Papers databases staff and
students can contribute to and access information from an online network of
23 national university libraries.
Access to comprehensive bibliographic information is available through the Thailand
Union Catalog and On-line Public Access Catalog (OPAC) systems. In addition to
landline facilities, the University Library also supports wireless LAN access to
E-library services.
Information literacy courses to familiarize staff and students with our inventory
collections, services and other facilities are offered throughout the year in seminar
rooms, fully equipped with modern teaching equipment, in the Central Library and
many of the Faculty libraries.
Edutainment programs are available via free online access to Thai, BBC, ABC, and
NHK television networks.
For more information, please visit our website http://library.cmu.ac.th
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The Northern Thai Information Service, located on the fourth floor of the old
Library building, is the repository for historical publications and printed material
relating to the 17 provinces in the North of Thailand, and their culturally similar
neighbours: the Shan State in Myanmar, Yunnan Province in Southwest China and
Northern Laos. Artifacts on display include Northern Thai Buddhist palm-leaf
manuscripts, the oldest of which is more than 300 years old. The Bibliography
Compilation Service, which includes bibliographic records of Lanna studies,
is available for faculty, staff, researchers and students.
Information Technology Service Centre (ITSC)
On April 6 th 2002, the CMU Information Technology Service Centre was established
as a semi-autonomous university organisation generating its own revenue and
operating under its own budget. Constituted from the consolidation of the resources
of the CMU Computer Service Center, which was established in 1975, and the CMU
Information Technology Center, the ITSC’s mission is to provide the University and
the community with software products, consulting services, and education and
technical support services for e-Learning, e-Business, and e-Government solutions
that will support academic, social, and economic advancement.
The ITSC maintains a standard of excellence in the development and implementation
of products and services that include the Learning Management System (LMS), the
Management Information System (MIS), the Financial Information System (FIS),
and Network System Administration. The ITSC is a leader in media design, especially
in developing high quality, fully interactive, multimedia presentations and e- Learning
courseware.
Network Services
Via CMU-NET, ITSC provides and maintains a reliable network service for Chiang
Mai University students, faculty, and staff. CMU-NET, the ‘central nervous system’ of
the campus information infrastructure, supplies network access at 250/1000 Mbps to
more than 1,000 PCs in 50 on-campus nodes located in faculties, centres, units, and
dormitories. CMU-NET is a stable, user-centered network with a back-up path of up
to 4 GBps fibre optic access providing high-speed service 24 hours a day, 7 days a
week. In addition to the on-campus nodes, students living off campus can access CMU-
NET via our remote access service: 240 x 56K connections, 90 x 33.6 K connections,
and from outside of Chiang Mai 100 x 56K connections via 4-digit lines (1222).
Pursuant to our policy to develop CMU as a living and learning centre, all students
receive their own user account with an e-mail address and are entitled to 60 hours per
month of free remote access to the CMU intranet and the Internet (modem speed 28.8
to 56 Kbps via 600 lines). A Wireless Network (54 Mbps) of 137 on-campus nodes
was launched in April 2006. In addition, more than 110 campus nodes of a wireless
network will be added by 2008 in all faculties, centres, units, and dormitories.
Last but not least, a VPN service which allows CMU students with ADSL remote
access from every campus to use the online-databases is to be implemented by 2008.
To maintain the CMU network, and ensure its cutting-edge development, ITSC has a
staff of highly trained network engineers, certified by leading IT companies such as
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Microsoft, Novell, and Cisco. The ITSC also extends state-of-the-art network
solutions and maintenance services to organisations and individuals in the academic,
public and private sectors.
Additional Network Services
• 6 Mbps dedicated to research activities via the Research Superhighway Line
connected to Online Database: Science Direct, IEEE, Grolier, ProQuest, etc.
• A range of special equipment (Data Centre, StarCat, System Walker etc.) and
Information Technology-related training courses and documentation are available
for CMU faculty, staff and students.
• Free Online e-Learning Courses: English is Fun, Introduction to Information
Technology, etc. are available at cmuonline.cm.edu and cmuonline.info
• An online e-Learning courseware for International students - “Fundamental of
Thai Language”, is available at www.cmuonline.cm.edu
• CNOC (Computer Network Operation Centre), the first and only network
computer operation centre in the northern part of Thailand, is to be established
under the cooperation of ITSC, Cisco and Chi-Chang, by the end of 2007 to offer
varieties of Cisco network training courses for students and interested public.
• Next-Gen Center (Next-Generation of Learning Centre), the most innovative
centre of teaching and learning in the northern part of Thailand, is to be
established under the cooperation of ITSC and MOE, Thailand, by the end of
2007 to offer training courses on ICT-based learning for students as well as on
innovative ways of teaching with ICT-integration for CMU faculties and
interested teachers in the northern area.
For more information, please visit our website http://www.it.chiangmai.ac.th or email
us: itsc@chiangmai.ac.th
CMU International Centre for
Education (CMU-ICE)
The Thai government’s Educational
Standards Development Policy
(1999) delineates innovative
strategies for the promotion of
cooperation with foreign universities
and organizations in the fields of
research and education, and the
promotion of Thailand as an
education centre for the Greater
Mekong Sub-region. In response to
the Thai government’s ESD policy
strategies, on December 7 th 2005, Chiang Mai University opened the CMU
International Centre for Education. Located adjacent to the Central Library, CMU-
ICE was established as an academic support organization under the management of
the International Relations Division, Office of the President, CMU.
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Functions
CMU-ICE’s primary functions are:
1. To provide students and staff with information on the educational opportunities
offered by foreign universities.
2. To provide foreigners with information on education opportunities offered by
CMU.
3. To provide foreigners with information and advice for cultural acclimatization.
4. To provide a support service for visa and work permit application
documentation and regulations.
5. To promote CMU’s international image.
For more information, please visit our website www.cmu-ice.chiangmai.ac.th
The Research Institute for Health Sciences (RIHES)
The RIHES was founded in 1967 as a research centre for anemia and childhood
malnutrition, and at the behest of the Government the Institute rapidly broadened its
research parameters to include all of the major health problems affecting the
populations of northern Thailand and its neighbours, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam,
Southern China and Myanmar. In collaboration with a number of foreign universities
and international organizations, the four principle themes of research on which the
Institute currently focuses are: nutrition and diet-related diseases; reproductive health;
infectious and tropical diseases such as malaria, leprosy and HIV; and environmental
health.
Since 1967, the RIHES has conducted 349 research projects, of which 298 have been
in collaboration with foreign partner institutes and international organisation, patented
the results of 3 research projects, had 64 research papers published in national
professional journals and 165 published in international professional journals, and
182 papers presented at national conferences and 312 presented at international
conferences.
For more information, please visit our website: http://www.rihes.cmu.ac.th/
The Social Research Institute (SRI)
The SRI, established in 1981, conducts, supports and coordinates social science
research in Northern Thailand, provides training in social science research
methodology, and serves as a centre for historical-cultural studies of Lanna
(Northern Thai) society. In collaboration with national and regional NGOs, projects
currently undertaken by the SRI include community-based approaches to natural
resource management, and HIV/AIDS prevention and care. The Institute has on-going
collaborative agreements with a number of Thai and foreign universities and
international organisations.
Since 1981, the SRI has conducted 301 research projects, of which 197 have been
carried out in collaboration with foreign partner institutes and organisation, had
121research papers published in national professional journals and 288 published in
international professional journals, and 108 papers presented at national conferences.
For more information, please visit our website: http://www.sri.cmu.ac.th/
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The Institute for Science and Technology Research and Development (IST)
Founded in 1987, the IST’s primary function is to provide an organizational structure,
comprised of research centres and research units, to facilitate the initiation,
coordination and support of multi-disciplinary science and technology research
projects. The majority of its research projects involve science, engineering,
agriculture and agro-industry. Researchers with common interests are coordinated into
research units. Each unit has a three-year research plan. Once established, the units
are then entitled to apply for support from IST. Research units with related activities
are linked to form research centres. At present, the Institute has 11 research centres
coordinating the activities of more than 150 principal researchers in 35 affiliated
research units.
Since 1987, the IST has conducted 326 research projects, of which 209 have been
carried out in collaboration with foreign partner institutes and organisations, patented
the results of 4 research projects, had 36 research papers published in national
professional journals and 105 published in international professional journals, and
128 papers presented at national conferences and 108 presented at international
conferences.
For more information, please visit our website: http://www.ist.cmu.ac.th
The Language Institute
On August 23rd 2003, the Chiang Mai University Council
ratified the establishment of the Language Institute as an
autonomous organization under supervision of the University.
It was decided that the main role of the Language Institute,
CMU would be the development of foreign languages, learning
potentials, and the overall communicative skills of its students
and staff, and the wider community.
LICMU Objectives:
1. To assist and develop the learning potentials and communicative skills required
in the academic and general use of foreign languages for Chiang Mai University’s
students and staff and the wider community.
2. To enhance knowledge and understanding of a variety of foreign cultures.
3. To produce high quality, up-to-date foreign language textbooks and learning
media.
4. To provide for the testing of foreign language knowledge and communicative
skills.
5. To establish a network of collaboration amongst language institutions throughout
the Kingdom of Thailand and abroad to promote the exchange of ideas, language,
and culture
Programs currently offered by the Language Institute include:
• Intensive English for Graduate Students
• TOEFL, TOEIC, TEGS and IELTS preparation courses
• Thai Language - Beginners Conversation and Comprehensive courses
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• Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) Program
• International Study and Travel Program
• Courses in Spanish, Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Russian, and Italian languages
For more information, please visit our website: http://www.li.chiangmai.ac.th
The Postharvest Technology Innovation Centre
The centre conducts research to analyze problems, and
apply innovative postharvest technology to reduce
losses and increase the value of agricultural products,
i.e. grains, tropical fruits and vegetables, through
improve handling and quality maintenance. The centre
offers Master’s and Doctoral programs in Postharvest
Technology, which include principles, practices, and
field studies, to produce graduates equipped to solve postharvest problems to improve
sustainable development at local, national and international levels.
For more information, please visit our website: http://www.phtnet.org
The Office of Educational Quality Development
Established in September 2005, the Office of Educational Quality Development’s
primary function is as the internal and external coordinator for the creation of an
education and research activities database for the establishment of policy, regulations
and guidelines for staff development in all aspects quality assurance.
Women’s Studies Centre
Officially established in August 1993, the Women’s Studies Centre, Faculty of Social
Sciences, CMU, was the first Women’s Studies Centre in Thailand. The WSC
addresses three specific issues from feminist perspectives: law, human rights, and
development. The main features of the centre are its Information Centre, Women’s
Studies Master’s degree program, and the Feminist Research Training/Paralegal
Training for Rural Women in Northern Thailand programs. The Centre also
coordinates with other governmental and non-governmental organizations in working
towards the development of women; with the resulting achievements disseminated for
the benefit of the community. The centre also coordinates and organizes workshops,
training courses, conferences, and lectures for local, national, and international
audiences, runs a ‘Women on Film Project’, and has a weekly radio program entitled
“Not the Hind Legs of the Elephant.” In 2000, with support from the Rockefeller
Foundation the WSC implemented the Lao-Thai Scholarship Program on Gender and
Health Equity, and from 2001 to 2004 conducted the Gender, Sexuality and
Reproductive Rights and Health in the Mekong Sub-region Project in collaboration
with Thai universities and international NGOs; also supported by the Rockefeller
Foundation. In 2005 the WSC launched Stance: Thai feminist review; an annual
bilingual journal, the first feminist journal published in Thailand. In 2007, the WSC is
in the process of establishing a Ph.D. programme in women’s studies. The bilingual
Ph.D. program is being developed in collaboration with partner universities in
Europe.
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The objectives of the Women’s Studies Centre are:
• To promote women’s perspectives
• To encourage studies, research projects, and the collection of information relating
to women’s issues
• To establish a source of data and information about women
• To create an ongoing academic exchange on women’s issues
• To create a liaison with other governmental and non-governmental organizations
in working towards the development of women, gender equality and equity
• To encourage local capacity building with women at various levels
For more information, please visit our website: http://www.soc.cmu.ac.th/~wsc/
The Registration Office
Established in 1989, the Registration Office is
responsible for the academic affairs and
maintaining the standards for the academic
regulations. The Registration Office handles all
matters concerning admissions, registration and
graduation.
The Multiple Cropping Centre
The Multiple Cropping Centre was established in
1969 to promote and increase the productivity of irrigated rice-based cropping
systems in Northern Thailand through multi-disciplinary research activities. The
Centre expanded its activities from the field and farm levels to watershed and regional
levels as new problems, potentials and issues emerged. It also extended the areabased
research to upland rain-fed and highland agro-ecosystems.
Since 1980 the Centre has endorsed system approach to agricultural research and
development to strengthen the interdisciplinary interactions among the researchers.
As a result, in 1980 the Centre developed the Agro-ecosystem Analysis methodology,
and in 1988 the international Master’s in Agricultural Systems program.
The Centre is situated on the main campus of CMU, and is well equipped for
physical, biological and social research facilities. It also operates an 8 ha
experimental farm on the fully irrigated land to support the agronomic studies of the
staff and students.
For more information, please visit our website: http://www.mcc.cmu.ac.th
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Community Services Centres
The Centre for the Promotion of Arts and Culture
The Centre was established in 1985 to implement CMU’s policies and objectives for
the promotion of international artistic and cultural ventures, and, in particular, the
promotion and conservation of local Lanna (Northern Thai) culture. Today, in
collaboration with the Northern Thai Information Service, the Centre has become the
main regional cultural education and research facility.
Facilities: In the Centre’s compound stand five traditional Northern Thai wooden
houses and a rice granary, reconstructed to create a Traditional Lanna Architecture
museum for graduate cultural study activities and as
an open museum for the general public.
Community Academic Services: The Centre’s
community academic services include organizing
seminars, workshops, cultural activities and
publications on Lanna Studies. Conservation projects
include the acquisition and preservation of Northern
Thai palm-leaf manuscripts.
For more information, please visit our website
http://art-culture.chiangmai.ac.th
The Centre for Knowledge Management and Appropriate Technology Transfer
Established on January 1 st 2006 by the Institute for Science and Technology Research
and Development (IST), the new centre is responsible for the development,
coordination and management of three key Appropriate Technology projects:
the development of cottage-industries under the One Tambon One Product-Chiang
Mai University (OTOP-CMU) 5-year Project, Chiang Mai University Business
Incubator (CMUBI), and gathering information for the Thailand Energy and
Environment Network (TEENET).
The Finance and Investment Centre (FIC)
Opened in 2003, the FIC gives students ‘hands-on’ experience of finance and
investment analysis. With 25 PCs in the virtual classroom, using Financial Trading
System (FTS), and Reuters Kobra and Market 3000 software, students have virtually
‘real-time’ access to finance and investment information for any company listed on a
stock market anywhere in the world. In collaboration with the Faculties of
Economics, Business Administration and Agriculture, the FIC has designed integral
courses for undergraduate and postgraduate: M.Econ, MBA and MBA Agro-
Industries programs in which, in addition to learning the theory of finance and
investment analysis, students gain ‘first-hand’ experience of trading on the bond,
futures, options, commodities, energy and foreign exchange markets with their own
portfolio to trade. The results of their handling of their portfolio are assessed at the
end of the semester. In addition to in-house courses for CMU students, the FIC is also
designing training courses for international students which have already attracted an
initial enrollment of students from Japan and Taiwan.
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The CMU Art Museum
Opened in 1998, the CMU Art Museum is the main regional art museum in the north
of Thailand. The Art Museum provides a variety of display areas for professionallycurated
exhibitions. In a varied program, it offers exhibitions by renowned
contemporary Thai artists, artworks from major international collections, and a venue
for rotating contemporary art exhibitions by CMU art students
and local, national and international artists. The Museum is also
an education centre and a centre for the preservation of the art
and culture of Chiang Mai, and Northern Thailand, formerly the
Kingdom of Lanna. The Museum organizes an annual
international festival, publishes a two-monthly art magazine, and
screens foreign films.
For more information, please visit our website
http://www.finearts.cmu.ac.th/cmu/
Chiang Mai University Academic Services Institute - CM UNISERV
Established in 1989 as an organization within CMU, CM UNISERV’s dual objectives
are to promote, coordinate and support the exchange of academic services between
organizations within the University, and to be the portal through which CMU offers
consultancy services and collaboration in research
projects to public and private sector organizations.
In pursuit of its objectives, CM UNISERV:
• Offers training programs, short courses and
seminars created and facilitated by academic
staff from CMU faculties
• Provides a channel of communication through
which public and private sector organizations
can directly access areas of expertise within
the university which are most appropriate to
service their specific needs
CM UNISERV Community Academic Services activities include: -
• Extension Services which disseminate technical information and research
findings through training and teaching seminars and the CM UNISERV website:
http://www.uniserv.cmu.ac.th
• Consultancy Services provide consultation services for project management,
evaluation, planning, and create and conduct feasibility studies.
• Technology Transfer to introduce organizations to new technology invented or
developed within CMU.
• Technical Cooperation to provide technical staff in an advisory capacity to
collaborate in development projects undertaken both within CMU and by public,
private and government organizations.
All CMU Faculties and their departments currently offer consultancy services and
participation in collaborative research.
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CM UNISERV Facilities
Accommodation
CM UNISERV operates a 67-room hostel with Shared Room, Standard Room,
and VIP Suite accommodation.
Conference Facilities
10 air-conditioned conference rooms, varying in size from 10 to 200 seats,
fully equipped with audio-visual presentation equipment.
Thong Kwao / In Tha Nin 200 seat room
Fai Kham
80 seat room
Bua Tong / Dao Wa Deaung 40/30 seat room
Benjamas / Fueng Fah
20 seat room
Varoon Vadi / Sompoy
10 seat room
Puang Saad / Puang Chompoo 10 seat room
Lee La Wa Di
10 seat room
Training
The Computer Training Room, equipped with 40 PCs linked to CMU’s intranet
and the Internet, is available to both internal and external organizations as a training
facility.
Catering
Residents and visitors can choose to dine in either the air-conditioned restaurant
(100 covers) or alfresco on the terrace (120 covers).
The CM UNISERV International Centre
Completed in 1998, the CM UNISERV International Center offers conference
facilities and accommodation for visiting students and academic staff, conference
organizers, their staff and delegates.
Located adjacent to the Convention Center, the Centre comprises an International
Hostel, 3 Conference Rooms, 3 Seminar Rooms, a Mini-Theater, a Business Center
and a restaurant.
Accommodation
The International Hostel, for short stay and long stay visitors, has 86 deluxe double
rooms and two suites. All of the rooms and suites are fully furnished and
air-conditioned.
Conference Facilities
The seven Conference and Seminar rooms offer Theater seating for 60-140,
Classroom seating for 16-60 and Banquet seating for 35-85. The Mini-Theater has
Theater seating for 80.
Chiang Mai – Chiang Rai 150 seats
Sukhothai 60 seats
Mandalay 40 seats
Hanoi 20 seats
Tokyo / Beijing 16 seats
Phuket Mini-Theatre 80 seats
Conference room with 15 computer sets, LCD, Lan and Internet
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All of the Conference Rooms, Seminar Rooms and the Mini-Theater are airconditioned
and equipped with the latest, state-of-the-art audio-visual conference
presentation equipment.
In addition to the conference facilities at CMUIC, our staff members are available to
assist convention organizers with conference planning and coordination, and attend to
delegate registration and check-in/check-out procedures.
Business Services
The Business Center offers Internet, fax and photocopy services. During an event,
office space is available for use by conference organizers and facilitators.
Catering
Visitors and their guests can choose to dine in either the air-conditioned restaurant
(60 covers) or alfresco on the terrace (110 covers). The restaurant will accommodate
up to 350 guests for Cocktail Parties and other informal gatherings.
For more information, please visit our website: http://ic.cmu.ac.th
The CMU Convention Centre CMUCC
Set in beautifully landscaped
grounds, the CMU Convention
Centre is the largest, best-equipped,
and most versatile facility of its kind
in Northern Thailand.
After its opening in 1997, the
Convention Centre rapidly
established itself as the premier
venue for academic ceremonies, most
notably the University’s Orientation
and Graduation/Commencement
ceremonies, and major government
and international conferences, business seminars and education/trade exhibitions.
Purpose designed as a convention facility, the Convention Centre offers organizations
an unparalleled choice of meeting rooms and facilities. All of the meeting rooms are
fully equipped with the latest state-of-the-art audio-visual conference presentation
equipment, and the Auditorium has 2 Simultaneous Translation Rooms which can
simultaneously broadcast in four languages.
• The Auditorium
Designed primarily as a concert hall, the Auditorium has superb acoustics. It has
Theater seating for 3,500, Classroom seating for 940, Banquet seating for 1,280,
and, with the ground floor seats removed, up to 1,500 square metres of floor
space for exhibitions and special events.
• The Conference Room has Theater seating 340.
• 3 Seminar Rooms have seating for 18-50.
• The VIP Lounge with Banquet seating for 75.
• The VIP Room with Banquet seating for 10
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Chiang Mai University Archives (The Pin Mala Art Hall)
Located adjacent to the Central Library, the Hor Phra Wat Ma Ha Wittayalai Chiang
Mai (The Pin Mala Art Hall) displays photographs and artifacts that trace a
chronological timeline of the history of Chiang Mai University from 1960, when the
first planning committee was convened, up to the present day. Exhibits include all of
the most notable events in CMU’s history, plus staff achievements and a Hall of Fame.
Associated Medical Science Clinical Services Centre (AMS CSC)
Established in 1991 under the auspices of the Faculty of Associated Medical
Sciences, CMU, on August 7 th 1992 the AMS CSC CMU was approved by the
Ministry of Finance to be a Government Health Service Institute with the status of
non-profit, self-funding autonomous organization. The Centre has been in service
since January 1 st 1993.
Objectives
The objectives of the Associated Medical Science Clinical Services Centre are:
1. To provide clinical practice for AMS faculty staff, students and external health
professionals
2. To improve professional clinical service and teaching skills of AMS staff and
students
3. To provide services in clinical research, technical development, quality control
and teaching systems
4. To centralize the clinical services of the AMS departments and faculty staff
5. To be a centre for clinical services in medical technology, radiological
technology, occupational therapy and physical therapy for both private and
government sectors.
6. To continuously improve professional standards of practice via collaboration
among institutes at both national and international levels to meet the needs of the
community
Services
The emphasis of our services is on annual health checks and special testing related to
the professional medical disciplines of Medical Technology, Radiologic Technology,
Occupational Therapy and Physical Therapy.
The Center has 4 clinics:
1. Medical Technology Clinic (MT Clinic)
2. Radiologic Technology Clinic (RT Clinic)
3. Occupational Therapy Clinic (OT Clinic)
4. Physical and Hydro Therapy Clinic (PHT Clinic)
The Animal Health Services Centre
Established under the auspices of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, the Centre
provides students with general veterinary clinical practise experience in the provision
animal health care services to the general public and local community.
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The Doi Suthep Nature Study Centre Royal Project in honour of his Majesty the King
The Centre was established to publicize the natural sciences of Doi Suthep Mountain
and encourage people to preserve the environment and natural resources.
Visitors to the Centre, which is open to the general public, will see a beautifully
arranged exhibition showing the history of Thai ecology and nature studies, and
plants and animals discovered and named after members of the Thai Royal Familys:
the Mahidol fish and the Rachinee crab. There is also a display of different kinds of
Thai forest animals and other creatures. The information is interactive using computer
media. There is also a photo exhibition of the creatures on Doi Suthep, and scenic
views of Doi Suthep.
The Energy Research and Development Institute
The Institute conducts research and provides academic services to the public and
private sectors for the application of new technology for energy development,
distribution, management and conservation.
The Objectives of the Institute are:
1. To conduct research and development projects focusing on the development of
new energy, energy conservation, and energy efficiency.
2. To coordinate research at faculty and department levels within CMU, and
research projects with national and international industrial partner organisations.
3. To create an information database to provide academic services for the
dissemination of knowledge to the community.
4. To support human resource development for specialist knowledge and expertise
in energy management and conservation issues
The Engineering Services Centre
Established under the auspices of the Faculty of Engineering, the Centre supports the
provision of engineering academic services to the community and organisations in the
public and private sectors.
The Highland Research and Training Centre
Established in 2001under the auspices of the Faculty of Agriculture, CMU, the Centre
was constituted from the consolidation of the resources of the Highland Coffee
Research and Development Centre, the Highland Technical Training and
Development Program and the Highland Agricultural Research Station.
The Centre emphasizes on interdisciplinary highland research reflecting community
needs to rehabilitate their environment, and the dissemination of the results of
research to local and regional communities.
Objectives
1. To be a core institution for highland agricultural research, development and
extension.
2. To be a centre for technical information to support the highland community
development and extension program.
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3. To be a training centre for the dissemination of appropriate technology to
extension officers and hill tribe farmers.
4. To evolve to become a regional centre to cooperate with other institutes relating
to technical development for highland sustainability.
Areas of research and related activities include:
1. Arabica coffee cultivation, production, processing, extension and marketing.
2. Temperate and Subtropical fruit trees.
3. Highland Agricultural Systems
4. Support programs for Bachelor’s, Master’s and Doctoral degrees
5. Highland Agricultural Training
6. Dissemination of information on Highland Agricultural System Development
H. M. the King’s Initiative Centre for Flower and Fruit Propagation
History
In 1980, His Majesty the King donated 80,000 baht to Dr. Pisit Voraurai, the former
Dean of Faculty of Agriculture and a former Vice President of Chiang Mai University,
to enable him to conduct research on flowers and fruits propagation. Dr. Pisit
established the project for flowers and fruit propagation and farmer extension in Hang
Dong district, Chiang Mai.
In 1984, H.M. the King visited villages in this project at Ban Rong Wua, Chom
Thong district. His Majesty told Dr. Pisit that this work was really useful for the
people and that it should be extended and that others should be encouraged to
co-operate in this work. Under the patronage of His Majesty, H.M. the King’s
Initiative Centre for Flower and Fruit Propagation was established in 1985.
Objectives
1. Agricultural career extension to increase income by technology transfer to poor
villagers in target areas for sufficient living
2. Research production technology and improve flowers varieties for support
extension work
3. Improve propagation techniques and transfer technology to villagers groups
4. Conservation of flower varieties
5. Support works of other Royal Projects initiated by H.M. the King
Office and Research stations
Office: Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, Chiang Mai University
Research stations:
1. Research and training station, Hang Dong district, Chiang Mai
2. Research and training unit, Chom Thong district, Chiang Mai
There are currently 54 village groups in 9 provinces of Thailand under the support of
this Centre. In addition to agricultural extension the Centre also provides support
materials for horticultural students in the Faculty of Agriculture, CMU. From 1987 –
2005, 220 undergraduate students and 66 graduated students were supported for their
researches by this Centre.
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The Humanities Academic Services Centre
Established under the auspices of the Faculty of Humanities, the Centre supports the
expansion of educational opportunities by offering academic services and organizing
teaching and learning courses in Humanities disciplines for the development of
human resources in national and international public organisations and the private
sector.
The Northern-Health System Research Institute (N-HSRI-CMU)
Established under the auspices of the Faculty of Nursing, the primary objective of the
N-HSRI-CMU is to support health system research and administration research
projects that emphasize a response to the needs of the local community in the north
of Thailand.
The Nursing Services Centre
Established under the auspices of the Faculty of Nursing, the Centre is instrumental
in the promotion of health care and academic services for the general public and
health care providers in public organisations and the public sector.
The Science and Technology Services Centre
Established under the auspices of the Faculty of Science, the Centre provides science
and technology services to public and private sector organisations and the general
public.
The Special Medical Services Centre
The Centre is an autonomous organisation established under the auspices of the
Faculty of Medicine. The objectives of the Centre are:
• To provide high quality general health care and emergency care services to the
general public.
• To provide practise training facilities for medical students, doctors and
administration staff.
• To support academic collaboration with the Faculty of Medicine and other
organisations for teaching and learning, and training and research activities.
• To promote the enhancement of levels of efficiency of staff at the Faculty of
Medicine
• To support medical science and other related academics
• To support other matters concerned with the Centre’s objectives
The University Pharmacy CMU
Established under the auspices of the Faculty of Pharmacy, the University Pharmacy
provides students with dispensary practise experience in the provision of service and
the sale of medical products to the general public.
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On-Campus Resource
Facilities and Services
Our On-Campus Resource Facilities
and Services are available to everyone
in the university community and also,
where applicable, to members of the
general public.
Dormitories
Most undergraduate students stay in an on-campus dormitory for their first and
sometimes second year. We have 15 dormitory blocks, segregated for male and
female students, with accommodation for 6,500.
Shopping and Eating
On-campus, there are many shops for a student’s routine daily requirements, and a
veritable plethora of inexpensive cafeterias and canteens. Just outside the university
gates you will find an even greater variety of student shops and a further
proliferation of student restaurants.
The CMU Precinct
Located in front of the Faculty of Social Sciences, across the road from the Central
Library main entrance, the CMU Precinct houses many shops, eateries, and banks
under one roof :-
- The CMU Shop
In addition to CMU uniforms and everyday stationary requirements, the CMU
Shop also offers a comprehensive range of CMU merchandise including shirts,
blouses, T-shirts, sweatshirts, baseball caps, jewelry, and souvenirs all bearing
the CMU logo, and all at very affordable prices.
- CMU Cooperative
All students are eligible to become members of the University Cooperative;
a convenience store where they can enjoy reduced prices for routine stationary
items, general household supplies and foodstuffs. Dividends are paid annually.
- Banks
The Krung Thai Bank and Bangkok Bank branches have English-speaking staff,
and offer international banking services plus ATMs that will accept
international credit cards.
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- Eateries
Around the central dining area there are a number of Thai food stalls offering a
wide variety of Thai foods at very reasonable prices, plus the Japan Cafä & Deli,
and the Doi Chang Coffee Shop and Bakery.
On-Campus Commercial services:
Postal Services
The Post & Telegraph Office, located adjacent to the Office of the President, offers
all of the normal range of postal services plus facilities for long-distance and
international calls. Opening hours: Monday to Friday 08.30 - 16.30 Closed on public
holidays.
Banking Services:
In addition to the banks in the CMU Precinct, the Siam Commercial Bank and the
Thai Government Savings Bank also have branches on campus. The Siam
Commercial Bank has two on-campus branches, one branch on the main campus next
to the Post Office, and the other on the medical complex, both with English speaking
staff. The Siam Commercial Bank offers international banking services plus four
ATMs, which will accept major international credit cards, in convenient locations
around the campus. The Thai Government Savings Bank, located next to the Post
Office, offers internal banking facilities for the university staff and students including
salary and scholarship transactions. Opening hours: Monday to Friday 08.30 – 15.30.
Closed on public holidays.
Health Services
A first-aid clinic for students and staff, located next to the CMU Officials Club, is
open weekdays, excluding public holidays, from 08.30 – 16.30. The Student Health
Service, at the Faculty of Medicine, also provides medical care. Open on Saturday
and Sunday from 10.00 - 12.00 and 13.30 - 15.30.
Counselling Services
In addition to counselling and advice from their course advisor on issues related to
their academic studies, students with problems of a more personal nature can consult
counselors at the Counselling Centre, which is run by lecturers from the Psychology
Department. The Centre is located in the Faculty of Humanities and is open on
weekdays from 09.00 – 15.00.
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Transport Services – Around the campus and in
to the city
The University operates a fleet of 16 electricpowered
buses which run on set routes around the
Suan Sak campus. In addition, privately owned
Red Truck mini-bus taxis called Silors or Song
Taews, and three-wheeled Samlors or Tuk Tuks
take students around and between the campuses
and to destinations in the city.
Students pay Baht 400 per semester for unlimited on-campus use of the electric buses
and CMU designated Silors. The regular fare for non-designated Silors is usually
Baht 5-10 per journey on-campus and Baht 15-20 per journey off-campus. Fares for
Samlors are negotiated with the driver, and, while the journey by Samlor is usually
quicker, the fares are much more expensive than Silor fares.
As a matter of interest
The Red Trucks are called Silors or Song Taews because in Thai language silor means
four wheels, and song taew means two bench seats. The Samlors are called Samlors
because in Thai language samlor means three wheels. The name Tuk Tuk is thought to
be onomatopoeic; deriving, some would say, from the sound coming from the
Samlor’s exhaust pipe at tickover.
Athletic and Recreational Facilities
Many sports fields, indoor and outdoor athletic courts, fitness parks, and a 50-metre
swimming pool are located on our main campus.
The range of international sports available on and off campus includes:
Soccer Rugby Basketball Golf Badminton
Swimming Pätanque Water Polo Tennis Gymnastics
Judo Table Tennis Softball Handball Boxing
Field Hockey Volleyball Aerobics Track and Field
Instruction is also available in many traditional Thai sports and cultural activities
including:
Muay Thai Sepak Takraw
Krabi Krabong The Art of Thai Dance
The Students Union organises many student clubs devoted to these and other
sporting, athletic, and social activities.
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Research at CMU
In line with our Vision, CMU continues to expand its national and international
collaborative research activities. CMU’s research funds for 2006 were made up of
US$ 2,053,229 from Internal funding and US$ 20,983,926 from external funding. In
2006 CMU registered 27 intellectual property rights, 26 CMU researchers received
awards for innovative research, and CMU research results were published in
831national and international peer review journal.
Research Facilities
In addition to the discipline-specific research facilities to be found within individual
faculties, we have established three interdisciplinary research institutes: the Research
Institute for Health Sciences (RIHES), the Social Research Institute, and the Institute
for Science and Technology Research and Development, to develop CMU’s
excellence in research and development in a variety of fields, primarily collaborative
research projects between specific academic disciplines.
CMU Research Centres of Excellence
• Cardiac Research and Training Centre
• Underground Water Services Centre
• Neutron Energy Research Centre
• Herbal Research Centre
• Dental Research Centre
• Silicate Technology Research Centre
• Biology Research Centre
• Nano Science Research Centre
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International Joint Research Projects
Pursuant to our Vision, our ongoing drive to enhance both the quantity and quality of
the joint research projects conducted at CMU means that we are continually seeking
new international partners for collaborative research.
Our past and current joint research projects include:
• ‘Appropriate Technology for the Reduction of Agrochemicals in Northern
Thailand’ (ATRACT) - A joint research project between the CMU Faculty of
Agriculture and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).
• A collaborative research program between the CMU Faculty of Engineering and
the Communications Research Laboratory, Japan.
• 2006-2008: Lao Thai Scholarship Program on Gender Equity and Development
for Program Cycle (Faculty of Social Sciences and the Rockefeller Foundation)
• July 2006 – January 2007: Workshop on Strengthening Collaboration between
Nursing Education and Service (Faculty of Nursing - WHO)
• June 2006 – March 2007: Thailand Experience in the Context of the Study on
Competitive Commercial Agricultural in Africa (Faculty of Agriculture and FAO)
• May 2006 - December 2006: Model Development on Strengthening of Care of
HIV-infected People (Faculty of Nursing and WHO)
• April 2006 – June 2013: ‘Units for HIV/AIDS Clinical Trials Networks’ - A joint
research project between the CMU Research Institute for Health Sciences and
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
• March – December 2006: Comparative Commercial Agriculture in Africa
(CCAA): Thailand Case Study (Faculty of Agriculture and World Bank)
• October 2005- September 2008: MAFSEA (Market and Agro-forest in Southeast
Asia: Small-scale and Community Enterprises in the Forest and Agro Forest
Margins of Southern Asia: Connecting Global Market Forces, Local Governance
Options and Entrepreneurial Skills) (Faculty of Agriculture and EU)
• August 2005 – August 2007: ‘Ethnic Identities and Globalization Processes in
Northern Thailand and Laos’- A joint research programme between the CMU
Social Research Institute and L’Institut de Recherchä pour le Däveloppement
(IRD)
• May – October 2005: ‘Advanced Beekeeping Practices for Marginalized Farmers
in Cambodia’: A joint research project between the CMU Institute for Science
and Technology Research and Development (IST) and the Deutsche Gesellschaft
fär Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ)
• May –July 2005: ‘SME Development Component’ – A joint research project
between the CMU Institute for Science and Technology Research and
Development (IST) and The Deutsche Gesellschaft fär Technische
Zusammenarbeit (GTZ)
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• January 2005 – December 2008: ‘Optimizing the Prevention of Mother to Child
Transmission of HIV and the Care for HIV Infected Infants and Adults in
Thailand’ – Franco-Thai Cooperation Program in Higher Education and
Research Year 2005 between the CMU Faculty of Associated Medical Sciences
and L’Institut de Recherchä pour le Däveloppment (IRD)
• January 2005 – December 2008: ‘Education and Skills Formation’ - Franco-Thai
Cooperation Program in Higher Education and Research Year 2005 between the
CMU Faculty of Education and L’Institut de Recherchä pour le Däveloppment
(IRD)
• December 2004 – November 2005: ‘Ancient Commodities in the Lampang
Basin: A Historical Study’- A joint research project between the CMU Faculty of
Humanities and Toyota Foundation, Japan
• October 2004 – December 2007: ‘The on-going Regionalization Process in the
Greater Mekong Sub-region’– A joint research project between the CMU Faculty
of Social Sciences and the Rockefeller Foundation
• October 2004 - December 2006: ‘HIV/AIDS and Older Persons in Northern
Thailand’ – a joint research project between the CMU Faculty of Nursing and the
United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
• October 2004 – December 2005: ‘The on-going Regionalization Process in the
Greater Mekong Sub-region’ – a joint research project between the CMU Social
Research Institute and the Rockefeller Foundation
• May 2004 – July 2006: ‘Mekong Tourism: Learning across borders’ - A joint
research project between the CMU Social Research Institute and the Rockefeller
Foundation
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• June 2004 - June 2005: ‘Dengue Virus prM as Target of Neutralization/
Infection-enhancement’ – a joint research project between CMU Faculty of
Medicine and the World Health Organization (WHO)
• December 2003 –December 2005: ‘Natural Products in Skin care, Cosmetics
and Nutrition’- A joint research project between the CMU Faculty of Medicine
and AVON Products Inc
• September 2003 – June 2004: ‘Community-Based VCT: Thailand’ - A joint
research project between the CMU Research Institute for Health Sciences and
Johns Hopkins University, USA
• July 2003 – March 2005: ‘Globalization: Indigenous Knowledge and Social
Change among Ethnic Minorities of the Greater Mekong Research Project’–
A joint research project between CMU Social Research Institute and the
Rockefeller Foundation
• May 2002 – May 2004: ‘Participatory Modeling for Watershed Management’ –
a joint research project between the CMU Faculty of Agriculture, the
International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and the Centre de Coopäration
Internationale en Recherchä Agronomique pour le Däveloppement (CIRAD)
• December 2001 – November 2005: ‘Agrodiversity for in situ Management and
Conservation of Thailand’s Native Rice Germplasm’ a Collaborative Crop
Research Program between the CMU Faculty of Agriculture and the McKnight
Foundation, USA
• September 2001 – September 2006: ‘Gene Flow between Cultivated Rice and
Wild Relatives in Thailand: Biodiversity and Biotechnology Interface’ – a joint
research project between the CMU Faculty of Agriculture and Washington
University in St. Louis.
• October 2000 – September 2004: ‘Predicting the risks of Mosquito-borne
diseases from Land Use Change (RISKMODEL)’ – a co-ordination project
between the CMU Faculty of Medicine and the European Commission
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National Cooperation
We have working agreements with government and private sector organisations.
Collaborative activities undertaken with these organisations include the secondment
and exchange of faculty staff and students for academic and curriculum development
projects, joint research projects, consulting services, feasibility studies and ongoing
assistance on national development projects.
Thai Government Sector:
The Ministry of Agriculture and
Cooperatives
• Department of Agriculture
The Ministry of Commerce
• Department of Intellectual Property
The Ministry of Defense
• Veterinary and Remount Department
The Ministry of Education
• Burapha University
• Chiang Mai Rajaphat University
• Chulalongkorn University
• Commission on Higher Education
• Department of Curriculum &
Instruction Development
• Kasetsart University
• Khon Kaen University
• King Mongkut’s Institute of
Technology, Ladkrabang
• Maejo University
• Mahidol University
• Naresuan University
• North-Chiang Mai University
• Office of the Basic Education
Commission
• Prince of Songkla University
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• Rajamangala Institute of
Technology, Isarn
• Rajamangala Institute of
Technology, Krungthep
• Rajamangala Institute of
Technology, Lanna
• Silpakorn University
• Suranaree University of Technology
• Thammasat University
• Ubon Ratchathani University
• Vocational Education Commission
The Ministry of Finance
• The Bureau of the Budget
• Export-Import Bank of Thailand
• The Stock Exchange of Thailand
The Ministry of Industry
• Department of Industrial Promotion
• Industrial Estate Authority of
Thailand
• Management System Certification
Institute
• The Ministry of Information and
Communication Technology
• The Meteorological Department
The Ministry of the Interior
• Office of Police Forensic Science
• Police Education Bureau
The Ministry of Justice
• Central Institution of Forensic
Science Thailand
The Ministry of Public Health
• Department of Medical Sciences
• Bormrajjonanii College of Nursing,
Phayao
The Ministry of Science and
Technology
• Department of Science Service
• Pollution Control Department
• National Synchrotron Research
Centre
• Thailand Institute of Scientific and
Technological Research
The Office of the Prime Minister
• Office of the Narcotics Control
Board
• National Economic and Social
Development Board
State Enterprises
• Electricity Generating Authority of
Thailand
• Geo-Informatics and Space
Technology Development Agency
• Institute of Social and Economic
Policy
Private Sector:
• Bangkok Agro-Industrial Products
Public Co. Ltd.
• Charoen Pokphand Group
• Greenwill International Co. Ltd.
• Loxley Information Services Co.
Ltd.
• NTU Thailand Co. Ltd.
• Yonok College
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International Liaisons
At university, faculty and
department levels, we have 150
Collaborative Agreements and
Memoranda of Understanding with
foreign universities, institutes and
international organizations in 28
countries. Activities covered by
these Agreements and Memoranda
include: academic collaboration,
the secondment of thesis advisors
and project consultants, joint
research, faculty staff and student
exchange, curriculum development,
joint seminars, and information
exchange.
The Americas
Canada
• St. Stephen’s University
• The University of Western Ontario
• Thomson Rivers University
United States of America
• Boise State University
• California State University,
Fullerton
• Christian Brothers University
• Colorado State University
• Concord College
• Hartwick College
• Illinois State University
• Indiana University
• Louisiana State University Medical
Centre
• New Mexico State University
• Ohio University
• Oklahoma State University
• Oregon State University
• St. Olaf College
• Texas A & M University
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• University of Florida
• University of Illinois
• University of Minnesota (Duluth)
• University of Missouri
• Monterey Institute for International
Studies
• University of Nevada
• University of North Carolina, Chapel
Hill
• University of North Texas Medical
Branch, Fort Worth
• University of Texas, El Paso
• University of Texas Health Science
Centre, Houston
• University of Texas, Medical
Branch, Galveston
• University of Virginia School of
Nursing
• University of Washington, Seattle
• University of Wisconsin, Madison
• Washington State University
Asia
Cambodia
• Royal University of Fine Arts,
Phnom Penh
• Royal University of Phnom Penh
China
• Changchun Normal University
• Chengde Medical College
• Harbin Institute
• Jiangsu University
• Jiujiang University
• Kunming Medical College
• Nanjing Agricultural University
• Shantou University
• Shenzhen University
• Southern Yangtze University
• Southwest Forestry College
• Yunnan Agricultural University
• Yunnan Nationalities University
• Yunnan Normal University
• Yunnan Normal University Business
School
• Yunnan University
• Xi’an Medical University
Indonesia
• Widya Mandala Catholic University
of Surabaya
Japan
• Aoyama Gakuin University
• Chiba University
• Fukuhara Gakuen University
Consortium
• Gifu University
• Kagawa University
• Kanda University of International
Studies
• Keisen University
• Kinki University
• Kokushikan University
• Kyoto Institute of Technology
• Kyoto Seika University
• Meio University
• Meijo University
• Mie University
• Miyazaki Prefectural Nursing
University
• Muroran Institute of Technology
• Nagasaki University
• Nara Medical University
• National Institute of Information and
Communication Technology
• Nippon Medical School
• Oita University
• Osaka University of Foreign Studies
• Saga University
• Seikei University
• Shiga University
• Shinshu University
• Toho University
• Tokyo University of Science
• Toyama Medical and Pharmaceutical
University
• University of the Ryukyus
• Waseda University
• Yamaguchi University
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Korea
• Kangnung National University
• Pusan University of Foreign Studies
• Sookmyung Women’s University
Lao P.D.R.
• The National University of Lao
• Souphanouvong University
Nepal
• Tribhuvan University
Malaysia
• Universiti Teknologi MARA
Pakistan
• Lahore University of Management
Sciences
The Philippines
• University of Mindanao
Sri Lanka
• University of Sri Jayewardenepura
Taiwan
• Chai Nan University of Pharmacy
and Science
• National Chung Hsing University
• National Pingtung University of
Science and Technology
• National Sun Yat-Sen University
• National Taiwan Normal University
• Taichung Healthcare and
Management University
• Tajen Institute of Technology
• Tsuchi College of Technology
Vietnam (Socialist Republic of
Vietnam)
• Cantho University
• Hanoi Architectural University
• Hue University of Science
• Thai Nguyen University
• University of Social Sciences and
Humanities
Australasia
Australia
• Central Queensland University
• Curtin University of Technology
• Deakin University
• Edith Cowan University
• Griffith University
• La Trobe University
• Macquarie University
• Murdoch University
• Northern Territory University
• University of Canberra
• University of South Australia
• University of Tasmania
• University of Wollongong
New Zealand
• Victoria University of Wellington
Europe
Austria
• Leopold-Franzens University,
Innsbruck
• University of Vienna
Belgium
• The Faculteit Voor Vergelijkende
Godsdienstwetenschappen (F.V.G.),
Antwerp
The Czech Republic
• The Academy of Sciences of the
Czech Republic
France
• Ecole Supärieure des Sciences
Commercials d’ Angers
• French Institute of Advanced
Mechanics
• Universitä Francois–Rabelais de
Tours
• University of Montpellier II
Germany
• The Albert-Ludwig-Universität,
Freiburg in Breisgau
• Brandeaburgische Universität
Cottbus
• Georg-August-University at
Gättingen
• Hähenheim University
• Ludwig-Maximillians Universität,
Munich
• University of Passau
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The Netherlands
• Utrecht University
Portugal
• The Polytechnic Institute of Viseu
Romania
• Lucian Blaga University
Russia (Russian Federation)
• Moscow State University of
Environmental Engineering
Spain
• University of Seville
The United Kingdom
• Aston University
• Middlesex University
• University of Bath
• University of Hertfordshire
• University of Leeds
• University of Strathclyde
• University of Reading
International and Multinational
Organisations
Africa
• The International Centre for
Research in Agroforestry, Nairobi,
Kenya
Australia
• The Centre for Ground Water
Studies
Bangladesh
• Worldview International Foundation
China
• The Centre for Community
Development Studies
Germany
• Boehringer Ingelheim International
GmbH
• Heinrich Bäll Foundation
Japan
• Centre for the International Cooperation
for Computerization
• Daido Life Foundation
• Japan International Cooperation Agency
• National Institute for Information and
Communication Technology
• The Nippon Foundation
The Philippines
• SEAMEO Regional Centre for Graduate
Study and Research in Agriculture
Taiwan
• Industrial Technology Research Institute
• The International Cooperation and
Development Fund
UK
• BBC World Service
• Cambridge International Trade
Education Co. Ltd.
USA
• Community College for International
Development Inc.
• Lachat Instruments Inc.
• United States Department of
Agriculture, Agricultural Research
Service
Multinational
• HelpAge International
• The United Nations Children’s Fund
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International Programs
Prospectus
The internationalization of higher education has become a high priority in
determining the direction of CMU’s academic curricula development. Pursuant to
our goal to become a world-class institute of higher learning, and in response to the
growing demand for international-level higher education programs taught in English
language, we currently offer more than 60 international training courses and
cultural and academic exchange programs, 3 international undergraduate degree,
and 20 international postgraduate degree programs. The CMU International
Prospectus contains full details of all international courses and programs.
General Information
Admission Criteria
Normal Degree Programs
International students with sufficient ability in Thai language may join any of our
normal degree programs, all taught in Thai language. The current CMU Bulletin
contains full details of all of these programs
Undergraduate Programs
Central University Admission System (CUAS) – A new Central University
Admission System was implemented in the academic year 2006. The new CUAS has
been designed to integrate many factors of a student’s achievements and performance
according to the following principles:
• High school cumulative grade point average (GPAX) - 10% weighting
• High school grade point average (GPA) scores for three to five subjects - 20%
weighting
• Result of the Ordinary National Educational Test (O-NET) - 35-70% weighting
• Result of the Advanced National Educational Test (A-NET) - up to 35%
weighting
Alternatively, students in the 17 provinces of Northern Thailand can gain university
admission based on the results of the Northern Quota Entrance Examination
procedure.
Special Undergraduate Programs - Every year CMU offers outstanding high school
students direct entrance into 35 special undergraduate programs.
Criteria for Direct Entrance include:
• Excellent GPA and GPAX Grades
• Outstanding Sports Ability
• Outstanding Contribution to Community Service
• Acknowledged Contribution to Raising Social Awareness
• Outstanding Potential in Engineering Abilities
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Postgraduate programs
Students with the required academic qualifications are admitted on the basis of either
satisfactory written examination and/or interview results.
International Degree Programs
All international programs are taught in
English language and require that
students must have a minimum ability in
English language of IELTS band 5.5,
TOEFL paper-based 500/computerbased
173, or an equivalent
internationally recognised English
language test. International students are
admitted to international programs on
the basis of satisfying the minimum
standards for English language ability
and the required academic qualification for each program.
Undergraduate Programs
Entry requirements for international undergraduate programs are:
• High school graduation certificate
• High school official transcript
• Passes in three discipline related subjects, and Grade Point Average (GPA) of at
least 2.5
Postgraduate Programs
Students are admitted to international postgraduate degree programs on the basis of
the required discipline related academic qualifications and the results of a joint
evaluation conducted by the Graduate School and the relevant faculty.
Tuition, Registration and Compulsory Fees
Combined Tuition, Registration and Compulsory fees for International
Bachelor’s degree programs:
• Bachelor of Nursing Science (BNS)
- Baht 130,000/*US$ 3,715 per academic year
• Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.)
- Baht 140,000/*US$ 4,000 per academic year
• Bachelor of Science in Software Engineering
- Baht 120,000 /*US$ 3,430 per academic year
Combined Tuition, Registration and Compulsory fees for International
postgraduate Master’s and Doctoral programs:
• Humanities and Social Sciences programs
- Baht 155,000 /*US$ 4,430 per academic year
• Health Sciences and Science and Technology programs
- Baht 205,000 /*US$ 5,860 per academic year
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Exceptions:
• MSc. in Petroleum Geoscience (one year program)
- Baht 330,000 /*US$ 9,430 per academic year
• MSc. in Veterinary Public Health
- Baht 450,000 / € 9,000 per academic year
• Ph.D. in Economics
- Thai national Baht 250,000 /*US$ 7,143 per academic year
- Foreign national Baht 300,000 /*US$ 8,571 per academic year
(*Exchange Rate as of May 2007: US$ 1 = Baht 35)
Funding and Scholarships
Organisations and agencies which offer funding and scholarships include:
• Thailand Research Fund (TRF)
• Thailand International Development Cooperation Agency (TICA)
• The National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA), Thailand
• The National Research Council of Thailand
• The TRF’s Golden Jubilee Ph.D. Project
• The Ford Foundation
• The Rockefeller Foundation
• The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
• The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)
• The United Nations Development Project (UNDP)
• The World Health Organization (WHO)
Academic Calendar
The University academic year is divided into two 18-week semesters, and, for some
courses, an eight-week summer session.
• First semester - June to mid-October
• Second semester - November to mid-March
• Summer session - mid-March to mid-May
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Applying for Admission
Undergraduate Study
International students who wish to enroll in an International Training Course or a
Bachelor’s degree program should send details of their name, their contact address;
both postal and e-mail, and the name of the course or program they want to enroll in to:
Mrs. Areerat Sukkasem
Director, The International Relations Division
Office of the President
Chiang Mai University
Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand
E-mail: opxxo004@chiangmai.ac.th
Graduate Study
Application forms for admission to study at graduate level are available from:
The Graduate School
Chiang Mai University
Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand
E-mail: suthalee@chiangmai.ac.th or you can download them from:
http://www.grad.cmu.ac.th
Application Documents
You must submit all of the following application documentation:
1) Two completed application forms.
2) Two copies of officially certified transcripts in English.
3) Two copies of each degree and/or certificate obtained (with English translation).
4) Three letters of recommendation - these are to be sent directly from each referee.
5) An official score report for IELTS, TOEFL or an equivalent English test, valid at
the time of application.
6) Two x 2.5cm full-face photographs, less than six months old.
7) A copy of your passport – the information page(s).
8) The application fee of Baht 900 (non-refundable).
When to apply
Applications can be submitted for consideration at any time during the year. The
majority of programs commence in June, at the beginning of the first semester. To be
sure of being considered for a program you
must submit your application at least 60
days before the beginning of the month in
which you are applying to commence your
studies, i.e. for a program beginning in
June the deadline for application is the end
of March, and for a program beginning in
the second semester in November the
deadline for application is August.
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English language requirements for International Programs
The CMU minimum English language entrance requirement is: IELTS band 5.5;
TOEFL paper-based 500/computer-based 173, or an equivalent score in another
internationally recognized English Language Ability Test. Some programs may
require higher scores. All international programs require that students read academic
texts, participate in academic discussion, listen to lectures and write academic essays,
reports and/or theses. These minimum requirements for English language ability
ensure that you will get the most out of the international program that you choose to
study.
Transferring from another University
If you want to transfer to Chiang Mai
University from another university you
must make a written request, enclosing a
transcript and a letter of approval from
your current university. Approval of
transfer can be a lengthy process,
requiring as it does the exchange of a
significant number of documents
between the universities. With this in
mind, you are advised to submit your
initial written request, together with the
transcript and letter of approval, at least
60 days prior to the start of the semester
in which you wish to commence your program of study at CMU.
Obtaining a visa
Once your application to study at CMU has been approved, you will need to obtain a
Non-Immigrant ED visa to enter Thailand. This visa can be extended once your
studies have commenced. DO NOT enter Thailand on a tourist or transit visa as these
are not issued for study purposes and cannot be extended to cover the entire duration
of your period of study.
Please note: Foreign nationals studying on a student visa are not eligible for a work
permit and therefore cannot legally work while studying in Thailand.
The documents required for a visa are:
• A copy of the official letter of acceptance from CMU
• Two recent 4 x 6 cm passport size photos (less than 6 months old)
• A copy of your passport – information page(s)
• A Medical Certificate (less than 6 months old)
• Visa fee
Further assistance concerning immigration procedures is available from the
International Relations Division:
E-mail opxxo004@chiangmai.ac.th
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Advisors
To advise on academic matters, and university rules and regulations, each graduate
student has a general advisor and a thesis/independent study advisor or, for doctoral
candidates, an advisory committee.
Registration Procedure
The general advisor will assist and guide a student in developing a study program
which meets the curriculum requirements of the Graduate School. Once the advisor
has approved the choice of courses for a study program, registration is then
completed at the Registration Office and the fees are paid at the on-campus branch of
the Siam Commercial Bank.
Grading system
For successful graduation from a program, in addition to satisfactorily fulfilling
individual course requirements, undergraduate students must achieve a Grade Point
Average (GPA) of at least 2.00, and postgraduate students a GPA of at least 3.00.
Credit Transfer
The transfer of credits from CMU to an exchange student’s home institution is the
responsibility of the faculty at which the student has studied.
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International Programs
International programs fall into three main categories: Training Courses,
Undergraduate and Graduate Cultural and Academic Exchange Courses, and
Undergraduate and Graduate Degree programs.
Training Courses
Faculty of Nursing: International Certificate Training Courses
The Faculty of Nursing offers 25 Special Training Courses, ranging in length from
two to twelve weeks:
1. HIV/AIDS Prevention and Care for Children and Vulnerable Young People
2. Mother-to-Child HIV Infection: Prevention, Care, and Counseling
3. HIV/AIDS Prevention and Care: a comprehensive course
4. Community Based Care for HIV/AIDS
5. Prevention of HIV/AIDS among Young People
6. Management of HIV/AIDS Prevention and Care
7. Training Educators and Trainers in HIV/AIDS
8. Prevention and Care of HIV/AIDS for Mother and Child
9. Geriatric Care
10. Elderly Health Care
11. Elderly Care / Geriatrics
12. Community Health Care for the Elderly
13. Elderly Care and Community Participation
14. Community Health Nursing
15. Birth Spacing Technology and Community Health
16. Nursing (Midwifery)
17. Midwifery Education for Safe Motherhood
18. Women’s Health and Development
19. Nursing Management Program
20. Strengthening Essential Reproductive Health Care
21. Coping with Psychosocial Problems
22. Mental Health and Psychiatric Nursing Program
23. Nursing Education Program
24. Trauma Nursing Program
25. Nutrition
These courses are taught in English and attract students from many countries in South
and South East Asia, Africa and the Pacific region. A number of the courses are
offered with the support of national and international agencies, which include the
Thailand International Development Cooperation Agency (TICA), the United Nations
Population Fund (UNFPA), the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the
United Nations Development Project (UNDP), and the World Health Organization
(WHO).
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Faculty of Business Administration – Finance and Investment Centre
• International Training Program on Finance and Investment for the Greater
Mekong Sub-region. This two-week course is designed specifically to meet the
needs of international students. In 2004, enrollment for this course exceeded
1,500 students, mostly from Japan and Taiwan.
Faculty of Education
• Certificate Program in Thai as a Foreign Language: This is a one-academic
year program comprising basic, intermediate and advanced courses in Thai
language: reading, writing, speaking and listening, Thai culture, geography, and
the way of life. Participants are awarded a certificate upon successful completion
of the program. This course is particularly popular with students from Australia,
Japan, Korea, and the USA.
Faculty of Humanities
• Spring Semester in Thailand (SST): An intensive 16-week course offering the
unique opportunity to experience Thai life and understand Thai culture and
society from an indigenous perspective. Students experience Thai society from a
multidisciplinary perspective including history, sociology, anthropology,
languages, politics, economics, education, family and religion. In addition to the
theory taught in the classroom, students also live with Thai families and take
field trips.
• Intensive Thai Language Training for Diplomats: A 4-month program
focusing on Thai language skills in reading, writing, speaking, listening,
translating and interpreting. The program is offered in collaboration with the
Embassy of the United States of America in Thailand, the British Embassy in
Thailand, and the Australian Embassy in Thailand.
Faculty of Social Sciences
• Community Development and Civic Empowerment Program (CDCE): This
program is designed to train change-agents who are committed to develop civil
society and local initiatives for
democratic development in developing
countries in Southeast Asia. The
program emphasizes issues of social
transformation, developing civil
society, indigenous capacity building
and participatory development. CDCE
launched the first 3-month Module of
the training program in October 2006.
Modules 2-6 will be available to the
participants from April 2007 to
December 2008.
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International Undergraduate and Graduate Cultural and Academic Exchange
Courses
Cultural Exchange Courses
In collaboration with foreign universities, CMU faculties, and the International
Relations Division offer courses, ranging in length from two weeks to a full academic
year, that focus on aspects of Thai and Asian language, culture, history, and society.
The Faculty of Business Administration
• Washington State University Summer Study Abroad / Cultural Exchange
Program: A 4-week exchange program in which, as a part of their Bachelor’s in
International Business degree program, WSU students come to CMU for modules
on International Tourism, Business in Asia, and International Marketing.
The Faculty of Humanities
• Advanced Study of Thai (AST): An eight-week Advanced Thai course on Thai
language and culture. This course uses an integrated approach designed to
develop a student’s Thai language skills in reading, writing, speaking and
listening, and a deeper understanding of Thai culture. The AST program is
offered in collaboration with the Northwest Universities Consortium, USA, which
comprises the Universities of Wisconsin, Hawaii, Northern Illinois, Arizona
State, Cornell, Michigan, Yale, and Washington. (June – August)
• California Polytechnic State University (CAL POLY): As an integral part of
the Cal Poly Thai Studies and Internship program, Cal Poly students spend three
weeks at CMU on a field-oriented program studying Thai language and culture,
Thai architecture and ceramics, and indigenous hill tribe cultures. (March – April)
• La Trobe University, Australia: A one-week program focusing on Thai
language, Thai Society and culture. In addition to classroom learning, students
gain first-hand experience of the Thai way of life from field trips and excursions.
• Seikei University, Japan: A 3-week summer program based on an integrated
approach to developing a student’s skills in Thai language and an understanding
of Thai culture. (August – September)
• St. Olaf College, USA: A 14-week student exchange program. In Thailand, St.
Olaf students take courses in Thai Society, Spoken Thai Language, and Thai
Culture. In addition to the theory taught in class, students gain first-hand
experience of the Thai way of life with field trips and excursions, and an eightweek
home-stay with a Thai family. (October – December)
• St. Stephen’s University (SSU), Canada: A 3-week exchange program focusing
on Thai language, history, culture and social issues. In addition to the theory
taught in the classroom, students gain first-hand experience of the Thai way of
life with field trips and excursions. (October – November)
• University of Leeds, UK: A one-year program in which students from Leeds
University take courses in Thai language and other courses of interest leading to
an individual research project on an issue, problem or process in contemporary
Thailand. (October – September)
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The Faculty of Social Sciences
• College Year in Thailand (CYIT): The CMU Faculty of Social Sciences and the
University of Wisconsin, USA, jointly initiated the CYIT program in 1983.
Under this program, American and Canadian students spend two semesters at
CMU studying Thai language, Thai society and culture, and conducting an
independent field research project. The program is designed for students at a high
level of academic ability in their home institution, who are specifically interested
in Thailand. Course credits granted in this program are transferred to the
student’s home institution.
• Trent University, Canada: Indigenous Studies Thailand Year Abroad
Program: This two-semester program is designed to afford students the
opportunity to study the culture and development of indigenous peoples of South
East Asia. It is an integrated five-course program for third and fourth year
students which includes courses on Thai Language, Thai Culture, and indigenous
Hill Tribes cultures.
The International Relations Division, Office of the President
• Asian Studies Program: A two-week program conducted in collaboration with
the Leopold-Franzens University, Innsbruck, Austria, in which Austrian students
come to CMU to study business management, economics, politics, and hill tribe
cultures in Thailand and the Greater Mekong Sub-region.
Academic Exchange Programs
CMU offers a comprehensive range of exchange study opportunities for
undergraduate and postgraduate students as an integral part of Memoranda of
Understanding and Exchange Agreements with the following foreign universities:
Asia
• Shiga University
China
• Waseda University
• Jiangsu University
Korea
• Yunnan Nationalities University • Kangnung National University
Japan
Taiwan
• Aoyama Gakuin University
• National Sun-Yat-Sen University
• Fukuhara Gakuen University • National Chung Hsing University
Consortium
Europe
• Gifu University
Austria
• Hirosaki University
• Leopold-Franzens University,
• Kokushikan University
Innsbruck
• Kyoto Seika University
England
• Meio University
• University of Leeds
• Mie University
France
• Nagasaki University
• Ecole Supérieure des Sciences
• Nippon Medical School
Commercials d’ Angers (ESSCA)
• Osaka University of Foreign Studies Germany
• University of the Ryukyus
• University of Passau
• Seikei University
USA
• Oklahoma State University
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Undergraduate and Graduate Degree Programs
Bachelor’s Degrees
Bachelor of Engineering - B.Eng. (Mechanical Engineering)
This is a 4-year program in which students are introduced to the theoretical and
practical aspects of the engineering sciences in the lecture rooms and laboratories,
and the vocational aspects of engineering via cooperative education and ‘hands-on’
training in industrial sectors. Designed to produce highly qualified graduates capable
of providing leadership in industry and service to the community, this program will
equip students with knowledge of contemporary, cutting-edge technology, an
awareness of environmental conservation, and the management skills necessary for
both the business administrator and the entrepreneur.
For more information, please visit the Faculty of Engineering website:
www.eng.cmu.ac.th
Bachelor of Nursing Science (BNS)
This 4-year program is designed to produce professional nurses qualified to provide
nursing care for health promotion, disease prevention, ongoing care, and
rehabilitation for all age groups in all states of health, in both hospital and community
settings. Upon successful completion of the program graduates are awarded their
degree to be able to practise as registered nurses and midwives.
For more information, please visit the Faculty of Nursing website:
www.nurse.cmu.ac.th
Bachelor of Science in Software Engineering
The BSc. in Software Engineering international degree program is an interdisciplinary
program collaboratively developed and administered by faculty in the Faculties of
Science, Engineering, Humanities and Social Sciences, CMU. The program is
designed to offer students an opportunity to learn theoretical aspects of software
engineering in the lecture room and laboratory and practical aspects of the
engineering profession via co-operative education and professional training in
software industrial sectors.
This is a project-intensive program in which students learn by example and by
practice. Theory and practice are introduced by applying them to relevant software
engineering problems. They are reinforced through case studies, exercises, and
projects.
The emphasis of the program is to produce graduates with the capacity to create a
body of knowledge in software engineering, provide leadership in information and
communication industries as a software professional or an entrepreneur at
international level as a global citizen. This includes preparing students with good
communication and language skills as well as an understanding of foreign cultures.
The objectives of the program are to produce graduates with an international standard
of education, capable of making a significant contribution to the development of and
investment in the software industry; to produce software engineers to support the
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software industry at an operational level at the centre of other industrial and
communication technologies; to produce software engineers capable of analyzing and
solving problems, with high ethical and moral principles and a sense of responsibility
to society; to maintain a competitive advantage in the software industry in support of
the government’s ICT city project; and to support the growth of the software
industry’s new economy in the northern region and promote Chiang Mai to be the
centre of Information and Communication Technology in the Greater Mekong Subregion.
For more information, please visit the College of Arts, Media and Technology
website: www.camt.info
Master’s Degrees
With the exception of the one-year MSc. in Petroleum Geoscience, all Master’s
degree programs take two years. While most are conducted mainly through taught
courses, both required and elective, some are by research and thesis only.
M.A. in Sustainable Development
CMU is the only university in Thailand to offer this International MA in Sustainable
Development degree program. This multidisciplinary program integrates the social
science disciplines of geography, sociology, political science, economics, and law
with natural science. The program is designed to enhance students’ abilities to analyze
the complexities of development processes and problems in the Mekong region which
result from the impact of changes in cultural and political movements, state policy
implementation, legal systems, economic and trade relations, patterns of production
and resource use, and health issues. In the study of development processes, four main
social science concepts are emphasized: the holistic approach, the process of spatial
interaction, local knowledge, and ethnicity and gender perspectives. This program
will produce graduates who are able to generate innovative alternatives for
sustainable development focusing on ecological sustainability and the security of
local livelihood through the participation of local people. Visiting scholars from the
USA, Sweden, Vietnam, Canada, Australia, and Thai institutions contribute to the
core and elective modules, which culminate in a research thesis.
Research activities focus on the study of the development process based on ecological
sustainability and the security of livelihood within the four main social science
dimensions of: The Holistic Approach - Interrelated problems that affect livelihood;
historical development of conflicting changes; adaptation of diverse local groups to
the political system and policies on environmental and resource use; The Process of
Spatial Interaction - The impact of dynamic historical and cultural processes on the
interaction between state, market, and local communities in the Mekong Basin; Local
Knowledge - The impact of power relations on the potential for local groups to adapt
to change; and Ethnicity and Gender issues - The potential of intra- and inter-group
relations differentiated by socio-cultural factors; rights to participate in sustainable
management and development of local resources.
For more information, please visit the Regional Centre for Social Science and
Sustainable Development website: http://rcsd.soc.cmu.ac.th
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MNS in Nursing Administration
Recognized internationally for its high standard of academic excellence, the Faculty
of Nursing offers this two-year multidisciplinary program, specifically designed for
professional nurses who wish to become leaders in the field of Nursing
Administration. Graduates of this program will have the ability to analyze the issues
and concepts related to nursing administration, apply their knowledge of nursing
administration, social sciences, and other related fields of study to manage problems
and improve the quality of nursing care, conduct research and implement research
findings in nursing administration, and develop leadership qualities in both health
care organisations and the nursing profession.
Areas of thesis and independent study include: Evidence-based Decision Making in
Nursing Management; Policy and Planning for Nursing and Health Care Management
System; Training, Development, Deployment, and Utilization for Nursing Workforce;
Laws, Regulations, and Ethics in Nursing Practice; Health Care Quality and Health
Outcome Management.
For more information, please visit the Faculty of Nursing website:
www.nurse.cmu.ac.th
MSc. in Agricultural Systems
This program is designed for
agricultural researchers, extension
and development agents, and
planners from government and nongovernment
organizations working
in developing countries. The
program offers students 3 fields of
specialization: agricultural
production systems; agricultural
management and development; and
agribusiness management.
The majority of students enrolling
in this program are from countries
in the Asian region, including:
China, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, the Philippines, Indonesia, Laos, and Thailand.
This is an interdisciplinary course that combines theoretical concepts, analytical tools,
practicum, case studies, seminars and workshops, to enable the student to identify key
interactions and research and development priorities for sustainable agriculture and
natural resource management.
Through core courses and specialist complementary and elective courses, students
develop an understanding of a range of systems concepts. As a key component of this
program, students have the opportunity to conduct research for their thesis in their
own country.
The dual objectives of this program are to support students in acquiring
knowledge and developing capacity and skills in the areas of problem identification
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and analyses, and design and planning to implement effective research and
development program plans and projects, and to increase students’ capacity to
anticipate and successfully manage the demand for innovative strategies for
agricultural and resource development in countries in this region.
Thesis Research Areas include but are not limited to: Sustainable Agriculture;
Agricultural Production Systems; Agronomic and Socio-economic Aspects of
Agroforestry; Soil Fertility Management for Sustainable Agriculture in Field Crops
and Orchard Crops; Participatory Technology Development and Farmers Adoption;
Women in Development; Agribusiness Management; Agricultural Marketing; Futures
and Options Markets Analysis; Land and Water Natural Resource Management;
Application of Geographic Information System (GIS) and Remote Sensing in
Resource Management; Integration of Spatial Information System for Supporting
Decisions in Agriculture; Agricultural Systems Modeling; Development and
Application of Crop and Soil Models for Decision Support Systems; Development
and Application of Expert Systems in Agronomic Management.
For more information, please visit the Multiple Cropping Centre website:
http://www.mcc.cmu.ac.th
MSc. in Applied Geophysics
This interdisciplinary program is conducted under the auspices of the Faculty of
Science’s Departments of Geological Sciences and Physics and can be undertaken as
either a research-only program or a coursework and research program. The objectives
of the program are: to produce internationally qualified geophysicists and researchers
capable of both developing and implementing international policies for resource
development, to provide a research degree for outstanding students, to provide
research opportunities for experienced
geophysicists from both academic institutes
and industrial sectors, and to develop the
knowledge and promote the progress of
research in applied geophysics.
Research activities, which include cooperative
research with international universities,
involve studies of the geophysics of energy
resources, water resources, mineral resources,
and the environment. The primary objective of
the research activities is to collect quantitative
and qualitative information on energy, water
and mineral resources, as well as the
environment of Northern Thailand.
For more information, please visit the
Department of Geological Sciences website:
www.geol.science.cmu.ac.th
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MSc. in Environmental Science
Rapid economic development brings with it serious environmental problems such as
deforestation, soil erosion, loss of biodiversity, pollution, and climatic changes. This
multidisciplinary program integrates pollution monitoring, land use planning, ecosystem
rehabilitation, and the preparation of environmental impact reports for
development projects, to provide students with the basic tools and concepts for
environmental monitoring, assessment, analysis and problem solving for
environmental sustainable development issues in developing countries.
This program focuses on four main areas of Environmental Science: The development
of knowledge and understanding of the technology needed both to solve existing
pollution problems, and to create innovative preventive strategies for the future;
Research to determine the potential detrimental effects of pollutants on the
ecosystems, human health and agricultural production; Training in surveying and
monitoring techniques to identify the original condition of the ecosystem and enable
rapid assessment for hazard prevention; and Research to promote the appropriate
management of natural resources to minimize waste and detrimental effects to health
and the environment.
Conducted under the auspices of international collaboration with universities in
Germany, Switzerland, the UK, Australia, Japan and the USA, students study core and
elective courses leading to a research project and thesis.
Research areas include but are not limited to: Bioindicators for water, air, soil and
forest quality; Reforestation Technologies; Environmental Effects of Power Plants;
Quality and Hydrogeology of Underground Water; Risk Assessment for Health
Hazards from Drinking and Household Water; Flow-based Analysis of Environmental
Samples; Water Pollution Monitoring and Wastewater Treatment; Chemical
Hazardous Waste Monitoring; Chromatographic Techniques for Environmental
Samples Analysis.
For more information, please visit the Faculty of Science website:
http://www.science.cmu.ac.th
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MSc. in Health Sciences
This is a multidisciplinary research-only program. Conducted under the collaborative
auspices of the Graduate School, the Research Institute for Health Sciences (RIHES),
and the six CMU Health Science faculties: Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Nursing,
Associated Medical Sciences, and Veterinary Medicine, students will study in-depth
and complete a thesis on an aspect of public health relevant to their own area of
expertise. In the course of their research, students will develop their skills and
knowledge in the field of research methodology and the ability to conduct effective
research, and learn new management and leadership skills. Graduates from this
program will be qualified health sciences researchers.
Students are expected to select a topic for research that will demonstrate competence
in a range of skills. They may either pursue a topic based on their current activities or
select a topic from the extensive range offered by the Health Science faculties. Each
student will have an advisory committee to guide them in conducting their thesis.
Topics for research include but are not limited to: the role of drugstores in health
services; the determination of toxic residues of pesticides in vegetables and fruit; the
effect of community participation and feed behaviour modification on lipid status in
Hyperlipidemic elderly; surveillance of sub-clinical mastitis in dairy cows; an
epidemiological study of enteric and blood parasites in captive elephant in Northern
Thailand; reproductive performance in captive elephants; oral health care for older
people; macronutrients, micronutrients and antioxidants of cooked vegetarian foods in
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Chiang Mai; the status of fat soluble vitamins in aging people; the relationship
between the prevalence of Goitre in school children and urinary iodine, selenium and
fluoride excretions; the production of recombinant MSP1 protein and DNA for the
induction of immunity to malaria; the development of an immunoassay for the
determination of DDT residues in animal fat; risk assessment of volatile organic
compound exposure among industrial workers.
For more information, please visit the Graduate School website: www.grad.cmu.ac.th
MSc. in Petroleum Geoscience
This is a one-year intensive coursework and independent study program designed to
provide full training in integrated petroleum geoscience to prepare students with the
knowledge and skills necessary to perform a wide range of technical functions in the
petroleum industry. It is the only course of this type in Thailand. Graduates from
this program will be internationally qualified petroleum geoscientist and researchers,
able to promote the advancement of research in petroleum geoscience and energy
resource development. The ultimate goal of Petroleum Geoscience is to ensure that a
non-renewable natural resource such as petroleum is developed and exploited to its
maximum potential with minimal impact to the environment.
Research areas for independent study include but are not limited to: the integration of
geological, geophysical and geochemical data in the studies of geology and basin
evolution in Thailand and the Southeast Asia region for the appraisal of petroleum
potential and for efficient production planning; petroleum system modeling that
encompasses the genesis, migration, and accumulation of hydrocarbons; the
integration of geological, geophysical, and geochemical data in the studies to enhance
hydrocarbon recovery in existing production fields.
For more information, please visit the Department of geological Sciences website:
www.geol.science.cmu.ac.th
MSc. in Postharvest Technology
This is an interdisciplinary program conducted under the combined auspices of the
Faculties of Agriculture, Science, Engineering, Agro-Industry, and the Postharvest
Technology Institute. Students will graduate from this program with the skills to
analyze problems, conduct research, and apply postharvest technology to enable them
to reduce losses and increase the value of agricultural products, i.e. grains, tropical
fruits and vegetables, through improved handling and quality maintenance. This
program, which includes principles, practices, and field studies, is designed to
produce graduates equipped to solve postharvest problems at local, national and
international levels.
Based on their background and interests, a student may either select a research topic
from the established list, or approach a potential research advisor with a tentative
topic.
For more information, please visit the Postharvest Technology Institute website:
http://www.phtnet.org/postech
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MSc. in Veterinary Public Health
Open to veterinarians and other
professionals, i.e. in agriculture,
medical sciences, et al., with a
background in veterinary public health
or food safety, this is an
interdisciplinary joint degree program
conducted under the auspices of the
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Chiang
Mai University (CMU), and Freie
Universitét, Berlin (FUB). The program
is designed to develop human resources
in Veterinary Public Health with an emphasis on the Asian issues in the areas of: (a)
safety and trade of food from animal origin in line with WTO, OIE, and Codex
Alimentarius standards, (b) prevention of cross-border disease transmission and
zoonoses, and (c) hazardous residue in food and the environment.
The program uses a modular curriculum structure to facilitate a combination of
theoretical knowledge transfer (lectures, group work, seminars, PC labs) and practical
laboratory experience (bench work). Each module is completed within a specified
period of time at a particular partner institute. The successful completion of each
module, both core and elective, leads to the award of European Credit Transfer and
Accumulation System (ECTS) credit points, in accordance with FUB and CMU study
regulations.
Candidates will select a research topic from one of three main areas: Safety and trade
of food from animal origin in line with WTO, OIE, and Codex Alimentarius
standards; Prevention of cross-border disease transmission and zoonoses; Hazardous
residues in food and the environment.
For more information, please visit the Veterinary Public Health Centre for Asia-
Pacific website: www.vphcap.org
Doctoral Degrees
All CMU International Doctoral Programs require research and a written thesis.
Some programs also require the completion of additional core and optional taught
courses.
Ph.D. in Biomedical Science
This is a research-only degree program. This program is carried out in conjunction
with all of the departments in the Faculty of Associated Medical Sciences and is
designed to produce qualified researchers in the field of Biomedical Science who will
be able to solve the public health problems of their own countries. Candidates will
develop knowledge and experience by conducting a specific research project and by
learning how to develop new skills in solving relevant biomedical and public health
problems.
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Areas of research include but are not limited to: Radiopharmaceutical and Imaging
products; Molecular Imaging; Antigen and Antibody engineering and production; HIV
and AIDS treatment and prevention; Immunology; Polyphenols and Anticancer
agents; Occupational Therapy; Radiolysis; Herbal Medicine; Sport and Exercise.
For more information, please visit the Associated Medical Sciences Website:
http://www.ams.cmu.ac.th
Ph.D. in Chemistry
With the benefit of more than
30 years of collaboration with
institutions in Australia,
France, Germany, Japan,
Sweden, Taiwan, the UK, and
the USA, this research-only
program provides researchers
with the opportunity to conduct
research in various areas of
both pure and applied
chemistry involving chemical/
materials synthesis,
characterization and analysis,
as well as instrumentation
development. The program is
designed to produce chemistry researchers to an internationally recognized standard,
establish a regional centre of excellence in chemistry research, and strengthen
national research through collaboration with leading international institutions.
The Department’s current research is focused mainly on the development of
instrumentation, methods of chemical/materials synthesis, product isolation, structural
characterization, and property testing.
Research Areas include but are not limited to: Miniaturization in analytical science
including microfluidics, micro-total analysis system (uTAS), flow injection,
sequential injection, bead injection, lab-on-valve, lab-at-valve, lab-on-chip;
Optimization and applications of chromatographic & mass spectrometric methods;
Environmental monitoring; Electrocoagulation; Rice chemistry; Natural products
isolation and characterization; Development of organic synthetic methods; Polymer
chemistry, with emphasis on biomedical polymers; Surface modifications and
colloids; Computational modeling and simulation; Nanomaterials; Novel inorganic
materials: nanocomposites, novel hybrid solids, zeolites; Fuel cell and lithium-ion
battery technology; Thermal spray coating and wear-resistant materials; Molecular
biology; Flavour and aroma chemistry; and Carbohydrate, enzyme, protein and
microbial technology.
For more information, please visit the Department of Chemistry website:
http://www.science.cmu.ac.th/department/chemistry/index.htm
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Ph.D. in Dentistry
This is a research-only degree program. The focus of this program is on the
production of academic professionals with in-depth knowledge of oral health
sciences, and researchers who are capable of conducting high-quality research and
applying the results in directions best suited to the development of community dental
health services.
Areas of research include but are not limited to: Oral Biology and Pathology;
Diagnostic Sciences; Oral Cancer; Pain Control; Pulp Biology; Dental Public Health;
Oral Health Promotion; Preventive Dentistry; Geriatric Dentistry; Dental Trauma;
Diet and Nutrition; Clinical Sciences; and Biomaterial Sciences.
For more information, please visit the Faculty of Dentistry website:
www.dent.cmu.ac.th
Ph.D. in Economics
This is a 3-year multidisciplinary program pursued by the completion of core and
elective coursework modules leading to a research project and thesis. The program is
designed to produce graduates equipped with the professional skills and knowledge to
enable them to carry out economic management, formulate policies, select policy
tools, and set price signals and other policy objectives necessary to contribute to
sustained economic growth, improve economic efficiency, and manage the risk and
volatilities inherent in increasingly interdependent global market economies.
The objectives of the program are: To offer an American-style doctoral education on
Asian soil; to increase the number of Asian economists trained in the latest theoretical
advances; to develop a high-level research capability in both theoretical and empirical
aspects; to develop research specialists and teachers with an international perspective
requiring globally oriented economic and social development; to emphasize practical
solutions to the key macro- and micro-economic challenges facing Asia in an era of
globalization; to offer Chiang Mai University’s new Applied Economics Journal as a
publishing outlet for all doctoral theses; to provide scholarship aid for needy students.
Fields of Specialization include:
General Economics and Theory;
Agricultural and Natural Resource
Economics; Labor Economics and
Industrial Relations; Industrial
Organization; International Trade
and Finance; Statistics and
Econometrics; Public Economics;
Economic Development/Transition;
Health Economics; and Financial
Economics.
For more information, please visit
the Faculty of Economics website
http://www.econ.cmu.ac.th
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Ph.D. in Geology
This is a research-only program within which students have the opportunity to spend
one year at one of several foreign partner universities working on their selected
research topic. The main objectives of the program are to collect and correlate basic
geological data and information on energy, groundwater and mineral resources, and
the environments of Northern Thailand and the adjacent regions.
Specialization is offered in four research areas: Field Geology and Structure;
Stratigraphy / Paleontology / Sedimentology; Mineralogy and Petrology; Applied
Geology.
For more information, please visit the Department of Geology website:
http://www.geol.science.cmu.ac.th
Ph.D. in Materials Science
A multidisciplinary research program developed by the Faculty of Science’s
Departments of Physics, Chemistry, Industrial Chemistry and Geology in
collaboration with partner institutes in the UK, USA, China, France and Germany.
Within this program, students have the opportunity to study for one year at one of the
international partner institutes, working on their selected research topic. The program
is designed to produce internationally qualified researchers in Materials Science with
an in-depth knowledge of materials that will enable them to develop innovative
Materials Science problem solving strategies, and effectively conduct research in
Materials Science fields to an international standard.
Research activities primarily focus on the relationship between the structures and the
properties of materials. Areas of Research include but are not limited to: Materials
processing and characterization; Electroceramics; Glass ceramics; Corrosion and
materials degradation; Metals and alloys; Polymers; Composites; Joining of materials;
Surface modification of metals; and Computer modeling.
For more information, please visit the Department of Physics website:
http://physics.science.cmu.ac.th
Ph.D. in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
A multidisciplinary research-only program conducted under the auspices of the CMU
Faculties of Science, Agriculture, Engineering, Dentistry, Medicine, Pharmacy, and
Agro-Industry in collaboration with partner universities in Germany, England and
America. Graduate students on this program will spend up to one year at one of our
partner universities working on their respective research topics. The program is
designed to produce internationally qualified academics who will be capable of
generating academic advancement and enhancing the level of expertise in
Nanoscience and Nanotechnology in institutes of higher education, science and
technology research institutes, and industrial sectors.
Areas of Research include but are not limited to: Agro-Industrial Product
Development; Analytical Chemistry; Applied Microbiology; Animal Biology;
Biochemistry; Biotechnology; Chemistry; Chemical Engineering; Dental Materials
Science; Electroceramics; Endodontic Surgery; Human Genetics; Immunology;
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Industrial Pharmacy; Inorganic Chemistry; Materials Engineering; Materials Science;
Medical Biochemistry; Metallurgy; Mineral Processing; Molecular Biology;
Molecular Chemistry; Packaging; Physics; Physical Chemistry; Physical Pharmacy;
Plant Biotechnology; Plant Pathology; Plant Physiology; Silicate Science and
Technology; Solid State Chemistry; Stem Cell Technology; and Zoology.
For more information, please visit the Faculty of Science website:
www.science.cmu.ac.th
Ph.D. in Nursing
This program may be pursued either by research-only
or by course work leading to a research project and
thesis. The program is designed to produce graduates
with the developed awareness, judgment and
leadership skills necessary for the advancement of
nursing science, and the quality of nursing provided in
the nursing service and the public health service
system. To broaden a student’s access to knowledge
and research competency, in addition to working with
Thai advisors at CMU, students also spend several semesters at foreign partner
universities working with international advisors.
Areas of Research include but are not limited to: Care for the Elderly; Child, Youth
and Family Health; HIV/AIDS Prevention and Care; Cancer Nursing; Women,
Family, and Reproductive Health; Critical Care Nursing; Chronic Illness, Long-term
Care, and Home Health Nursing; Mental Health and Psychiatric Nursing; Health
Impact Assessment and Occupational Health; Nursing System and Quality
Management; Human Resource Development; Substance Abuse and Smoking
Cessation; Domestic and Workplace Violence; Infection Control Nursing; Health
Promotion; and Community Health.
For more information, please visit the Faculty of Nursing website: www.nurse.ac.th
Ph.D. in Pharmacy
This is a research-only degree program. This program, which is conducted in
conjunction with all of the departments in the Faculty of Pharmacy, offers
specializations in Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Pharmaceutical Care and Public
Health. The program is intended to produce qualified researchers in the field of
pharmacy. Candidates will develop knowledge and experience by conducting a
specific research project and by learning how to develop new skills in solving
relevant pharmacy problems.
Research Areas include but are not limited to: Biopharmacy; Clinical Pharmacy;
Public Health; Pharmacy Administration; Pharmacognosy; Pharmaceutical Chemistry;
Community Pharmacy; Pharmaceutical Technology; Herbal Medicine; and Drug and
Cosmetic Formulation.
For more information, please visit the Faculty of Pharmacy website:
http://www.pharmacy.cmu.ac.th
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Ph.D. in Physics
This program may be pursued either by research-only or by a combination of
coursework and research. Developed by the Faculty of Science’s Department of
Physics in collaboration with Uppsala University, Sweden, and the Thailand Research
Fund (TRF), and with technical support from the International Atomic Energy
Agency, (IAEA), Vienna, and the International Physical Science Program (IPPS), this
program is designed to produce graduates with enhanced high technology skills,
capable of initiating and conducting innovative research. The five areas of research in
this program are: Nuclear and Accelerator Physics, Ion and Plasma Physics, Laser and
Applied Optics, Solid State Physics, and Material and Nano Physics.
Areas of research include but are not limited to: Nuclear and Accelerator Physics -
Experimental investigation of high energy (~100 MeV) neutron induced charged
particles emission cross-sections; Development of femtosecond electron beam
facility; Generation of coherent far infrared radiation with relativistic electron beam;
Development of femtosecond x-ray pulse; Biophysics studies with tera Hertz
radiation. Ion and Plasma Physics - Investigation into the mechanism of low energy
ion beam induced DNA transfer in biological cells; Investigation into the mechanism
of low energy ion beam induced mutation in plant cells; Surface modification of
materials by ion implantation and plasma immersion ion implantation and deposition;
Development of RF and microwave plasma source; Ion beam analysis of materials.
Laser and Applied Optics - Laser in medical applications - in collaboration with
Lund University, Sweden; LIDAR-Technique as applied for Chiang Mai city
atmospheric pollution monitoring; Laser induced fluorescence applications, e.g. herbs
identification; Laser applications in dentistry; Laser in gemstone colour enhancement
applications; Laser gyroscope and its applications; Physics of a liquid mixture. Solid
State Physics - Fabrication and characterization (30-300 K) of high T c
superconductors of BSCCO and YBCO whiskers; Fabrication and characterization of
BSCCO and YBCO Josephson junctions; The Josephson effect in magnetic field and
its applications; Investigation into the mechanism of superconductivity and other
quantum behaviours of LSCO single crystals; Fabrication and characterization of
metal-oxide compounds in the form of thin film and whisker for gas sensor
applications; Development of gas sensor for organic vapor sensing applications;
Thermodynamic and spectroscopic studies of layered superconductors both in
polycrystalline and single crystal samples. Material and Nano Physics - Ion beam
and plasma induced nanostructures; Nanoplasma processing of textiles, nanobiology;
Fabrication of DLC and nanocrystalline diamond films by cathodic arc deposition and
plasma immersion implantation and deposition; Fabrication and characterization of
metal-oxide nanostructures by sputtering; Quantum phenomena in one-dimensional
nanostructures; Electroceramics (dielectrics, ferroelectrics, piezoelectric);
Experimental investigation into corrosion and material degradation; Proton exchange
membrane fuel cell.
For more information, please visit the Department of Physics website:
http://physics.science.cmu.ac.th
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Ph.D. in Social Science
A multidisciplinary program which may be pursued either by research-only or by the
completion of core and elective modules leading to a research thesis. The program is
designed to enable students to construct an integrated knowledge of the social science
disciplines of anthropology, economics, geography, history, political science,
sociology and law. Graduates will have a holistic understanding of concepts and
methodologies in both social and natural science dimensions that can be adapted and
synthesized to establish new concepts to explain and analyze the problems and
conditions of social change.
Research areas include but are not limited to: Sustainable development in the Mekong
region; Resource management; Ethnic and gender relations in development;
Developmental Health issues; and Migration and trans-border issues.
For more information, please visit the Regional Centre for Social Sciences and
Sustainable Development website: http://rcsd.soc.cmu.ac.th
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Chiang Mai University …
At a glance
• A public university, founded in 1964.
• Located on four campuses, totaling 3,490 acres (1,415 hectares)
Organization: 20 Faculties
3 Research Institutes
1 Graduate School
14 Academic Support and Community Services Centres
23 Autonomous Organisations
Regular Programs:
International Programs:
Undergraduate Degree 92 Training courses 28
Graduate Diploma 26 Cultural Exchange Courses 12
Master’s Degree 127 Academic Exchange Programs 22
Higher Diploma 15 Bachelor Degree 3
Doctoral Degree 36 Master Degree 9
Doctoral Degree 11
Student Enrollment 2007:
• Bachelor’s Degree 24,865
• Graduate & Higher Diploma 391
• Master’s Degree 7,093
• Doctoral Degree 804
Total: 33,153
Teaching staff 2,149
Academic Positions:
Education Level of Teaching staff:
Professor 38 Bachelor’s Degree 156
Associate Professor 443 Master’s Degree 1,018
Assistant Professor 582 Doctoral Degree 958
Lecturer 1,086
Administration and
Support staff 8,840
Academic Calendar:
Information last updated:
First semester June – mid-October Staff – July 2006
Second semester November – mid-March Students – June 2007
Summer session mid-March – mid-May Programs – June 2007
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To call us from within Thailand, including Chiang Mai, dial all nine digits of the
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e.g. for the International Relations Division dial 001 66 5394 3661.
Administration
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Engineering
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This Booklet was compiled and
published by the International Relations Division,
Office of the President, Chiang Mai University
Editor-in-Chief
Mrs. Areerat Sukkasem
Director, International Relations Division
Composition and Compilation
Mrs. Areerat Sukkasem
Mr. Brian Hubbard
Ms. Sriprai Pundach
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1. Office of the President
2. Government Savings Bank
3. Post Office
4. Siam Commercial Bank
5. CMU Savings and Credit
Cooperative Ltd.
6. CM-UNISERV
7. Sala Ang-Kaew
8. Sala Dham Hall
9. Information Technology
Service Center
10. Faculty of Humanities
10.1 Faculty of Mass
Communication
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Men’s Dormitories
Women’s Dormitories
Clock Tower
Rujirawong Swimming Pool
Main Stadium
Gymnasium
Mini Bus Station
Doi Suthep Nature Study CMU Center
Mae-Hea Campus
Mae-Hea Agriculture Research
Station and Training Center
Faculty of Agro-Industry
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
Map of Chiang Mai University

11. Faculty of Social Sciences
11.1 Faculty of Law
11.2 Faculty of Political Science and
Public Administration
12. Faculty of Economics
12.1 College of Arts, Media
and Technology
13. Women’s Study Center
14. CMU Shopping Precinct
- Krung Thai Bank Pcl.
- Bangkok Bank Pcl.
- CMU Shop
- CMU Cooperative Ltd.
- Cafetaria
15. Chiang Mai University Archives
(Pin Mala Art Hall)
16. CMU-ICE
17. University Library
18. Registration Office
19. Faculty of Science
20. Silicate Science and Technology
Research Center
21. Regional Mineral Resources Office
Region 3
22. Student’s Union
23. CMU Guest House
24. CMU Official’s Club
25. Faculty of Architecture
26. Faculty of Engineering
27. CMU Demonstration School
28. Faculty of Education
29. Faculty of Business Administration
30. Faculty of Fine Arts
31. Graduate School
32. - Institute for Science and Technology
Research and Development
- Social Research Institute
- Research Institute for Health Science
33. Faculty of Agriculture
34. Multiple Cropping Center
35. Small Animal Hospital
36. Center for the Promotion of Arts and Culture
37. CMU Art Museum
38. CMU Alumni Association
39. Fitness Park
40. CMU Convention Center
41. CM-UNISERV International Center
42. Faculty of Pharmacy
43. Faculty of Dentistry
44. Siam Commercial Bank
45. Faculty of Medicine, Maharaj Nakorn
Chiang Mai Hospital
46. Special Medical Service Center
47. Chulabhorn Research Institute’s Research
Center at Chiang Mai University
48. Faculty of Associated Medical Sciences
49. Faculty of Nursing
50. Language Institute