Chiang Mai University

Chiang Mai University
มหาวิทยาลัยเชียงใหม่
Established	1964[1]
Type	Public
President	Prof. Pongsak Angkasith
Admin. staff	2,171 (2007)[2]
Students	31,992 (2007)[3]
Location	Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand 18°48′09″N 98°57′06″E / 18.802587°N 98.951556°E / 18.802587; 98.951556
Colors	Purple
Affiliations	ASAIHL
Website	www.cmu.ac.th

Chiang Mai University (CMU) (Thai: มหาวิทยาลัยเชียงใหม่) is a public research university in northern Thailand founded in 1964^[1] with a strong emphasis on engineering, science, and agriculture. Its instructional mission includes undergraduate, graduate, professional and continuing education offered through resident instruction. Its main campus lies between Chiang Mai downtown and Doi Suthep in Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai Province.

The university was the first institute of higher education in Northern Thailand, and the first provincial university in Thailand.

Campuses

Ang Kaew Reservoir on main campus

Sala Dharma on main campus

Chiang Mai University has four campuses, three of them in Chiang Mai and one in Lamphun, which together cover about 3,490 acres (14.1 km²) of land.^[4] There are 18 housing complexes located on campus for students attending the university; 17 of them are on the main campus and one is on the Mae Hea campus^[5]

Suan Sak Campus (main campus)

The main university campus, known as Suan Sak campus (Thai: สวนสัก) or Cherng Doi (Thai: เชิงดอย), lies about five kilometres west of the city center. Set against Doi Suthep, the campus occupies a 725-acre (2.93 km²) site, bounded on three sides by main shopping streets and on the fourth by the Chiang Mai Zoo. The campus includes the University’s administrative centre, the Science, Engineering, Humanities, and Social Sciences faculties, Political Science and Public Administration, Law, the Graduate School, all of the Campus Resource Facilities and Services and major sports facilities. An attractive feature of this campus is the Ang Kaew Reservoir. Constructed to supply water for the University, it is also a recreational area for campus residents and the local community. In the 1960s, the area was still forested. With conservation in mind, the University buildings were constructed between the trees, with the result that the campus still retains much of its original setting.

Suan Dok Campus

Near the main campus, but a little closer to the city, the Health Sciences complex, the Suan Dok campus (Thai: สวนดอก), occupies a 110-acre (0.45 km²) site which includes Faculties of Medicine, Associated Medical Sciences, Nursing, Dentistry and Pharmacy, and Maharaj Nakorn Chiang Mai Hospital, known locally as Suan Dok, the largest teaching hospital in Northern Thailand.^{[citation needed]}

Mae Hea Campus

About 5 km south of the main campus, the 864-acre (3.50 km²) Mae Hea campus (Thai: แม่เหียะ) is home to the Faculties of Veterinary Medicine and Agro-Industry. The Energy Research and Development Institute (ERDI), the university center for renewable energy (mainly biogas and biomass) and energy efficiency improvement center, moved from the main campus to the Mae Hea campus in January 2009. This center is a national "biogas center of excellence", emphasizing biogas activities, especially biogas on swine farms.^{[citation needed]}

Si Bua Ban Campus

The University’s latest acquisition is the Si Bua Ban campus (Thai: ศรีบัวบาน) located in Amphoe Mueang Lamphun, Lamphun Province, about 55 kilometres south of Chiang Mai, on a 1,890-acre (7.6 km²) site close to the Lamphun industrial centre.

Academics

Chiang Mai University is a large, highly residential, research university, with a majority of enrollment coming from graduate and professional students.

Faculty

Language Institute

There are 20 faculty and 1 college in 3 disciplines.^[6]

Science and Technology Faculty of Agriculture Faculty of Agro-Industry Faculty of Architecture Faculty of Engineering Faculty of Science College of Arts Media and Technology	Liberal Arts and Social Sciences Faculty of Business Administration Faculty of Economics Faculty of Education Faculty of Fine Arts Faculty of Humanities Faculty of Law Faculty of Political Science and Public Administration Faculty of Social Sciences Faculty of Mass Communication
Health Science Faculty of Associated Medical Sciences Faculty of Dentistry Faculty of Medicine Faculty of Nursing Faculty of Pharmacy Faculty of Veterinary Medicine

Rankings

Chiang Mai University overall ranks in the nation are the 3rd (academia) and 5th (research) ranked by Thailand Office of the Higher Education Commission^[7] The international ranks are 67 in Asia (Quacquarelli Symonds, 2011^[8])

Research Institutes

• Energy Research and Development Institute-Nakornping (ERDI)
• Research Institute for Health Sciences (RIHS)
• Social Research Institute (SRI)

Non-university schools

• Language Institute
• Chiang Mai University Demonstration School (K-12)

Alumni and notable people

Alumni

• Apirak Kosayothin, The Governor of Bangkok from 2004–2008
• Duaentemduang Na Chiangmai, Mayor of Chiang Mai from 2007–2008
• Jaroen Malaroj (pen-name Mala Khamchan), The S.E.A. Write award 1991 Writer
• Jaturon Chaisang, Former Deputy Prime Minister from 2002–2006
• Professor Dr. Kasem Wattanachai, Councilor of The Privy Council of Thailand from 2001–Present
• Krisana Kraisintu, Pharmacist and former Director of the Government Pharmaceutical Organization’s Research and Development Institute
• Nidhi Eoseewong, writer and political commentator
• Samart Rajpolsit, Former Deputy Governor of Bangkok from 2004–2006
• Sompop Jantraka, activist
• Suraat Thongniramol, Deputy Undersecretary of Ministry of Interior
• Suthep Teuksuban, Deputy Prime Minister from 2008–Present
• Thawat Suntrajarn, Director-General. Department of Disease Control. Ministry of Public Health
• Yingluck Shinawatra, former Managing Director of Advance Info Service PCL or AIS, Managing Director of SC Asset, Prime Minister of Thailand

Lecturers

• Minfong Ho, writer
• Roger A. Beaver, biologist

References

1. ^ ^{a b} About Chiang Mai University
2. ^ http://www.mua.go.th/infodata/50/teacher50.xls (Thai)
3. ^ http://www.mua.go.th/infodata/50/all_2550.xls (Thai)
4. ^ Our Campuses - Chiang Mai University
5. ^ Chiang Mai University Housings
6. ^ Academics - Chiang Mai University
7. ^ เปิด 50 อันดับมหาวิทยาลัยไทย
8. ^ [1]

External links

• Chiang Mai University Official website (English)