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Thammasat University
Thammasat University is a public university in Bangkok, Thailand, founded in 1934, with about 42,900 students.
- Type
- Public university
- Location
- Bangkok, Thailand
- Founded
- 1934
- Students
- 42,928
- Teaching language
- Thai, English
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Thammasat University is a public university in Thailand founded in 1934 by Pridi Banomyong as the University of Moral and Political Sciences. It is the country's second-oldest university and has played a prominent role in Thai political history.
Its historic Tha Phra Chan campus beside the Chao Phraya River near the Grand Palace focuses on law, political science, social sciences and the humanities, while the large Rangsit campus in Pathum Thani hosts engineering, medicine, sciences and many other faculties. Campuses also operate in Lampang and Pattaya. The Sirindhorn International Institute of Technology (SIIT) and Thammasat Business School are well known.
Thammasat offers many English-taught international programmes alongside Thai-language degrees. Thai students apply through TCAS; international programmes have separate admissions.
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Courses at Thammasat University are taught in Thai, English.
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Thammasat University was founded in 1934.
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