Mahidol University has its origins in the
frist institute of higher education in Thailand, which was founded
by King Chulalongkorn in 1889, as a medical school attached to Siriraj
Hospital. The University was established in 1943 as the University
of Medical
Sciences and was renamed Mahidol University in 1969. This name refers
to Prince Mahidol of Songkla, father of H.M. King Bhumibol Adulyadej,
and widely considered to be the father of modern medicine and public
health in Thailand. From this origin as a primarily medical institution,
Mahidol University has rapidly developed with the addition of several
faculties, institutes, colleges and academic centres covering a wide
range of diverse fields.
In addition to providing study in a wide range of diverse fields through
faculties such as the Faculty of Medicine (Siriraj Hospital and Ramathibodi
Hospital), Faculty of Dentistry, Faculty of Medical Technology, Faculty
of Nursing, Faculty of Pharmacy and Faculty of Science, Mahidol University
also plays an important role in postgraduate education by producing
accredited experts, researchers and administrators to support the
development of Thailand in many fields of study. Mahidol University
has 65 Ph.D programs, 153 Master's programs, 54 postgraduate diplomas
and 4 postgraduate certificates. Presently, more than 8,000 graduate
students attend the faculties and research centers in Mahidol University,
with more than 1,000 students at the Ph.D level.
To help ensure high quality administration and international standards,
Mahidol University has assigned the Faculty of Graduate Studies to
supervising, coordinating and assisting all graduate programs in Mahidol's
campuses. The Faculty has initiated 5 one-stop services which are
the Salaya Branch office, Siriraj Hospital, Faculty of Science, Faculty
of Dentistry and Faculty of Tropical Medicine, for flexibility and
efficiency in administration.
The Faculty of Graduate Studies aims to supervise, coordinate and
support the Graduate programs of Mahidol University to help support
high standards and quality. The target is to improve the graduate
curricula and research to produce highly qualified researchers and
students for recognition at the national and international level.