Student Life

Located in the cosmopolitan capital city of Bangkok, Mahidol University is able to draw on an incredibly rich educational, historical, cultural and social environment to enhance its comprehensive academic resources and diverse research activities. Mahidol University has six campuses; three of which are located in the greater Bangkok area - a large suburban campus at Salaya, Nakhon Pathom Province, and two inner city campuses at Bangkok Noi and Phayathai, as well as a downtown high-rise building where the College of Management Mahidol University is located. Three provincial campuses have also been established in Kanchanaburi, Nakhon Sawan and Amnaj Charoen provinces.

Home to the Faculties of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Public Health, Tropical Medicine, and Science, Mahidol University's traditional strengths in the pursuit of medicine and science continue at this 32-hectare urban campus spread across three inter-linked compounds. Located in the heart of Bangkok, the campus also incorporates two teaching hospitals, the College of Management and the National Doping Control Center.

The oldest of the three Bangkok campuses, Bangkok Noi is located on 12 hectares on the banks of the Chao Phraya River and is the location of Siriraj Hospital and its medical school – the origin of Mahidol University. Specializing in medicine and medical sciences, the campus incorporates the Faculties of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Medical Technology and Nursing. A recent major expansion to the campus has been the "Siriraj Towards Medical Excellence in Southeast Asia" project. This ambitious and large project houses several new facilities including the Sayamindradhiraj Medical Institute.

Salaya Campus, which opened in 1982, is situated just outside Bangkok's city limits in Phuttamonthon District, Nakhon Pathom Province. Salaya Campus houses the largest number and widest variety of Mahidol University's academic and research facilities, including 8 Faculties, 8 Institutes, 5 Colleges and numerous other sub-faculty level research centers and laboratories.

In 2002, Mahidol University opened its Kanchanaburi Campus in western Thailand. Today, the campus covers almost 1,000 hectares and remains committed to creating equal education opportunities for students across this region. The campus is also home to three research field stations for population studies, tropical medicine, and livestock medicine. Elsewhere in Thailand, Mahidol University continues to develop a 277-hectare campus in Nakorn Sawan Province and a 68-hectare campus in Amnaj Chareon Province in the north and northeast respectively.

Mahidol University also offers a good chance for our students to socialise and find like-minded people. Various student clubs in numerous athletic, cultural, religious, and artistic areas are centered on the Student Union Complex at Salaya Campus. A diverse range of social and cultural activities and events sponsored by the University or individual Faculties, Institutes and Colleges are organized throughout the year, ranging from seminars, exhibitions on various academic and cultural themes, to arts exhibitions, to inter-Faculty and intramural student sport competitions. In particular, the College of Music at the Salaya Campus holds regular concerts, including those by world-renowned musicians. Various Faculties, Institutes and Colleges also house student clubs catering to a diverse academic and cultural interests which also arrange activities year-round.

Many of the city's attractions including entertainment venues and popular shopping districts are easily and inexpensively accessible by public transportation from the three Bangkok-area campuses.