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Chiang Mai University ( CMU; th, มหาวิทยาลัยเชียงใหม่) is a public research
university A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. In the United Stat ...
in northern
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founded in 1964. It has a strong emphasis on
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, and
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. Its instructional mission includes undergraduate, graduate, professional and continuing education offered through resident instruction. Its main campus lies between Chiang Mai town and Doi Suthep in
Chiang Mai Chiang Mai (, from th, เชียงใหม่ , nod, , เจียงใหม่ ), sometimes written as Chiengmai or Chiangmai, is the largest city in northern Thailand, the capital of Chiang Mai province and the second largest city in ...
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Chiang Mai Province Chiang Mai ( th, เชียงใหม่, ; nod, , ) is the largest Province ('' changwat'') of Thailand. It lies in upper northern Thailand and has a population of 1.78 million people. It is bordered by Chiang Rai to the northeast, ...
. The university was the first institution of higher education in northern Thailand, and the first provincial university in Thailand.


Campuses

Chiang Mai University has four campuses, three of them in Chiang Mai and one in Lamphun, which together cover about .Our Campuses - Chiang Mai University
There are 18 housing complexes located on campus for students attending the university. Seventeen of them are on the main campus and one is on the Mae Hea campusChiang Mai University Housings
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Suan Sak Campus (main campus)

The main university campus, known as Suan Sak campus ( th, สวนสัก) or Cherng Doi ( th, เชิงดอย), lies about five kilometres west of the city center. Set against Doi Suthep, the campus occupies a site, bounded on three sides by main shopping streets and on the fourth by the
Chiang Mai Zoo Chiang Mai Zoo and Aquarium is a zoo on Huay Kaew Road, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand, just west of Chiang Mai University. It is the first commercial zoo in northern Thailand, established on 16 June 1977. History In 1950 the US government sent ...
. The campus includes the university's administrative centre, the science, engineering, humanities, and social science 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, 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, and closer to the city, the health sciences complex, the Suan Dok campus ( th, สวนดอก), occupies a site which includes faculties of medicine, associated medical sciences, nursing, dentistry, pharmacy, and Maharaj Nakorn Chiang Mai Hospital, known locally as Suan Dok, the largest teaching hospital in northern Thailand.


Mae Hia campus

About 5 km south of the main campus, the Mae Hia (or Mae Hea) campus ( th, แม่เหียะ) is home to the faculties of veterinary medicine agro-industry and School of Public Policy. The Energy Research and Development Institute (ERDI), the university center for renewable energy (mainly
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biomass Biomass is plant-based material used as a fuel for heat or electricity production. It can be in the form of wood, wood residues, energy crops, agricultural residues, and waste from industry, farms, and households. Some people use the terms bio ...
), and energy efficiency improvement center, moved from the main campus to the Mae Hia campus in January 2009. This center is a national "biogas center of excellence", emphasizing biogas activities, especially biogas on swine farms.


Si Bua Ban campus

The university's latest acquisition is the Si Bua Ban campus ( th, ศรีบัวบาน) in
Amphoe Mueang Lamphun Mueang Lamphun ( th, เมืองลำพูน; ) is the capital district (''amphoe mueang'') of Lamphun province, northern Thailand. Geography Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise) Mae Tha and Pa Sang of Lamphun Province, ...
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Lamphun Province Lamphun ( th, ลำพูน, ; Northern Thai: ) is one of Thailand's seventy-six provinces (''changwat''), lies in upper northern Thailand. Neighboring provinces are (from north clockwise) Chiang Mai, Lampang, and Tak. Geography Lamphun is ...
, about 55 kilometres south of Chiang Mai, on a 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

There are 20 faculties and 2 college in three disciplines.


Rankings

Chiang Mai University ranks third in academics and fifth in research according to the
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ranked the university 88th in Asia in 2023. Chiang Mai University Ranking has been going up recently giving it 601-605 place by QS TOP UNIVERSITY RANKINGS in 2023


Research institutes

* Energy Research and Development Institute-Nakornping (ERDI)
Research Institute for Health Sciences
(RIHES) * Social Research Institute (SRI)


Non-university schools

* Language Institute Chiang Mai University (LICMU) * Chiang Mai University Demonstration School (K-12)
Chiang Mai University School of Public Policy (CMU-SPP)


Alumni and notable people


Alumni

*
Yingluck Shinawatra Yingluck Shinawatra ( th, ยิ่งลักษณ์ ชินวัตร, , ; ; born 21 June 1967), nicknamed Pou ( th, ปู, , , meaning "crab"), is a Thai businesswoman, politician and a member of the Pheu Thai Party who became the Pri ...
, 28th
Prime Minister of Thailand The prime minister of Thailand ( th, นายกรัฐมนตรี, , ; literally 'chief minister of state') is the head of government of Thailand. The prime minister is also the chair of the Cabinet of Thailand. The post has existed s ...
* Chaturon Chaisang, Deputy Prime Minister from 2002–06 * Suthep Thaugsuban, Deputy Prime Minister from 2008–11 * Kasem Wattanachai, Privy Councilor from 2001–Present *
Apirak Kosayothin Apirak Kosayodhin ( th, อภิรักษ์ โกษะโยธิน; , born March 30, 1961) is a former Thai business executive and former governor of Bangkok. In the gubernatorial elections on August 29, 2004 he won with 40% of the vo ...
, 14th
Governor of Bangkok The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration ( th, กรุงเทพมหานคร; ) (BMA) is the local government of Bangkok (also called ''Krung Thep Maha Nakhon'' in Thai), which includes the capital of the Kingdom of Thailand. The govern ...
*
Sompop Jantraka Sompop Jantraka is a Thai activist who has spent over twenty-three years rescuing children from exploitative labour or child trafficking. In 1988, after earning his bachelor's degree in political science from Chiang Mai University, Sompop became ...
, Activist * Suporn Watanyusakul, Reconstructive surgeon * Samruam Singh, author, scholar, and activist


Lecturers

* Minfong Ho, writer * Roger A. Beaver, biologist * Conrad H. Bergo, chemist * Phisit Seesuriyachan, Biotechnologist


References


External links


Chiang Mai University Official website
(English) {{authority control Education in Chiang Mai Educational institutions established in 1964 Buildings and structures in Chiang Mai 1964 establishments in Thailand 1960s in Chiang Mai