The National Institute of Development Administration (NIDA) th, สถาบันบัณฑิตพัฒนบริหารศาสตร์) is a public graduate university in Thailand under the Commission on Higher Education, the

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. NIDA has 10 graduate schools aimed to serve economics and social development. One of the founding schools, NIDA Business School, was the first graduate school in Thailand to offer an MBA program. NIDA Business School received accreditation from the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB).

History of the institute

NIDA was founded on 1 April 1966 with initial assistance from the Department of Technical and Economic Cooperation, the

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, and the

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(MUCIA). At the beginning, NIDA was an autonomous institute affiliated with Thammasat University which ran its own activities and managed its own budget. Later, a merger of the School of Public Administration of Thammasat University and resources from the

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and

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combined to become a full-fledged university concentrating exclusively on graduate studies in fields related to national development. NIDA, in conjunction with Chulalongkorn University and Thammasat University, offer a joint doctoral program in business administration (JDBA) with funding from the

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(CIDA) through the Association of Deans of South East Asian Graduate Schools of Management (ADSGM).

Notable alumni

Somchai Wongsawat Somchai Wongsawat ( th, สมชาย วงศ์สวัสดิ์, ; born 31 August 1947) is a Thai politician who was the prime minister of Thailand in 2008 and a former executive member of the People's Power Party (PPP) whose polit ...

, 26th Prime Minister of Thailand. *

Somkid Jatusripitak Somkid Jatusripitak ( th, สมคิด จาตุศรีพิทักษ์, , ; born 15 July 1953) is a Thai economist, business theorist, and politician. A mentee of Philip Kotler, he has (co-)authored books on competitiveness and t ...

, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Commerce of Thailand. *

Yongyuth Wichaidit Yongyuth Wichaidit ( th, ยงยุทธ วิชัยดิษฐ; born July 15, 1942 in Surat Thani) is a Thai politician (Pheu Thai Party). He is the younger brother of Democrat politician Thawat Wichaidit. Early life and education Yongy ...

, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Interior of Thailand, and Leader of

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. *

Anupong Paochinda Anupong Paochinda ( th, อนุพงษ์ เผ่าจินดา; ; born 10 October 1949) is a Thai politician and retired army officer. He held the position of Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Thai Army from 2007 until his retirement on ...

, Minister of Interior in General Prayut Chan-o-cha's administration and commander-in-chief of the Royal Thai Army. * Surawit Khonsomboon, Prime Minister's Office, Minister of Thailand, and Deputy Minister of Public Health. *

Nattawut Saikua Nattawut Saikua ( th, ณัฐวุฒิ ใสยเกื้อ; ; born June 4, 1975) is a Thai politician. He is the secretary-general and spokesman of the United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship ("Red Shirts"), and a Member of Parl ...

, Deputy Minister of Commerce of Thailand and Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Cooperatives of Thailand. * Thaworn Senniam, Deputy Minister of Interior of Thailand. *

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, Senator, Buriram Province. * Apirak Kosayodhin, Governor,

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Notable faculty members

* Thanong Bidaya, Former professor of finance and dean from NIDA Business School who became Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance under

Chavalit Yongchaiyudh Chavalit Yongchaiyudh ( th, ชวลิต ยงใจยุทธ, , ; born 15 May 1932), also known as "Big Jiew" (, , ), is a Thai politician and retired army officer. From 1986 to 1990 he was the Commander-in-chief of the Royal Thai Arm ...

's administration and

Thaksin Shinawatra Thaksin Shinawatra ( th, ทักษิณ ชินวัตร; ; ; Chinese: 丘達新; cnr, Taksin Šinavatra; born 26 July 1949), is a Thai businessman, politician and visiting professor. He served in the Thai Police from 1973 to 1987, ...

's administration. * Wolfgang Drechsler,

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and

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, visiting professor * Werner Jann, Potsdam University, former chief of the planning staff of

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, visiting professor *

, Former professor of marketing from NIDA Business School who became Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Commerce in Thaksin Shinawatra's administration.

References

External links

NIDA website
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