Mahidol University strives to internationalize its educational mission and advance its teaching and research efforts to meet global standards of excellence. The University actively pursues international contacts with overseas universities and institutes for cooperative activities including student and faculty exchange, joint training programs, organizing academic conferences and seminars, as well as other types of academic cooperation. At present, we have cooperative agreements with over 150 universities and institutions in over 30 nations.

For a list of selected academic partners of Mahidol University (more detail)

Mahidol University is also an active member of various academic network and associations worldwide including Global University Network for Innovation (GUNI), Asean-European University Network (ASEA-UNINET), ASEAN University Network (AUN), Association of Southeast Asia Institutions of Higher Learning (ASAIHL). Many Faculties/Institutes also network with their counterparts in their respective areas of interest.

Mahidol University’s traditional strengths in medicine have been recognized by the United Nations' World Health Organization (WHO) to designate seven WHO Collaborating Centres at different university Faculties and Institutes. The following WHO Collaborating Centers not only help to strengthen the country’s resources to support national health development, but they also form part of the WHO’s network for regional and international collaboration:

	WHO Collaborating Centre for Clinical Management of Malaria, at the Faculty of Tropical Medicine
	WHO Collaborating Centre on Environmental Management for Disease Vector Control in Sustainable Development, at the Faculty of Tropical Medicine
	o WHO Collaborating Centre for Nursing and Midwifery Development, at the Faculty of Nursing and Department of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital (Joint Center)
	WHO Collaborating Centre for Primary Health Care Development, at the ASEAN Institute for Health Development
	WHO Collaborating Centre for Research in Human Reproduction, at the Institute for Population and Social Research
	WHO Collaborating Centre for Community Nutrition and Food Safety, at the Institute of Nutrition
	WHO Collaborating Centre for Research in Human Reproduction, at the Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital

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