| Mahidol University (MU) has several
campuses. The Bangkok area metropolitan
area has two older inner city campuses
at Bangkok Noi (28
acres) and Phayathai
(78 acres), plus a downtown office tower,
together with a surburban campus at Salaya
(520 acres). Two new provincial campuses
are being established in Kanchanaburi
(2,370 acres) and Nakhon
Sawan (672 acres) provinces to
increase educational opportunities for
the provincial regions of Thailand.
The university is organized into 17
faculties (responsible for both
research and teaching), 7
institutes (mainly focusing on
research), 6 colleges
(mainly focusing on teaching) and 9
centers (mainly providing academic
services).
Mahidol University has approximately
24,000 students, of whom some 15,500 are
undergraduate students and some 8,300
are postgraduate students. It also has
a total of 3,000 academic staff responsible
for teaching and research, as well as
some 6,500 academic assistants, 5,900
administrative staff, and 8,700 other
employees (including hospital employees). |