CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY

Chulalongkorn University, the first institution of higher learning in Thailand, was officially established on 26 March 1917. Today the university has 18 faculties, 2,950 academic staff and a number of schools.

The basic goals of the university are to break new ground, search for, uphold and transmit knowledge along with ethical values to university graduates so that they are endowed with conscience and intelligence. Most significant is the knowledge that contributes to the prosperity of individuals and society at large, deriving from diverse academic disciplines, which are instrumental in the conduct of livelihoods. As for ethical standards, Chulalongkorn deems it a duty to instill into its graduates self-knowledge, inquisitiveness, constructive initiatives, circumspection, sound reasoning, sense of responsibility, far-sightedness, morals and devotion to the common good.

The academic year of Chulalongkorn is composed of two semesters and a summer session. The first semester starts on June and ends in October while the second semester is from November to March. Summer session is on April.

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