Mahamakut Buddhist University

Mahamakut Buddhist University or MBU (Thai: มหาวิทยาลัยมหามกุฏราชวิทยาลัย; RTGS: Maha Makutta Ratcha Witthayalai) is one of the two public Buddhist universities in Thailand.

Mahamakut Buddhist University
มหาวิทยาลัยมหามกุฏราชวิทยาลัย
TypePublic, Buddhist University
Established1893
Location,
Thailand
Websitehttp://www.mbu.ac.th

History

Founded in 1893 as an educational institute for monks, by King Chulalongkorn in remembrance of his late father King Mongkut. The Thai government granted the university a status of public university in 1997, integrating MBU into the Thai higher education system.[1]

Colleges and faculties

Mahamakut Buddhist University is composed of four academic faculties: Religion and Philosophy Faculty, Humanities Faculty, Social Sciences Faculty, and Education Faculty. In addition, the university also offer a teachers' training program as well as various academic services to the public.[2]

The university began offering master's degree programs in 1987. The Ph.D. program of Buddhist Studies was established in 2005.[3]

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