Mahamakut Buddhist University

Mahamakut Buddhist University

มหาวิทยาลัยมหามกุฏราชวิทยาลัย
Type	Public, Buddhist University
Established	1893
Location	Bangkok , Thailand
Website	http://www.mbu.ac.th

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

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]

References[]

External links[]

• Mahamakut Buddhist University

Coordinates: 13°45′33″N 100°30′05″E / 13.75917°N 100.50139°E / 13.75917; 100.50139

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