มหาวิทยาลัยนวมินทราธิราช | |
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Former names | University of Bangkok Metropolis |
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| Motto | "Vijjā Uppattaṃ Seṭṭha"(Pāḷi) ("Of all things that have come to pass, knowledge is the most excellent") |
| Type | National |
| Established | November 13, 2010 (2010-11-13)[1] |
| Chairperson | Professor Surapol Nitikraipoj, PhD. |
| President | Associate ProfessorAnant Manomaipiboon, MD. |
| Address | 131/6 Khao Road ,, |
| Campus | Urban |
| Colors | DarkGreen |
| Nickname | NMU |
| Website | www.nmu.ac.th |
| 13°46′50″N100°30′33″E / 13.78056°N 100.50917°E /13.78056; 100.50917 | |
Navamindradhiraj University (NMU) (Thai:มหาวิทยาลัยนวมินทราธิราช;RTGS: Mahawitthayalai Nawaminthrathirat), formerly University of Bangkok Metropolis (Thai:มหาวิทยาลัยกรุงเทพมหานคร;RTGS: Mahawitthayalai Krung Thep Maha Nakhon), is apublic university located inBangkok, Thailand. The university focuses onmedical science and public services such as medicine.
From 2000 to 2004,Samak Sundaravej, the Governor of Bangkok, got the idea to establishBangkok Metropolitan Administration's (BMA) own university specialized for urban management. However, his idea was not accepted then. The idea of establishing BMA's own university was revived whenApirak Kosayodhin became the next Governor of Bangkok. At that time, BMA held two higher educational institutions: BMA Medical College and Vajira Hospital, and Kuakarun College of Nursing, but neither of these institutions had official higher education institute status and thus could not grant their own certificate. Both colleges' graduates were granted degrees byMahidol University.
The "Bangkok Metropolitan Administration Autonomous University Act B.E. ..." draft was submitted to thecabinet in June 2007. In 2009, the cabinet then passed "University of Bangkok Metropolis Act" draft further to theparliament whose approved the university act draft in February 2010.[2] TheUniversity of Bangkok Metropolis (UBM) (Thai:มหาวิทยาลัยกรุงเทพมหานคร) was officially enacted as the university act was published in the Royal Thai Government Gazette on November 12, 2010, which was effective on the next day.[1]
According to the university act, the University of Bangkok Metropolis is an autonomous university funded by BMA and supervised without direct control by both BMA andMinistry of Education. Two higher institutions under BMA, BMA Medical College and Vajira Hospital and Kuakarun College of Nursing, were transformed to theFaculty of Medicine Vajira Hospital andKuakarun Faculty of Nursing, respectively. The university missions are to educate, promote academic, research, construct and develop advanced academic and profession, propagate knowledge, provide medical service, promote public health, urban management, local administration, metropolitan development, as well as support religion, arts, culture, environment, and sports.[1]
In 2011,His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej gave the permission to use the university name asNavamindradhiraj University (NMU), meaning the ninth monarch, referring to his majesty himself.[3] The bill to change university name was enacted on June 21, 2013.[4]
In 2013, NMU received the Bangkok Community College fromMinistry of Education as Urban Community College of Bangkok,[5] which later renamed to Urban Community Development College,[6] and also received Institute of Metropolitan Development from BMA, providing programs that serve urbanized society needs.[5]
NMU expanded their coverage focusing on programs with the shortage of personnels, the urgent need of the country and also non-redundancy from other universities. NMU, by Faculty of Medicine Vajira Hospital, started bachelor's degree program inparamedicine in 2014 providing emergency personnel inemergency medical services for BMA and alsoMinistry of Public Health. With the expansion of NMU, the Faculty of Science and Health Technology was later established in 2017 providing the various programs in allied health sciences and also instructing students the foundation year.[7]
| Undergraduate | Post-graduate |
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| Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.)
Bachelor of Management (B.M.)
Bachelor of Nursing (B.N.S.) Bachelor of Public Administration (B.P.A)
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.)
| Master of Nursing (M.N.S)
Master of Public Administration
Master of Science (M.Sc.)
Residency and Fellowship Training |
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