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| Motto | Natthi Paññasamā Ābhā Wisdom for Sustainable Development |
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| Type | Public |
| Established | 1 April 1966 (1966-04-01) |
| President | Tippawan Lorasuwannarat |
| Royal conferrer | Maha Chakri Sirindhorn, Princess Royal of Thailand |
| Postgraduates | 8,298 (2009 academic year) |
| Location | , |
| Campus | Bangkapi |
| Colours | Yellow |
| Website | NIDA |
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TheNational Institute of Development Administration (NIDA)Thai:สถาบันบัณฑิตพัฒนบริหารศาสตร์) is the only public higher education institution inThailand that teaches only at the graduate level (postgraduate) with a strong emphasis onManagement,Economics andSustainable Development. It also has duties in research, training, and other academic services. To government agencies, state enterprises, private businesses and the general public. It is a national prestigious institute that focuses on creating high-level executives.[1][2]
NIDA is considered the first Thai educational institution to offer aMaster of Public Administration (MPA) program. and offered the firstMBA program in Thailand.
NIDA has 10 graduate schools aimed to serve economic and social development such as Graduate School of Public Administration (GSPA), One of the founding schools. NIDA Business School received accreditation from theAssociation to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB).[3]
NIDA was founded on 1 April 1966.His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX) was especially interested ineconomic development. Around 1960, he spoke to Mr. David Rockefeller, an American entrepreneur, about improving national statistics. which is a very important factor in the development of the country And finally, a project was proposed to the government to establish the Institute with initial assistance from the Department of Technical and Economic Cooperation (nowUSAID), theFord Foundation, and theMidwest Universities Consortium for International Activities (MUCIA). The Institute has faculty member fromIndiana University, USA, as the leading U.S.School of Public Affairs, participated in the curriculum and conducted the teaching.[1]
At the beginning, NIDA was an autonomous institute affiliated withThammasat University which ran its own activities and managed its own budget. Later, a merger of the Graduate School of Public Administration (GSPA) of Thammasat University and resources from theNational Economic and Social Development Board andNational Statistical Office combined to become a full-fledged graduate institute concentrating exclusively on graduate studies in fields related to national development. The establishment of the institute was presided over byPrince Wan Waithayakon, Thai Royal Prince, Deputy Prime Minister and Diplomat, as the chairman of the founding committee.[1]
The purpose of its establishment is to cultivate leaders or executives who will work in various organizations. Produce master's and doctorate alumni to play leadership roles in policy and administration. Both in the government sector at the level of ministries, departments, state enterprises and in various private business sectors. So that all sectors work together to drive development.
NIDA is aPublic Policy School that has expertise to providing academic work in response towards development economics, governance, international security and sustainable development, especially in the context of theASEAN
NIDA has partnerships with the following universities and institutions:
Indiana University
London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
University of Potsdam
National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS)
Seoul National UniversityKorea University
National Chengchi University
Beijing Foreign Studies University
Monash University
Victoria University of Wellington
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