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Mahidol University

History

Mahidol University has its origins in the establishment of Siriraj Hospital in 1888 by His Majesty
King Chulalongkorn (Rama V), and the hospital’s medical school is the oldest institution of higher
learning in Thailand, granting its first medical degree in 1893. Later becoming the University of
Medical Sciences in 1943, Mahidol University was renamed with great honor in 1969 by H.M. King
Bhumibol Adulyadej, after his Royal Father, H.R.H. Prince Mahidol of Songkla, who is widely
known as “Father of Modern Medicine and Public Health in Thailand”. Mahidol University has
since developed into one of the most prestigious universities in Thailand, internationally known and
recognized for the high caliber of research and teaching by its faculty, and its outstanding

achievements in teaching, research, international academic collaboration and professional services.
This diversified institution now offers top quality programs in numerous social and cultural
disciplines, including the most doctoral programs of any institution in Thailand, yet has maintained
its traditional excellence in medicine and the sciences

Continually Expanding in the New Millennium

Recognizing the challenges facing humanity in the new millennium and the fundamental
responsibility of higher education institutions to assist in meeting those challenges, Mahidol
University follows a policy of constant expansion in the breadth and depth of its facilities and

academic endeavors. By remaining globally aware and staying abreast of new academic discoveries
and technologies worldwide, Mahidol University continues not only to meet the needs of Thailand
for education, training and research, but through internationalization, the needs of the global
community as well.

Determination statement: “Wisdom of the Land”

To appreciate the meaning of Mahidol University’s new determination statement, “Wisdom of the
land” it is first necessary to take into consideration two key words involved: Mahidol, the
university’s name, and panññā or the Buddhist conception of wisdom.

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