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Maejo University (Phrae Campus)
Founded in June 7, 1934, Maejo University (MJU) is considered as Thailand's oldest agricultural institution. It was first established as the Northern Agricultural Teachers Training School under the Ministry of Education and was later transferred under the Ministry of Agriculture to become theKasetsart Preparatory School.
After a year, it was officially installed as Maejo Agricultural School to serve as a research station of Kasetsart University (KU), a state university in Bangkok. It began to accept M.6 (Grade 12) students who, upon finishing at maejo, were automatically admitted to KU for a 4- year degree program.
In 1956, Maejo was renamed Chiang Mai College of Agriculture, making it the first certificate-granting agricultural college under the Ministry of Education. Its graduates became secondary school teachers in agriculture.
In 1975, Maejo was royally was called the Institute of Agricultural Technology. With this status, however, it began to accept students from vocational schools to its 2-year programs (associate degrees), and students from secondary schools to its 4-year degree programs. This was aimed to give all vocational school graduates greater opportunity to attain higher education in in agriculture. The 19th of February is thus celebrated as MJU's.
In 1980, the institute's name was again changed into Maejo Institute of Agricultural Technology upon the request of its alumni. However, due to its rapid development, it was elevated into a full and complete university status on November 12, 1996. It was given the name Maejo University which was immediately approved by the national parliament.
Under the Ministry of Education, Maejo University is a degree-granting institute that attempts to educate students in practical agriculture, aiming to prepare them for agricultural pursuits. MJU strivers to nurture and develop its graduates to become technically competent, besides being culturally and scholarly matured thereby, able to contribute to the future of the country.
At present, Maejo University belongs to the Commission on Higher Education of the Ministry of Education.
Website : www.phrae.mju.ac.th
Tel : 054648593
Fax : 054648596
Category: University
Group: Public university
Last Update : 10 YearAgo
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