Assumption University (Thailand)
| มหาวิทยาลัยอัสสัมชัญ | |
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Former names
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Assumption Commercial College (ACC)(1938) Assumption School of Business (1969). Assumption Business Administration College (ABAC) (1972). |
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| Motto | Labor Omnia Vincit (Latin) |
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Motto in English
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Work Conquers All |
| Type | Private, Coeducational |
| Established | 1938 (ACC), 1969 (ABAC) |
| Affiliation | Roman Catholic (Gabrielites) |
| Rector | Rev. Bro. Bancha Saenghiran, f.s.g., Ph.D. |
| Location | Bangkok, Samut Prakan Province, Thailand |
| Campus | Hua Mak, Suvarnabhumi, Sathon |
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Red Blue White |
| Nickname | Au, ABAC |
| Mascot | Horse |
| Affiliations |
IFCU ASAIHL ACUCA APHEIT |
| Website | www |
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Assumption University (AU, Thai: มหาวิทยาลัยอัสสัมชัญ) is a private Catholic university with three campuses in the Hua Mak, Central World Plaza in downtown Bangkok, and Suvarnabhumi areas of Samut Prakan Province, Thailand. The university is led by the Brothers of St. Gabriel, who have been active in education in Thailand since 1901. Assumption University is noted for attracting large numbers of foreign students from countries including Russia, China, Kazakhstan, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Pakistan, and other Asian countries. Students from China make up the largest number of foreign students. There are exchange students from the United States (Loyola) and Europe. Assumption University was also the first international university in Thailand.
Assumption University is a non-profit institution administered by the Brothers of St. Gabriel, a worldwide Catholic religious order, founded in France in 1705 by St. Louis Marie De Montfort, devoted to education and philanthropic activities. The congregation has been operating many educational institutions in Thailand since 1901.
Assumption University became an autonomous educational institution in 1969 when Assumption Commercial College (ACC) became the Assumption School of Business. In 1972 it became the Assumption Business Administration College (ABAC). In 1990 the college was granted university status by the Ministry of University Affairs and took the name of Assumption University (AU).
The university has a student body of about 19,870 including a fairly large complement of foreign students drawn from 75 countries of the world.
Assumption University (AU) offers many majors, such as business administration, information technology, communication and computer network technology, science, technology, engineering, nursing, law, communication arts, architecture, biotechnology, languages, and music. It is also the leading provider of E-learning in Thailand since it has established the College of Internet Distance Education on 21 December 2002. AU's Graduate School of Philosophy and Religion offers a PhD program in philosophy, a PhD program in religious studies, an MA program in philosophy and an MA program in religious studies.
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