Faculty of Political Science, Chulalongkorn University
| Type | Public |
|---|---|
| Established | originally 1899, re-established 1948 (113 years old) |
| Dean | Assoc. Prof. Ake Tangsupvattana, PhD |
| Location | Henri Dunant Road, Wang Mai, Pathum Wan, Bangkok 10330 Thailand |
| Campus | Metropolis |
| Colors | Black |
| Mascot | Black Singha (a mythical lion in the Himmapan or Himmavanta forest) |
| Website | Faculty of Political Science, Chulalongkorn University |
The Faculty of Political Science, Chulalongkorn University, is regarded as one of the oldest modern higher education institutions in Thailand. It is the first faculty of political science in Thailand and is considered as one of the best according to the statistics of student who had highest score on admission system chose to study there for 4 years in a row (2010-2013). It is also one of Thailand's leading institutions for political science training. Many senior government officials, politicians, diplomats and prominent academics are the graduates of the Faculty. Due to its logo and colour, the Faculty, students and its graduates are also called by the nickname, "Singh Dam" (Black Singha).
The Faculty of Political Science was originally established in 1899 as the School of Civil Servant Training by King Chulalongkorn. Students were selected from those who passed basic educational training and would be educated about public administration in the school. They were also required to do internship in different governmental agencies after completion and received certificate for specialised skill afterwards. This School had expanded and its graduates mostly worked as royal page which allowed these young men to be close to the central authority and became accustomed to senior officials. As a general practice during that time, new government officials would start their career at the Department of Royal Pages before being promoted to work in other departments. Therefore, King Chulalongkorn renamed the School to the Royal Pages School to reflect this reality in 1902.
In 1910, King Vajiravudh viewed that training new graduates to work for the Ministry of Interior was not sufficient for increasing public services in other areas; therefore, he ordered and financially supported the expansion of the Royal Pages School to include many areas of trainings. The School was renamed again to "The Civil Service College of King Chulalongkorn" on 1 January 1910. The general curriculum was four-year training of which the first three were for general education leaving the last year for internship. However, the School was upgraded and renamed Chulalongkorn University on 26 March 1916. The newly established Chulalongkorn University was then administered in 4 faculties, that is, the Faculty of Medicine, the Faculty of Engineering, the Faculty of Arts and Science, and the Faculty of Public Administration.
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