Khon Kaen University

Thailand's Khon Kaen University is a public research university. It was the first university in northeastern Thailand, and it is now the region's oldest and largest university. In northeast Thailand, the university is a major educational center. In Asia, it is a well-known university. KKU provides a diverse range of academic programs, including 105 undergraduate majors, 129 master’s degree programs, and 59 doctoral degree programs. In 2009, Time Higher Education ranked Khon Kaen University 21st in Southeast Asia, and The Office of Higher Education Commission placed it 4th in Thailand.

Medicine, public health, and tropical medicine are among the areas where KKU conducts great research, with its Tropical Disease Research Laboratory receiving global praise. It also excels in its historic research strength of agriculture, with studies in both animal and plant science focusing on tropical farming methods. The importance of biodiversity conservation, as well as business and tourism in the Mekong River basin, has been recognized.

The university now has 25 research centers of excellence and research specialist groups based on six research themes: health problems, food products, and food for health, water management, improving literacy and numeracy, biofuels, and advanced materials.

Established: January 25, 1966
Location: Khon Kaen, Thailand