Prince of Songkla University

Established in 1967, Prince of Songkla University (PSU) is the first university in southern Thailand. The name of the university was given by King Bhumibol Adulyadej in honor of the King's father, Prince Mahidol Adulyadej, Prince of Songkla.

There are four campuses and one education service area at the university. Pattani became the site of the first permanent campus in 1968. The Hat Yai campus, was established in 1971 and today serves more than half of the university's students, is the university's major campus. Other campuses opened in 1977 in Phuket and Surat Thani (1990). In addition, the Trang education service area was established in 1991 and became a PSU campus in 1999. As 2007, the university offers 295 educational programs to its 34,000 students, including 18 international programs and three foreign language programs.

Hundreds of overseas students attend Prince of Songkla University. Students from European and North American universities are the most numerous on the Phuket campus. ISPP is a multidisciplinary program that offers courses in social sciences, history, intercultural communications, tourism, human resources, and international finance and economics.

Established: October 22, 1967

Location: Hat Yai, Songkhla, Thailand