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Mahamakut Buddhist University or MBU (Thai: มหาวิทยาลัยมหามกุฏราชวิทยาลัย; RTGS: Maha Makutta Ratcha Witthayalai) is one of the two public Buddhist universities in Thailand.
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มหาวิทยาลัยมหามกุฏราชวิทยาลัย | |
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| Type | Public, Buddhist University |
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| Established | 1893 |
| Location | , Thailand |
| Website | http://www.mbu.ac.th |
Founded in 1893 as an educational institute for monks, by King Chulalongkorn in remembrance of his late father King Mongkut. The Thai government granted the university a status of public university in 1997, integrating MBU into the Thai higher education system.[1]
Mahamakut Buddhist University is composed of four academic faculties: Religion and Philosophy Faculty, Humanities Faculty, Social Sciences Faculty, and Education Faculty. In addition, the university also offer a teachers' training program as well as various academic services to the public.[2]
The university began offering master's degree programs in 1987. The Ph.D. program of Buddhist Studies was established in 2005.[3]
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