Shinawatra University

Shinawatra University (SIU) is an international university in Thailand. The idea of establishing a private university was initiated in 1996 by Dr. Thaksin Shinawatra and his colleagues. This was followed by the design and development of an environmentally friendly campus by Dr. Soontorn Boonyatikarn in 1997. A year later, the plans were presented to Her Royal Highness Princess Mahachakri Sirindhorn and then to the Ministry of Universities which granted the license for operation in 1999. The first Shinawatra University Council Meeting was held on May 19, 2000. In September 2002, the first batch of students was admitted.

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