Mahidol University
 Mahidol University  (University)     | |
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| Formation | 1888 |
| Headquarters | Bangkok, Thailand |
| Sponsored by | Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation |
| Thai medical university | |
Mahidol University (Mahidol), an autonomous research institution in Thailand, had its origin in the establishment of Siriraj Hospital in 1888. Mahidol had an acceptance rate for Medicine of 0.4% as of the 2016 academic year. Becoming the University of Medical Science in 1943, it has been recognized as the country's fourth public university. It hosted Thailand's first medical school, the Siriraj Medical School.[1]
In terms of fiscal budget and portion of budget spent on research programs, the university receives the highest budget of any public university in Thailand: $430 million in 2019, most of which is granted for graduate research programs, including from the Rockefeller Foundation and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation ($3.5 million 2008-2020)[2]
Job here
| Event | Job | Appointed |
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| Nigel Gould-Davies | Lecturer and Programme Coordinator in International Relations | 2014 |
Sponsors
| Event | Description |
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| Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation | Very influential and rich foundation established to take leadership of global health. |
| Rockefeller Foundation |
