{"id":"0b590612-a289-47ee-975f-c476bafa44b6","slug":"king-mongkuts-university-of-technology-north-bangkok-kmutnb","name":"King Mongkut's University of Technology North Bangkok (KMUTNB)","bgm_category":"education","category":"Public University","subcategories":null,"district":null,"sub_district":null,"neighborhood":null,"address":"1518 ถนน ​ประชา​ราษฎร์​1 Wong Sawang, Bang Sue, Bangkok 10800","postal_code":null,"latitude":13.819,"longitude":100.514,"status":"published","is_active":true,"noindex":null,"updated_at":"2026-07-10T17:02:24.654Z","last_checked_at":"2026-07-10T17:02:24.654Z","google_rating":4.7,"google_review_count":"607","price_range":null,"phone":null,"website":null,"cover_image":null,"opening_hours":null,"description":"The university opened May 18, 1959, as North Bangkok Technical School, a joint project between the Royal Thai Government and West Germany that marked Thailand's first major German educational partnership and technical collaboration at the vocational and engineering training level. The German influence persists today through the Thai-German Graduate School of Engineering and the Thai-French Innovation Institute, both anchored to industry collaboration rather than purely academic research pathways. You walk onto the Bangkok campus at 1518 Pracharat 1 Road and the institutional scale becomes immediately visible: 14.08 hectares, 43 buildings, 27,846 students. Most enroll across engineering, applied science, information technology, architecture, and several other Bangkok-based faculties, plus the central library and multiple research institutes supporting technical development across automation, materials science, and energy systems.\n\nThe structure breaks into thirteen faculties, two colleges, and two graduate schools. Programs run from vocational certificates through to doctoral degrees. The 2022 enrollment breakdown shows the distribution: 21,611 undergraduates, 3,164 master's candidates, 763 doctoral students, and 1,592 vocational learners. Engineering and applied science dominate, but the Bangkok campus also houses applied arts and architecture faculties, which broadens the student demographic beyond purely technical disciplines.\n\nThe Prachinburi campus opened in 1995 on 197.41 hectares. Handles agro-industry and industrial management. The Rayong site feeds the Eastern Economic Corridor with automation and electric vehicle programs.\n\nContact routes through the main switchboard at +66 2 555-2000 or contact@op.kmutnb.ac.th. The university does not operate individual faculty hotlines for external inquiries, so general questions about admissions, programs, or campus visits go through the central office, not the department level.","our_take":"The Thai-German lineage shapes the engineering curriculum. This is applied industry training, not a research university. The Prachinburi campus handles agro-industry and industrial management, the Rayong site feeds the Eastern Economic Corridor's automation push, and the Bangkok campus remains the historic core with thirteen faculties training over 27,000 students in technical fields.","custom_description":null,"hook":"One of Thailand's oldest technology-focused universities. Founded in 1959 through Thai-German cooperation, KMUTNB trains over 27,000 students across three campuses in Bangkok, Prachinburi, and Rayong, with degree programs spanning vocational certificates through to doctoral research in engineering and applied science.","meta_title":null,"meta_description":null,"og_title":null,"og_description":null,"og_image":null,"twitter_card":null,"canonical_url":null,"is_featured":null,"is_verified":null,"amenities":null,"property_specs":null,"features":null,"attributes":null,"faq_items":null,"ai_generated_image":null,"street_view_image":null,"owner_uploaded_image":null,"has_real_photo":null,"image_source":null,"image_generated_at":null,"menu_link":null,"line_id":null,"google_maps_url":null,"subscription_tier":null,"description_generated_at":"2026-08-25T16:07:02.752Z","content_status":"pending","focus_keyword":null,"wifi_available":null,"created_at":"2026-07-10T17:02:24.654Z","owner_verified_at":null}