Kasem Bundit University (Phatthanakan Campus)

Education · Bangkok

1761 Phatthanakan Rd, แขวง พัฒนาการ Suan Luang, Bangkok 10250

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Data checked on 10 July 2026.

The international program is the practical entry point for expats. English-medium degrees span business, tourism, and airline management, and the 700-student international cohort means you are not the only foreigner navigating Thai campus life. If you want a Bangkok degree without relearning the language, start here.

You walk onto a campus that feels more vertical than horizontal. Classroom buildings rise seven to fifteen stories, the library tower anchors the center, and five twelve-story dormitories house 2,000 students in a grid that reads like a small neighborhood. The Phatthanakan campus opened in 1987 with two faculties (business and law) and has grown into a ten-faculty operation covering everything from nursing science to architecture, communication arts to sports science. The aviation institute trains cabin crew and ground staff, a niche that pulls career-switchers and gap-year graduates looking for fast airline placement.

The international program, taught entirely in English, enrolls over 700 students from more than 30 countries. Eighty percent of that cohort comes from abroad. Degrees include business administration, tourism, airline management, plus graduate tracks in MBA and doctoral programs in psychology and public policy. Partnerships with Kansas State University, Arkansas State, and Washburn University in the US, along with institutions in Australia, Germany, and China, create exchange and credit-transfer paths that make the degree portable.

Facilities lean practical. The KBU Sport Complex holds a swimming pool, bowling alley, badminton courts, and a fitness center that opens to all enrolled students. The stadium seats 2,000 and hosts the university football club plus intercollegiate matches across 20 varsity sports. Labs for chemistry, physics, electronics, and civil engineering occupy dedicated wings in the science building. Parking handles 1,000 vehicles, which matters on a campus where most Thai students drive.

The Romklao campus, the university's second site, sprawls across 100 rai in Minburi and handles overflow from the core Phatthanakan operation. Most international students stay anchored to Phatthanakan for proximity to central Bangkok and the concentrated English-medium class schedule. Admission and program inquiries run through the Office of International Affairs, which maintains the English-facing web presence and handles visa documentation for foreign enrollees.