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        Chulalongkorn University (CU) was officially established in March 1917 by King Vajiravudh (Rama VI) and named after his father, King Chulalongkorn (Rama V), who laid the foundations for modern education in Thailand. Originally established with only four faculties, the university now covers the entirety of academic disciplines, with a total of 19 faculties, nine institutes, three colleges and one school offering 441 programs, (77 undergraduate and 364 graduate). Of these, 97 programs are international. Throughout the past century, CU has served as the country’s main institution for higher education. It has educated over 300,000 quality graduates in various fields, many of whom have assumed positions of leadership in government, public administration, and private organizations. In its second century, CU is focusing on four strategies of development—human capital, knowledge & innovation, social transformation and global benchmarking. These strategies have contributed to the development of critical action platforms. CU cooperates and collaborates with the governments, public sector actors and regional as well as international bodies to address social and ecological issues. It also encourages action-oriented academic research in an effort to bring Thai and international research scholars and practitioners together to tackle regional and global issues.