Prince of Songkla University (PSU / มหาวิทยาลัยสงขลานครินทร์)
Prince of Songkla University (PSU / มหาวิทยาลัยสงขลานครินทร์) is a public institution in Hat Yai, Thailand, accredited by Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation, Kingdom of Thailand (กระทรวงการอุดมศึกษา วิทยาศาสตร์ วิจัยและนวัตกรรม) — apex regulator established 2019 merging former Office of Higher Education Commission. Plus Office for National Education Standards and Quality Assessment (ONESQA / สมศ) for QA. Thai HE: (1) ROYAL/MAJOR PUBLIC FLAGSHIPS — ~30 including Chulalongkorn (1917), Mahidol (1888 medical heritage), Thammasat (1934), Kasetsart (1943), Silpakorn (1943), Srinakharinwirot, Chiang Mai, Khon Kaen, Prince of Songkla, Burapha, Naresuan, Suranaree, Mae Fah Luang, etc.; (2) KING MONGKUT TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITIES — KMUTT, KMITL, KMUTNB (premier engineering); (3) RAJABHAT UNIVERSITIES — ~40 former teacher colleges upgraded; (4) RAJAMANGALA TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITIES — ~20 technology + applied sciences; (5) BUDDHIST MONASTIC — Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya (MCU 1887, world's largest Buddhist university), Mahamakut Buddhist; (6) PRIVATE COMPREHENSIVE — ~70+ including Assumption (Catholic), Bangkok University, Sasin Graduate Institute of Business; (7) INTERNATIONAL — Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Mahidol International College; (8) ISLAMIC — Yala Islamic, Fatoni (serving Muslim south Pattani-Yala-Narathiwat). Thai is national language + HE primary medium; English-medium programmes growing especially graduate STEM + international student programmes.. Primary language: Thai (national language + HE primary medium) + English (growing especially graduate STEM + international programmes). AlmiStudy lists 8 canonical subject areas, all verified against Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation, Kingdom of Thailand (กระทรวงการอุดมศึกษา วิทยาศาสตร์ วิจัยและนวัตกรรม) — apex regulator established 2019 merging former Office of Higher Education Commission. Plus Office for National Education Standards and Quality Assessment (ONESQA / สมศ) for QA. Thai HE: (1) ROYAL/MAJOR PUBLIC FLAGSHIPS — ~30 including Chulalongkorn (1917), Mahidol (1888 medical heritage), Thammasat (1934), Kasetsart (1943), Silpakorn (1943), Srinakharinwirot, Chiang Mai, Khon Kaen, Prince of Songkla, Burapha, Naresuan, Suranaree, Mae Fah Luang, etc.; (2) KING MONGKUT TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITIES — KMUTT, KMITL, KMUTNB (premier engineering); (3) RAJABHAT UNIVERSITIES — ~40 former teacher colleges upgraded; (4) RAJAMANGALA TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITIES — ~20 technology + applied sciences; (5) BUDDHIST MONASTIC — Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya (MCU 1887, world's largest Buddhist university), Mahamakut Buddhist; (6) PRIVATE COMPREHENSIVE — ~70+ including Assumption (Catholic), Bangkok University, Sasin Graduate Institute of Business; (7) INTERNATIONAL — Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Mahidol International College; (8) ISLAMIC — Yala Islamic, Fatoni (serving Muslim south Pattani-Yala-Narathiwat). Thai is national language + HE primary medium; English-medium programmes growing especially graduate STEM + international student programmes..
- Country
- Thailand (TH)
- City
- Hat Yai
- Control
- public
- Language
- Thai (national language + HE primary medium) + English (growing especially graduate STEM + international programmes)
- Accreditation
- Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation, Kingdom of Thailand (กระทรวงการอุดมศึกษา วิทยาศาสตร์ วิจัยและนวัตกรรม) — apex regulator established 2019 merging former Office of Higher Education Commission. Plus Office for National Education Standards and Quality Assessment (ONESQA / สมศ) for QA. Thai HE: (1) ROYAL/MAJOR PUBLIC FLAGSHIPS — ~30 including Chulalongkorn (1917), Mahidol (1888 medical heritage), Thammasat (1934), Kasetsart (1943), Silpakorn (1943), Srinakharinwirot, Chiang Mai, Khon Kaen, Prince of Songkla, Burapha, Naresuan, Suranaree, Mae Fah Luang, etc.; (2) KING MONGKUT TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITIES — KMUTT, KMITL, KMUTNB (premier engineering); (3) RAJABHAT UNIVERSITIES — ~40 former teacher colleges upgraded; (4) RAJAMANGALA TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITIES — ~20 technology + applied sciences; (5) BUDDHIST MONASTIC — Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya (MCU 1887, world's largest Buddhist university), Mahamakut Buddhist; (6) PRIVATE COMPREHENSIVE — ~70+ including Assumption (Catholic), Bangkok University, Sasin Graduate Institute of Business; (7) INTERNATIONAL — Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Mahidol International College; (8) ISLAMIC — Yala Islamic, Fatoni (serving Muslim south Pattani-Yala-Narathiwat). Thai is national language + HE primary medium; English-medium programmes growing especially graduate STEM + international student programmes.. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-16.
- Source
- Prince of Songkla University (PSU / มหาวิทยาลัยสงขลานครินทร์) — MHESI Thailand + institutional verification (Day 16) · tier: tier_2_directory
- Website
- https://www.psu.ac.th
Subjects offered
Show all 9 listed subjects (raw)
Engineering & Technology · Natural Sciences · Business & Management · Arts & Humanities · Social Sciences · Law · Computer Science & IT · Medicine & Health Sciences · Theology & Religious Studies
Founded 1967 (chartered as Southern Thailand flagship by King Bhumibol; named after PRINCE MAHIDOL — same as Mahidol University, but Prince of Songkla refers to his other title). SOUTHERN THAILAND FLAGSHIP UNIVERSITY. Chartered 1967 by KING BHUMIBOL. Named after PRINCE MAHIDOL'S OTHER TITLE "PRINCE OF SONGKLA". Multi-campus across southern Thailand including Hat Yai (main), Pattani, Phuket, Trang, Surat Thani. ~37,000+ students. CRITICAL: PATTANI CAMPUS is in heart of MUSLIM MALAY-SPEAKING SOUTHERN PROVINCES (Pattani, Yala, Narathiwat) affected by 2004+ separatist insurgency (~7K killed). Significant Muslim student community + Islamic studies programmes.
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Chulalongkorn University (CU / จุฬาลงกรณ์มหาวิทยาลัย)
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