Early days

Siam University was founded in 1965 by late Dr. Narong Mongkhonvanit as the first three-year private engineering school in Thailand, and began by educating a student body of just two hundred.

In 1973, Siam University, then known as Siam Technical College, was formerly established as a private institution of higher education with authorization to grant degrees.

Soon after, in 1975, the university launched programs leading to baccalaureate degrees in Accounting, Marketing and Secretarial Science.

 

A full-fledged University

Later, in 1986, Siam Technical College became Siam Technical University, a full-fledged private educational institution. Three years later the name was changed to the present Siam University, to better reflects its diversity in fields of study.

In 1995, an International College was established, offering Bachelor's degrees in International Business and Hotel and Tourism Management. Today, the Commission of Higher Education, a branch of the Ministry of Education, ranks Siam University International College among Thailand's top ten in terms of foreign students population.

Recent

Developmentexample, the Faculty of Engineering launched the Institute of Printing Engineering in 2007 to help prepare skilled professionals, as the country plans to become a major printing and publishing hub.

At the same time, the Faculty of Communication Arts launched a new academic program in Digital Media.

Recently, the Graduate School inaugurated a Doctoral Degree program in Business Administration (Marketing) was started, as well as a new College, the College of Pharmacy, offering a six-year undergraduate program in Pharmaceutical Care.