Bachelor’s degree courses are programmes of four years full-time attendance and Master’s degree courses are for either one or two years.
Thailand has 31 public universities, approximately half are partially government funded, and the rest are autonomous universities. There are 40 Rajabhat Universities, which were previously the teacher’s college system before being elevated to University Status. The Rajamangala University of Technology system has nine universities and was formerly a polytechnic institute system. There are 12 public institutes and colleges providing education in aviation, nursing, military, policing and medicine.
The private higher education sector comprises 39 universities, 10 institutes, and 22 colleges.
An Intergovernmental Institute, Asian Institute of Technology, is located near Bangkok and services the Asia-Pacific Region.
There are two joint schools; Joint Graduate School of Energy and Environment (JGSEE) and Thailand Graduate Institute of Science and Technology.