King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi

King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi (KMUTT) is a national public science and technology university in Bangkok, Thailand, founded in 1960 and one of Thailand's nine national research universities, widely regarded as one of the country's leading engineering-focused institutions.泰国国王蒙古特理工大学（King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi，简称 KMUTT）是位于泰国曼谷的一所国立理工科大学，创办于 1960 年，是泰国九所国立研究型大学之一，被普遍视为该国以工程见长的领先院校之一。

Known colloquially as Bangmod, it became the first public university in Thailand to gain full autonomy, in 1998.该校俗称「邦摩」（Bangmod），是泰国第一所获得完全自治权的公立大学，时在 1998 年。

Its main Bangmod campus lies in Bang Mot sub-district of Thung Khru District, and in the 2027 QS World University Rankings it is placed in the 1001-1200 band.其主校区邦摩位于曼谷通克鲁县邦摩小区，在 2027 年 QS 世界大学排名中位列第 1001-1200 位（并列区间）。

History

• KMUTT can trace its origin to the Thonburi Technology Institute, established on February 4, 1960, by the Department of Vocational Education of Thailand's Ministry of Education, with a founding staff of 21.该校可追溯到 1960 年 2 月 4 日由泰国教育部职业教育司设立的吞武里技术学院（Thonburi Technology Institute，TTI），初创时仅有 21 名教职员。
• The institute's mission was to train technicians, technical instructors and technologists for a rapidly industrialising Thailand.学院的任务是为快速工业化的泰国培养技师、技术教师与技术专家。
• Its founding context involved the educationist M.L. Pin Malakul, who had highlighted Thailand's shortage of personnel bridging engineers and skilled labour, a concern that shaped the institute's technician-training mission.其创校背景与教育家屏·玛拉坤（M.L. Pin Malakul）有关，他曾指出泰国在工程师与熟练技工之间缺少衔接人才，这一关切塑造了学院的技师培养使命。
• By virtue of the Technology Act enacted on April 24, 1971, three technical institutes were combined into one degree-granting institution named King Mongkut's Institute of Technology, or KMIT.依据 1971 年 4 月 24 日颁布的《技术法》，三所技术学院合并为一所可授予学位的机构，名为国王蒙古特技术学院（King Mongkut's Institute of Technology，KMIT）。
• The three components were the Thonburi Technical Institute, the North Bangkok Technical Institute and the Nonthaburi Telecommunication Institute, spread across three campuses, each specialising in technical or telecommunications training.三所组成院校分别是吞武里技术学院、北曼谷技术学院与暖武里电信学院，分布在三个校区，各自专攻技术或电信培训。
• The Thonburi Technical Institute thus became the KMIT Thonburi campus, the direct predecessor of today's KMUTT.吞武里技术学院由此成为 KMIT 吞武里校区，也就是今日 KMUTT 的直接前身。
• In 1974 KMIT was transferred from the Ministry of Education to the Ministry of University Affairs, a shift that aligned the institute with Thailand's expanding university system.1974 年，KMIT 由教育部划归大学事务部管理，这一调整使该院校融入泰国不断扩张的大学体系。
• A new Technology Act enacted on February 19, 1986, split the three KMIT campuses into three autonomous institutes, each with university status.1986 年 2 月 19 日颁布的新《技术法》把 KMIT 三个校区拆分为三所自治学院，各自具备大学地位。
• The Thonburi campus became King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Thonburi, or KMITT.吞武里校区由此成为国王蒙古特技术学院吞武里分院（King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Thonburi，KMITT）。
• On March 7, 1998, as announced in the Royal Gazette, KMITT became King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi, adopting full university status and autonomy that became a model for later autonomous Thai public universities.1998 年 3 月 7 日，据《王家公报》公告，KMITT 升格并更名为国王蒙古特理工大学（KMUTT），获得完全的大学地位与自治权，其后成为泰国公立大学自治改革的范本。
• KMUTT was the first public university in Thailand to receive full autonomy, giving it control over its budget, its property and the creation of new faculties.KMUTT 是泰国首所获得完全自治权的公立大学，得以自主掌控预算、资产并自行设立新学院。
• The university purchased additional land in Samut Prakan and Ratchaburi to expand its campuses as its academic offerings grew.随着学科设置扩展，学校在沙没巴干与叻丕购入额外土地以扩建校区。
• Its School of Information Technology offered its first Bachelor of Science in Information Technology in August 1995.其信息技术学院于 1995 年 8 月首次开设信息技术理学士项目。
• Between April and June 2000 the school introduced its first English-taught computer science courses at bachelor's and master's levels.2000 年 4 月至 6 月间，该学院推出首批英语授课的计算机科学学士与硕士课程。
• A master's degree in software engineering was first offered in June 2004, alongside an e-learning project launched in May 2002.软件工程硕士课程于 2004 年 6 月首次开设，同期还有 2002 年 5 月启动的在线学习项目。
• The Joint Graduate School of Energy and Environment was established in 1998 as an inter-university graduate school specialising in energy and environment.能源与环境联合研究生院于 1998 年设立，是一所专攻能源与环境的跨校研究生院。
• The Institute of Field Robotics, known as FIBO, was created to develop robotics research and engineering talent in Thailand.田野机器人研究所（Institute of Field Robotics，FIBO）的设立旨在发展泰国的机器人研究与工程人才。
• The university marked its 60th anniversary in 2020 and unveiled a 65th-anniversary logo on October 4, 2024, a milestone marking its growth into a full research university.学校于 2020 年庆祝建校 60 周年，并于 2024 年 10 月 4 日发布 65 周年纪念标识，这一里程碑标志着它已成长为完整的研究型大学。
• Its Ratchaburi campus, about 150 kilometres west of Bangkok, was built with a 500 million baht budget allocated in 2010.其叻丕校区位于曼谷以西约 150 公里，建设经费为 2010 年拨出的 5 亿泰铢。
• Over its first six decades KMUTT grew from 21 founding staff in 1960 into a research university with about 15,000 students and 2,000 staff.建校六十余年间，KMUTT 从 1960 年 21 名创校教职员起步，成长为拥有约 1.5 万名学生与 2,000 名教职员工的研究型大学。
• Its English name honours King Mongkut, or Rama IV, reflecting the nineteenth-century monarch's association with Thai science and education.其英文校名致敬国王蒙古特（即拉玛四世），反映这位十九世纪君主与泰国科学与教育的渊源。
• The Faculty of Energy, Environment and Materials traces its origins to a faculty established in 1976, one of the university's older research-oriented units.其能源、环境与材料学部可追溯至 1976 年设立的一个学院，是该校较早的研究型单位之一。
• KMUTT's 60th-anniversary programme, running to 2020 under the theme Transforming Society, Defining the Future, set out six initiatives including digital transformation and a healthy, sustainable university.KMUTT 的 60 周年计划以「变革社会、定义未来」为主题，于 2020 年收官，提出包括数字化转型与建设健康可持续大学在内的六项倡议。

Academics

• KMUTT is organised into faculties and schools spanning engineering, science, industrial education, information technology, architecture and design, energy, bioresources and management, with the engineering and science faculties the largest by student numbers.KMUTT 下设多个学院与学部，涵盖工程、理科、工业教育、信息技术、建筑与设计、能源、生物资源与管理等领域，其中工程与理学院按学生人数规模最大。
• The Faculty of Engineering contains 12 departments, including biological, chemical, civil, computer, electrical, electronics and telecommunications, environmental, food, mechanical, production and tool and materials engineering, covering the full span of engineering disciplines.工程学院设有 12 个系，包括生物、化学、土木、计算机、电气、电子与通信、环境、食品、机械、生产以及模具与材料工程等，覆盖完整的工程学科门类。
• The Faculty of Science comprises departments of chemistry, mathematics, microbiology and physics, together with a scientific instrument centre.理学院下设化学、数学、微生物学与物理学系，并设有一个科学仪器中心。
• The Faculty of Industrial Education and Technology trains technical teachers in civil, electrical, mechanical and production technology education.工业教育与技术学院培养土木、电气、机械与生产技术教育等方向的技术师资。
• The School of Information Technology grew from a small building near the library into a faculty offering bachelor's to doctoral programmes in IT and computer science.信息技术学部从图书馆附近的一栋小楼起步，发展为开设信息技术与计算机科学学士至博士项目的学院。
• The School of Architecture and Design, based at the Bang Khun Thian campus, covers architecture, media arts and technology.建筑与设计学部设于邦坤添校区，涵盖建筑、媒体艺术与技术。
• The School of Energy, Environment and Materials offers programmes in energy technology, energy management, materials technology and environmental technology.能源、环境与材料学部开设能源技术、能源管理、材料技术与环境技术等项目。
• The School of Bioresources and Technology focuses on biotechnology and postharvest technology.生物资源与技术学部专注生物技术与采后技术。
• The Graduate School of Management and Innovation and the College of Multidisciplinary Sciences broaden its offerings into management and interdisciplinary fields.管理与创新研究生院以及跨学科科学学院把其学科延伸到管理与跨学科领域。
• KMUTT is one of Thailand's nine national research universities, a designation linked to its research intensity.KMUTT 是泰国九所国立研究型大学之一，这一认定与其研究强度相关。
• The university enrols about 15,000 undergraduate and postgraduate students and employs around 2,000 staff.该校在校本硕博学生约 1.5 万人，教职员工约 2,000 人。
• In its 2016 student statistics the Bangmod campus alone enrolled about 14,410 students, including roughly 10,325 undergraduates.其 2016 年学生统计显示，仅邦摩校区就有约 14,410 名学生，其中本科生约 10,325 人。
• The KMUTT Library and Information Center was founded on May 5, 1988, and was renamed the KMUTT Library on October 19, 2000.KMUTT 图书馆与信息中心于 1988 年 5 月 5 日成立，并于 2000 年 10 月 19 日更名为 KMUTT 图书馆。
• Its academic programmes range from undergraduate to doctoral level, with a strong emphasis on engineering and applied science.其学术项目覆盖本科至博士层次，尤以工程与应用科学见长。
• The Institute of Field Robotics supports research in robotics and automation, responding to Thailand's industrial demand.田野机器人研究所支持机器人学与自动化的研究，回应泰国的工业需求。
• Its programmes in information technology and computer science are taught in English and include English-language master's and doctoral tracks.其信息技术与计算机科学项目以英语授课，并设有英语授课的硕士与博士方向。
• The postharvest and energy programmes link teaching to Thailand's agricultural and energy industries through field and industry placements.其采后与能源项目通过实地与产业实习，把教学与泰国的农业和能源产业联系起来。
• The Faculty of Industrial Education and Technology, with four departments and three offices, prepares technical teachers for Thai vocational education.工业教育与技术学院设有四个系与三个办公室，为泰国职业教育培养技术师资。
• The School of Energy, Environment and Materials comprises seven units and an energy-conservation laboratory, supporting research into energy management.能源、环境与材料学部包含七个单位及一个节能实验室，支持能源管理方面的研究。

Campus

• The Bangmod main campus occupies a site in Bang Mot sub-district of Thung Khru District in Thonburi, Bangkok, on Prachauthit Road, in a district known informally by the campus name Bangmod.邦摩主校区位于曼谷吞武里通克鲁县邦摩小区，坐落在巴差乌提路（Prachauthit Road），所在区域也以校区名「邦摩」而被俗称。
• Most of KMUTT's faculties, schools and central facilities, including the library and computer centre, are located on the Bangmod campus.该校多数学院、学部与中央设施（包括图书馆与计算机中心）都位于邦摩校区。
• The Bang Khun Thian campus houses the School of Architecture and Design, the School of Bioresources and Technology and a pilot plant development institute, with the bioresources school teaching biotechnology and postharvest technology there.邦坤添校区设有建筑与设计学部、生物资源与技术学部以及中试开发研究所，其中生物资源学部在此教授生物技术与采后技术。
• A free shuttle bus connects the Bangmod and Bang Khun Thian campuses, running from 7:30 in the morning to late afternoon.免费班车往返邦摩与邦坤添两个校区，从上午 7 时 30 分运营至傍晚。
• The Ratchaburi campus lies in Ratchaburi province, about 150 kilometres west of the main Bangmod campus, extending the university's reach into western Thailand.叻丕校区位于叻丕府，距邦摩主校区以西约 150 公里，把学校的办学范围延伸到泰国西部。
• The university's formal seal is the personal seal of King Mongkut, also known as Rama IV, centred on the Great Crown of Victory.学校的正式校徽采用国王蒙古特（即拉玛四世）的私人印章，中央为「胜利大冠」。
• The university flower is the Thammaruksa, commonly found on campus, its colour is taken from that flower, and the flower and seal are used together in university ceremonies.校花是校园中常见的塔玛茹沙花（Thammaruksa），校色即取自该花，花朵与校徽常在学校的典礼上并用。
• KMUTT's facilities sit within metropolitan Bangkok, on the Thonburi side of the Chao Phraya river that runs through the capital.该校设施位于大曼谷地区，处于流经首都的湄南河的吞武里一侧。
• The university purchased land in Samut Prakan for the Bang Khun Thian campus, which accommodates the School of Architecture and Design and the bioresources school.学校在沙没巴干购地建设邦坤添校区，该校区容纳建筑与设计学部及生物资源学部。

Reputation

• In the 2027 QS World University Rankings KMUTT is placed in the 1001-1200 band, and in the 2027 Times Higher Education World University Rankings it is also placed in the 1001-1200 band.在 2027 年 QS 世界大学排名中，KMUTT 位列第 1001-1200 位，在 2027 年泰晤士高等教育世界大学排名中同样位列第 1001-1200 位。
• It is placed 1278th in the U.S. News Best Global Universities rankings for 2026-2027 and did not enter the 2026 Academic Ranking of World Universities.该校在 2026-2027 年度《美国新闻与世界报道》全球最佳大学排名中位列第 1,278 位，但未进入 2026 年软科世界大学学术排名。
• According to OpenAlex, the university is associated with about 18,487 scholarly works and 732,686 citations.据 OpenAlex 统计，该校累计学术成果约 18,487 篇、被引约 732,686 次。
• KMUTT reports ranking first in Thailand among science and technology universities in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2024, its strongest research areas being engineering and applied science.校方称其在 2024 年泰晤士高等教育世界大学排名中位居泰国理工类大学第一，其最强研究领域为工程与应用科学。
• In the QS World University Rankings 2024 it was placed in the 951-1000 band and ranked 7th nationally.在 2024 年 QS 世界大学排名中它位列第 951-1000 位，全国排名第 7。
• It was placed in the 101-200 cohort of the Times Higher Education Impact Rankings 2023 and ranked 5th in Thailand.它在 2023 年泰晤士高等教育影响力排名中位列第 101-200 区间，泰国排名第 5。
• In the UI GreenMetric World University Rankings 2023 it ranked 3rd in Thailand and 50th in the world for campus sustainability.在 2023 年 UI GreenMetric 世界大学排名中，其校园可持续性位居泰国第 3、全球第 50。
• Its strengths in chemical, civil, energy and environmental engineering underpin its role as a leading Thai science and technology university.其在化学、土木、能源与环境工程上的实力，支撑了它作为泰国领先理工科大学的地位。
• The university received eight recognised works in the 2026 National Research Awards, reflecting its continuing research output across three categories of national honours.该校在 2026 年国家研究奖中有 8 项成果获奖，横跨三类国家级荣誉，体现其持续的研究产出。
• Its research awards and green-campus recognition reflect a dual emphasis on research output and campus sustainability.其研究奖项与绿色校园荣誉，体现出对科研产出与校园可持续性的双重重视。
• Its Joint Graduate School of Energy and Environment, run with partner institutions, supports Thailand's energy and climate research and trains graduate researchers for the sector.其能源与环境联合研究生院与伙伴院校合办，支撑泰国的能源与气候研究，并为该领域培养研究生人才。

Student life

• KMUTT does not advertise a formal motto, presenting instead a vision of a science and technology university that creates values and leads change, a statement that stands in place of a slate of formal traditions.KMUTT 未宣扬正式校训，而是以「创造价值、引领变革的理工科大学」为愿景，这一表述在某种程度上替代了成套的正式传统。
• The university provides a free shuttle bus linking its Bangmod and Bang Khun Thian campuses for students, staff and visitors.学校为师生与访客提供往返邦摩与邦坤添两个校区的免费班车服务。
• The KMUTT Library, renamed in 2000 from the earlier library and information centre, anchors academic life on the Bangmod campus and holds the university's main technical collections in engineering, science and architecture.更名于 2000 年的 KMUTT 图书馆构成邦摩校区学术生活的中心，并收藏该校在工程、理科与建筑领域的主要技术文献。
• Its engineering and science focus shapes a campus culture oriented toward applied research, robotics and industry-linked projects.其理工科定位塑造了以应用研究、机器人学与产业项目为导向的校园文化。
• KMUTT marked its 65th anniversary with a logo-launch ceremony held on October 4, 2024.学校于 2024 年 10 月 4 日举行标识发布仪式，纪念建校 65 周年。
• In November 2024 it partnered with Siam Commercial Bank to open the SCB Technology Hub, a digital-skills learning space.2024 年 11 月，学校与暹罗商业银行合作启用作为数字技能学习空间的 SCB 技术中心。
• Situated in Thonburi on the edge of metropolitan Bangkok, the campus blends access to the capital with a quieter riverside setting.校园位于大曼谷边缘的吞武里，兼具通达首都之便与较为安静的河畔环境。
• Its alumni community spans engineering, architecture and the creative industries, with several graduates active in Thai entertainment.其校友群体横跨工程、建筑与创意产业，多名毕业生活跃于泰国演艺界。
• Students take part in robotics and engineering competitions through the Institute of Field Robotics, reflecting the university's applied-science culture.学生通过田野机器人研究所参与机器人与工程竞赛，体现该校的应用科学文化。
• The Bangmod and Bang Khun Thian campuses sit between the Chao Phraya river and Bangkok's southern outskirts, blending city access with open, green grounds.邦摩与邦坤添校区介于湄南河与曼谷南郊之间，兼顾城市通达与开阔的绿地环境。

Notable people

• The university is named for King Mongkut, or Rama IV, whose personal seal it uses as its emblem.学校以国王蒙古特（拉玛四世）命名，并以他的私人印章作为校徽。
• M.L. Pin Malakul, a prominent Thai educationist and former Minister of Education, was associated with the drive to create technician-training institutes such as the one that became KMUTT.教育家、前教育部长屏·玛拉坤（M.L. Pin Malakul）与创建技师培养院校（即后来的 KMUTT）的努力相关。
• Suvit Saetia serves as president of King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi.素威·沙天（Suvit Saetia）现任国王蒙古特理工大学校长。
• Yongyuth Yuthavong, a biochemist and former Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand, has chaired the KMUTT University Council since 2019.生物化学家、泰国前副总理勇育·育塔翁（Yongyuth Yuthavong）自 2019 年起担任 KMUTT 校务委员会主席。
• Poom Kumam is a full professor of mathematics at KMUTT and director of its theoretical and computational science research centre, which supports its cross-disciplinary mathematics research.普姆·库南（Poom Kumam）是 KMUTT 数学系正教授，并任其理论与计算科学研究中心主任，该中心支持其跨学科数学研究。
• Bunyiem Meesuk served as chairman of the KMUTT institutional council from 1988 to 1998.本耶·米素（Bunyiem Meesuk）于 1988 至 1998 年任 KMUTT 院校委员会主席。
• The Thai actor Book Kasidet graduated from KMUTT, one of several entertainment figures among its alumni.泰国演员布克·卡西德（Book Kasidet）毕业于 KMUTT，是该校友群体中若干演艺界人士之一。
• Gap Narongkorn earned a degree in mechanical engineering from KMUTT in 2023.盖普·纳龙功（Gap Narongkorn）于 2023 年在 KMUTT 取得机械工程学位。
• Suvit Trichok, an electrical engineering graduate, is featured among the university's distinguished alumni.电气工程专业毕业生素威·特里乔（Suvit Trichok）被列入该校杰出校友之列。