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'{{Infobox university | name = Assumption University | native_name = {{lang|th|มหาวิทยาลัยอัสสัมชัญ}} | image_name = ABAC logo.gif | image_size = | image_alt = | caption = | latin_name = | motto = Labor Omnia Vincit ({{small|[[Latin]]}}) | mottoeng = Work Conquers All | established = {{Start date|1969}} | closed = | type = [[Private university|Private]], [[Coeducational]] | affiliation = [[Roman Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]] ([[Brothers of Christian Instruction of St Gabriel|Gabrielites]]) | endowment = | budget = | officer_in_charge = | chairman = | chancellor = | President = | vice-president = | superintendent = | provost = | vice_chancellor = | rector = Sudhiporn Patumtaewapibal (Acting)<ref>{{cite news|last1=Mala|first1=Dumrongkiat|title=Fear and intimidation at top uni |url=http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/general/656888/fear-and-intimidation-at-top-uni|accessdate=27 August 2015|work=Bangkok Post|date=2015-08-16}}</ref> | principal = | dean = | director = | head_label = | head = | academic_staff = | administrative_staff = | students = | undergrad = | postgrad = | doctoral = | other = | city = Bangkok | state = | province = [[Samut Prakan Province]] | country = [[Thailand]] | coor = | campus = Hua Mak, Bang Sao Thong, [[Sathon]] | former_names = Assumption Commercial College (ACC)<br> Assumption School of Business (1969).<br> Assumption Business Administration College (ABAC) (1972). | free_label = | free = | colours = {{color box|#FF0000}} [[Red (colour)|Red]] <br> {{color box|#000080}} Blue <br> {{color box|#FFFFFF}} [[White]] | athletics = | sports = | nickname = '''Au''', '''ABAC''' | mascot = [[Horse]] | affiliations = [[International Federation of Catholic Universities|IFCU]]<br>[[Association of Southeast Asian Institutions of Higher Learning|ASAIHL]]<br>[[Association of Christian Universities and Colleges in Asia|ACUCA]]<br>[[Association of Private Higher Education Institutions of Thailand|APHEIT]] | website = {{URL|http://www.au.edu}} | logo = | footnotes = }} '''Assumption University''' (AU, [[Thai alphabet|Thai]]: มหาวิทยาลัยอัสสัมชัญ) is a private [[Catholic]] university with three campuses in the Hua Mak, Central World Plaza in downtown [[Bangkok]], and [[Suvarnabhumi]] areas of [[Samut Prakan Province]], [[Thailand]]. The university is led by the [[Brothers of St. Gabriel]], who have been active in education in Thailand since 1901. Assumption University is noted for attracting large numbers of foreign students from countries including [[Russia]], [[China]], [[Kazakhstan]], [[Bhutan]], [[Bangladesh]], [[Pakistan]], and other [[Asia]]n countries. Students from China make up the largest number of foreign students. There are exchange students from the [[United States]] (Loyola) and [[Europe]]. Assumption University was also the first international university in Thailand. [[Image:ABAC Suvarnabhumi campus.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Suvarnabhumi campus]] ==Academic programs== Assumption University (AU) offers many majors, such as [[business administration]], [[information technology]], [[communication network|communication]] and [[computer network]] [[Communication technology|technology]],<ref>Vincent Mary School of Science and Technology, Assumption University of Thailand, http://www.scitech.au.edu</ref> science, technology, [[engineering]], [[nursing]], [[law]], [[communication design|communication arts]], [[architecture]], [[biotechnology]], [[languages]], and [[music]]. It is also the leading provider of [[E-learning]] in Thailand since it has established the [[College of Internet Distance Education]] on 21 December 2002. AU's [[Graduate School of Philosophy and Religion]] offers a PhD program in philosophy, a PhD program in religious studies, an MA program in philosophy and an MA program in religious studies. ==History== Assumption University is a non-profit institution administered by the Brothers of St. Gabriel, a worldwide Catholic religious order, founded in France in 1705 by St. Louis Marie De Montfort, devoted to education and philanthropic activities. The congregation has been operating many educational institutions in Thailand since 1901.<ref>http://www.masterstudies.com/universities/Thailand/Assumption-University-of-Thailand/</ref> The university has a student body of about 19,870 including a fairly large complement of foreign students drawn from 75 countries of the world.<ref>http://www.au.edu/index.php/president-s-welcome</ref> Assumption University became an autonomous educational institution in 1969 when Assumption Commercial College (ACC) became the Assumption School of Business. In 1972 it became the Assumption Business Administration College (ABAC). In 1990 the college was granted university status by the Ministry of University Affairs and took the name of Assumption University (AU). ==Campuses== ===Suvarnabhumi campus=== [[File:Assumption University.jpg|thumb|right|Suvarnabhumi Campus]] AU has been expanding the Suvarnabhumi campus with [[Gothic architecture|Gothic-style]] and neo-baroque buildings and creating a nature-centered atmosphere it calls the "University in the Park". ===Hua Mak campus=== In March 1985, H.E. General Prem Tinasulanonda, Prime Minister, officially inaugurated the Hua Mak campus building and opened the new Graduate School of Business.<ref>http://www.au.edu/index.php/hua-mak-campus</ref> Simultaneously and to enhance the idea that ABAC is a Catholic institution, a chapel was built up dedicated to the Lady of Annunciation and financed by funds from Germany. ===City campus === Located on the 14th floor of Zen Department Store, CentralWorld, it is used for certain MBA programs. ==Notable graduates== ===Athletics=== * [[Yaowapa Boorapolchai]], bronze medalist in the [[2004 Summer Olympics]] ===Entertainment=== * Mallika Chongvatana * Pechaya Wattanamontri * [[Rasri Balenciaga]] * [[Worarat Suwannarat]] * [[Katreeya English]] * [[Saksit Vejsupaporn]] * Panupong Pituksung * [[Sornram Teppitak]] * [[Sunny Suwanmethanon]] * [[Kathaleeya McIntosh]] * Sara Ledge * [[James Ma]] * Tubtim Malika ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== * [http://www.au.edu Assumption University Website] {{Association of Christian Universities and Colleges in Asia}} {{Universities in Thailand}} {{ASAIHL}} {{Gabrielite Brothers' Schools}} {{coord missing|Thailand}} [[Category:Universities and colleges in Bangkok]] [[Category:Brothers of Christian Instruction of St Gabriel]] [[Category:Education in Bangkok]] [[Category:Educational institutions established in 1969]] [[Category:Private universities in Thailand]] [[Category:1969 establishments in Thailand]] [[Category:Association of Christian Universities and Colleges in Asia]] [[Category:Assumption University (Thailand)]]'