Type Private, four-year Campus Rural and urban Mascot Gorlok Colors White, Navy blue, Gold | Established 1999 Nickname Webster, WUT Phone +66 2 106 6599 | |
President Elizabeth (Beth) J. Stroble Location Cha-Am and Bangkok, Thailand Address 1 Empire Tower, 4th Floor (EM Space Zone) South Sathorn Rd., Sathon Yan Nawa Krung Thep Maha Nakhon 10120, Thailand Undergraduate tuition and fees Domestic tuition: 8,000 USD (2012), International tuition: 12,000 USD (2012) Similar Webster University, Stamford International University, Asian University, Asia‑Pacific International University, Shinawatra University Profiles | ||
Webster University in Thailand (WUT) is an international location of Webster University from Webster Groves, Missouri, US. The US-based non-profit university established its international campus in Thailand in 1999 with an undergraduate campus near the resort town of Hua Hin in the district of Cha-Am, and additional graduate and undergraduate programs in Bangkok, Thailand. The facility in Thailand is one of several international campuses associated with Webster University. The university's international campuses are overseen by Dr Peter Maher. The director of the campus in Thailand is Dr Keith E. Welsh.
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Undergraduate programs
Webster University Thailand offers undergraduate degrees in:
Graduate programs
The university offers following graduate programs:
Bangkok Academic Center
In addition to the main campus in Cha-am, the university has offices and classroom facilities at the Bangkok Academic Center on the 4th Floor, EM Space of Empire Tower in Bangkok's business district, Sathorn. Masters (MBA, MA International Relations and MA Media Communications) and undergraduate programs available at the Bangkok location include computer science (BS), management (BA) with an emphasis in international business and English as a second language (ESL).
Faculty
The university hosts teaching faculty, research professors and adjunct professors from 15 countries covering five continents.
Webster worldwide
Webster University in Thailand is part of the Webster University worldwide network of international campuses, students enrolled at the campus in Thailand have the option to study at any of the Webster campuses including the US, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, Netherlands, Austria, China, and Ghana.
The university has partnerships with universities worldwide including:
Accreditation and awards
Webster University is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission, which covers the university campus in Thailand. In addition, the campus in Thailand is accredited locally by Office of the Higher Education Commission Thailand (CHE). Webster University's School of Business and Technology is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools & Programs (ACBSP). In 2013, the Webster University Thailand campus was awarded the "Prime Minister's Business Excellence Award" and earned an "excellent" rating from Thailand's Office of National Education Standards and Quality Assessment.