Message from the Director
Welcome potential applicants to the Graduate Program in Microbiology and Microbial Technology (MMT) at Chulalongkorn University. The MMT Graduate program at Chulalongkorn University is one of the top microbiology programs in Thailand. We excel in training students for advanced skills that would equip them with up-to-date knowledge on microbiology and biotechnology. Our graduates are highly competitive in the labor market after graduation. Our faculty members have expertise on a vast array of areas related to microbes and its impact on human health, industrial, agricultural and environmental applications and food industry. Our MMT Program is an English Program and the official language is English under highly friendly environment to foreign students. We are located in the newly built Mahavajirunhis Building with more spacious equipped with state-of the-art equipment. As the best program in post-undergrad educations in microbiology and related areas in the country, our faculty staff will do our best to help you build your future career in this everchanging world.
Why study program
at Chula
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Thailand’s Oldest and Most Prominent School of Science
Regarded as a school that produces proficient science graduates since 1916, Chulalongkorn’s Faculty of Science, the third-largest faculty of the university, offers graduate and undergraduate education in 14 departments. Since the establishment of the Faculty, over 10,000 students have graduated with Bachelor’s degrees. At present, the number of undergraduate and post-graduate students is more than 2,000 and 800 respectively.
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Intensive and Advanced Courses
Microbiologists are making a difference in our lives all around the world. They are, for instance, ensuring our food is safe, treating and preventing diseases, tracking the role of microbes in climate change, combating emerging diseases, and developing green technologies for various bioproducts. Chula’s Master’s Degree Program in Microbiology and Microbial Technology will give students an opportunity for intensive and advanced study in various microbiology fields, while enhancing their critical scientific thinking, data analysis, and scientific communication skills. They can also take advantage in a wide range of elective courses, all taught in English.
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Exchange Opportunities Overseas
Exchange programs with leading institutes in the US, Japan, Taiwan, and Europe are available annually. For more information, please contact our department.
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Cutting Edge Research for Future Applications
Cutting edge research on microbiology and future applications will be focusing on the impact of microbiology for a better future to enhance and explore knowledge in microbiology and to keep abreast of scientific and technological advancement in the international arena. Students will play crucial roles in bringing the solutions for challenges our world is now facing.
Career Opportunities
With a degree in microbiology, graduates will be able to work as microbiologists in many different places, from universities to government agencies, as well as, private companies. They will play crucial roles in many different perspectives, including medicine, environmental science, chemical and food industry, as well as basic research. A job title as a biosafety officer is currently in trend.
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