International Development Studies Chulalongkorn University

Overview

Why study International Development Studies at Chulalongkorn University?

The are various challenges that impact development, including poverty, environmental degradation and access to resources, dislocation of people, and political conflict, which challenge policymakers, academics, civil society, and the private sector worldwide. 

Institutions of higher learning in Southeast Asia have a great responsibility to establish programs that base international development in the context of development practice itself. The MAIDS-GRID Program, situated in Thailand, is geographically central within ASEAN and Asia and leverages access to local, regional, and global organizations based in Bangkok and beyond.

We aim to:

• Build students' academic knowledge, research skills and critical thinking on international development studies
• Promote a multi-disciplinary and trans-disciplinary approach to international development studies that links theory to praxis
• Support the development of students' careers through helping build their relationships with networks of academics, organizations and practitioners working locally, regionally and internationally
• Enable students to gain practical experience in development through internships, field visits, and projects based in the community.