Sasin School of Management (also known as Sasin Graduate Institute of Business Administration of Chulalongkorn University) is an

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accredited business school founded in 1982 through a collaboration among

Chulalongkorn University Chulalongkorn University (CU, th, จุฬาลงกรณ์มหาวิทยาลัย, ), nicknamed Chula ( th, จุฬาฯ), is a public and autonomous research university in Bangkok, Thailand. The university was originally fo ...

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. Sasin became the first school in Thailand to receive

accreditation in 2010 and the first to receive

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accreditation in 2011.

Meaning of name

His Majesty King

Bhumibol Adulyadej Bhumibol Adulyadej ( th, ภูมิพลอดุลยเดช; ; ; (Sanskrit: ''bhūmi·bala atulya·teja'' - "might of the land, unparalleled brilliance"); 5 December 192713 October 2016), conferred with the title King Bhumibol the Great ...

bestowed the name on the Graduate Institute of Business Administration on his 60th birthday, 5 December 1987. The name comes from two Sanskrit words: "sasa" and "indra". Sasa, meaning "rabbit" represents the king's birth year in the Thai 12-year astrological cycle. Indra means "chief." Thus "Sasin" literally means "king of the rabbits."

Programs

Sasin pioneered the use of visiting professors complemented by full-time Sasin faculty and other experts in

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. Sasin programs, conducted in English, include: * The Flexible (

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) * Dual MBA & Master of Engineering * Executive MBA * Executive Education: Senior Executive Program (SEP), Management programs (public), Corporate programs (in-company)

Sasin faculty

The Director (Dean) of Sasin is Professor Ian Fenwick, Ph.D. The founder of Sasin is Professor Toemsakdi Krishnamra, who served as director (dean) from 1982 to 2014. He also served as president of Association of Asia-Pacific Business Schools in 2009. Sasin's full-time faculty members hold doctoral degrees from internationally recognized universities such as

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Prominent alumni

Sasin has produced a number of business leaders, including: * Arthid Nanthawithaya, chief executive officer, Siam Commercial Bank Public Co., Ltd. *

Suparatana Bencharongkul Suparatana Bencharongkul ( th, ศุภรัตน์ เบญจรงคกุล) is a Thai agriculturist, lifestyle influencer, and the daughter of Boonchai Bencharongkul, billionaire telecommunication tycoon. As an agriculturist, she combi ...

, Chief Operating Officer, Rakbenkerd Group. * Artirat Charukitpipat, chief executive officer at Bumrungrad International Hospital * Aung Kyaw Moe, Founder and Group CEO of 2C2P (payment gateway) * Banyong Pongpanich, chairman at Phatra Securities Plc & Director, chairman of the executive committee, Member of the Risk Management Committee at Kiatnakin Bank Public Company Limited *

Bhurit Bhirombhakdi Bhurit Bhirombhakdi is a fourth generation family member of the Thai business conglomerate family, the Bhirombhakdi. The family created Thailand's first beer brewery called Boon Rawd Brewery which produces the Singha Beer. He is the eldest son ...

, chief executive officer, Boonrawd Trading Co., Ltd. * Charn Srivikorn, chairman and director of Gaysorn Property and Gaysorn Asset Land Management *

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, Founder and chief executive officer of

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* Dr. Prasarn Bhiraj Buri, chief executive officer of BHIRAJ BURI GROUP * Kaveepan Eiamsakulrat, executive chairman, K.E. Group Co., Ltd. *

Kittiratt Na-Ranong Kittiratt Na-Ranong ( th, กิตติรัตน์ ณ ระนอง; ; born 3 August 1958) is a Thai manager and politician. He was a Deputy Prime Minister in Yingluck Shinawatra's cabinet. Additionally, he led the Ministry of Commerce un ...

, former deputy director of Sasin, former Minister of Commerce, former Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand * M.L. Dispanadda Diskul, chief executive officer of Mae Fah Luang Foundation * Pawoot Pongvitayapanu, chief executive officer & founder TARAD.com * Somhatai Panichewa, chief executive officer & director Amata VN PCL * Somjate Moosirilert, chief executive officer, Thanachart Capital Public Company Limited *

Sudarat Keyuraphan Sudarat Keyuraphan ( th, สุดารัตน์ เกยุราพันธุ์, ) is a Thai politician and former chairwoman of Pheu Thai Party's strategic committee. She held various positions in the cabinet and served multiple term ...

, Chairperson of The Lumbini Development Project and Chairwoman of Pheu Thai Party's strategic committee * Thitinan Wattanavekin, Head of Wealth Management, Kiatnakin Bank Public Co., Ltd. * Vichai Bencharongkul, president, Benchachinda Holding Co., Ltd.

Sasin Japan Center (SJC)

Sasin Japan Center (SJC) offers business management consulting for Japanese companies in Thailand. It also offers management training, management seminars, and market research. SJC has three domains: * research, working with Japanese top universities, * education, providing Japanese executives with comprehensive management education program in collaboration with Sasin Executive Education Center and Japan Management Association (JMA), * consulting, solving business challenges with Sasin Management Consulting and Japan Management Association Consulting (JMAC).

References

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