The main campus of King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi (KMUTT) is located in an industrial area on the Thonburi side of Bangkok. The university has a history of working closely with industrial partners since first being established 50 years ago. In addition to collaborative research, major companies such as Castrol and Mercedes Benz chose to locate their training facilities on campus. KMUTT is also active in Practice School programs, using industrial partners for on-site education.
More recently, there is an increasing trend for this collaboration to feature the life sciences. KMUTT made the breakthrough for the commercial production of Spirulina in Thailand, in addition to a long history of assisting the food industry in waste treatment and recovery. This led to the establishment of a new campus at Bangkhuntien, which in turn led to higher interest from major research institutes and eventually the establishment of an Industrial Park. KMUTT ...
