National Institute of Development Administration (NIDA), the graduate school institute, was established following His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej's vision of advancing Thailand's development through the establishment of an advanced educational institution to groom people to become agents of change for national development.

The inception of NIDA grew out of His Majesty the King's discussions in 1963 of the country's development with Mr. David Rockefeller of the Rockefeller Foundation in the United States of America. The result was the emergence of NIDA on April 1, l966. NIDA was established with financial support from the prestigious Ford Foundation in the U.S.A. and academic assistance from the Midwest Universities Consortium for International Activities (MUCIA), the official accrediting organization of all U.S. institutions of higher education, and became an educational institute of higher education for Thai scholars who would otherwise study abroad. Under the beneficence of His Majesty the King, NIDA exists and stands today as Thailand's leading educational institution concentrating exclusively on graduate studies in fields related to national development.

Programs

Master Degree Programs

1. Master of Arts (Applied Communication)
2. Master of Arts (Language and Communication) (in English)
3. Master of Arts (Social Development)
4. Master of Business Administration (in English and in Thai)
5. Master of Business Administration International Program (in English)
6. Master of Economics (Business Economics)
7. Master of Economics (Development Economics)
8. Master of Public Administration
9. Master of Public and Private Management
10. Master of Science (Administration Technology)
11. Master of Science (Applied Statistics and Information Technology)
12. Master of Science (Environmental Management)
13. Master of Science (Financial Investment and Risk Management)(in English)
14. Master of Science (Human Resource and Organization Development)

Ph.D. and Doctoral Programs

1. Doctor of Philosophy Program in Computer Science (in English)
2. Doctor of Philosophy Program in Development Administration (in English)
3. Doctor of Philosophy Program in Economics (in English)
4. Doctor of Philosophy Program in Finance (in English)
5. Doctor of Philosophy Program in Population and Development
6. Doctor of Philosophy Program in Social Development and Environmental Management
7. Doctor of Philosophy Program in Statistics (in English)
8. Doctor of Public Administration Program
9. The Joint Doctoral Program in Business Administration (in English)