The National Institute of Development Administration (NIDA) Thai: สถาบันบัณฑิตพัฒนบริหารศาสตร์) is the only public higher education institution in Thailand that teaches only at the graduate level (postgraduate) with a strong emphasis on management and sustainable development. It also has duties in research, training, and other academic services. To government agencies, state enterprises, private businesses and the general public. It is a national prestigious institute that focuses on creating high-level executives.[1][2]
NIDA is considered the first Thai educational institution to offer a Master of Public Administration (MPA) program. and offered the first MBA program in Thailand. NIDA Business School is consistently ranked among the top in Asia by leading international media.[3]
There is a wide variety of people involved with the institution, including faculty and alumni. This includes important people in politics, government and business. Whether it is the Thai Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Minister, Ministers in ministries, members of the Parliament, members of the Constitution Drafting Assembly. and high level ASEAN’s Nations government officials, NGOs and large business owners in Thailand[1]
NIDA has 10 graduate schools aimed to serve economic and social development such as Graduate School of Public Administration (GSPA), One of the founding schools. NIDA Business School received accreditation from the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB).[4]
At the beginning, NIDA was an autonomous institute affiliated with Thammasat University which ran its own activities and managed its own budget. Later, a merger of the Graduate School of Public Administration (GSPA) of Thammasat University and resources from the National Economic and Social Development Board and National Statistical Office combined to become a full-fledged university concentrating exclusively on graduate studies in fields related to national development.[1]
The purpose of its establishment is to cultivate leaders or executives who will work in various organizations. Produce master's and doctorate degrees to play leadership roles in policy and administration. Both in the government sector at the level of ministries, departments, state enterprises and in various private business sectors. So that all sectors work together to drive development.
NIDA is also a policy research institute that has expertise to providing academic work in response towards development economics, governance, international security and sustainable development.[1]
Thanong Bidaya, Former professor of finance and dean from NIDA Business School who became Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance under Chavalit Yongchaiyudh's administration and Thaksin Shinawatra's administration.
Somkid Jatusripitak, Former professor of marketing from NIDA Business School who became Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Commerce in Thaksin Shinawatra's administration.
References
^ abcde"History of NIDA". National Institute of Development Administration (NIDA). Retrieved 1 October 2016.
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