Private company

Maejo University

University in Sansai, Chiang Mai, Thailand

Maejo University (MJU; also spelled Maecho University; Thai: มหาวิทยาลัยแม่โจ้; RTGS: Mahawitthayalai Mae Cho) in Chiang Mai Province, Thailand, is the oldest agricultural institution in the country. Founded in 1934 as the Northern Agricultural Teachers Training School, it was restructured and renamed several times until it gained the status of a full-fledged public university in 1996 and since then has been known as Maejo University.2 It is part of Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1934Founded1

Maejo University (MJU; also spelled Maecho University; Thai: มหาวิทยาลัยแม่โจ้; RTGS: Mahawitthayalai Mae Cho) in Chiang Mai Province, Thailand, is the oldest agricultural institution in the country. Founded in 1934 as the Northern Agricultural Teachers Training School, it was restructured and renamed several times until it gained the status of a full-fledged public university in 1996 and since then has been known as Maejo University.2

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

  • Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation

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Timeline

  1. 1934Founded Founded1

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