Rajamangala University of Technology Lanna (RMUTL, Thai: มหาวิทยาลัยเทคโนโลยีราชมงคลล้านนา) is a science and technology university in Chiang Mai Province, northern Thailand. It offers vocational certificate, advanced vocational certificate, undergraduate, and master's degrees.
Motto | Hard working good people who specialized technology |
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Type | Public |
Established | 2005 |
President | Assoc. Prof Dr Numyoot Songthanapitak |
Students | 22,725 (2009)[1] |
Location | , Thailand 18°48′37″N 98°57′10″E / 18.810334°N 98.952673°E |
Campus | 6 |
Colors | Hazel |
Nickname | RMUTL |
Website | www.rmutl.ac.th |
RMUTL was founded in 1957 under a royal charter granted by His Majesty the King Bhumibol Adulyadej under the name Vocational Institute. In 1975, it was considered a campus of the Institute of Technology and Vocational Education and it used to be under the name of " Northern Technical Institution, in Chiang Mai, Thailand. In 1988 it was named Rajamangala Institute of Technology (RIT), Northern Campus by His Majesty the King. To serve the needs of people in Thailand and other countries and to meet international standards, RIT developed its administration structure and education management and became Rajamangala University of Technology (RMUT) in 2003. RMUT consists of nine universities with six campuses in the north of Thailand: Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Lampang, Tak, Phitsanulok Province, and Nan.
Rajamangala University of Technology Lanna Students’ Union is run by the students. It provides artistic, cultural, sporting, recreational, and educational activities. Each campus has a student union.