Tokyo Medical and Dental University(TMDU)
CU-TMDU Research and Education Collaboration Center, Thailand
TMDU-MU Partnership Siriraj Office
About TMDUTokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) is the only specialized life science
university in Japan that has both undergraduate and graduate programs in
medicine and dentistry. Undergraduate programs prepare students to be
medical doctors, nurses, lab technicians, dentists, dental hygienists or dentaltechnicians; graduate programs abound in Medical and Dental Sciences, HealthSciences, and Biomedical Sciences (Education Division and Research Division).
Graduates typically go into research, education, government work or private
practice.
Many TMDU faculty members teach at one of our specialized research
institutes, such as the Medical Research Institute and the Institute ofBiomaterials and Bioengineering.

CU-TMDU Background

TMDU and Chulalongkorn University (CU) have a long history of friendship andclose mutual cooperation, starting with the signing of an academic
collaboration agreement between the TMDU Faculty of Dentistry and the CU
Faculty of Dentistry in 1991. In 2002, the TMDU Faculty of Medicine and theCU Faculty of Medicine signed their own academic collaboration agreement. Infurtherance of these agreements, and to promote integrated academic
collaboration and scholarly exchange between the two universities, thepresidents of both universities agreed to establish the CU-TMDU Research andEducation Collaboration Center, Thailand, at the CU Faculty of Dentistry on
November 23, 2009. The Joint Degree Program (JDP) in Dentistry between
TMDU and CU was launched in August 2016. This is a 5-year program and in
the 2nd year they spend a whole academic year at TMDU to pursue their study
and research work.

MU-TMDU Background

TMDU and its long-time partner Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital Mahidol
University (MU) have conducted active student exchange since 1990, when apostgraduate from TMDU became a professor in the Surgery Department ofSiriraj Hospital. In 2016, TMDU and MU signed an Inter-University Agreement,and, in November of 2017, established the “TMDU-MU Partnership Siriraj
Office” at Siriraj Hospital. The Joint Degree Doctoral Program in MedicalSciences between TMDU and Mahidol University (MU) was formed in April
2020, following the conclusion of the Academic Cooperation Agreement inAugust of 2019. The Joint Degree Program (JDP) with MU aims to train highly
specialized medical professionals in oncology and develop global leaders in themedical field within the ASEAN region. The JDP became the first clinicaldoctoral program in Thailand.

Current Activities
In 2024, 24 Thai students were enrolled in TMDU regular courses. In
2019, before the coronavirus epidemic, student exchanges increased
dramatically between TMDU and Thai universities. A total of forty-four
Thai students came to TMDU and thirty-two TMDU students visitedThailand. In addition, research projects were conducted in many healthfields. Students learned a lot about each country and helped build medicaland dental networks.

Mission of our centers in Thailand
・Promote collaborative research based on the needs of the respective
countries and regions
・ Supply information on research and education at TMDU as well as about
studying in Japan・ Provide continuing education opportunities in medicine and dentistry toThai’s TMDU alumni
・ Provide medical and dental information to Japanese residents in Thailand.
TMDU Website

CU-TMDU

Joint Degree Program

Student at Siriraj Hospital

JDP students fromChulalongkorn University at TMDU

11F Navamaracha Building, Faculty of Dentistry, Chulalongkorn University,
Henri- Dunant Rd. Patumwan, Bangkok, Thailand
General inquiries: kokusai.adm@tmd.ac.jp JDP inquiries: jd@ml.tmd.ac.jp