University of Tsukuba
Center for Research on International Cooperationin Educational Development (CRICED)
Khon Kaen Office (hosted by Khon Kaen University)
123 Moo 16 Mittapap Rd., Nai-Muang, Muang District,Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand
http://www.tsukuba.ac.jp/en/
http://www.criced.tsukuba.ac.jp/en/
CRICED

University of Tsukuba

CRICED
CRICED

University of Tsukuba

The Center for Research on International
Cooperation in Educational Development151

1973 University of Tsukuba
Years ofHistory and Tradition 1949 Tokyo University of Education

University of Tsukuba is the only university member inJapan for the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education
Organization (SEAMEO)*.

1872 Founded as Higher Normal School⚫ A leading national research-oriented university spearheading*SEAMEO is a regional intergovernmental organization
established in 1965 among governments of Southeast
Asian countries to promote regional cooperation in
education, science and culture in the region.

collaborations across organizational, industrial and national borders⚫ Relocated in 1973 from Tokyo to Tsukuba Science City, Japan’s
premier science hub⚫ Its founding philosophies ofCRICED has a Khon Kaen Office inthe premises of KKU’s Institute for
Research and Development in
Teaching Profession (IRDTP) for
ASEAN.

fostering transdisciplinary
research and education andbeing open to society are more
important than ever in today’senvironment of accelerating

KKU acts as a logistic hub of theGreater Mekong Sub-region (GMS)
counties. We have been collaborating
using the geographical advantage tofurther develop Japanese education
methods in ASEAN countries.

complexity and interconnectivity.

In Numbers
2,573 international students from
Undergraduate
Schools
116 countries as of December, 2023
Administrators• Humanities and Culture
2,631
Faculty• Social and International Studies
1,885• Human Sciences
TotalUnder• Life and Environmental Sciences
graduateStudents• Sciences and Engineering
17,197as of May, 2022
9,651
• Informatics
GraduateStudents• Medicine and Medical Sciences
6,876• Health and Physical Education
Graduate Schools• Art and Design• Education• Humanities and Social Sciences
Integrative• Business Sciences
School• Pure and Applied Sciences• School of• Systems and Information Engineering
Integrative and• Life and Environmental Sciences
Global Majors• Comprehensive Human Sciences(SIGMA)• Library, Information and Media Studies

9Sharing the Japanese-style Education inprimary education all over the world⚫ Spreading Japanese-style primary education tothe world⚫ Spreading Japanese-style primary education to the world⚫ Researches on educational development cooperation model
meeting regional needs.
⚫ Providing training for the teachers from the developing countries
and Japanese exerts.
⚫ Collaboration with internationalorganizations* and education
ministries abroad SEAMEO,
APEC, and MGIEP

81Our Partner Institutions in Thailand (alphabetical order)
Asian Institute of Technology
Chulalongkorn University
Kasetsart University
Khon Kaen University
King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang
King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi
Mae Fah Luang University

Maejo University
Mahidol University
Office of Judiciary of Thailand
Prince of Songkla University
Srinakharinwirot University
Suranaree University of Technology
Thammasat University