Question: Which University was founded earlier, Mahidol University or University of the East?
Context: Mahidol University (MU), an autonomous research institution in Thailand, had its origin in the establishment of Siriraj Hospital in 1888.  Becoming the University of Medical Science in 1943, it has been recognized as the country's fourth public university.  The university was later renamed in 1969 by King Bhumibol Adulyadej after his father, Prince Mahidol of Songkhla, who is widely regarded as "Father of Modern Medicine and Public Health of Thailand."  The university originally focused on health sciences but also expanded to other fields in recent decades.  It hosted Thailand's first medical school, the Siriraj Medical School.  Today, MU offers a range of graduate (mostly international) and undergraduate programs from natural sciences to liberal arts with remote campuses in Kanchanaburi, Nakhon Sawan, and Amnat Charoen provinces.  In terms of fiscal budget and portion of budget spent on research programs, MU receives the highest budget of any public university in Thailand: about $147 million each year, most of which is granted for graduate research programs.  Mahidol University was ranked Thailand's #1 university in 2011 by QS Asian University Rankings. Salaya Railway Station is a railway station located in Salaya Subdistrict, Phutthamonthon District, Nakhon Pathom Province and is a class 1 railway station.  It is located 19.081 km from Thonburi Railway Station.  Salaya railway station is close to Mahidol University and Mahidol Witthayanusorn School and therefore the station also serves these two institutes. Mahidol University Sport Science Football Club (Thai ม.มหิดล สโมสรวิทยาลัยวิทยาศาสตร์และ เทคโนโลยีการกีฬา), is a Thai football club based in Bangkok, Thailand.  The club is currently playing in the 2017 Thaileague 5 tournament Central Region.  Players of the club are students from Mahidol University. College of Management, Mahidol University, also known as CMMU, is the business school of Mahidol University, located in Bangkok, Thailand.  Established in 1997, CMMU offers master's and Ph.D. degree programmes in management studies. Deksil (เด็กซิ่ว in Thai) means "Fossil Student" or "The Exam Re-Taker of the University Admission" , They are Students who graduated from high school but decided not to study in University.Instead, They spend a whole year to study at home or at Cram school for the university entrance exam for the better scores and better chance to get into the top universities like Chulalongkorn University, Thammasart University, Kasetsart University, Mahidol University, King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi Supachai Tangwongsan (Thai: ศุภชัย ตั้งวงศ์ศานต์ , born 18 December 1947) is a Thai emeritus professor of computer science at Mahidol University, Thailand.  He received his Doctor of Philosophy degree in Artificial Intelligence at Purdue University with the Royal support of King Ananda Mahidol Foundation scholarship. The University of the East (Filipino: "Pamantasan ng Silangan") also known as UE, is a private university located in Manila, Philippines.  It was founded in 1946.  Lucio Tan acquired the university in 1990.  UE was once labeled as the "largest university in Asia" once having an enrollment of over 60,000 students. The College of Music, Mahidol University or Wittayalaiduliyangkasilp (Thai: วิทยาลัยดุริยางคศิลป์ is a music school in Phutthamonthon, Nakhon Pathom, (in the western suburbs of Bangkok, Thailand).  The College of Music is a professional school within Mahidol University.  It was established in 1994 by Mahidol University under the leadership of Sugree Charoensook. Prince Mahidol Hall (Thai: มหิดลสิทธาคาร "Mahidol Sittha-kharn" ) is a concert hall of Mahidol University and the largest concert hall of Thailand, located in Phutthamonthon District, Nakhon Pathom.  The hall was named after prince Mahidol Adulyadej. Mahidol Wittayanusorn School (Thai: โรงเรียนมหิดลวิทยานุสรณ์ ; rtgs: Mahidon Witthayanuson ), also known colloquially as Mahidol Wit, Mahidol Witt, MWIT or MWITS, is a secondary school in Thailand.  On the Salaya Campus of Mahidol University in Nakhon Pathom Province, it enrols Mathayom 4–6 (grades 10–12) students, and is the first specialised science school in the country, designed to provide education for the development of gifted and talented students in science and mathematics.  The school is unique among Thai schools in that it functions as an autonomous public organisation, and receives direct funding from the government of up to 100,000 baht per student, which means that all students are awarded a full scholarship for three years, including accommodation.  Since its conception in 2000, the school has rapidly become one of the most prominent schools in Thailand, with intense competition for enrolment.  (20,871 students sat the school's entrance examination in 2009, while the school enrols 240 students annually.)
Answer: Mahidol University (MU), an autonomous research institution in Thailand, had its origin in the establishment of Siriraj Hospital in 1888.