The Centre for Thai Studies, Chiang Mai University is the leading institution for Thai language courses in Northern Thailand.  All the courses are taught by professional instructors on the beautiful main campus of Chiang Mai University.  

Chiang Mai University is located at the base of Doi Suthep – the tallest mountain in the city district rising to over 1650 metres above sea level. Chiang Mai University is a self contained campus which is very green and scenic campus with its own lake, waterfall and other decent facilities including:

• a full sized 400-metre athletics track,
• a variety of coffee shops and canteens across the campus.

All the Thai language courses including: 1-year Thai Language and Culture course plus the Conversation Thai classes will be operated from the Language Institute facility at Chiang Mai University. Language Institute is a modern language training facility at the heart of the campus, located opposite the Faculty of Agriculture and only a stones throw from the main athletics stadium. Prospective Thai language students will benefit from some of the finest facilities on campus, including:

• air conditioned classrooms,
• Coffee shops and canteens within walking distance

If you need an ED visa please contact us in order to prepare the visa documents 2 months before the visa expiry date.

First of all, the applicant is required to give us a criminal record before applying if they request visa assistance.
A criminal record is now requested by Language Institute for students.
On occasions, Chiang Mai Immigration will randomly check our student’s records and this information needs to be on file.
We are no longer accepting applications to the program without this document.