King Mongkut's University of Technology North Bangkok

Key Highlights

• Founded in 1959 as the North Bangkok Technical School through Thai–German cooperation
• Became an autonomous state university under its current name in 2007
• Operates campuses in Bangkok, Prachinburi, and Rayong
• Bangkok hosts the International College and the Sirindhorn International Thai-German Graduate School of Engineering

Student Life & Environment

At the Bangkok campus, student life is organized through the student organization, student council, faculty-level associations, and clubs. The university’s student-life page also documents a central library, campus information services, counseling, basic health services, and sports and recreation facilities. Listed recreation spaces include a fitness center, football, basketball, badminton and tennis areas, and a gymnasium. University-managed student accommodation is available in Bangkok in the Learning and Recreation Residence Center. The official page describes controlled building access, CCTV, 24-hour security, and Wi-Fi, but it does not provide a current 2026 room price. Students should obtain current availability, eligibility, contract terms, and charges directly from the residence office before relying on housing in their budget. Student Affairs pages show active campus programming in 2026, including freshman welcome events. They also publish job and internship notices and advertise the university job fair. These services can help students explore work experience, but the university cautions users to evaluate outside employers independently. Services and activities described for Bangkok should not automatically be assumed to be identical at Prachinburi or Rayong.

Location & Surroundings

The main campus is at 1518 Pracharat 1 Road in Wong Sawang, Bang Sue, in northern Bangkok. This is the university headquarters and the location attached to many of its central academic and student-service units. The university identifies Wong Sawang station on Bangkok’s MRT Purple Line as the nearest rapid-transit station. Its transport page also lists several ordinary and air-conditioned bus routes serving the campus. Because Bangkok traffic can affect journey times, students comparing accommodation should evaluate the actual trip to their faculty rather than distance alone. KMUTNB also operates campuses outside Bangkok in Prachinburi and Rayong provinces. These are substantive teaching locations with their own faculties, not simply names for facilities attached to the Bangkok site. A program’s campus therefore materially affects housing, transport, daily environment, and access to central services. International applicants should confirm the precise reporting campus before arranging travel. The official Bangkok transport guidance explains connections from Suvarnabhumi Airport using the Airport Rail Link followed by local transport, or by taxi, but published fares should be rechecked when traveling.

Costs & Career Outcomes

KMUTNB does not publish one tuition figure that safely represents every student. Costs vary by faculty, level, curriculum, and funding route. For the 2026 International College admission cycle, the official page listed tuition of THB 60,000 per semester. The Faculty of Engineering’s 2026 international direct-admission announcement instead listed THB 480,000 for the full program and advertised competitive awards covering 50% or 100% of tuition. That announcement explicitly stated that accommodation and living expenses were not covered. TGGS currently lists self-funded tuition of THB 60,000 per semester for most master’s programs and THB 100,000 per semester for doctoral programs, with four and six standard charged semesters respectively. Its fee page also identifies separate student-card, extended-status, and possible overseas-internship expenses. These figures apply to TGGS, not to all graduate study at KMUTNB. Students should request a current written fee schedule for their precise intake and ask whether university, faculty, or program charges are additional. No current official housing price was verified. Career preparation includes faculty-specific internship or exchange opportunities and central Student Affairs listings for jobs and internships. The university advertised its 33rd job fair in 2026. These activities indicate access to career exploration, but no verified institution-wide placement rate, graduate salary, or employer-outcome dataset was found, so applicants should not infer a guaranteed employment result.