About Us
The Faculty of Veterinary Science at Chulalongkorn University was established in 1935 and is Thailand's first veterinary school. The faculty's mission is to enhance veterinary medicine by academic excellence in education, research, and service to the profession. As the premier educator of veterinary medicine in the country, the faculty conducts cutting-edge research for the benefit of society and the region and educates graduates with the knowledge, skills, and ethics necessary to deliver quality service to society. The faculty's dedication and hard work resulted in the faculty being named the finest institution for veterinary education in 2016 by QS World University Rankings. Chulalongkorn University's primary objective is to serve as a center for academic learning and professional success. This is consistent with King Rama VI's intention for the institution, which he created as a memorial to his father, King Rama V.
Chulalongkorn University seeks to educate students with professional knowledge and research skills, as well as to conserve arts, culture, and values, through the pursuit, development, distribution, and application of knowledge. Along with academic knowledge and study, the institution seeks to foster a sense of morality, social responsibility, and public service in its students.
is a research excellence center at the Faculty of Veterinary Science's Department of Public Health Veterinary, Chulalongkorn University. The center is organized by competent and well-trained research scientists and students and focuses on emerging and re-emerging diseases in animals and humans. CUEIDAs research generates fundamental and new knowledge, as well as preventative and control strategies for emerging and re-emerging diseases in humans and animals. Additionally, the center works on capacity building and laboratory networking in order to prepare for future pandemics caused by emerging and re-emerging pathogens. Additionally, additional information is available at https://www.eidas.vet.chula.ac.th/
Prof. Dr. Alongkorn Amonsin
Faculty of Veterinary Science, Chulalongkorn University
Profile of Prof. Dr. Alongkorn Amonsin, DVM, Ph.D.
Prof. Dr. Amonsin earned his graduate and post-doctoral degrees at the University of Minnesota, St. Paul, USA. For decades, he has served as head of the Department of Veterinary Public Health, Faculty of Veterinary Science at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, Thailand. Prof. Dr. Amonsin is currently the Director of the Center of Excellence for Emerging and Re-emerging Diseases in Animals (CUEIDAs) at the Faculty of Veterinary Science, Chulalongkorn University. As an expert in implementing research, Prof. Dr. Amonsin has fielded numerous studies on the human drivers of disease emergence and authored more than 100 peer-reviewed journal articles on influenzas and zoonotic diseases in the region. His peer-reviewed publications are referenced in his updated profile here: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Alongkorn-Amonsin-2
