Non-Discriminatory Admissions Policy at Thammasat

Thammasat University recognizes the importance of reducing inequa lity in all dimensions, especially in equally access to education, necessary knowledge and skills, and job opportunities. The University has issued policies and practice guidelines and created activities to ensure compliance.

Thammasat University has published a notification of “Policy on Gender Equality and Non-Discrimination against Women, LGBT+ People, and People with Disabilities” that designates a policy and practice guidelines against any discrimination or disadvantage in education or employment.

The policy addresses in section 3 “Guidelines to Non-discrimination and Gender Equality Promotion”, item #2 which stated that in the recruitment and selection of students for enrollment, admission and scholarship provision, a strong commitment across all disciplines to equality shall be upheld, with a particular focus on encouraging and supporting the application, entry, and recruitment of women, and item#3 which stated that all personnel shall embody the principles of equality and non-discrimination, ensuring that women are not subject to an unequal treatment in recruitment, participation or advancement.

Applicant qualification requirements for educations and access to job opportunities in Thammasat University will not be limited by social status, physical status, gender, age, ethnicity, locality, or social class. The types of disability eligible for the admission include vision impairment, deaf or hard of hearing, and physical disability.

Thammasat has offered several admission programs and scholarships for students with best learning scores from rural areas, volunteer students, disabilities students, and international students from low-income countries. For the academic year 2022-2023, Thammasat University has the total of 70 students with disabilities, 39 students from voluntary citizens, 908 students from low-income/rural areas, and 478 international students from low-income countries. Out of 70 students with disabilities, 22 were the students starting a degree and 12 of them were eligibal for the special admission program for disabilities. Combining all eligible students with disabilities in undergraduate and postgraduate programs, they accounted for 0.14% of total number of eligible applicants in this academic year.

Annual report published each year also tracks and shows the admission information of the total number of new eligible applicants from special admission programs. The report below was for the academic year 2022-2023.