University of Phayao

University of Phayao is a higher education institute with strong support from the royal Thai government. Its history can be traced back to 1996 when a campus of the Naresuan University was renamed Phayao IT Campus. The campus was then promoted to become an independent university in 2010 and became the University of Phayao.

Education at the university is divided into 16 faculties, two colleges, one institution, one campus and one school. They are: arts, humanities, sciences, social sciences, technology, innovation and the technology transfer institute, and demonstration school. The university offers bachelors, masters and doctoral programmes as well as training courses and workshops.

The spirit of the university is its philosophy that "a life of wisdom is the most wondrous of all". It is committed to providing wisdom for community empowerment through its seven core values. These include competence, freedom, justice, generosity, team learning and working, shared vision, and local and global spirit. By adhering to these concepts, the university believes that its students and staff will develop the wisdom they need to be good citizens.

The university is located in Phayao, a province in northern Thailand. The city of Phayao is on Phayao Lake in the valley of the Ing River. There are a number of historical and cultural sites within the province such as the Wat Lee Buddhist Temple, Ho Watanatham Nithat Museum, the Pho Khun Ngam Mueang Memorial and the Doi Phu Nang National Park among many others.