Naresuan University

Naresuan University

มหาวิทยาลัยนเรศวร
Motto	มหาวิทยาลัยแห่งการวิจัย
Type	Public
Established	July 29, 1990 (1990-07-29)
President	Assoc.Prof. Sarinthip Thanthanee, PhD (Acting)
Undergraduates	25,721
Postgraduates	5,020
Location	Mueang Phitsanulok District , Thailand 16°44′43″N 100°11′28″E / 16.74528°N 100.19111°E / 16.74528; 100.19111
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Affiliations	ASAIHL
Mascot	War Elephant
Website	http://www.nu.ac.th/

Naresuan University (NU; Thai: มหาวิทยาลัยนเรศวร, RTGS: Mahawitthayalai Naresuan, pronounced [mā.hǎː.wít.tʰā.jāː.lāj nā.rēː.sǔa̯n]) is a public university in Phitsanulok Province, northern Thailand. It was established as a separate university on 29 July 1990, the 400th anniversary of the start of the reign of Phitsanulok-born King Naresuan the Great. A courtyard with a statue of King Naresuan is on the campus grounds and students regularly pay their respects before it. The university has about 20,000 full-time students.