Do you want to

help make big decisions
in our society?

World Class

Graduate Degree in Public Policy

Research Projects

Innovation

CMU-SPP focuses on innovation in three areas 1) Policy innovation; 2) Urban innovation; and 3) Social innovation. Our main partner is the National Innovation Agency (NIA) of Thailand. We have conducted thorough analysis of the Global Innovation Index (GII) and provided policy recommendations to the Thai government.

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reasons

Why public policy is more important than ever before

1

The world is faced with ‘wicked’ problems

2

The processes of policymaking are a black box of complex sets

3

Rapid growing trend of big data analytics and decision-making

4

Not enough real policy analysts in the world

IMAGINE

a better world

IMAGINE YOU ARE DRIVING THE CHANGE

We are operating as a cutting-edge research and  consulting organization, committed to solving complex and  wicked public problems with inclusive, innovative, and progressive policy solutions.

Location Info

Why study in Chiang Mai?

Chiang Mai University School of Public Policy (CMU-SPP) is situated 700 km. (435 miles) north of Bangkok, at Thailand’s second capital city of Chiang Mai. SPP considers this locale, dynamically comprised of ancient and modern paradigms, an ‘urban lab’ for comprehending the melting pot of worldwide urbanization phenomena that are also ensuing throughout Asia’s secondary (non-mega) cities.

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