In 1908 the Southeast Asia Union College was started in Singapore. In 1947 the Mission Hospital School of Nursing was established in Bangkok, Thailand (which the date used on the University logo). The Mission College was started here in 1988, and with university status granted in 2009, the three were combined into the new entity of Asia-Pacific International University.
Now the nursing students come here for their theory, and then the Mission Hospital (in for their practicals.
A 'snap-shot' of figures for 2014-2015 show:
1222 Students
24 Countries represented
20 different Emphasis of Study
6 Faculties
186 Graduated in 2014
82% Graduate with a Job in their Field !
65% Female 35% Male
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It also contains a (Christian) Heritage Museum, and a translation and language research centre, that focuses on ethnic minority languages, such as 'Karen', and 'Hmong'.
"Under the leadership of Associate Professor Warren Shipton and with an able team of helpers, including Drs Tantipoonwinai, Tennyson, Valentine and Arasola, an application for status was prepared. On 30 June 2009, Churin Laksanawisit, the Thai Minister of Education signed the documents conferring university status on the college. The name of the institution was changed to Asia-Pacific International University.[9] Despite the name change, the university is still popularly known to locals and alumni by its original name Mission College, or simply "Mission" (Thai: ??????)."
The Six Academic Faculties are:
Faculty of Arts and Humanities
Faculty of Business Administration
Faculty of Education & Psychology
Faculty of Nursing
Faculty of Religious Studies
Faculty of Science
Undergraduate
"Bachelor's degrees are offered in business, biology, nursing, education, religious education and theology. There is an ESL (English as a Second Language) option to assist students who do not speak English as a native language in transitioning to university-level competency."
"As part of the worldwide Seventh-day Adventist education system, the university has transfer agreements with affiliated colleges and universities such as La Sierra University, Griggs University and Loma Linda University in the US and Avondale College in Australia. Asian students thus have a financially viable option of beginning their degree at AIU before transferring overseas."
Postgraduate
"Three master's degrees and a graduate diploma are offered in education. The Master of Education (TESOL) program is offered through Avondale College, the affiliated Adventist tertiary institution in Australia."