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Royal Thai Scholars Program Partnership Enhances Lehigh's Global Footprint

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The university places among the top 10 in the United States for hosting Royal Thai Scholars.

Photography by

Christa Neu

For more than two decades, Lehigh University has partnered with Thailand’s century-old Royal Thai Scholars Program, a prestigious initiative that funds the overseas education of Thailand’s most promising scholars. Over the life of the program, 37 Thai students have attended Lehigh, placing the university among the top 10 in the United States for hosting Royal Thai Scholars.

Lehigh now boasts a remarkably strong alumni network in Thailand, with many in senior positions at national laboratories, universities and research institutions. Alumni credit their Lehigh experience to helping shape and support their professional paths in Thailand.

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Story by Colin McEvoy

Photography by

Christa Neu