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<p style="text-align: justify;">The National Institute of Development Administration (NIDA) is one of the prestigious public graduate universities in Thailand, operating under supervision of the Commission on Higher Education, the Ministry of Education. NIDA was established since 1966 from forward-looking vision of King Rama 9^thwhere he was determined to advance Thailand’s development through the establishment of an advanced educational institution to prepare people to become agents of change for national development. That is why NIDA’s motto is “''Wisdom for ChangeSustainability''.” At the initial stage of its establishment, NIDA received financial support from Ford Foundation, the Department of Technical and Economic Cooperation, and the Midwest Universities consortium for International Activities (MUCIA). At its inception, NIDA was an autonomous institute affiliated with Thammasat University, which ran its own activities and managed its own budget. NIDA was not its first name since beginning. It first name was&nbsp;Graduate Institute of Development Administration (GIDA)before being changed into NIDA later when&nbsp;it became an independent university. An official establishment of NIDA as an independent educational institution took place once the School of Public Administration of Thammasat University, part of the training programs of the National Economic and Social Development Board, and part of training and teaching programs of the National Statistical Officer officially were merged together with a united objectives and visions. Since then, NIDA has become one of the Thailand’s leading educational institutions with provision of graduate degrees (Master and Doctoral degrees only), where its particular specialization involves management fields related to the nation’s development following the original vision of its foundation. &nbsp;</p>