The Colbs Institute of International Management

• Founded: 2019
• Location: Chiang Mai and Bangkok, Thailand
• Age of students: 18-25 years
• Total number of students: 82 people (90-100% foreigners)
• Type of institution: commercial private university
• Language of instruction: English.

The Colbs Institute of International Management is a private university offering excellent, advanced modern education in business, management and related disciplines. Accreditation from the UK (universities and companies) allows us to offer students from all over the world quality education in the smallest, but the most developed business school in Asia. Colbs Institute of International Management is located in Chiang Mai (Thailand) and organizes professional internships and internships in Bangkok - this is an opportunity to live, study and work in one of the main financial hubs in Asia, where 90-100% of students will be foreigners from all over the world.

The Institute strives to educate globally minded students, to give them degrees of similar quality to British universities. Business, management and related disciplines are taught in an international way, with an emphasis on the global application of knowledge and skills. Teachers and heads of faculties are specialists from universities in the USA, Great Britain and Europe.

The university strives to keep affordable prices with high academic standards, focus on practice, professional competencies and cross-cultural communication between East and West.

Colbs Institute students are offered two accommodation options:

Rent a room / apartment in the city (recommended)

Accommodation in the city is organized in residences with which the institute works under partnership agreements. Students are offered private rooms with amenities, you can choose a suitable area of the city: near city attractions and infrastructure, restaurants, museums, coworking, libraries, clubs, etc.

On campus (15-20 minutes drive from the city)

There are common rooms for 3-4 people in the Oon Valley Campus (20 minutes drive from the city, almost in the center of a beautiful tropical park). Accommodation at the Oon Valley Campus is already included in the tuition fee. This is a great option if you want to quickly meet new friends, enjoy life in nature, clean air and green landscapes. All students who have chosen a residence on campus, before arrival, fill out a small questionnaire, indicating their interests and preferences - this helps the administration to correctly select neighbors in each room.

Important: the program includes additional professional practice in Bangkok (4-6 weeks between semesters), but the student pays for accommodation in this case independently. The Institute offers several affordable options at a basic cost, students can find suitable accommodation themselves - an apartment, a room, a hostel, etc. Details are reported to students in the first days of the beginning of study.

In all accommodation options you will find restaurants and cafes, vending machines and fountains with clean drinking water, taxi services, laundries (service or self-service cars).

Off-campus, students can ride bicycles, hike, play football, kayak, and more. All courses include regular outdoor business activities.

In Bangkok, students are offered activities that will expand their professional opportunities:

• Electives from MIT
• Thematic seminars
• Tips for individual promotion and growth
• Selection and search of business opportunities, ideas and resources for a startup
• Search and selection of job vacancies
• Professional business meetings, networking
• Excursions around the city.

• Simultaneous education in two cities in Asia - and a diploma, graduation in the UK.
• Excellent recognized business school. The Colbs Institute is accredited by the ABE (one of the main awards in business and management in the UK, whose president Dr. Edward de Bono was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Economics in 2005). The school has received ABE approval from the University of Hertfordshire, one of London's top universities.
• Individual attention to each student, their maximum involvement.
• Emphasis on practice, real application of knowledge.
• International recognition, respect, reputation
• Invited teachers from abroad.
• Multicultural, international setting on campuses
• The opportunity to build a career in any country in the world.
• Opportunity to study in a city that has become the third in the ranking of Best city in the World (Travel and Leisure, 2017)
• Additional classes: online courses from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
• Internship opportunity in European or Asian countries: Spain, France, Thailand, China, Australia, Singapore.

The main campus of the Colbs Institute of International Management - Oon Valley - is located about 15-20 minutes drive from the city, surrounded by green landscapes and opportunities for recreation, sports, walks. Meals are organized on campus (lunches and dinners, coffee breaks), work in groups, discussions and joint projects are conducted. All equipment is focused on giving students the opportunity to develop quickly and grow as professionals, to provide real working experience.

Two dates are assigned per year for admission and submission of documents: you can start education in September or February.

All courses are conducted full time (in person): Monday-Thursday/Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Additional contributions:

• Deposit fixing a place on the course = $ 450 - it is also an administrative fee
• Visa fee (VAF) = 450$
• Accommodation in a private room (in the city) = about 700-900 $ / year
• Accommodation in Bangkok in summer = from 300$
• Additional MIT online courses (USA) = $800/year
• Flights and transfers
• Employment and internship service (available in the last year of study): Spain, France, Thailand, China, Australia, Singapore.

Documents submitted for the bachelor's program:

• Passport photo.
• A copy of the passport (or National ID, or other identity card).
• Diploma of completed secondary education (High School) or analogue + transcript GPA.
• Certificate of knowledge of english: IELTS 5.5, TOEFL 46-59 or equivalent - for all students for whom English is not native. If there is no certificate, you can pass the British Council test before enrollment and attach the results to the online application.
• Letter of recommendation.
• Motivational essay (300 words).

All applicants must obtain a student visa: the institute provides an invitation letter for submission to the Embassy of Thailand.

• Guardianship services during the studies
• Student supervision