Ph.D. in Smart Logistics and Supply Chain Management (International Program)

Applicant Qualifications

1. Applicants hold degrees in Logistics Management, Engineering, Engineering Management, Operations Research, Management Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Applied Statistics, Decision Science, or related fields from a university or institution accredited by the Commission on Higher Education. Excellent academic records and good proficiency in English are required.
2. Applicants who graduated from abroad must provide a letter of accreditation for the received degrees that is issued by Commission on Higher Education. For Thai applicants, the letter must be submitted prior to interview examination. For international applicants, the letter can be submitted after an enrollment as students in the program.
3. Unless applicants are native English speakers or have obtained their bachelor’s and/or master’s degrees not more than five years from international academic institutions where English was the language of instruction and study, they are required to submit a test score of either the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or TOEFL/ITP or the International English Language Testing System (IELTS). The minimum TOEFL score is 550 for the paper–and–pencil test or 213 for the computer-based test or 79 for the Internet based test. For TOEFL/ITP, the minimum score is 550 and for the IELTS, the minimum score is 6.5 points.
4. Applicants, who do not meet the English proficiency requirements in 3 but acquire the TOEFL score at 530-549 for the paper-and-pencil test, or 197 – 212 for computer-based test, or 71 – 79 for the Internet based test, or 6.0 – 6.4 points for IELTS, may be accepted to the program. However, they must register for English courses in accordance with the requirement of the curriculum on remedial courses and are required to resubmit the TOEFL ITP score of 550 or above prior to their graduation from the program.
5. Applicants, who do not meet the English proficiency requirements in 3 but acquire the TOEFL score at 500-529 for the paper-and-pencil test, or 173 – 196 for computer-based test, or 61 -70 for the Internet based test, or 6.0 – 6.4 points for IELTS, may be accepted to the program. However, they must enroll for the Intensive English courses* prior to the program’s registration (tentatively scheduled on June-July 2023) and register remedial courses and are required to resubmit the TOEFL ITP score of 550 or above prior to their graduation from the program. Only TOEFL/ITP, arranged by NIDA is acceptable for the application process and * Intensive English course will be provided by NIDA based upon the availability of academic resource and number of enrolled applicants.