Bangkok is home to approximately 10 million people. This sophisticated city is situated on the banks of the Chao Phraya River, which flows into the Gulf of Thailand. Bangkok's cosmopolitan skyline, blending modern office towers and historic religious shrines, expresses the adeptness of the Thai people to fuse the old with the new.

Webster University's Bangkok Center is conveniently located in the commercial heart of Bangkok near the Chidlom BTS station. From that starting point, students in the Global MA in International Relations program can visit important sites in Bangkok and the rest of the Thailand.

As a top financial and political hub of Southeast Asia, Bangkok is an ideal place to learn about international affairs. Students can conduct research and attend lectures at some of Thailand's leading universities. Leisure time can be spent on the beautiful beaches of Koh Chang, Koh Samui, and Phuket.

"By far the best thing about the program, aside from the opportunity to travel and learn about the various international institutions, is the people in my cohort. I could not have chosen a better group of people to study, travel, and live with for the next year than these seven individuals. We're not just classmates or colleagues anymore. We're family."

Bangkok's international influence

• A major economic and financial center in Southeast Asia
  
• Over 25 UN agencies are based in this capital city, from the Asian Development Bank to the World Health Organization, while many other UN agencies retain regional centers from the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific to the World Food Programme
  
• One of the world's top cities for diplomats with more than 75 countries maintaining diplomatic missions.
  
• Growing reputation as one of the most accessible cities for global trade and commerce
  
• One of the world's top tourist draws and currently Asia's top tourist destination

To learn more about Webster's Bangkok campus, call international access code + 6618206500 or visit the Bangkok campus Web site.

Faculty Spotlight Margaret McMillion is a former senior American diplomat with expertise in Southeast Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, post-conflict societies, and the challenges of economic and social development. Her Department of State assignments include serving as the U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Rwanda from 2001 to 2004. An expert political and policy analyst, McMillion is fluent in French and Thai.

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