YALA – The Community College of Yala has bestowed Her Majesty the Queen an honorary degree in Political Science, as part of her 76th birthday celebrations and in recognition of Her Majesty’s great efforts to promote peace and tolerance between Muslims and Buddhists in the kingdom. The honorary degree is her 39th, which makes her the world’s most honorary-degreed person without an actual university degree, according to the Guinness Book of World Records.
Her Majesty’s other honorary accomplishments include a 1957 Social Work degree from Thammasat University, 1960 Public Health degree from Mahidol University, 1961 Political Science degree from Chulalongkorn University, 1962 Home Economics degree from Kasetsart University, 1963 Humanities degree from Centro Escolar University (Philippines), 1965 Decorative Arts degree from Silpakorn University, 1969 Agriculture degree from Khon Kaen University, 1970 Psychology degree from Chiang Mai University, 1970 Development Economics degree from National Institute of Development Administration, 1981 Humane Letters degree from Tufts University (USA), 1983 Political Science degree from Thammasat University, 1984 Industrial Design degree from Chulalongkorn University, 1984 Home Economics degree from Sukhothai Thammathirat University, 1988 Medicine degree from Mahidol University, 1989 Forestry Thammasat degree from University, 1989 Business Administration degree from Khon Kaen University, 1990 Industrial Design degree from King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Ladkrabang, 1990 Vocational Education Administration degree from King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Ladkrabang, 1990 Public Health degree from Sukhothai Thammathirat University, 1991 Finance degree from Khon Kaen University, 1991 General Administration degree from Ramkhamhaeng University, 1992 Technology of Environmental Management degree from Mahidol University, 1992 Education degree from Chulalongkorn University, 1992 Marketing degree from Kasetsart University, 1992 Thai Arts degree from Silpakorn University, 1993 Humane Letters degree from Georgetown University (USA), 1995 Humane Letters degree from Johns Hopkins University (USA), 1997 Philosophy degree from Tokai University (Japan), 2000 Thai Language degree from Thaksin University, 2003 Visual Communication Design degree from Khon Kaen University, 2004 Textile, Costume, Garment and Fashion Design degree from Thammasat University, 2004 Social Development Management degree from Khon Kaen University, 2004 Natural Resource Management degree from King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi, 2004 Environmental Management degree from Prince of Songkla University, 2005 Food Science degree from Kasetsart University, 2006 Cultural Studies degree from Rajabhat Songkla University, and a 2007 Eastern Languages and Cultures degree from University of Saint Petersburg (Russia).
Her Majesty holds a junior high school diploma.
