King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi (KMUTT) was initially established as the Thonburi Technology Institute under the Ministry of Education, later become King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Thonburi and then King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi as it is today. The University has provided academic and research services for 48 years or 4 cycles in 2008. During this nearly half a century period, KMUTT has accumulated a wealth of experience as well as many initiatives. The most outstanding achievement was that KMUTT, since 1998, became the first fully autonomous public university in Thailand.

     KMUTT has put prime emphasis on teaching and technological research both at undergraduate and graduate levels. Its wide range of research work, patents and inventions are evident both in national and international arenas and it has been deemed by the Commission on Higher Education to be both an excellent research university and an outstanding teaching university.