Khon Kaen University
มหาวิทยาลัยขอนแก่น
Khon Kaen University (KKU) is a public university in northeastern Thailand. SEA Bridge works with two of its schools, Khon Kaen Business School (KKBS) and the Architecture, Planning and Design School (APDS), and KKU Science Park runs the university's startup and incubation programs.
Khon Kaen
Thailand
What they focus on
- KKBS is AACSB-accredited, the first business school in Thailand's northeast and the ninth in Thailand, and is a member of the AAPBS network of Asia-Pacific business schools.
- KKBS's Social and Business Incubation Center offers business consulting, product development, marketing planning, risk management and help finding funding for individuals, communities, SMEs and OTOP producers in Thailand and the Mekong basin.
- KKBS offers international programs and an international exchange program, alongside its Business Innovation and Smart Entrepreneur Center.
- KKU Science Park funds student ventures through programs including Research to Market, Startup Thailand League, TED Youth Startup and the University Business Incubator.
- Its Experiential Learning Program sends student founders on two-week trips to the UK, South Korea, France, Taiwan or Japan to work with international companies and attend startup events.
Programs
- KKU Science Park startup programs · More than 1 million baht across teams (March 2025). Funding and incubation tracks including Research to Market, Startup Thailand League, TED Youth Startups, Business Brotherhood and the University Business Incubator.
- KKBS Business and Social Incubation Center. KKBS research center for business and social incubation.
- KKU Science Park Experiential Learning Program (ELP). Outbound program placing student founders with international companies and startup events.
On SEA Bridge
- SEA Bridge and Khon Kaen University Launch “Isan Bridge” to Connect Local Talent and Innovation to Global Markets
- SEA Bridge, KKU and CEA Bring 11 Nationalities to Khon Kaen for Gen SEA Summit 2026
- Gen SEA Summit 2026, co-hosted with KKU's Architecture, Planning and Design School
Sources
Last checked
November 7, 2026
SEA Bridge works with Khon Kaen Business School and with APDS (agreement, March 2026), its co-host for Gen SEA Summit 2026.