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The International Journal of the Royal Society of Thailand
Volume XV-2023

Current organization of the Royal Society of Thailand (Figure 3)

Figure 3 Organization Chart of the Royal Society of Thailand (translated from the website of the Royal
Society of Thailand) (the Royal Society of Thailand, 2021)

The affairs of the Royal Society are managed by a Council and an Administrative
Division. The council consists of fellows and supervises policy-making and academic
affairs. The president and two-vice presidents of the council are elected every two years

by the fellows. The council holds quarterly meetings in which all fellows participate
in both academic and administrative activities. The Administrative Division is
headed by the secretary general who is also the secretary of the council. It supports the

committees whose responsibility is to carry out the academic work of the royal society.
The three academic institutions hold twice-monthly meetings that provide a platform
for academic presentations and adhere to specific departmental policies according to
the Council of the Royal Society. (The Royal Gazette, 2015)

Mission and Activity

The Royal Society of Thailand (“Ratchabandittayasapha” in Thai) is recognized
as a leader in academic excellence and consists of three institutions: the Academy of
Moral and Political Sciences, the Academy of Science, and the Academy of Arts.
The Royal Society of Thailand is a government independent agency under the prime

minister’s supervision.

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