Hatyai University was started in 1997. It attained univeristy status in 2003.
It is located in Hat Yai, a transport hub and largest city in Southern Thailand, close to the Malaysian border.
It offers four-year degrees through its faculties of business, law, political science, education and liberal arts, science and technology and communications. Courses offered include popular music and Thai for business communication.
It has more than 40 international partnerships including the Universities of Middlesex and Northampton, eight Malaysian institutions, 11 in China and 14 from Indonesia.