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History and Background

Assumption University was initially originated from Assumption Commercial College in 1969 as an autonomous higher education institution under the name of Assumption School of Business. In 1972, with the approval of the Ministry of Education, it was officially established as Assumption Business Administration College or ABAC. In May 1975, it was accredited by the Ministry of University Affairs. In 1990, it was granted new status as "Assumption University" by the Ministry of University Affairs.

The University is a non-profit institution administered by the Brothers of St. Gabriel, a worldwide Catholic religious order, founded in France in 1705 by St. Louis Marie De Montfort, devoted to education and philanthropic activities. The congregation has been operating many educational institutions in Thailand since 1901.

The University is an international community of scholars, enlivened by Christian inspiration, engaged in the pursuit of truth and knowledge, serving the human society, especially through the creative use of interdisciplinary approaches and cybertechnology.

Background of Assumption University   

St.Louis Marie D' Montfort

A Pilgrim at The Tomb of St. Louis Marie De Montfort

"You know that I am very indebted to this Saint and to his Treatise on True Devotion to the Blessed Virgin. Today because my pastoral visit has for the most part as its theme the sacrament of baptism, I would like to highlight the fact that, in the mind of St. Louis, the whole spiritual life flows directly from the sacrament of holy baptism as is shown by an important passage of the Act of Consecration to Jesus by the hands of Mary, written in his own precise wording".

These are the words spoken by the Pope in the parish church of Saint-Laurent-sur-Sèvre, during his visit on 19th September 1996 to the tombs of Saint Louis Marie de Montfort and Blessed Marie Louise Trichet. Several times before this, the Pope had recalled that his reading of the True Devotion had been a decisive turning-point in his life, and that Montfort's spirituality had brought him to understand that genuine Marian devotion, far from distracting us from Christ, is on the contrary rooted in the mystery of Christ and can only lead towards him.

Three congregations trace their foundation to Saint Louis Marie de Montfort namely:

The Daughters of Wisdom, live out the loving search of Wisdom for wounded humanity through a variety of ministries, especially among those whom the world rejects and those alienated from the Church;

The Company of Mary, popularly know today as the Montfort Missionaries, devoting themselves to priestly ministry and preaching

The Brothers of the Christian Instruction of St. Gabriel, popularly known today as Montfort Brothers of St. Gabriel, formerly known as the Community of the Holy Spirit, dedicating themselves to Christian education and working among the underprivileged.

About Bangkok (information from Wikipedia)

Brief Overview: On 20th October 1901 the first five missionaries of the Montfort Brothers of Saint Gabriel arrived in Thailand (Siam in those days.) Their mission was to succeed a group of French priests who had already established Assumption College, Bangkok, as a school for boys. Little did the founding brothers think in those early days, that such small beginnings would eventually grow into sixteen institutes of education throughout Thailand.  The St. Gabriel's Foundation is a valued and respected part of the Thai educational establishment. But this must not be seen just in terms of high-profile academic successes. The Foundation also has as a central focus; the contribution it seeks to make to the poor and the marginalized through such projects as the Technical School recently opened as a charitable foundation. Its motivating factor is service. It seeks to be ever faithful to its founding principle - "education for all and all for education."

Philosophy:

 1.    The purpose of man's existence is know the truth and to love and search for it as the source of life and all knowledge.

2.    The belief that a man justifies himself and his existence by noble works; hence it is expressed by the motto: LABOR OMNIA VINCIT (Labor Conquers All Things) The purpose of man's existence is know the truth and to love and search for it as the source of life and all knowledge.

Vision:

The St. Gabriel Foundation seeks to offer to the young people and the wider community of Thailand an education of excellent quality. It believes in uniting students, families, staff, alumni and the Brother themselves, in a bond of unity and into the development of a high quality of life in all its dimensions. The Foundation seeks to do this in accordance with Gospel values under the guidance of St. Louis Marie de Montfort's charisma.

Mission: 

1.    To develop the system of the St. Gabriel Education Management.

2.    To support and encourage education with the St. Gabriel Foundation.

3.    To support and enhance the lifestyle of the St. Gabriel Foundation staff.

4.    To establish the St. Gabriel Foundation Center as the service provider of education expertise for the schools of the Foundation

5.    To support and encourage the spirituality of St. Louis Marie de Montfort among the members of the Foundation.

6.    To encourage the development of both the built and the natural environment within the campus of each Foundation school

7.    To support and encourage interchange and co-operation between each of the Foundation schools. 

8.    To support and encourage good relationships between the St. Gabriel Foundation and other similar educational foundation

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