Mr. Narong Chavasint, the President and founder, established North-Chiang Mai University in 1999 out of gratitude to his birthplace, Chiang Mai, and to celebrate the Golden Jubilee of H.M. King Bhumipol the Great. Mr. Chavasint was inspired by His Majesty's words, “Giving leads to true happiness, and no other gifts is more valuable than giving EDUCATION.” "North-Chiang Mai University concentrates on educating students to meet global standards of excellence. NCU graduates have been well trained to meet the challenges of workplace, society, changes of global economy and technology advances. They are well-equipped with highly skills in technology, communication, problem solving ability, leadership, and entrepreneurship. They are encouraged to act and think creatively, critically, and – most important – morally and ethically. NCU has emphasized on the use of modern technology to facilitate educational and administrative management. With university's broad resources, as well as highly qualified personnel and high capacity of IT infrastructure, NCU has offered “Education on Demand.” which enable NCU to serve and support students and communities with a broad range of online education including an e-information center, an e-learning center, an e-commerce education center, and an e-library."