Thaksin University is the juristic body under the responsibility of the Office of the Higher Education Commission.

Associate professor Doctor Somkiat Saithanoo holds the position of university president.

An early adopted, Thaksin University achieved this independence of management while continuing to receive Government budget when parliament passed the Thaksin University Act, which became effective on September 1, 1996.

It shares this special status with a select number of other institutions that have embarked on a process to become global institutions that operate with a degree of autonomy compared to those that continue as effectively part of the public service model.

In 2010, the Thaksin University Council approved an International Ph.D. program based on research; the program is wholly managed through the university and based on international standards and approaches with respected senior academic staff from a range of developed nations.

Symbols of Thaksin University The crown represents the 50th anniversary celebration of His Majesty's accession to the throne.