Nation University (formerly known as Yonok University) is a private university located in Lampang, in the north of Thailand. It was founded in 1988 as Yonok College by Dr. Nirund Jivasantikarnin with the help of the Yonok Foundation and the American-Thai Foundation. In 2006 the college was upgraded to university status. Yonok University offers nine undergraduate programs and masters degrees in business administration and education.