GIA in Bangkok


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Located in one of the most vibrant cities in Southeast Asia and one of the world’s largest trading centers for colored stones, GIA in Bangkok is vital to our laboratory and education services. The laboratory provides gem research for both the local and international colored gemstone communities, while the classrooms offer hands-on gemology education.


GIA Bangkok Laboratory

GIA’s laboratory in Bangkok, Thailand conducts research and provides services such as diamond grading and origin determination, colored stone grading and origin determination and pearl identification and classification.

The laboratory, which includes a colored stone and pearl identification department, research center and field gemology department, also performs detailed sample analyses and shares its observations through its renowned Field Gemology Program as well as through GIA’s website. The research done here serves as the backbone of GIA’s gemstone identification and origin determinations.

Study On Campus in Bangkok

Established in 1993, GIA Bangkok offers full-time, on-campus gemology and jewelry design credential programs that help translate students’ passion for gems and jewelry into careers. 

Students learn from experienced instructors using the gemological and jewelry design equipment utilized by industry professionals throughout the industry. Class sizes are kept small, ranging from 15-24 students, to ensure that students get the individualized attention they need. Studies also include carefully-curated extracurricular activities, such as fieldtrips to mines, gem markets and manufacturing centers, as well as networking opportunities with fellow classmates. 

Quality Gemological Instruments for more than 85 Years

Representing more than 60 years of research and the combined expertise of GIA’s laboratory, education and research divisions, GIA instruments have been behind the Institute’s legacy of discovery since 1930. GIA instrument developers include scientists, engineers and jewelers who strive to build advanced instrumentation that is accurate, reliable and benefit the retailer’s bottom line. Retailers, wholesalers and appraisers can be assured of precise, problem-free operation that helps them buy, grade and appraise with increased accuracy, giving them a competitive edge.
 
Fueled by its nonprofit mission to protect the public, GIA strives to stay well ahead of disruptive technologies. By developing new instruments such as the GIA iD100TM, which screens for laboratory-grown diamonds, GIA continues to promote ethics and full disclosure in this ever-evolving industry. Visit the GIA Store.

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