Social development
Education and training
Thailand launches initiative to set up 1,500 digital classrooms nationwide
Thailand has embarked on an ambitious goal of setting up 1,500 digital classrooms for schools of all sizes across the nation to nurture at least 100,000 talents annually.The Digital Economy and Society (DES) Ministry has said that these classrooms will be equipped with essential tools, ...
Education Ministry urged to reconsider budget for small schools
The network of small schools nationwide has proposed to the Ministry of Education to revise the budget allocation formula to improve quality and reduce disparities within one fiscal year.Meanwhile, the Ministry of Education has collected information on issues and solutions in collaboration with ActionAid, emphasising ...
The Nation Reporter
Poor English is holding Thais back
The month of December is usually one of reflection and planning, and this is exactly what is on the menu after the annual EF English Proficiency Index (EF EPI) released its rankings late last month. In case you’re wondering, EF EPI ranks countries (where English ...
Bangkok Post Reporter
Thailand ranked 'very low' in English proficiency index
Thailand has been ranked 8th, or “very low”, among Asean countries and 101st worldwide in the English Proficiency Index 2023 prepared by EF, a well-known English teaching institute with a worldwide network. Thailand lags not only Singapore, the Philippines and Malaysia but also VIetnam, Indonesia, Myanmar ...
Bangkok Post Reporter
Dropouts up as subsidy funding lags
The government’s free education programme needs to be revised to improve access to and the quality of basic education following an increase in dropouts among poor students, a seminar was told.Chaiyuth Punyasavatsut, lecturer at Thammasat University’s faculty of economics, told a forum held by the ...
Bangkok Post Reporter
Cabinet approves cuts to tuition fees to help students, parents [Video]
To assist school and university students and their parents during the time of the pandemic, the Cabinet has approved a proposal to reduce tuition fees from basic to higher education.Keep watching ...
Most say online learning will lower education quality: poll
A large majority of people think online learning will worsen the quality of Thai education and the kindergarten level will be most affected, according to the result of an opinion survey by Suan Dusit Rajabhat University, or Suan Dusit Poll.The poll was conducted online on ...
Bangkok Post Reporter
Higher earning ability linked to education
There is a direct correlation between education and a person’s ability to earn, according to a survey by the National Statistical Office of Thailand.The higher the education levels of Thais, the higher their earnings, the survey showed. Disparity of income is a major problem in ...
The Nation Reporter
Thai online learning platform plans international alliances
Thailand Massive Open Online Course (Thai MOOC), an online learning platform run by the Ministry of Higher Education, aims to its focus on curriculum and skill development while striving to go international.Assoc Prof Dr Thapanee Thammametha, programme director of Thai Cyber University, said that this ...
The Nation Reporter
Education Ministry defends decision behind the student lunch budget adjustment
Parents from a school in Nakhon Si Thammarat province are satisfied with the Cabinet’s adjustment of the per-student’s lunch budget to 21 baht per person a day, while at the same time asking for a strict inspection to prevent corruption.Keep watching ...
