Social development

Education and training

Cabinet approves Higher Education Act

The cabinet on Tuesday (Aug 7th) has approved the Higher Education Act. The Education Minister, Clin. Prof. Udom Kachintorn, said the approval of the Higher Education Act would lead to the establishment of the Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation. He said the National Legislative ...

Supawadee Wangsri

Thailand 'must overhaul education' to achieve high-tech ambitions

Thailand must overhaul the education system, which will take up to 20 years, before the country can harvest the full benefits of its Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) investment zone, according to John D. Kasarda, chief adviser to the EEC’s “aerotropolis” project.Keep reading ...

Apornrath Phoonphongphiphat

Thailand threatens to quit Pisa test

Thailand may boycott the 2018 Programme for International Student Assessment (Pisa) this August if the test organiser refuses to allow the Education Ministry to proof-read the translated examination papers in advance.Keep reading ...

Dumrongkiat Mala

Thailand plans to set up Ministry for Research and Higher Education to support Thailand 4.0

An announcement by the Ministry of Education (MoE) highlighted the plans of merging the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) with the Office of Higher Education (OHEC) to form the new Research and Higher Education Ministry.The merging of the current MOST with the OHEC, to ...

Teresa Umali

KKU expands project for ‘smart’ teachers

Khon Kaen University is pioneering a new model of education aimed at boosting the capabilities of students, said Education Minister Dr Teerakiat Jareonsettasin.Launched in 2017, the KKU Smart Learning Education Model for Sustainable Development Project uses cutting-edge research by Khon Kaen academics to train “smart” ...

Rachanon Charoonsak

Bt30 million in grants offered to academics for collaboration

Thai academics are being invited to apply for new research grants in order to collaborate with their British counterparts and spearhead social change with innovations and technologies.Keep reading ...

Pratch Rujivanarom

MoU agrees to create new breed of student for EEC industry

The office of the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) will today sign an MoU with the offices of the Vocational Education Commission and the Higher Education Commission, along with the Board of Investment of Thailand (BOI) committing themselves to graduating the right number and quality of ...

Rachanon Charoonsak

Educating a new breed of skilled personnel

Two new educational projects are being kicked off this year at a combined budgeted cost of Bt14 billion to feed the demand for skilled workers for the 10 “new engines of growth” or “S-curve industries” as Thailand aspires for an economic transformation.Keep reading ...

The Nation Reporter

MOU between China and the Thai south signed

The Southern Border Provinces Administrative Centre (SBPAC) has joined forces with educational institutions for Thais with Chinese heritage in the southern border provinces, to sign an agreement with China to extend knowledge in language, culture, trade and investment. Keep reading ...

Itiporn Lakarnchua

Education Reform meeting agrees to boost academic standing of teachers

A panel from Thailand’s Office of the Education Council (ONEC) has held a meeting to discuss the academic standing of local teachers. Chaiyuth Punyasavatsut, a member of ONEC’s independent commission for education reform, revealed that about three quarters of the government’s education budget is dedicated to ...

Nuppol Suvansombut

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