2011

Entrance exam curbs plan runs into uni flak

Efforts to resolve the tricky problem of universities forcing students to sit special entrance exams have hit a brick wall with many of the institutes opposed to an Education Ministry plan to simplify the system.

IT makes Burapha an education hub

Burapha University, on Thailand's Eastern Seaboard, is planning to become an "intelligent university" and a regional education hub in the eastern part of the country.

State, Private universities must focus on quality

Changes in the annual entrance examination methodology do not only affect students but also private universities.

Huachiew aims to build on its Chinese expertise

University gearing up for changes with Asean Community in 2015

Thai education wage trends, 1986-2009: Inequality revealed

Thailand Development Research Institute proves that college graduates earn more over years

NMG enters educational sector with new university

Nation Multimedia Group (NMG), in a joint venture with the South-East Asia University, is all set to penetrate the local education market.

Plans for China-based AIT Centre

The Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) inaugurated a new office in Shanghai, the first of its kind in China late last month.

Attitudes to vocational study are wrong, need to change

Thailand has been reforming its education system since the promulgation of the National Education Act of 1999. We have initiated a lot of projects aligned with the National Education Act, to try to make successful reforms. But it has not been...

Science students to get bigger loans in coming academic year

Loan Fund seeks to 50/50 balance for science and arts

Public education needs major overhaul pronto

Thailand is not alone in facing massive problems with the graduates produced by its universities. About 50% of the graduates cannot find jobs while the output remains high, with around 2 million graduates every year - a good business for the...

Respect teachers if standards are ever to improve

Rather than throw money at foreign teachers, we should make conditions tolerable for talented Thai educators

Tougher visa rules for students going to UK

Starting from April next year, those wishing to study in the United Kingdom will face tougher visa rules.

Youths' education results hit very hard when their parents split up

A recent study on Thai families shows a steadily declining number of children below 15 years living in households with both their parents.

Hard-hit universities begin counting the cost

Losses estimated in hundreds of millions of baht; students' courses disrupted