What factors lie behind the emergence of private universities in the country?
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Interviews & Viewpoints | OBG talks to the Reverend Brother Bancha Saenghiran, Rector, Assumption University from The Report: Thailand 2012
Interviews & Viewpoints | OBG talks to Prasert Prasarttong-Osoth, President, Bangkok Dusit Medical Services (BDMS) from The Report: Thailand 2012
Chapter | Education & Health from The Report: Thailand 2012
The education system will need serious improvement if it is to break out of the classic “middle-income trap”. Reforms on the table call for a move to learner-centred teaching and greater use of IT in the classroom, including a “One Tablet Per Child” programme. Neither will be a panacea; observers cite a chronic disregard of secondary education in favour of funding the primary and tertiary sectors...
Located in the heart of South-east Asia, Thailand combines an ancient Buddhist culture with an emerging industrial economy. It is the only South-east Asian country never to have been colonised, and the monarchy dates back to the 14th century.
Looking to give the country’s education system a radical overhaul, Thailand’s newly appointed minister of education is looking to greater emphasise the use of technology and boost reforms to develop a knowledge-based economy. Suchart Thada-Thamrongvech, who began his post after last month’s cabinet reshuffle, hopes the reforms will also help prepare Thailand for the next stage of ASEAN integration.