How would you rate the reputation of Thailand’s higher education sector regionally and globally?
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Interviews & Viewpoints | OBG talks to Worsak Kanok-Nukulchai, President, Asian Institute of Technology from The Report: Thailand 2014
Articles & Analysis | Depth of field: The state grants incentives to boost standards and draw business from The Report: Thailand 2014
In 2012 the Thai government, via the Ministry of Public Health (MOPH), adopted a policy package aimed at turning the country into a global medical hub. This meant playing to the country’s obvious strengths – leveraging its current reputation both for high-quality medical services and for health and wellness treatments. Alongside this, the policy...
Interviews & Viewpoints | OBG talks to Pirom Kamolratanakul, President, Chulalongkorn University from The Report: Thailand 2014
How is the kingdom developing its education standards to prepare for ASEAN community activity?
Despite the political and social challenges that marked late 2013, Thailand’s economy has remained stable and is poised for further growth in the coming years. However, concerted action by the public and private sectors will be needed for the country to avoid the middle-income trap of stagnating productivity and to maintain its stance as a top Asian economy.
Chapter | Education & Health from The Report: Thailand 2014
After years of rapid economic expansion and population growth, Thailand’s education system is facing strong challenges in areas such as quality and enrolment, the rural-urban divide, links between business and academia, and policy continuity. In September 2013 the education minister established a special committee to assess Thailand’s decline in international rankings for education and to produce...
Chapter | Education & Health from The Report: Indonesia 2014
In 2002, a new amendment to the constitution required that central and local authorities spend 20% of their budgets on education, a level achieved in only one year, 2009. The Indonesian education system is large, well-funded, fast growing and quickly improving. Despite some difficult years as a result of the 1997-98 Asian financial crisis and some ineffective policies instituted in its aftermath...