Thailand to be Asia's education hub??

[Dougal]

I don't normally concern myself with edukasional issues but thought this might be of interest the couple of teachers amongst our numbers.

From The Nation Saturday 3rd Feb:


Kingdom 'could become international education hub'


Commerce Ministry permanent secretary Karun Kittisataporn said Friday that Thailand has a high potential to be the international education hub of Asia.

He was addressing the opening ceremony of the Thailand International Education Exhibition 2007 at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Centre.

The ministry expects that students' enrolment for international courses and schools in Thailand will grow by 510 per cent this year from last year's total revenue of Bt10 billion, thanks to the government's encouragement of more international programmes to open here.

Karun said the government is trying to develop educational systems to cope with international standards. The plan is to convince Thai students to choose international programmes here rather than going to study abroad. The idea is also to attract more foreign students to enrol in international programmes in the Kingdom.

Since the launch of the educational development policy, the number of Thai and foreign students enrolled in international programmes in Thailand has increased from 63,754 in 2004 to about 80,000 students last year.

Of this amount, 60,000 are Thai students who are enrolled in the international institutions instead of spending their money overseas.

[Mr Earl]

I wonder how they will find teachers?
Perhaps some immigration loopholes will emerge.

[Wallace]

Probably the same speech about Thailand being the 'airline hub of Asia' with the word airport changed to education.

I'm sure it will be roaring success.

[Thetyim]

Probably the same speech about Thailand being the 'airline hub of Asia' with the word airport changed to education.

There are some cracking good jobs in LOS if you want to get out of the rut

[stroller]

More intelecshuals who go to universecity than hair on a pig's bum in the LOS...

[watterinja]

From The Nation Saturday 3rd Feb:

Kingdom 'could become international education hub'


Commerce Ministry permanent secretary Karun Kittisataporn said Friday that Thailand has a high potential to be the international education hub of Asia.

>>Potential & actual realisation are very different

He was addressing the opening ceremony of the Thailand International Education Exhibition 2007 at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Centre.

>>The blind leading the blind.

The ministry expects that students' enrolment for international courses and schools in Thailand will grow by 510 per cent this year from last year's total revenue of Bt10 billion, thanks to the government's encouragement of more international programmes to open here.

>>The programs are already beginning to run into trouble - as they are useless window-dressing. Overpriced & staffed with Tinglish-speaking under-qualified Thai lecturers.

Karun said the government is trying to develop educational systems to cope with international standards. The plan is to convince Thai students to choose international programmes here rather than going to study abroad. The idea is also to attract more foreign students to enrol in international programmes in the Kingdom.

>>Very few, if any, Thai lecturers have the academic experience required to run successful international programs, simply because they do not write academic papers & copy everything they know off the back of others.

Since the launch of the educational development policy, the number of Thai and foreign students enrolled in international programmes in Thailand has increased from 63,754 in 2004 to about 80,000 students last year.

Of this amount, 60,000 are Thai students who are enrolled in the international institutions instead of spending their money overseas.

>>Home consumption does not true international statistics make

Delusional stuff & the stuff of dreams

[Dougal]

Delusional stuff & the stuff of dreams

I never said I believed any of it. I just threw it in to spark debate. You do have to wonder about a figure of 510% being casually thrown in.

The whole thing reminds me of a quip from the 'Yes, Minister' series.

"There are many types of truth. That which I believe to be true; that which I want you to believe to be true; that which I want you to believe I believe to be true."

[watterinja]

Thai universities play partial-host to a number of Asean scholarship students, who spend part of their study time here. Add this lot to the locals who are looking to save money through local tuition vs sending them overseas, & you've pretty much got the lot.

There are very few full-time foreign students studying hard-sciences, basically because Thailand simply does not have the depth of lecturing ability. Period.

They can bloviate all they like & pat each other on the backs, but in reality, the system here needs many years before it will vaguely reach international standards. This lot live in a dream world of make-believe & mirrors. Their engineers are a sad joke.

[RDN]

... bloviate ...

Had to look that one up.


Back to the OP, has April 1st come early this year?

[RDN]

There are some cracking good jobs in LOS if you want to get out of the rut

Yeah, filling those vacancies is easy - someone can smooth it all over for you.

[Spin]

Probably the same speech about Thailand being the 'airline hub of Asia' with the word airport changed to education.

There are some cracking good jobs in LOS if you want to get out of the rut

You'll be swamped with complaints for that statement, better to make observations that are on the level.

[andyirish57]

Yeah, filling those vacancies is easy - someone can smooth it all over for you.

If you need English teachers I know where to get at least 4.

[kingwilly]

Delusional stuff & the stuff of dreams

I never said I believed any of it. I just threw it in to spark debate. You do have to wonder about a figure of 510% being casually thrown in.

The whole thing reminds me of a quip from the 'Yes, Minister' series.

"There are many types of truth. That which I believe to be true; that which I want you to believe to be true; that which I want you to believe I believe to be true."

agreed.

wasnt thailand also going to be the technology hub of asia...