Thread: Chulalongkorn best university in Thailand and 117th in Asia

Chulalongkorn University has been ranked as the best university in Thailand and the 117th best among 739 universities in Asia, according to the Asia University Rankings 2024.


This year’s position is an improvement of 102 places since last year’s ranking of 669 universities.


Nineteen Thai universities made it onto the list for 2024, which was announced on Wednesday.


Chulalongkorn’s ranking is based on outstanding performance across five indicators of excellence, namely teaching (24.5%), research environment (28%), research quality (30%), industry (10%) and international outlook (7.5%).


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Does that mean that 50% of the ranking is based on research? Something many hopeful students do not realise when they are selecting a university to attend and rely on these ranking as a measuring tool. Research doesn’t mean anything for an under grad degree.

Essentially, most British universities do not accept Thai secondary education qualifications for entry into a graduate programme but demand enrolment in a foundation year which thy must pass.
Thai degree holders are two-a-penny and are found gaining employment pretty much everywhere as 7-11 dross, driving trucks, picking their zits in department stores and waiting tables.

The Thai Chinese hiso cadre are of course a different breed paying for their children to be educated in international schools working to foreign syllabi.

All of which has nothing to do with this thread.