AjarnMartin Posted September 20, 2019 Share Posted September 20, 2019 17 hours ago, Angry Dragon said: No, you need to read the OP again. two Thai universities are in that range (601-800). 16 Thai universities in total were in the rankings, which suggests that the other 14 Thai universities were between 801-1400. You’re right of course, TWO were rated 600-800, Chulalongkorn was rated 800-1000 and the remainder were all lower than 1000. Mind you, those of us interested in such things have known for years that the Thai education system needs a radical overhaul. The only problem is that nothing is ever done and only constant rhetoric persists. ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caldera Posted September 20, 2019 Share Posted September 20, 2019 Shameful, but not at all surprising. There's not a single Thai university that meets international standards. That there are a few that made this list - in many cases: barely - really isn't a matter of pride, just look at the ones from other countries that they compete with for those spots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
300sd Posted September 20, 2019 Share Posted September 20, 2019 Guess this could have some effect on Medical tourism. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zydeco Posted September 20, 2019 Share Posted September 20, 2019 Somewhere between 601 and 800 is too high. I taught at Mahidol's International College. Few, and I mean very few, members of the faculty published. And the percentage publishing in Tier 1 journals was even more minuscule. Maybe half did not even have a PhD. Students can be talented. But they are lazy. They simply don't read--in any language. But then neither do many of the lecturers. I'm guessing the medical schools justify the ranking Mahidol does have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zydeco Posted September 20, 2019 Share Posted September 20, 2019 3 hours ago, Dustdevil said: Malaysian universities don't belong in any chart or ranking. Students are as restricted in speech as those in China, with the added Muslim interference. And the quality of lecturers is just that--all they do is lecture and learning is, of course, by rote. I've given lectures at and visited UKM. It's better than anything in Thailand, although the plagiarism issue is greater among faculty. But that is simply because people can get away with not publishing in Thailand and keep their job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zhounan Posted September 20, 2019 Share Posted September 20, 2019 Thailand education is too bureaucratic. Activities, rituals, meetings, conferences, every week. Lessons not so much. Teaching methods seems like high school or sometime secondary school. Teachers are venerated as divinity, to protect the social inequality and the divisions in Caste. And all the scandals happen inside, nobody want to speak out for the reputation of the University (bribery, sexual scandal relationship between staff and/or professors, social networks of power e many other evil things). For all the reason, I'm not surprised for the results. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
55Jay Posted September 20, 2019 Share Posted September 20, 2019 3 hours ago, 300sd said: Guess this could have some effect on Medical tourism. Seems to hinge more on costs than chancing it with the education/background of medical staff. For the Arab sector, obtaining some services they may not be able to at home, or perhaps not without embarrassment. Quote Earlier this year CNN broadcast a documentary comparing the respective costs of medical treatment at Bumrungrad and at hospitals in the United States. The report calculated that the presenter could fly to Bangkok for two nights and get a colonoscopy, MRI scan, in-depth blood screening and a consultation for a sore shoulder for $4,300. According to CNN the average cost of receiving this treatment in the US would have been $43,000 USD. So, while a combination of falling oil prices and improved local health care is persuading patients in the UAE to stay at home, hospitals in Thailand such as Bumrungrad still have tremendous appeal to medical tourists from other territories. https://www.thenational.ae/business/uae-residents-spurn-medical-hot-spot-thailand-with-home-facilities-among-best-in-world-1.217829 I shy away from Thai Docs, had a few strange to very off-putting experiences. For routine/preventative things, I'll drive a few hours down to BKK and see Dr. Nick at Mission Hospital. When it comes to medical, for me, there's no subsititute for being able to discuss and ask questions in native English. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yussiesamui Posted September 20, 2019 Share Posted September 20, 2019 According to The Center for World University Rankings (CWUR), www.cwur.org, the Thai universities are ranked (among 2000 universities): 486 Chulalongkorn University Thailand 500 Mahidol University Thailand 924 Chiang Mai University Thailand 1104 Prince of Songkla University Thailand 1107 Khon Kaen University Thailand 1191 Kasetsart University Thailand 1456 King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi Thailand 1603 Thammasat University Thailand 1763 Suranaree University of Technology Thailand 1917 Mae Fah Luang University Thailand 1983 Asian Institute of Technology Thailand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedrogaz Posted September 20, 2019 Share Posted September 20, 2019 23 hours ago, DrTuner said: And then you go to a prospective employer and.. "So where did you study in?" "Thailand" "NEXT!" Give it a break will you? This is uncalled for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrTuner Posted September 20, 2019 Share Posted September 20, 2019 25 minutes ago, Pedrogaz said: Give it a break will you? This is uncalled for. I'll give it a break when Thais stop spewing out BS. In other words, never. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecline Posted September 23, 2019 Share Posted September 23, 2019 I just finished my PhD in computational science at Mae Fah Luang. Took just over 5 years, and was the hardest thing I have ever done. I can say that it is a very good school, though I am surprised to see it ranked higher than Chiang Mai university or the other famous schools in Bangkok. In fact, I think this is the first year I have seen MFU ranked at all. It's good to see MFU getting some recognition. They have been working hard to create a world class institution there. Just saw the post by yussiesamui. The ranking for MFU in that list makes more sense to me. MFU hasn't been around long enough to leap ahead of places like CMU, Kaset, Chula, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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