khunPer Posted March 17, 2017 Share Posted March 17, 2017 The Danish Embassy in Bangkok has shared this article about TACTICS today from World Economic Forum – "These countries could be the world's new education superstars" – can Thailand be a future hub for higher education..? »... Centre for Global Higher Education at the UCL Institute of Education, Times Higher Education has looked at a range of academic and economic metrics like research publication rates, higher education participation rates and GDP per head, and identified seven countries that are in prime position to succeed. We call them the TACTICS. From a higher education point of view, Thailand, Argentina, Chile, Turkey, Iran, Colombia and Serbia have the potential to outstrip the BRICS nations of Brazil, Russia India, China and South Africa – the countries traditionally identified as global rising stars...« Full Article: "These countries could be the world's new education superstars" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Surasak Posted March 18, 2017 Share Posted March 18, 2017 Let us know when Thailand gets its lower education off the ground. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhys Posted March 18, 2017 Share Posted March 18, 2017 ...they meant for private international schools Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krataiboy Posted March 18, 2017 Share Posted March 18, 2017 1 hour ago, Rhys said: ...they meant for private international schools That's not what the report says. It covers "higher education", which presumably includes the public and private sector schools and universities. International schools are not specifically mentioned. It appears just 24 hours after the Bangkok Post published an article "Thai Universities Keep Failing The Test" which pointed out that only ten Thai universities made it on the Times Higher Education top 300 Asia University Rankings this year, and six of them were ranked lower than last year. But why let inconvenient truths spoil a good story, eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elgordo38 Posted March 18, 2017 Share Posted March 18, 2017 3 hours ago, Surasak said: Let us know when Thailand gets its lower education off the ground. In their space program they are working on a rocket to do just that. Stay tuned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elgordo38 Posted March 18, 2017 Share Posted March 18, 2017 Begs to ask the question does the country really want a highly educated workforce well yes but when you leave work leave your brains behind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elgordo38 Posted March 18, 2017 Share Posted March 18, 2017 NITL Not in this lifetime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grubster Posted March 18, 2017 Share Posted March 18, 2017 I am baffled by this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chilli42 Posted March 18, 2017 Share Posted March 18, 2017 ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkkgriz Posted March 18, 2017 Share Posted March 18, 2017 Short answer: No Long answer: NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janpharma Posted March 18, 2017 Share Posted March 18, 2017 It doesn't look like...The very best Thai university is ranking number 97 amongst all Asean...and...take a look at the rest's ranking... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spidermike007 Posted March 18, 2017 Share Posted March 18, 2017 Thailand, Argentina, Chile, Turkey, Iran, Colombia and Serbia have the potential to outstrip the BRICS nations of Brazil, Russia India, China and South Africa – This is highly amusing stuff. I can believe what they are saying about Argentina, Chile, Iran, and Serbia. We are talking about countries with alot of intelligent people, alot of culture, awareness of the world, geography, math, sciences, and history. But, Thailand outstripping China and India? That is amusing. They are both educational powerhouses. Both put a huge emphasis on education, and both nations have parents who really value education, and make sure their kids are learning something. Both of those nations create a huge number of doctors, scientists, and people of great accomplishments. Now, Thailand? It has one of the poorest educational systems in the world, and shows no signs whatsoever of improving, anytime within the next generation. The system would have to be rebuilt from the ground up, and the government would have to completely change both it's attitude, and funding of it's poor educational system. The only explanation that makes sense here, is that both the powers that be, and the elites, want it the way it is. The degree to which the average Thai kid is not learning much, is astonishing, alarming, and beyond comprehension. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spidermike007 Posted March 18, 2017 Share Posted March 18, 2017 4 minutes ago, janpharma said: It doesn't look like...The very best Thai university is ranking number 97 amongst all Asean...and...take a look at the rest's ranking... Wow. This kind of says it all does it not? And when you consider that tuitions is about $15,000 a year for Chulalongkorn University, not including room and board, it is not cheap to send your kid to a mediocre school here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkkgriz Posted March 18, 2017 Share Posted March 18, 2017 2 minutes ago, spidermike007 said: Wow. This kind of says it all does it not? And when you consider that tuitions is about $15,000 a year for Chulalongkorn University, not including room and board, it is not cheap to send your kid to a mediocre school here. I looked into doing the Master's program in SE Asian studies at Chula about a decade ago. Total cost would have been around $25,000 back then. Definitely not worth the time, money or effort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spidermike007 Posted March 18, 2017 Share Posted March 18, 2017 10 minutes ago, bkkgriz said: I looked into doing the Master's program in SE Asian studies at Chula about a decade ago. Total cost would have been around $25,000 back then. Definitely not worth the time, money or effort. It is up to $12,000 per year now. About 210,000 baht per semester. And that is for a Thai student. A foreigner pays 330,000 baht per semester. Or closer to $19,000 per year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkkgriz Posted March 18, 2017 Share Posted March 18, 2017 1 minute ago, spidermike007 said: It is up to $15,000 per year now. About 225,000 baht per semester. Wow, that is nuts. You are getting a name on a piece of paper. Of course, if you are going to stay in Thailand and work, it's a good name, but outside the country, who cares? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spidermike007 Posted March 18, 2017 Share Posted March 18, 2017 3 minutes ago, bkkgriz said: Wow, that is nuts. You are getting a name on a piece of paper. Of course, if you are going to stay in Thailand and work, it's a good name, but outside the country, who cares? And this was published 2 1/2 years ago: Details of the annual Tuition & Fees estimated are as follows:: Annual Tuition Fee per Semester Tuition Fee Payable to Chulalongkorn University (Thai Baht) Special Fee Payable to Faculty of Commerce & Accountancy (Thai Baht) Total (Thai Baht) Thai Student Foreign Student Thai Student Foreign Student Thai Student Foreign Student Fall 17,000 61,500 70,000 209,250 329,750 Spring 17,000 61,500 70,000 Summer 5,250 36,750 30,000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KKr Posted March 18, 2017 Share Posted March 18, 2017 4 hours ago, Grubster said: I am baffled by this. you got it. if one cannot dazzle them with brilliance, baffle them with B.S. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KKr Posted March 18, 2017 Share Posted March 18, 2017 1 hour ago, spidermike007 said: And this was published 2 1/2 years ago: Details of the annual Tuition & Fees estimated are as follows:: Annual Tuition Fee per Semester Tuition Fee Payable to Chulalongkorn University (Thai Baht) Special Fee Payable to Faculty of Commerce & Accountancy (Thai Baht) Total (Thai Baht) Thai Student Foreign Student Thai Student Foreign Student Thai Student Foreign Student Fall 17,000 61,500 70,000 209,250 329,750 Spring 17,000 61,500 70,000 Summer 5,250 36,750 30,000 Faculty of Commerce and Accounting the most expensive, interesting. All they need is a number of lecturers and an Auditorium. Wonder what the rationale is behind the pricing. If I remember correctly usually the Faculty of Medicine takes much higher tuition fees because of the large infrastructure needed for teaching, and the intensive use thereof by students. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikiea Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 On 3/18/2017 at 9:34 AM, Surasak said: Let us know when Thailand gets its lower education off the ground. it will be a "HUB" when the taxi's do not smell of nasty feet ............ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandemara Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 Laughable proposition. Quality of education at any level in Thailand needs massive attitude change. Authorities have let down the nation's population (especially the young) disastrously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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