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Covid hinders education again
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 04/01/2021
» 2021 is a challenging year for the Education Ministry to provide quality teaching and solve issues concerning the system.
The nation's teacher lives on
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 05/12/2020
» His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej The Great made enormous contributions to education during his reign, setting up several royal projects to help develop education in Thailand as he deemed it an important tool for the country's development.
New education fund a boost for rural kids
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 06/08/2020
» The European Union (EU) yesterday launched a project called "ACCESS School" with total funding of one million euros (36.7 million baht) to improve 20,000 students' access to quality education in marginalised communities across Thailand.
'Hapybot' rolls in to protect medical staff
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 30/05/2020
» Mahidol University (MU) yesterday launched "Hapybot", smart robots designed to reduce the risk of medical personnel being exposed to the coronavirus.
Rocky road to academic excellence
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 30/12/2019
» It seems 2019 was not the best year for the education system as Thai students still performed below the international average. Meanwhile, The Education Ministry's plan to merge small-sized schools with fewer than 40 students into larger ones sparked protests. Another issue was the school lunch scandal which sparked outrage when several schools nationwide served substandard lunch meals. On the bright side, the Education Ministry announced plans to introduce a bilingual education programme in about 2,000 public schools in the next academic year.
Obec 'confident' of teaching staff numbers
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 18/09/2019
» The Office of the Basic Education Commission (Obec) is confident there will be enough teachers when the second semester begins on Nov 1, even though 26,000 are set to retire by the end of this month.
Obec ‘confident’ of teaching staff numbers
Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 17/09/2019
» The Office of Basic Education Commission (Obec) is confident there will be enough teachers when the second semester begins on Nov 1 even as 26,000 teachers are due to retire by the end of this month.
Productivity needs boost to save economy
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 23/08/2019
» Thailand will have to increase its workforce productivity by at least 2 to 2.5 times over the next 20 years if it wants to maintain economic growth at the current level, according to a joint study conducted by Thammasat University and the Office of the Education Council.
Teamwork urged to meet EEC needs
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 20/08/2019
» Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak has urged Thai universities to join with overseas counterparts and the business sector in efforts to meet the huge demand for skilled workers in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC).
UK's King's College comes to capital
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 15/06/2019
» King's College School Wimbledon, one of the top-ranked schools in the UK, is to open a campus in Thailand, its third in Asia, aiming to bring world-class education to Thai students.