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Famous five tour demands end to student harassment
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 03/10/2020
» The Bad Student activist group yesterday visited five famous high schools in Bangkok in a truck to demand education reform and an end to the harassment of students and of school rules they say are outdated.
'Bad Students' take campaign to five top schools
Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 02/10/2020
» Student activists staged a mobile protest that visited five well-known high schools in Bangkok on Friday to demand education reform, an end to harassment of students and scrapping of outdated school rules.
Thai universities struggle to keep up
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 04/01/2019
» The year 2019 will be a challenging year for over 300 Thai universities as they struggle with two major challenges.
New teachers must pass test to gain licence
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 25/12/2018
» Starting from the next academic year, students who enrol in teacher training courses will no longer automatically get teaching licences from the Teachers' Council of Thailand (TCT), but will instead have to pass a test set by its Professional Standards Committee.
Date clash won't matter, says Udom
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 29/10/2018
» Education Deputy Minister Udom Kachintorn has guaranteed that 450,000 eligible student voters affected by the potential clash of dates between the general election, the General Aptitude Test (GAT), and the Professional and Academic Aptitude Test (PAT), which determine university enrolment, will be able to cast their ballots.
Innovation ministry needs 'miracle' to go ahead
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 15/10/2018
» Attempts to create a new ministry to promote research and innovation in universities hang on a cabinet decision this week to approve the required laws, according to Deputy Education Minister Udom Kachintorn.
Robots tipped to snuff out graduates' job hopes
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 12/09/2018
» By 2030, 72% of university graduates in Thailand could be either unemployed or working in a job that does not require a bachelor's degree as their jobs will have been taken away by artificial intelligence (AI) and robots, according to Udom Kachinthorn, Deputy Minister of Education.
Push to scrap course approval changes
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 30/08/2018
» Eleven councils representing various professions will file a petition to Deputy Prime Minister Prajin Jantong on Sept 6, requesting the removal of four sections in the draft Higher Education Act.
New ministry aims to upgrade workforce
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 25/08/2018
» University courses that yield a high number of unemployed graduates, or which focus on skills that are not in line with the 20-year national strategy or Thailand 4.0 vision, will be hit with funding cuts once the new tertiary education, research and innovation ministry is set up, according to Deputy Minister of Education Dr Udom Kachintorn.
University challenge
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 12/08/2018
» The new semester is about to begin at many universities this week. Usually, that would mean a lively buzz returning to classrooms in campuses across Thailand that had been empty over the long break.