CHANGES IN HIGHER EDUCATION: THAILAND AND THE WORLD

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CHANGES IN HIGHER EDUCATION THAILAND AND THE
WORLD

• Dr. Sumate Yamnoon
• Secretary-General
• Commission on Higher Education

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Development of Higher Education

• 1980s
• Multi Campus University
• 33 IT Campus
• new approach of management

• 1979 (2522)
• Private Higher Education Institution Act

• 2008 (2551)
• 7 public universities became autonomous
  universities

1917 (2460) Establishment of Chulalongkorn
University

• 1972 (2515)
• Higher Education Reform
• Establishment of Ministry of University Affairs
  (MUA)

• 1999 (2542)
• Education Reform Act

• 2003 (2546)
• Consolidation of MUA and Ministry of Education
• MUA became Commission on Higher Education
• Encompassing MUA Universities/Colleges Teacher
  training Technological Education College
• Enrollment in higher education institutions
  increased 45

• 1990 (2533)
• Suranaree University of Technology, first
  university operating with autonomous
  administration system
• 1998 (2541)
• Walailak University, the 2nd of its kind

• 1932 (2475)
• Establishment of specialized higher education
  institutions to serve the need of the development
  of the country
• Only 10 of people at 18 -22 ages access to the
  higher education

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Number of HEIs
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Number of Students
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The 2nd 15-year Long-Range Plan
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Education Attributes
The Educational Attributes of some of the worlds
Top 50 universities, Dr. Carolyn Daniel
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Mission Statement Highlight
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The Right People
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Curriculum
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Admission
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Example of Financial Aid
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Financial Aid Allocation

• Including living expenses
• Widely promoted
• Accessibility

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Student/staff ratios and class sizes
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Student experience
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Student learning
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Teaching
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Technology
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Resources
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Resources
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Kasih Salamat Cam on Merci Danke Mange
tak Grazie Gracias
Commission on Higher Education Ministry of
Education 328 Si Ayutthaya Road Bangkok
10400 www.mua.go.th