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Higher Education in Thailand Aporn Kanvong Deputy Secretary General for Higher Education Commission

Higher Education Overview Higher Education Policy Quality Policy & Research Promotion

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Higher Education in Thailand

Aporn KanvongDeputy Secretary General

for Higher Education Commission

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Presentation Outline

Higher Education Overview

Higher Education Policy

Quality Policy &Research Promotion

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Thai Education System

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General Administration of MOE

Ministry of Education

Office of the

Permanent Secretary

Office of the National Education

Council

Office of the Basic

Education Commission

Schools

Office of the Vocational Education

Commission

Vocational Colleges

Office of the Higher

Education Commission

Private/Public HEIS &

Community Colleges

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OHEC Organization Chart

Office of the Higher Education Commission

Ministry of Education

Secretary General

Bureau of General Administration

Bureau of Community College Administration

Bureau of Standards and Evaluation

Bureau of Student Development

Bureau of Policy and Planning

Bureau of Cooperation and Promotion

Bureau of International Cooperation Strategy

Bureau of Personnel Admin. & Development

Public Organizations

Public Sector Development Group

Public Higher Education Institutions

Internal Auditor

Autonomous Universities

Private Higher Education Institutions

Higher Education

Commission

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Office of the Higher Education Commission

Office of the Higher Education Commission has the authority to manage and to promote higher education on the basis of academic freedom and excellence .

Mandates:1. Formulate policy recommendations, higher education standards, higher education development plans and handle international cooperation in higher education;

2. Devise criteria and guidelines for resources allocation;

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Office of the Higher Education Commission

3. Coordinate and promote human resources development and student capabilities, including handicapped, disadvantaged, and talented students in higher education institutions;

4. Coordinate and promote research activities to support the national development;

5. Provide recommendation on the establishment, dissolution, amalgamation, upgrading and closing down of higher education institutions and community colleges;

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Office of Higher Education Commission

6. Monitor, inspect, and evaluate outcomes of higher education management as assigned by the Higher Education Commission, and compile data and information on higher education;

7. Serve as the secretariat to the Higher Education Commission;

8. Perform other functions as prescribed by the Minister of Education.

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Higher Education SystemOffice of the Higher

Education Commission

Public Universities (80) Private HEIs (71)

Autonomous Universities

(15)

Universities (65)

Community Colleges(21)

Universities (41)

Colleges (22)

Institutions (9)

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Public organizations under OHEC’s supervision

Inter University Network (UniNet)

Thailand Cyber University

Chulabhorn Research Institute

10 Centres of Excellence

• Conduct research in - Chemistry - Biomedical - Environmental Toxicology - Biotechnological• Operate a hospital

• Innovation in Chemistry• Environmental Health, Toxicology and Management of Chemicals• Environment and Hazardous Waste Management• Petroleum, Petrochemicals & Advanced Materials• Energy Technology and Environment• Agricultural Biotechnology• Mathematics• Physics• Biodiversity• Postharvest Technology Innovation

• Develop online courses & deliver through UniNet• Provide virtual library

• IT network for education & research• ThaiLIS• Link with Internet2, TIEN3• Expand to National Education Network (NEDNET)

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The Relationship of Policy Formulating Bodies and Higher Education

Policy Statement of the Council of Ministers delivered to the National

Assembly

National Administrative Plan

Ministerial Operational Plan (4- year plan)

Ministerial Yearly Operational Plan

Request for fiscal budget expenditure for each agency Fiscal Budget

Contract of Ministry/

Department

H E Development Plan

• 15-Year Long Range

Plan

• 5-Year Plan

National Plans

• National Economic and Social Development Plan

• National Education

Plan

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New Higher Education System

Quality of Research

Quality of Teaching

Internationalisation Employability of Graduates

Contributions to Social and Economic Development

Quality of Higher Education

Source: Dr. Sumate Yamnoon, former Secretary-General for Higher Education Commission - Dialogue on “Quality of Higher Education in Thailand”

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Thai Education Policy Framework• Investing in raising quality of entire education system• Providing no fewer than 12 years of free basic education• Upgrading teacher training and development• Using ICT to enhance learning efficiency• Developing quality and standards of HEIs

The 11th National Economic and Social Development Plan

• Articulating higher education system with basic and vocational education

• Solving existing problems in higher education• Enhancing HE and country’s competitiveness• Investing in staff development• Financing , governance, and management• Networking universities

The 2nd 15-Year Long Range Plan for Higher Education

• Improve the quality of education by undertaking reform of Thailand’s knowledge system

• Create and ensure equal educational opportunities for all groups of the population

• Teacher reform - Upgrade the teaching profession to be a truly high-skilled occupation

• Design university and vocational education to meet with the need of the labor market

• Ensure that the use of information technology for education meets international standards

• Promote research and development to enhance national intellectual capital• Prepare for liberalization due to the formation of ASEAN

Community

Government Policy

• Accelerate quality development of education and learners

• Increase access to education• Reinstate peace in the Three Southern Border

Provinces• Alleviate drug-related problems• Develop tablet content for the One Tablet per Child

Project• Focus on research and development• Promote the New Business Fund Project• Push forward the People’s constitution• Accelerate the disbursement of government budget• Develop administration and management systems• Work closely with other ministries and agencies to

move forward government policies

Ministry of Education’s Policy

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11th Higher Education Development Plan

THAILAND

IN THE YEAR 2016

11th National Economic and Social Development PlanNational

Education Plan: Revised (2009-2016)

Second Decade of National Education Reform (2009-2018)

8th National Research Strategy (2009-2016)

Government Policy in Education and Technology Development

National Science Technology and Innovation Master Plan (2012-2021) 11th Higher Education Development Plan

(2012-2016) L (Leader)

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G (Graduate) S (Satang)

Leader of Change Management for Quality Education (All for Quality Education and Quality Education for all)

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Graduates with Quality and Social

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Thai Education Policy Framework

11th National Economic and Social Developme

nt Plan

2nd 15-Yr. Long Range

Plan for Higher

Education

Government Policy

Ministry of

Education’s

Policy

Thai Education Policy’s Equation

• Reform of Education System

• Teacher and education personnel development• Enhancement of education quality• Accessibility to education and life - long learning• Employability of graduates, role of real sector & enhancement of national competitiveness

• Articulation of all levels of education• Governance and financing

11th Higher

Education

Development Plan

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2nd Long Range

Plan for H E

(2008 – 2022)

Addressing

Special Issues

Policies and Planning

5 -year H E

Development Plan

• Preparation for ASEAN Community

• Education Hub • Entrepreneurship Fund

• Professional Teachers Project

• Income Contingent Loan

• Academics Services with Social Impact

4 groups of HEIs• Research University/ Postgraduate University• Science and Technology University/ Specialized University/ Comprehensive University • Four-Year University/ Liberal Arts University• Community College

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From Policy to PracticeQuality• 11 Centres of Excellence and 9 National Research Universities• Grouping of Higher Education Institutions

University Staff Development• Strategic Fellowship for Frontier Research Networks• Student and Staff Mobility

Articulation of all levels of education• Professional Teachers Project

Accessibility to Education• Student Loan Fund• Income Contingent Loan• Thailand Cyber University

• 15-Year Free Education ProjectInformation Technology• Infrastructure: Expansion of UniNet to NEDNET• Content: Thailand Cyber University

University - Industry Linkage• University Business Incubator (UBI)• Technology Licensing Office (TLO)• Commercialization of research: technology transfer and body of knowledge

development

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• Support the role of the ASEAN University Network (AUN)

• Support the role of the SEAMEO Regional Centre for Higher Education and Development (SEAMEO RIHED)

• Support the University Mobility in Asia and the Pacific (UMAP)

• Development towards the Integration of ASEAN Community in 2015

• Learning experience from the Bologna Process of the EU

Role of Higher Education in the Regional Grouping

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Quality Policy

Develop QA system and

mechanisms

Encourage HEIs to develop internal QA

Provide mechanisms for quality

audit & assessment

Credit transfer &

qualifications recognition

nationally & internationally

National Qualifications

Framework

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5 domains of learning

outcomes

Knowledge

Numerical analysis &

communication & IT skills

Interpersonal skills &

responsibilityCognitive skills

Ethics and moral

Thai Qualifications Framework (TQF) for HE

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Thai Qualifications Framework (TQF) for HE

COMPLETED IN PROGRESS1. Computer2. Nursing3. Logistics4. Hotel and Tourism management5. Engineering6. Accounting7. Education (5 yrs.)8. Applied Thai Traditional

Medicine 9. Sciences and Mathematics10. Thai Language

23 fields of study1. Agro Industry2. Nursing (Master)3. Veterinary Science4. Thai Language5. Physical Therapy

(Graduate)6. Liberal Arts7. Educational

Administration (Graduate)

8. Business Administration

9. Dentistry10. Home Economics11. Architecture12. Environment13. History

14. Public Administration

15. Economics16. Agriculture,

Forestry, Fisheries

17. Communication Arts and Mass Communication

18. Medical Science19. Pharmaceutical

Science20. Public Health21. English Language22. Industrial

Technology23. Industrial

Education

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Strategic Fellowship for Frontier Research Networks

National Research Universities

Centres of Excellence

Research and Innovation for Technology Transfer to the Rural Communities Project

University Business Incubators

Technology Licensing Offices

Research Promotion

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9 National Research Universities

Chiang MaiUniversity

Chulalongkorn

University

KasetsartUniversity

Khon KaenUniversity

King Mongkut’s

University ofTechnologyThonburi

MahidolUniversity

Prince ofSongkla

University

SuranareeUniversity

ofTechnology

ThammasatUniversity

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Number of Students in HEIs

Level of Study

2010 2011 2012

Certificate 62,343 64,183 66,513

Bachelor’s degree

1,808,062

1,867,081

1,917,013

Master’s degree 193,259 204,706 213,891

Doctorate 20,143 22,347 24,370

Total 2,083,80

72,158,31

72,221,78

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