- 1. Higher Education in Thailand East-West Center September
2007
2. Ministry of Education
- National Council for Education
- Commission on Basic Education
- Commission on Vocational Education
- Commission on Higher Education
3. Commission on Higher Education
- The CHE has the mandate and authority to manage and to promote
higher education with respect to the degree-granting institutions
academic freedom and excellence.
4. HE Policies for Strategic Changes
- Efficiency and Accountability
- Internationalization and Regionalization
- Privatization and Corporatization
5. Priorities
- Administrative system of autonomous universities
- Quality assurance for academic program delivery at all degree
level
- Capacity building on research missionof the universities
6. Commission on Higher Education
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- 9 Rajamangala universities
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- 4 autonomous universities
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- 2 open admission universities
7. 8. Thai unis subjected to
- Administration System Development
- Self Assessment Report (annually)
- Education Standard & Quality Assessment (5 years)
- All these with less people, less money
9. Public Universities
- Each with its own law passed by parliament
- Policy by university council
- Funded by government budget and tuition fees
- CHE control only standard of curriculum
10. Organizational Structure : RMUTT RMUTT Council Internal
Audit Unit Office of the President Faculties Supporting offices 11.
Private Universities in Thailand 12. Common Features
- Full operational autonomy
- Quick decision making/fast problem solving
- Highly controlled (no faculty council/dean-director monthly
meeting)
13. Common Features
- President appointed by university council (both internal and
external)
- Vice Presidents appointed by president
- Assistant to the President appointed by the President and Vice
President
- Dean/Director appointed by the university administrative
team
- Chairperson/Head of department appointed by dean/director
- Faculty/staff recruited by each faculty management teamVice
President for Academic Affairs
14. 15. 16. Bangkok University
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- 18,000 Thai program students
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- 2000 internationalcollegestudents ( 2 00 foreign students)
17. Faculty
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18. Popular Program
- Hotel and Tourism Studies
- Information and Technology
19. Graduate Level
- M.A. in Business Admin. (Thai/Inter)
- M.A. in Communication Arts (Thai/Inter)
- M.A. in Business Entertainment (new)
- Ph.D in Business Admin. (Inter--Joint program)
- Ph.D in Personal Communication (Inter--Joint program)
- Future: Mini MBA/M.A. in Hotel/Tourism