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

Quality and Excellence

Access and Equity

Efficiency and Accountability

Relevance and Delivery

Internationalization and Regionalization

Privatization and Corporatization

5. Priorities

Administrative system of autonomous universities

Quality assurance for academic program delivery at all degree level

Life-long learning

Capacity building on research missionof the universities

6. Commission on Higher Education

78 public universities

• 21 public universities

• 40 Rajabhat universities

• 9 Rajamangala universities

• 4 autonomous universities

• 2 open admission universities

• 2 Buddhist universities

• 10 community colleges

67 private universities

7. 8. Thai unis subjected to

Administration System Development

Self Assessment Report (annually)

Education Standard & Quality Assessment (5 years)

QA & Internal evaluation

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

High flexibility

Highly controlled (no faculty council/dean-director monthly meeting)

Tighter control by CHE

Large class sizes

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

S tudent enrollments

• 18,000 Thai program students

• 2000 internationalcollegestudents ( 2 00 foreign students)

• 900 graduate students

17. Faculty

Communication Arts

Business Administration

Accounting

Humanities

Computer Science

Engineering

Fine and Applied Arts

Economics

Law

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Language Institute

18. Popular Program

Advertising

Marketing

Hotel and Tourism Studies

Information and Technology

Accounting

19. Graduate Level

M.A. in Business Admin. (Thai/Inter)

M.A. in Communication Arts (Thai/Inter)

M.A. in Law

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

Management/