News Forum - University students may see time limit to complete higher education removed

[Thaiger]

University students in Thailand may be catching a break from needing to follow a timeline for completing their higher education. The Commission on Higher Education Standards has recently announced it is resolving to remove a requirement that university students must complete their schooling within a given time period or risk being expelled. The issue was discussed at a meeting earlier this month, with a decision being made to more closely follow the minister of higher education, science, research, and innovation, Anek Laothamatas,’ lifelong learning policy. “Now students who work and study at the same will not have to fret about […]

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[Jason]

This step isn't just good for students and their academic future, it's also good for the future of Thailand.

[Shade_Wilder]

"The ministry hopes that this change in time limits will contribute to its goals of Thai universities ranking among the world’s top 100 within the next 10 years.

Currently, there is only 1 university that is near the top 100. In 2020, The Times Higher Education Asia University Rankings listed Mahidol University as the best university in Thailand. In Asia, however, Mahidol has missed being ranked in the top 100, coming in at #122 out of 500 universities from 30 Asian countries."

The Ministry hopes that this change in time limits will contribute to its goals of ranking Thai Universities among the world's top 100 within the next ten years?

Respectfully, how does anyone think that is going to happen?

Magic?

If you want to see an improvement in Thai Universities, you'll need to begin now in year one (kindergarten), end the policy of not failing students, shred all the nonsense out of the Thai curriculum, train teachers properly, bomb (literally! Into rubble!) the Ministry of Education facilities in each and every province, introduce an atmosphere where students are taught to question and not merely obey, and instill some sense of responsibility into Students, Teachers, Principals and all other Education staff.

This is ONLY a starting point.

Next, the difficult part would begin.

'Top 100 within 10 years'; thanks for the laugh!

 

[Stonker]

Interesting to see what effect that has on mandatory conscription as it could be deferred indefinitely, although with the number of volunteers for the military conscription is beginning to be less common.

[gummy]

18 hours ago, Stonker said:

Interesting to see what effect that has on mandatory conscription as it could be deferred indefinitely, although with the number of volunteers for the military conscription is beginning to be less common.

Is volunteering for the military really increasing in Thailand ? Perhaps it has taken over from the RTP as the "go to" institution for benefitting from corruption that is attracting them ?

[Stonker]

 

2 hours ago, gummy said:

Is volunteering for the military really increasing in Thailand ?

'Yes', it has been, steadily, for the last 20 years or so since the terms and conditions of service were changed putting volunteers on a better pay scale with better conditions, although it's still far from all volunteer.

2 hours ago, gummy said:

Perhaps it has taken over from the RTP as the "go to" institution for benefitting from corruption that is attracting them ?

... and 'no'. The opportunities are there, but only in the higher echelons.