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Transcript of Higher Education Overview Higher Education Policy Quality Policy & Research Promotion.
Higher Education in Thailand
Aporn KanvongDeputy Secretary General
for Higher Education Commission
Presentation Outline
Higher Education Overview
Higher Education Policy
Quality Policy &Research Promotion
Thai Education System
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
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
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;
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;
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.
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)
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
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• IT network for education & research• ThaiLIS• Link with Internet2, TIEN3• Expand to National Education Network (NEDNET)
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
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”
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
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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Leader of Change Management for Quality Education (All for Quality Education and Quality Education for all)
Educator Professional
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Public and Private HEIs
Thai Education Policy Framework
11th National Economic and Social Developme
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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
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
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
• 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
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
5 domains of learning
outcomes
Knowledge
Numerical analysis &
communication & IT skills
Interpersonal skills &
responsibilityCognitive skills
Ethics and moral
Thai Qualifications Framework (TQF) for HE
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
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
9 National Research Universities
Chiang MaiUniversity
Chulalongkorn
University
KasetsartUniversity
Khon KaenUniversity
King Mongkut’s
University ofTechnologyThonburi
MahidolUniversity
Prince ofSongkla
University
SuranareeUniversity
ofTechnology
ThammasatUniversity
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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Number of Filipino Students (2011)
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