What does it cost to study at a university in Thailand?

I know from my wife that student finance is possible, but under certain conditions.

The prospective student must meet a number of test points in order to qualify, the standard is quite high, so in fact only for the very good students. The tests they have to make also determine which follow-up institutions, i.e. universities, they can go to.

They do not have to repay anything for the first 5 years and then pay off the study loan in 5 years, all without interest. If that is not possible in those total 10 years, a small amount of interest will be added afterwards.

Our daughter is also going to university next year, she was the best student in the school last year and the school has already confirmed that she can go to any university she wants. I am thinking about sending her to university in the Netherlands, diplomas there are higher grades. She already speaks and writes English and Japanese fluently and is now working on the Russian language. She does that independently.

Costs in Thailand are not too bad, the students often have a room together, if that is the case, count on about 200 to 250.000 baht per year. That is without student finance, with student finance it will be about 40% of the amount you pay yourself. Often students also work a bit on the side, then the amount for child maintenance will be lower.

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Depends on the nationality of your son, because if he is Dutch, he can apply for NL student finance. Tuition fees are very different and usually cover almost all costs, but small amounts are added for clothing, etc. There are also international universities located in Thailand, such as Webster in Bangkok and Chaam, which are more expensive than the Thai universities. Housing obviously depends on where he is going to study and what he wants exactly, but in Bangkok you can rent a reasonable studio, near the center, for less than 300 euros exclusive, but if you are going to study in the other cities that will be a lot less . Good luck ….

I have been a teacher at a Thai university for 12 years and have no monopoly on wisdom. However, a few guidelines for the choice:
1. private universities are more expensive than state universities but not always better;
2. rajabaht universities are below par in general because teachers are paid starvation wages and expected to take another job as well. Teacher motivation is below par;
3. The prices for studies differ per study. For the cheap ones, that is about 80.000 Baht per semester and therefore 160.000 Baht per year, for the more expensive (medicine, dentistry, aviation) 800.000 to 1,2 million Baht per year;
4. look at courses of study that offer a double diploma with a Western university. No absolute guarantee, but the program has also been approved by a ministry in a Western country. Usually a bit more expensive because the student also has to do an internship or study for a semester or year in that Western country.
5. student numbers are declining. There is a sea of ​​scholarships. In my faculty, the best student of the year receives next year's fairy as a gift.

The question is whether your son has the Dutch nationality.. 3 of my daughters studied in Bangkok (have already graduated, 2 went to ABAC and 1 to Chulalongkorn) (paid for by older brothers and 3 others are now in the Netherlands. We (my husband and I) think it is better to study in the Netherlands, although they are doing a HBO instead of a university. If your son has Dutch Nationality then I would recommend the Netherlands, if not it will be really expensive. Then it is better to choose a Thai university.