Perhaps 75 percent of Thai universities are at risk of closure in the next ten years due to the low number of applications and increasing competition from foreign universities, warns Arnond Sakworawich, affiliated with Nida.
My stepson is almost 18 and has to have his urine checked weekly. My wife says this is normal and everyone does it on a weekly basis. He has recently started living in rooms with classmates and I have lost control of him. Is there a drug problem among the students in Pattaya and the surrounding area?
Education minister: Lack of knowledge of English language and critical thinking among students
The education minister recognizes the lack of critical thinking and poor English proficiency among Thai students.
Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences: Minor 'Building Partnerships in Thailand' – Fact finding mission Bangkok
In the month of November, 15 students from the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences will participate in the HvA fact-finding mission 2015, which will take them to Bangkok, Thailand.
Military court releases fourteen detained students
A military court in Thailand released fourteen students yesterday. The thirteen men and a woman were arrested on June 26 because they were protesting against the military regime.
The group of students who protested in Bangkok on Friday against the military coup of May 22, 2014, must stop doing so or face severe punishment, NCPO spokesman Col Winthai Suvaree said.
News from Thailand – October 17, 2014
Today in News from Thailand:
• More fighting between students; classes are suspended
• Illegal eateries at water reservoir will be demolished
• Moorings in Ayutthaya cause dust, smell and noise
Stereotyping Thai students in Bangkok
The uniforms of Thai students were voted the sexiest clothes in the world in a 2012 poll in Japan. The fashion world in Japan jumped on this and now there is a collection of clothing on the market that is designed based on the uniform clothing of Thai students.
News from Thailand – October 6, 2014
Today in News from Thailand:
• Water level in the major reservoirs at lowest point for 15 years
• Asian Games over; Thailand scores 47 medals
• Tourism to Koh Tao is picking up again, says travel industry
Two student films about adolescence: Unabashedly authentic
Two Thai student films are screened this week at the Busan International Film Festival in South Korea, one of Asia's most important film festivals. Bangkok Post film critic Kong Rithdee calls both films, which deal with adolescent fears, "unabashedly authentic."
After the death of 3 students: Prayuth threatens to close courses
Prime Minister Prayuth threatens to temporarily close vocational colleges with students fighting with students from other colleges until an investigation into a triple murder is completed. Prayuth is concerned about the mating, where two previous students and a female student were killed last month.
News from Thailand – August 28, 2014
Today in News from Thailand:
• Drug test for railway workers at Hua Lamphong
• Forum about oil company PTT Plc fails
• Constructor of collapsed flat Pathum Thani reports
Sex, bikini and now another black flag
Transsexual Aum causes another riot at liberal Thammasat University. The student has tried to replace the Thai flag on the university's dome with a black flag. Sex mates are demanding that she be expelled from uni.
News from Thailand – November 23, 2013
Today in New from Thailand:
• Comment: Waterworks hearings are a farce
• 7-year-old boy used as a drug courier
• Dead and injured in feuds between vocational schools
News from Thailand – October 15, 2013
Today in News from Thailand:
• Hospital refuses pregnant woman; baby died
• Veerapong Chomruk (30) deserves a ribbon
• Corruption watchdog gets its teeth into firefighter case
News from Thailand – October 14, 2013
Today in News from Thailand:
• Student uprising of 14 October 1973 commemorated
• Flood death toll rises to 42
• China buys more rice and rubber from Thailand
Graduation ceremony Polytechnical school Chiang Mai (video)
A few years ago Willem Elferink made a video of the graduation ceremony for the students of the Polytechnical school in Chiang Mai.