Happy Monday ka, everyone.
I had an opportunity to give two sessions to a group of university administrators in Thailand and Myanmar under the network funded by OHEC and coordinated by MFU- Mae Fah Luang University.
As always, the Myanmar side was very eager to learn and after having met for the third time, more questions were asked....even the newcomers were so enthusiastic. Since it's a president/rector level, most out of 7 came and if not, their pro-rectors were super active to learn and share. They'll advance so fast because of their thirst for new knowledge and experience ka.
From our quick evaluation, the results showed their intention and commitment to pursue internationalization (focusing on research as top priority) at their respective universities. The next move will be to ensure that they havequality assurance in all the steps of their processes.
On another note, after almost 4 years, the book entitled, "Education in Thailand, An Old Elephant in Search of a New Mahout" is published ka. My colleague and I wrote a book chapter on "The Internationalization of Thai Higher Education over the Decades: Formidable Challenges Remain!" and I'm glad that there's at least one reference about how things have been done. I'm happier to see that IZN has become better known and been proactively implemented with much progress in many institutions in Thailand and hope more IZN research will be conducted.
If you're interested, the description is as seen below with the link to see the table of contents ka…very thick 744 pages ka (and expensive--$179)!
My only joy to see it published is that we can now quote what we wrote with reference to the book chapter ka.
Cheers.
Abstract of the Book:
This interdisciplinary book offers a critical analysis of Thai education and its evolution, providing diverse perspectives and theoretical frameworks. In the past five decades Thailand has seen impressive economic success and it is now a middle-income country that provides development assistance to poorer countries. However, educational and social development have lagged considerably behind its globally recognized economic success. This comprehensive book covers each level of education, such as higher and vocational/technical education, and such topics as internationalization, inequalities and disparities, alternative education, non-formal and informal education, multilingual education, educational policy and planning, and educational assessment. The 25 Thai and 8 international contributors to the volume include well-known academics and practitioners. Thai education involves numerous paradoxes, which are identified and explained. While Thailand has impressively expanded its educational system quantitatively with much massification, quality problems persist at all levels. As such, the final policy-oriented summary chapter suggests strategies to enable Thailand to escape “the middle income trap” and enhance the quality of its education to ensure its long-term developmental success.
Abstract of our book chapter ka:
Since 1990 following the formulation of the First 15-Year Long-Range Plan on Higher Education (1990–2004), Thailand’s efforts to internationalize have gradually shown some favorable results, especially in terms of the numbers of international students, programs, and partnerships. This chapter describes the 25-year evolution of internationalization examining factors speeding up or hindering progress; influences of national, regional, and international trends and partners; internationalization links; the rankings race; and quality assurance. The role of OHEC in providing leadership for and facilitation of internationalization is carefully reviewed. Four factors significantly influencing internationalization are examined, namely, Thai education reform, the cultural traditions of Thai educational administration, the development of global education internationalization, and the realization of the ASEAN Economic Community. Several other crucial factors are also discussed such as visionary leadership, engagement of millennials, benchmarking, and lintegration. Much improvement needs to be made in order to realize more in terms of the quality dimension – the key to a successful internationalization process. This will in turn ensure that the alignment and integration of policies from a broad framework with consistent elements as well as the maximization of resources available will lead to the collective implementation of the desired goals.
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