Country report
Thailand
IFE2020
Presentation Outline
Thai Education Policy Framework
Quality Assurance
University Governing Framework
Thai Education Policy Framework
• Investing in raising quality of entire education
system
• Providing no fewer than 12 years of basic
education
• Upgrading teacher training and development
• Using ICT to enhance learning efficiency
• Developing quality and standard s of HEIs
• 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 10th National Economic
and Social Development Plan
The 2nd 15-Year Long Range
Plan on Higher Education
• Reforming entire education system
• Increasing private sector ‘s role in education
provision
• Building capacity of teachers, faculty, and
education personnel
• Providing 15 years’ cost-free education
• Raising educational standards
• Improving efficiency of Student Loan Fund
• Providing quality education
• 15-Year Free Education with Quality Project
• One outstanding school for each sub district
• Setting up low-cost Learning Centres
• Integrating existing nat'l education networks
• Teacher development and welfare
• Upgrading teachers of science, mathematics, and
technology
Government Policy
Ministry of Education’s Policy
Thai Education Policy Framework
Thai Education Policy’s Equation
The 10th National
Economic and Social
Development Plan
The 2nd 15-Year Long
Range Plan on
Higher Education
Government Policy
Ministry of
Education’s Policy
•Reform of education system
•Articulation of all levels of education
•Governance and financing
•Teacher and education personnel development
•Enhancement of education quality
•Accessibility to education and life-long learning
•Employability of graduates, role of real sector, and enhancement
of national competitiveness
From Policy to Practice
Quality
• 9 Centres of Excellence and 9 National Research Universities
• Developing Research Assessment Exercise (RAE)
• Grouping of Higher Education Institutions
University Staff Development
• Strategic Fellowship for Frontier Research Networks
• Student and Staff Mobility
Articulation of all levels of education
• New Generation of Teachers Project
Accessibility to Education
• Student Loan Fund
• 15-Year Free Education Project
Information Technology
• Infrastructure: Expansion of UniNet to Ned-Net and Virtual Campuses
• 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
Quality Assurance
If an educational institution
has not reached the standards required,
the ONESQA shall submit to parent
organizations on corrective measures
for that institution to improve its
performance within a period of time
QA
System
IQA
EQA
The 1999 National
Education Act
Revised 2002:
Chapter 6 Educational
Standard and Quality
Assurance
Process
HEIs
CHE
Establishing
IQA systems and
undertaking
internal reviews
ONESQA
EQA is conducted
by ONESQA
(Public Organization)
System of
QA:
IQA & EQA
Responsible
Org.
Conducting
external
assessment
every five-year
cycle
Development
IQA is responsible by
educational institutions
with the involvement of
academic communities
and support from parent
organizations
Higher education institutions shall conduct self-assessment
in the form of documents and evidence providing relevant
information on institutions according to 9 indicators as follows:
1. Philosophy, Commitments,
Objectives and Plan
2. Graduate
3. Student Development
Activities
4. Research
5. Community Academic
Service
6. Preservation & Promotion
of Art and Culture
7. Administration and
Management
8. Finance and Budgeting
9. Quality Assurance and
enhancement
The Relationship between the Internal Quality
Assurance and the External Quality Assessment
Internal Quality Assurance
at institutional level
Institution’s
operation
Institution’s
Internal
Assessment
Self
Assessment
Report
Feedback
Feedback
External Quality Assurance conducted
by the Office for National Education
Standards & Quality Assessment
(ONESQA)
Site
Visits
Evaluation
Report
Monitoring
Thai Qualifications Framework
TQF
Learning Expectations
Curriculum Standards
OHEC
University
Fail
5 year
TQF-Program
Dev & improve. plan
Each year
TQ
Quality
๑
Program Report
Pass
Promotion
& gain
benefits
Degree Standards
Credit Transfer
Principle
Program
Specifications
Course & Field Experience
Specifications
Course & Field
Experience Reports
Evaluation & Measurement
(using 5 Learning
Outcomes)
Learning Process
(5 Domains of Learning)
Uni Council
Approval
OHEC
Acknowledge
& record in
database
1. Moral and Ethics
2. Knowledge
3. Cognitive skills
4. Interpersonal skills and
responsibilities
5. Numerical Analysis,
Communication, and IT skills
Students & Graduates Development meets learning
outcomes in TQF (Qualified & satisfied graduates for
workforces and society)
(POD Network)
Teaching Unit
Facility & Environment
8
๑ Need improvement
Thai Qualifications Framework for Higher Education (TQF)
Six Level of Qualifications: Advanced Diploma, Bachelor,
Graduate Diploma, Master, Higher Graduate Diploma, and
Doctor
Five Domains of Learning
1. Moral and Ethics
2. Knowledge
3. Cognitive skills
4. Interpersonal skills and responsibilities
5. Numerical Analysis, Communication, and IT skills
and in fields where they are relevant. Psychomotor skills is an
additional domain for those fields such as music, nursing, physical education
etc.
Concept of the TQF
Support
Outcome
Input
How to Learn
Methods
&
Strategies
Source: Prof. Pirom Kamolratanakul M.D., 18 April 2009
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University Governance
University Council
University Audit
Committee
Academic
Committee
President
Assistance
President
Dean of College
Vice President
Dean of Faculty
Director Center
University Governance
Research/
Graduate
University
Type of University
Specialized/
Comprehensive
University
University
Public Univ.
• governmental unit
• autonomy in
academic admin
through UC approval
• Financial &
Personnel admin. to
comply with
bureaucratic system
• Subsidized by
Government
• Student Loan Fund
Autonomous
Public Univ.
• governmental unit
• full autonomy in
academic admin,
financial and
personnel admin.
through UC approval
• Subsidized by
Government in
Blockgrant
Private Univ.
• Having autonomy
in academic,
personnel & financial
admin.
• some aspects to be
monitored &
approved by OHEC
• total expenditure
from their own
revenue
• Student Loan Fund
Liberal Arts
University
Community
College
Teaching
Research
Providing academic services
Preserving & Promotion
arts & culture
Relationship: Autonomous VS Government
Regulation/OHEC
Autonomy/Regulation
OHEC Roles
Type of
AcademicAutonomous
Personnel Financial Policy
HE
Financial
Univ.
Public Admin. Admin. Admin.
standards Support
University
Autonomous
Public Univ.
Auto
Public
University
Private
Auto
public
universities
Auto
Gov.
Gov.
regulate regulate
Community
Private
University
College
Auto
Auto
University
Auto
Partial
Auto
Monitoring
&
evaluation
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

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Non and
indirect
support
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University Structure
University
Council
Campus Offices
Office of the President
Faculties/Schools
Institutes/Colleges
Centers
Responsibilities
UC
responsibilities
University Council
Public &
Autonomous Public Univ.
Chairman of UC to be appointed by
HM the King
Ex-officio members:
- University President, Chairman of
Faculty Council, government agencies’
CEOs & Chairman of University
Operation Promotion Board
Qualified members selected from
experts & appointed by HM the King
Members selected from
- Vice Presidents
- Deans, institute directors, bureau
directors, center directors
- University faculties
Secretary of the Council selected from
Vice President
Public University
Private University
Chairman of UC proposed by Licensee
appointed by
Minister of Education
University President
Qualified members
(7-14 persons) proposed by
Licensee & appointed by Minister
Qualified members
(not less than 3 persons) approved
by OCHE Board & appointed by Minister
Secretary of Council selected from
university administrators
Public autonomous
university
Private HEIs
Policy formulation
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Quality & standard
supervision
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Regulation set up
Monitoring &
Evaluation
Authorized for personnel
admin. To the extent
approved by OHEC Board
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Fully authorized for
personnel & financial
admin. & investment
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Fully authorized for
personnel & financial
admin. & investment

Future Direction
Give full
autonomy to
public &
private
universities
• Reduce
state
regulations
• Focus on
- policy
formulation
- Post
auditing
Strengthen
governance of
University
Council &
university
management
Promote
good
governance &
management
of universities