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September 15, 2008
Thai Universities Face Loss of Accreditation Over Shoddy Learning Centers

The government of Thailand has told universities that they will lose their accreditation if the learning centers attached to them offer a substandard education.

The Bangkok Post reported today that, beginning in 2010, the Office for National Education Standards and Quality will inspect an estimated 300 learning centers around the country. The centers were started in order to offer courses to working students. They now offer undergraduate courses and training to some 150,000 Thais.

The Post quoted students complaining that classes are sometimes held in dilapidated and dangerous facilities. And instead of being taught by professors, courses are often led by people without degrees or teaching experience.

This is tough talk for Thailand, and perhaps yet another sign that the government is serious about raising education standards, which vary widely throughout the country. Two years ago, despite protests from universities, the government released the first ranking ever of the country’s higher-education institutions. —Martha Ann Overland
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Dr. Justin McDaniel
Dept. of Religious Studies
3046 INTN
University of California, Riverside
Riverside, CA 92521
951-827-4530
justinm at ucr.edu