In Education, we have a strong relationship with the Ministry of Education. We always gain trust from Ministry of Education and we are one of their strategic partners in different areas. British Council Thailand has been invited to be part of one of the Committees of Preparation for the ASEAN Community and Creative Education of the Ministry of Education. 

With the strong relationship between British Council Thailand and the government, senior figures in the government usually attend our events. The Minister of Education has many times opened the Education Festival (a series of educational activities including conferences, seminars, master classes, and exhibitions), The Prime Minister attended the Education UK exhibition in 2009 and delivered a short talk on “Global Citizens and Leaders of the Future”. He also attended the launch of the Digit Play exhibition in March 2010.

Collaborations with Office of the Basic Education Commission (OBEC)

  • Connecting Classroom project
    This initiative is now embedded in the curriculum of basic education in Thailand and there is a network of 110 Thai schools around the nation participating in this project. 
  • Leadership training for head teachers
    In 2010, we were selected by the Office of Basic Education, Ministry of Education to manage their budget of £110,000 to enhance the capacity of the 30 Head Teachers in leadership and internationalisation.
  • Thailand English Teaching Project
  • Content for the One tablet One Child Project
  • Project in the South of Thailand 

Collaborations with Office of the Vocational Education Commission (OVEC)

  • Our proposal with a UK Higher Education Institution of £50,000 for staff development in the area of employability in the vocational curriculum is being considered by the Office of Vocational Commission, Ministry of Education.
  • World of Work Project 

Collaborations with Office of the Higher Education Commission (OHEC)

The British Council has signed an Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Office of Higher Education Commission to provide them with support and consultation on their national agenda for Higher Education, University Funding Mechanism.

We have regularly provided the Ministry of Education with information and support for senior administrator visits to the UK, including a Ministerial visit. We helped liaison between Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) and the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) to meet with the Secretary General when he visited the UK. Recently, we have been involved in the Secretary General of the Office of Higher Education Commission visit to Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA). This visit was considered initial learning about the work of HESA and is expected to lead to a consultancy project where the Thai government will learn and adapt the HESA approach for use in Thailand. 

  • Publication:
    Guidelines for International Partnership in Thailand Details the rules and regulations in forming a partnership e.g. dual degree or set up campus 
  • Going Global International Conference
    Going Global is a series of international educational conferences hosted by the British Council. It offers an open forum for policy makers and practitioners from around the world to discuss issues facing the international education community. Despite their tight schedule, invitations from the British Council have never been turned down. The Secretary General of Office of Higher Education Commission (OHEC) attended Going Global in London in 2010. The Deputy Secretary General of OHEC attended Going Global in Hong Kong in 2011.
  • Briefing:
    We provide briefing for scholarship scholars at OHEC on studying in the UK

 

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