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Understanding Higher Education in Thailand

September 27th, 2011 7:16 am

In Thailand colleges and universities offer about 685 accredited international programs at undergraduate and graduate levels. Now the trend is being changed and Thailand is also in priority when parents want to send their children abroad for higher education apart from of UK, USA, AUSTRALIA and CANADA. Specially Asian prefer to come Thailand for higher education because students bear half of the price and get same lifestyle and education as UK, USA or Australia. Student can find many colleges and universities in Chiangmai, Khon Kaen and other locations apart from metropolis Bangkok. Many of the Universities are recognized and affiliated with other universities at global network. Students and lecturers come here to study and work from around the globe.

Thailand has a wealth of international academic institutions and Bangkok University offers a Business English BA three year course at about £6,600 total course fees. The accommodation varies as well, some universities have their own dorms on campus and some don’t have but living costs in Thailand are among the cheapest in the world. However finding a cheap place to live near the university and also which is near transportation is not something to be worried about. The cost of living is almost half the price of London. If you are on a tight budget you can share a place with friends and save substantial amount of cash or if you are concerned about your privacy then you can find out affordable places for living, their people will be always happy to help you.

There are many degree programs in English offered in Thailand from all major universities such as accounting, arts, architecture, biotechnology, business administration, hotel management, tourism, international business, engineering, medical, information technology, law, mass communication, journalism and many more. Thailand follows the US degrees with all Graduate and Under Graduate courses. Most of the foreign students prefer Business Administration, Marketing, Business English Language, International Business Management or General Management on Undergraduate and Graduate level.

Students can earn good amount of money by doing some part time jobs when they study in Thailand. The most common part time job for students in Thailand is teaching private tutoring English and primary subjects to the local Thai children. Jobs can be found on the net or by local newspapers.

Since 1990s the number of private colleges in Thailand has increased to 49 and national universities have opened satellite campuses in various provinces. Thus, Thailand’s higher education has entered the masses-oriented stage in terms of numbers of students. Thailand is top most choice for student and parents as well today for higher education.