182 of over 9,000 higher-ed programmes found sub-standard

[snoop1130]

182 of over 9,000 higher-ed programmes found sub-standard

By The Nation

 

 

As many as 182 programmes of higher education have not met their standards, according to the Office of the Higher Education Commission (Ohec).

 

The programmes have failed to meet the criteria expected by Ohec for two consecutive years, the 2015 and 2016 academic years. 

 

Ohec secretary general Dr Supat Jampathong said on Monday that in reviewing 9,099 existing programmes, his agency found 182 to be substandard. 

 

“We need to protect the interests of students and parents. So, we are going to release the list of substandard programmes on our website, www.mua.go.th,” Supat said. 

 

He added that Ohec would also ask educational institutes providing these programmes to stop recruiting new students. 

 

“For the programmes that still have students, they must ensure their operations are in line with Ohec standards within 90 days,” Supat said. 

 

The most common problem is the lack of an adequate number of qualified lecturers for the programmes.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30336294

 

-- © Copyright The Nation 2018-1-15

[KIWIBATCH]

They did this same review over a year ago and posted the "offending" colleges/universities names and indicated they would take action and close some of them down if things weren't rectified.

 

Here is yet another report today indicating that in both the 2015 and 2016 years a failure to provide the criteria required has been uncovered.

 

What happened to the closures?....more hot air and no action taken (obviously)

 

It is now 2018...is the Dept of Higher Education so far behind that they cannot provide an update for 2017 as to whether the criteria is now being met?

 

Thai Education...a huge rambling mess...going nowhere fast

[tifino]

so... this is where they will source their Sub Engineers from 

[coulson]

If they dig deeper they might find the number is 4 digits and not 3

[Misterwhisper]

Only 182? Well, I guessed the standards used by the OHEC for assessment probably weren't particularly high... in other words, they were Thai standards.

Edited January 15, 2018 by Misterwhisper

[Emster23]

How many programs did they examine? 185? 200?

[greenchair]

They well know about this and fail to stop it. 

Parents are paying hundreds of thousands only to find out that their kids are not allowed to graduate because of a substandard degree.