Mahidol Becomes Top Thai Uni In Times 2019 Global Rankings

By Pravit Rojanaphruk, Senior Staff Writer

 

An undated photo of a Mahidol University sign. Photo: Matichon

 

BANGKOK — Five Thai universities are among the world’s top 1,000 according to this year’s Times Higher Education World University Rankings.

 

Mahidol University ranked the highest in the country and was classed in the world’s top 601 to 800, while Chulalongkorn University, Suranari Technology University, Chiang Mai University and King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi made the 801 to 1,000 bracket.

 

Full story: http://www.khaosodenglish.com/news/bangkok/2018/10/08/mahidol-is-top-thai-uni-in-times-2019-global-rankings/

 

-- © Copyright Khaosod English 2018-10-08

nice to see they are putting a positive spin on it.

 

This from 2 weeks ago

 

 

 

10 minutes ago, taichiplanet said:

nice to see they are putting a positive spin on it.

 

This from 2 weeks ago

 

 

 

Nothing will change until the learning culture changes. One of my students is a medical intern now - show loved the 3 years she spent in the UK where she could openly discuss topics with her professors. It Thailand, her hair wasn't dark enough to work in the ward, even though it's her natural colour. She had to dye it black. And just forget asking Thai professors anything. Just follow the leader, even if they are a clown. Enough said. 

Speaking from experience: If that's the best I don't want to see the worst

"Poor education" is a control tool of the elite (backed by the military) who do not want to be challenged for power and control of the Kingdom! 

Much more detailed report here from Sept 27. And pretty well sums it up. Thailand's days of being even in the top 1000 are numbered. There's a complete chart of Asean universities and their movements over the last 12 months.

 

NUS, Mahidol casualties of rising China & Malaysia: 2019 World University Rankings

1 hour ago, lvr181 said:

"Poor education" is a control tool of the elite (backed by the military) who do not want to be challenged for power and control of the Kingdom! 

Sure. Goes without saying. 

 

This has been a ruling class base policy for ages. 

And one can easily trace it back to a single entity. 

Cause and effect.

8 hours ago, DavisH said:

Nothing will change until the learning culture changes. One of my students is a medical intern now - show loved the 3 years she spent in the UK where she could openly discuss topics with her professors. It Thailand, her hair wasn't dark enough to work in the ward, even though it's her natural colour. She had to dye it black. And just forget asking Thai professors anything. Just follow the leader, even if they are a clown. Enough said. 

I just hope you are not an English teacher. 

1 hour ago, Tongjaw said:

I just hope you are not an English teacher. 

Vary harsh, Tongjaw. 2 typos shouldn't really bring out the spelling police.

7 hours ago, madmitch said:

Vary harsh, Tongjaw. 2 typos shouldn't really bring out the spelling police.

Perhaps a tad harsh, but if you can dish it out then you have to be man enough to take a bit of it back too ???? 

Tallest midget.

On 10/8/2018 at 5:50 PM, lvr181 said:

"Poor education" is a control tool of the elite (backed by the military) who do not want to be challenged for power and control of the Kingdom! 

Like the American Revolution and Castro in Cuba and Mao in China.  What do they all have in common?  The lack of education of the people who revolted.  Take your idea back to the drawing board.  Control has nothing to do with education once the cell phone and internet were introduced.  China has 300,000 students in the USA.  How does that fit with your idea?

On 10/8/2018 at 2:25 PM, grumbleweed said:

Speaking from experience: If that's the best I don't want to see the worst

You went to school at Mahidol?

42 minutes ago, marcusarelus said:

You went to school at Mahidol?

No, I did a short course there. It was the worst educational experience of my life. The lecturers, including a dean, were clueless. The lectures consisted of them reading verbatim from slides while pointing to each and every word with the cursor. The dean spoke about ethics as if it were a totally alien concept to any non Thai. She offered such gems as "We shouldn't take drugs." She became flustered when asked questions and eventually ran out of the room telling us to look on the internet.

 

All this to a room full of western university graduates. Calling them morons is being unkind to morons

On 10/8/2018 at 7:31 PM, zzaa09 said:

Sure. Goes without saying. 

 

This has been a ruling class base policy for ages. 

And one can easily trace it back to a single entity. 

Cause and effect.

Yeah...I believe the word for it is plutocracy. 

Well good on them...

4 hours ago, marcusarelus said:

Like the American Revolution and Castro in Cuba and Mao in China.  What do they all have in common?  The lack of education of the people who revolted.  Take your idea back to the drawing board.  Control has nothing to do with education once the cell phone and internet were introduced.  China has 300,000 students in the USA.  How does that fit with your idea?

"How does that fit with your idea?"  Quite easily - look at the Kingdom's education system! Bullying by teachers (not uncommon), rote learning, degrees from Universities that are largely irrevelant outside the Kingdom etc etc. The pre-occupation by Government to want to always "shoot the messenger" as far as internet media is concerned and a system of Government that does not accept any form of criticism. A 'feudal society' protecting the entrenched interests of the powerful. What happened to the university students who "revolted" about the return of a military strongman many years ago? SLAUGHTERED.  Despite cell phones and the internet, because of the disinterested low educated citizenry (who are just trying to make a living) a successful uprising is highly unlikely anytime soon, IMHO.