On 2/17/2023 at 7:22 PM, dj230 said:

i have to say, having went to a thai university to check it out, quite a big one in bangkok, not very impressed by the quality of the professors.

Compared to where?

57 minutes ago, alien365 said:

I know many teachers who are incredibly frustrated at being forced to conduct so much research. My local university expects papers to be published in q1 journals yet refuse to invest in top quality facilities required to do so. Even with those facilities, English is still a major hurdle. 

Almost nobody is "forced" to publish at Thai universities. Often, maybe usually, it's option. Faculty members can either get a teaching contract or a research contract. Most opt for the teaching contract, because they can't publish. There are top ranked Thai universities where the faculty members have maybe published a couple of book chapters over the past three years and nothing else. Yes, they spent Covid sitting at home on their rears and didn't manage to publish a single article in a top tier journal.  And this is especially a problem among foreign teachers who are hired because they speak English and otherwise have very thin vitas. 

7 hours ago, Laughing Gravy said:

and many get their 'Grads' to write most of the paper and put their name to the said paper.

A standard and beneficial practice in biology research with postgrad and graduate research students. Head of lab oversees and guides research and is responsible for obtaining the research grants to fund the lab. Of course the grads write-they are reporting on what THEY have done. And of course he gets his name on the paper, generally last on author list, being responsible for the work that emerges from his/her lab

 

Imposter society.

2 hours ago, fusion58 said:

Imposter society.

Subliminally, could easily suggest this attribute to most society.

As the saying goes, the fish rots from the head.

 

If you are expecting exemplary behaviour from those in positions of power or authority in Thailand, I am afraid you are going to be disappointed…

On 2/18/2023 at 8:11 AM, Artisi said:

My wife is a Thai university Asociate Prof, PhD (not a Thai PhD) and would run rings around all fly-in, fly-out pretend farang (so called) teachers' who supposedly know how to teach English grammar. 

Maybe you could ask her to teach you the basics of the use of the apostrophe ????

4 hours ago, madmitch said:

Maybe you could ask her to teach you the basics of the use of the apostrophe ????

I don't claim to be an expert like some ????