Scholarships on environment, science to get top priority
Visarut Sankham
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- Recognising the need to prepare for natural disasters, the Office of the Civil Service Commission (OCSC) plans to give priority to students seeking scholarships in the fields of environment and science.

"There have been so many natural disasters recently and its a concern that needs to be addressed soon," Thanida Techachokwiwat, director of OCSC's Education and Training Abroad Centre, said last week.

She explained that priority would also be given to students seeking scholarships in law and human-resource management as these fields responded to the needs of government agencies and national strategies.

There are up to 250 scholarships up for grabs this year, including those under Royal patronage, government schemes, schemes under the Foreign Ministry as well as the One District, One Scholarship scheme.

There are also 3,923 grants for students and government officials to study and undergo training overseas under the supervision of OCSC. Thanida added that the OSCS also offers 80 full scholarships to third-year university students who wish to work with government agencies after graduation.

Information about all available scholarships will be provided at the upcoming OSCS International Education Expo 2015, to be held on November 14-15 at Siam Paragon shopping centre.

Participating will 315 leading institutions from 23 countries, including Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, United States, Turkey, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Malaysia, France, China, Ireland, Italy, Hong Kong and Germany.

Representatives from different institutions will provide details and advice on what's up for offer.

Thanida said that this is the first time for Turkey and the Netherlands to join the event.

The OCSC International Expo 2015 is held under the "Me and My Future Education" concept with the purpose of encouraging students to explore educational opportunities and get information on studying and living overseas.

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-- The Nation 2015-10-19

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Edited October 19, 201510 yr by Redline