From: ssg9328@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Samart Srijumnong)
Subject: Education, Science & Technology (News)
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
Date: Mon, 7 Sep 1992 21:31:35 GMT
Keywords: Thailand, education, S7T


Shortage of engineers still goes on
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Mahidol Engineering School's dean, Thanakorn On'Ouan", claimed Thai
engineers are second to none. He believed the English-medium
engineering program can help. Thanakorn cited the field which is
urgently needed is mechanical engineering. He said in the past 3-4
years there has been shortage of about 2,000 mechanical engineers.
Engineers from other fields like industrial and chemical were about
1,000 less than what the country needs. The 10 government-run
engineering schools can altogether produce only 2,200 graduates
each year, he said. 

(from ThaiRath, August 22, 1992, page 8)


The National Office for the Promotion of Science & Technology 
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(NOPST) has celebrated its 1st year anniversary
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Dr. Nit Chandramunklasri, vice president of the NOPST disclosed
that the Office was chartered on 30 December B.E. 2535, as an
independent organization to encourage private sector to take
part in science & technology development, as well as to develop
manpwer requirements for S&T for both the private and public
sectors. To celebrate its aniversary, the Office will sponsor an
annual meeting entitled "Techno-Business", during September 4-6, at
Pattaya in order to pool the efforts from both the government and
the private sectors to discuss the direction and planning for S&T
development in Thailand for the years to come.

(from ThaiRath, August 22, 1992, page 8)


CU's Petroleum College gets upgraded
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Prof. Kamjut Mongkolkul, the director of Chulalongkorn University's
College of Petroluem and Petrochemistry, told the press that duet
to the shortage of manpower in petroluem and polimer for the
Eastern Seaboard Project, the government has requested the speed up
of such manpower production. CU Petroluem College has aimed at
producing world-class personnel in the field. Hence, it needs an
upgrading program. The College is now seeking assistance from three
leading US institutions in the field, U of Michigan, Case Western
Reserve U, and U of Oklahoma, its English-medium programs in
petrochemistry and polimer. Kamjut claimed his College is well-
staffed and well-equiped. A 105 mill.Baht 14 storey-building stands
ready to absorb students and faculty, he reported. Besides, the
USAID has provided $2.5 million in five years for the US professors
to teach and advice research. Eact of the two programs is expect to
accept 20 graduate students.  

(from ThaiRath, August 22, 1992, page 8)


Thai researchers can get a Japan's Ph.D.
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Thai researchers who have accumulated high-quality research works
can submit their research findings to a Japanese institution to get
a Ph.D. without any coursework requirements. 
 
Dr. Apirat Arunin, the Secretary of the National Research Office
(NRO), annouces the JSPS Ronpaku's Ph.D. research grants for
B.E.2536 (1993) in bio-technology, agricultural production,
engineering, health sciences, marine scince, phamarcy, oganic
chemistry, polimer, social sciences and humanities. The deadline
for applying is September 30, 1992. Those who are interested can
contact the NRO at (Bangkok's phone) 579-2288, 579-1370 to 9, or
579-1121 ext 6231.

The JSPS Ronpaku Dissertation Program is a collaboration between
Thailand's National Research Office and the Japan Society for the
Promotion of Science (JSPS). 

(NaewNaa", August 24, 1992, PuuYing+NaewNaa" section, page 4)
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