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A booth from Stanley College.

Building a Platform

Elita Karim

“I am here with my school friends,” says Julienne, a young teenager seen roaming about from one stall to another, carrying brochures in a handbag and trying to jot down information on a note pad with a pen. Julienne will be starting college soon and her friends and she have decided to check out colleges and universities at the TIEE and therefore spread out on their own, listing out subjects, colleges, tuition fees, scholarships etc as they walk by a stall.

At the 9th Thailand International Education Expo (TIEE), this was a very common scene while groups of high school students would bustle about trying to tick off one college after another, many were also trying to check out the international schools based in Thailand, some of them also including boarding for children.

According to the Department of International Trade Promotion (DITP), Ministry of Commerce, who hosted the 9th TIEE, the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) will come into full effect in 2015. This is why, international study programmes have suddenly become a popular choice for students as well as the entrepreneurial sector in Thailand. The DITP, Ministry of Commerce thinks that the TIEE would be the perfect platform to showcase educational resources both in Thailand and abroad.

 
 
The 9th TIEE was a hit amongst the young people.

Held at the famous Siam Paragon from March 30 to April 1, 2012, the expo was a tremendous hit, not only with the locals, but also amongst the international visitors. Quite a colourful event, the expo was open to all, and displayed around 169 exhibitors, including international schools, high schools, universities, vocational training centres, language training centres etc. In his opening speech, the Deputy Commerce Minister, Poom Sarapol, said that this time, 15 countries outside Thailand also came together to make TIEE a success, namely from China, United Arab Emirates, Russia and Malaysia.

For the three days that the expo was going on, TIEE seemed to have become a meeting point for educational professionals, academic experts, students and their parents, on the look out for an appropriate curriculum and also for the best of e-learning and latest technology that will help the next generation grow.

Some of the best institutions in Thailand have several Bangladeshi students, studying subjects ranging from business, accountancy, languages, media, journalism, visual studies and much more. Some of the top universities that were displayed at the TIEE were the

Assumption University (www.au.edu), Chulalongkorn University (www.chula.ac.th/ cuen), Mahidol University (www.mahidol.ac.th) and Asian Institute of Technology (www.ait.ac.th) amongst many others. “We have Bangladeshi students coming in every year to explore opportunities in our university,” says Farai Ngoni Bimha, Associate Director of International Admissions, Assumption University (AU). “Not only do the diverse curriculum attract these students to AU, but also the fact that here they get a chance to explore their creativity, go all out and imagine!”

Expos of such kind should be held with increasing frequency, especially because the young people today want so much more. By a complete education, young students yearn to explore their creative powers, discover hidden talents and also take something they can later on pass on to the generation next. After all, to become a global citizen, the young need to be trained to view the world as one, especially when it comes to sharing knowledge and becoming an all-worldly citizen.

For further information regarding higher education in Thailand contact the following education consulting firms:

Assumption University, Bangladesh Office
House No: 7, Road No: 8, Block - F
Banasree, Rampura, Dhaka - 1219, Bangladesh.
Phone: +88 02 - 7287751
E-mail: eecp.bd@gmail.com
BSB Global Network
Plot: 22, Gulshan Circle-2, Dhaka-1212, Bangladesh
Cell: +88 01817040544, Phone: +88 - 02 - 8818816, 8816394, 9885066
Fax: +88 - 02 - 9895772
Email: bsb@bsbbd.com
Web: www.bsbbd.com


DID YOU KNOW?

Stuart Broad

 

Cricketer Stuart Christopher John Broad was born on June 24, 1986 (turning 26 today) in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom. Broad originally started his career as an opening batsman, following in the footsteps of his father, the former England opener and current ICC match referee, Chris Broad. Broad had been associated with Leicestershire since he was 8 years old having represented them at Under-9 level. Broad learned most of his adult cricket at Melton Mowbray club, Egerton Park. He played for the club from the age of 19. He was awarded with the Leicestershire Young Cricketers Batsman Award in 1996. Broad was educated at Oakham School, a co-educational independent school in the market town of Oakham in Rutland. Broad finished his school career with three B grades at A-level; given the choice of a place at Durham University or a contract with Leicestershire County Cricket Club, he chose the latter. Broad played his first game for Leicestershire 2nd XI in 2004 just before his 18th birthday and impressed enough to be given a full contract for the following season. He played for the England Under-19 squad in 2005. He was named in the ECB (England Cricket Board) National Academy squad for the winter of 2005-06 and was then called up to the England "A" squad touring the West Indies, as a replacement for James Anderson, who had been drafted into the Test side touring India. Broad enjoyed a hugely successful ODI series in Sri Lanka in October 2007, taking eleven wickets in the series at an average of 19.27, as England won the series three-two to record its first ever ODI series win in Sri Lanka.

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