Within a decade, if present trends continues, three-quarters of Thai universities will be gone. (Bangkok Post file photo by Thanarak Khunton)Three quarters of Thai universities are at risk of closing over the next decade due to low enrolment and increased competition from foreign rivals, an education expert has warned. Mr Arnond said Thailand's higher education market has been shrinking for many years due to a demographic transition from high to low levels of fertility. Mr Arnond said the numbers are a wake-up call for 170 universities nationwide that the higher education market in Thailand is getting smaller each year. The current social trend is making the university consider downsizing, or even closing, some social science majors.

Source: Bangkok Post May 21, 2017 22:07 UTC