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ScienceAsia 33 Supplement 1 (2007): 047-050 |doi: 10.2306/scienceasia1513-1874.2007.33(s1).047
Engineering Studies in Thailand: A Critical Look at the Past, Important Lessons for the Future
Somchai Wongwisesa*
ABSTRACT: Several years ago, Thailand announced the commitment to becoming a “Newly Industrialized Country” (NIC), probably due to the expectation that prosperity would come from industrial products rather than agricultural products. As a result, the focus of the national policy was on promoting the industrial sector and accelerating the production of technological manpower - both engineers and technicians. However, several problems arose shortly after this, such as environmental problems, unemployment problems, urban density problems, product quality problems, manpower quality problems, and other social problems. These consequences are lessons that we should learn from and remember. Since Engineering involves both good and bad aspects, so in developing the country according to society’s expectations, it is important to understand the past, present and future of engineering study in Thailand.
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a Fluid Mechanics, Thermal Engineering and Multiphase Flow Research Lab (FUTURE), Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi, Bangmod, Bangkok 10140, Thailand.
* Corresponding author, E-mail: somchai.won@kmutt.ac.th
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