1. 11th AIMS Review Meeting @Bali, Indonesia
Thailand
Country Report
11th AIMS Review Indonesia
Teeratorn Likhitphongsathorn Educator, Professional Level Bureau of International Cooperation Strategy
Office of the Higher Education Commission, Thailand

2. Outline Effort for Student Mobility in Thailand1
Implementation of AIMS Programme in Thailand 2
Visa and Immigration Procedure 3
Challenges 4
Future Direction 5

3. Student Mobility in Thailand

4. harmonization of HE in SEA Internationalization of HEIs
Policy & Efforts
Towards Mobility Programmes
Framework of the Second 15-year Long Range on Higher Education ( )
Preparation of graduates to be “global citizens” with “global competencies”.
Enhance high quality of Thai higher education system to strengthen the country’s global competitiveness
Regionalization
&
harmonization of HE in SEA
Internationalization of HEIs

5. Student Mobility in Thailand
Internationalization of HEIs
the 7th - 11th HE Development Plan ( )
University Mobility in Asia and the Pacific (UMAP)
Year: 1996 – 2014 Area: Worldwide except EU and ASEAN Type: 1-way exchange

6. Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS) Year: 2000 – 2010
Area: GMS countries Type: 2-way exchange
ASEM-DUO Fellowship Programme (DUO-Thailand) Year: 2006 – Present
Area: EU member countries Type: Dual exchange
ASEAN International Mobility for Students Programme (AIMS) Year: 2010 – Present
Area: ASEAN+3 Type: 2-way exchange
Thailand-ASEAN Student Exchange Programme Year 2012 to 2014 Area: ASEAN countries Type: 1-way exchange

7. Implementation of AIMS Programme in Thailand

8. Thai universities under AIMS Programme
Chulalongkorn University
Kasetart University
Chiang Mai University
Mahidol University
Mae Fah Luang University
Prince of Songkla University
Thammasat University
King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi

9. AIMS Thailand Students (2010-2017)

10. AIMS Thailand Students (2010-2017)
Country
Inbound
Outbound
Malaysia
167
210
Indonesia
236
171
Vietnam 16 14
Philippines 18 11
Brunei 12
Japan
232
212
Korea - 1
Total
681
630

11. AIMS Thailand Students (2010-2017)
Country
Inbound
Outbound
Malaysia 76 81
Indonesia
115 73
Total
191
154
Country
Inbound
Outbound
Malaysia 91
129
Indonesia
121 98
Vietnam 16 14
Philippines 18 11
Brunei 12
Japan
232
212
Korea - 1
Total
490
476

12. Funding support 1.4 Million THB/university Round-trip air ticket
Maximum 140,000 THB/student (Approx. 4,100 USD)/student
Countries Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, and Vietnam
Round-trip air ticket
Allowance
International health insurance

13. Visa & Immigration
Procedure

14. VISA & IMMIGRATION PROCEDURE
START
Documents
Letter of Acceptance from HEIs or
Approval for Enrollment from Ministry of Education
1. Getting admitted by HEI or school
At the Royal Thai Embassy or Consulate General
Visa fee = 2,000 THB
The process takes 3-5 working days.
Students will get 90 days for their first Non-immigrant visa "ED".
2. Applying for visa

15. 4. Getting visa extension
Student needs to report to their respective HEIs/Schools immediately.
Students are required to renew their first ED-visa after 90 days.
3. Entering Thailand +
At the Immigration Bureau or its branch offices
Documents are:
- Visa extension form (TM.7)
- Letter of certification from HEI
- Copy of passport
- Recent 4 x 6 cm full-face photo
Extension fee = 1,900 THB.
4. Getting visa extension
FINISH

16. Challenges

17. Challenges 1. 2. 3. 4. Truly Balanced Mobility Program Sustainability
Visa & Immigration 3.
Communication 4.

18. Future Direction

19. Future Direction Evaluate AIMS Thailand (2010 – 2017)
Facilitate visa & immigration impediments
Evaluate AIMS Thailand (2010 – 2017)
Prepare for 10th Anniversary of AIMS Programme
Encourage intra-ASEAN student mobility