BANGKOK, 3 December 2012 – Huachiew Chalermprakiet University (HCU) has unveiled a 2-billion baht project to build additional facilities and boost academic proficiency in preparation for the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC), to be established in 2015.
The Poh Tek Tung Foundation approved the budget to add roughly 101-thousand square meters of facilities to the university’s campus. Construction is expected to begin before February 2013 and finish by June 2014.
HCU is among the latest Thai universities preparing for the AEC, which is now set to launch on December 31st 2015. Several have looked into altering their academic calendar in order to synchronize study across the region.
Nation University executives have pushed for at least 20 percent of subjects in Thai universities to be taught in English, along with a mandatory language proficiency test for graduation.
By RADIO THAILAND & INSIGHT INFO
