A joint project between Australia and Thailand kicked off this month to provide training for teachers in Thailand's deep South.
The participants have been selected from government and religious schools.
With a contribution from Chulalongkorn University, the project will help the teachers focus on three methods of teaching: active learning, learn-through-experiment and problem-oriented research. It will also encourage the teachers to develop projects that can solve learning problems in their areas.
As part of the project, the teachers will also go on an educational trip to Australia to see modern teaching methods there. The trips are also expected to boost Thai-Australian relationships.
Paul Grigson, Australia's ambassador to Thailand, said the Australian government was proud to have worked with a prestigious institute like Chulalong-korn University on this project.
"Education is a key to community development. We have focused on the development of teaching maths and science because they are important subjects," Grigson said.
This joint project has been conceived under an agreement signed by Thai Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya and his Australian counterpart Stephen Smith last year.