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Tsinghua and Peking universities retained the top two spots, while the National University of Singapore came in at No 3 in the latest Times Higher Education Asia University Rankings.

The National Higher Education Science Research and Innovation Policy Council (NXPO) has been slammed for not pushing for higher educational standards and opening doors for more people to pursue higher education.

The Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation Ministry signed a memorandum of understanding on cross-institutional enrolment at a meeting of the Council of Graduate Studies Administrators of Public and Autonomous Universities. Presidents of 25 state institutions also participated in the ceremony.

Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation Minister Suwit Mesinsee said yesterday (June 15) that his ministry has been working with more than 70 education institutes to provide 32,718 people nationwide with part-time jobs lasting three months.

Higher educational institutes may now appoint a person who is neither a civil servant nor a current employee to the position of president, vice president, dean, deputy dean or equivalent.

Something big is happening in Thai education, with policymakers overhauling the way students enrol in universities.The move will affect millions of children who are preparing to pursue higher education.