During the first southern mobile cabinet meeting of the Yingluck Administration, Minister attached to the Prime Minister’s Office Nivatthamrong Boonsongpaisal visited the construction site of the Andaman University.
Along with Public Relations Department (PRD) Director-General Teerapong Sodasri, Mr. Nivatthamrong traveled to Baan Thung Kanoon Pan in Krabi province’s Nue Klong District to follow up on the progress of the projected Andaman University. Initially, a budget of approximately 20 million baht has been proposed to fund the project.
Once established, the university will become a regional center of education and research, of which the target is to reduce the problem of local people relocating to the country’s capital in order to further their university studies. Local authorities will also have an opportunity to participate in educational management of the region. Meanwhile, educational personnel will be able to develop and enhance their professional teaching capacity as well as establish a teaching curriculum which responds directly to local needs. By constructing this university, the government aims to create more educational opportunities for youths and people living in provinces along the Andaman coast as well as nearby provinces in order to bring about a worthy use of local natural resources.
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