Thailand at a glance

Situated at the heart of the Southeast Asia mainland, Thailand is a hub of transportation and commerce. Extending 1,620 kilometers from north to south and 775 kilometers from east to west, it covers an area of 513,115 sq. km and is the 50th largest country in the world and the 12th largest in Asia. It borders the Lao People’s Democratic Republic on the north, the Union of Myanmar to the west, the Kingdom of Cambodia and the Gulf of Thailand to the East, and Malaysia to the south.

Thailand is divided into six regions: North, Northeast, Central, South, East, and West.
Official Name: The Kingdom of Thailand
Capital City: Bangkok
Religion: Buddhism, Islam, Christianity, and Hinduism
Dialing code: +66
Population: 70 million (2022)
Official Currency: Thai Baht (THB)

Heart of Asia

Thailand’s strategic location makes it an investors’ gateway to Asia. It is at the center of most ASEAN countries, including Myanmar on the west, Cambodia and Lao PDR on the east, and Malaysia, Indonesia, and Singapore in the south. Being at the crossroads of ASEAN and other dynamic markets in Asia such as China and India allows Thailand access to a burgeoning consumer population overseas aside from its equally huge population of 66.41 million people (2018).

Heart of Asia

Thailand offers investors a world-class infrastructure. Trade and business transactions are made easier through Thailand’s extensive highway system, modern city-wide mass transit, international airports, deep seaports, and international river ports. As the hub of ASEAN, Thailand advocates for free and fair trade. It is instrumental in the formulation of the ASEAN Free Trade Area and a signatory to a number of other free trade agreements.

Heart of Asia

Business opportunities in Thailand are abundant across several industries which include automotive, automation and robotics, aerospace, machinery, medical, alternative energy, food, bio-economy, bio-plastic, digital economy & software, electrical & electronics, printing, smart electronics, textile, and rubber industries, etc.

ASEAN Benefits

ASEAN promotes peace and economic growth allowing continuous development throughout the regions. As Thailand is an established growing economy, ASEAN has endorsed many business opportunities throughout the destination. ASEAN evaluates the benefits and potential risks of trading relationships within the ASEAN regions, which will therefore increase revenue and foreign direct investment. The continuous advantages of the ASEAN relationship with Thailand will be further explored throughout.

Trading (ASEAN Free Trade Agreement)

Competitive Economic

Single Market and Production Base

Wide Traffic Accessibility

Socio-Cultural Community

Integration into the Global Economy

Quality of University

To assure the university’s quality in Thailand, Thai university must conduct their self-assessment annually, and internal assessment every 3 years by Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation; and external assessment every 5 years by the Office of National Education Standard and Quality Assessment (ONESQA). And the universities looking for higher quality assurance can apply to receive EdPEx Award (Education Criteria for Performance Excellence). Moreover, Thai university also apply to receive international ranking such as QS World University Rankings by TopUniversities, U-Multirank, and The World University Ranking by Time Higher Education.
In Thailand you can find plenty of top-ranked universities that take their rightful place next to some of the biggest international university names out there.
Thailand’s universities, colleges, medical schools, engineering schools, and law schools are highly respected and well-known in the education and academic communities, and they continue to offer prestigious Bachelor’s, Master’s, and Ph.D programmes for smart, driven adventurers like you. Feel free to choose from some of the most competitive degrees in the best universities in Thailand.

University Diversity

Diverse schools feature differences in ethnicity, socioeconomic class, religion, reading level, athletic ability, background, gender, personality, learning style, and much more. It helps student to value the unique aspects of what makes each student different, and helps them embrace those differences in the classroom as those with differing viewpoints are able to collaborate to create solutions.

Diversity among students in education directly impacts their performance. Studies show that students work better in a diverse environment, enabling them to concentrate and push themselves further when there are people of other backgrounds working alongside them.

The presence of diversity in the classroom allows students to consider perspectives and opinions beyond those they’ve already formed or were shaped in early life by family and friends.

Better Prepare Students for a Global Economy

Business Competence

Promote Empathy and Reduces Prejudice

Improve Student Achievement

Foster Creativity

Build Confidence Later in Life

Visa information and process to get Visa

If you need a visa (some people do not, see here), you must apply for an appropriate visa at the Royal Thai Embassy. You can attend in person or use an agent. Visa applications received by mail – electronic or postal – will be rejected. The documents required are provided in the list below.

          09:00–10:00 AM     Document submission (no appointment required)
          02:00–03:00 PM     Visa collection (*Please allow 1-3 working days for visa processing.)

Kindly note that persons of all nationalities can apply for a visa at the Royal Thai Embassy. However, there are additional documents that nationals of some countries need to provide and/or procedures to follow in order to receive approval from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Thailand, which takes at least 1 month. Please see here (click).

You can download a visa application form here (click). Please see the details of each type of visa below:

Thai Embassy

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