The Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation (
Abrv: MHESI; th, กระทรวงการอุดมศึกษา วิทยาศาสตร์ วิจัยและนวัตกรรม, ), is a Thai government body responsible for the oversight of
Higher education
Higher education is tertiary education leading to award of an academic degree. Higher education, also called post-secondary education, third-level or tertiary education, is an optional final stage of formal learning that occurs after completi ...
,
research
Research is "creativity, creative and systematic work undertaken to increase the stock of knowledge". It involves the collection, organization and analysis of evidence to increase understanding of a topic, characterized by a particular att ...
, and
science and technology in Thailand
The National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA) is an agency of the government of Thailand which supports research in science and technology and its application in the Thai economy.
See also
* NSTDA affiliated institutions
** R ...
.
Background
Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation is a
Thai government
The Government of Thailand, or formally the Royal Thai Government ( Abrv: RTG; th, รัฐบาลไทย, , ), is the unitary government of the Kingdom of Thailand. The country emerged as a modern nation state after the foundation of t ...
ministry
Ministry may refer to:
Government
* Ministry (collective executive), the complete body of government ministers under the leadership of a prime minister
* Ministry (government department), a department of a government
Religion
* Christian ...
created the Act of Ministries, Bureaus, and Departments Improvement (No. 19), 2562 BE (2019), which took effect 2 May 2019 during the administration of Prime Minister
Prayut Chan-o-cha
Prayut Chan-o-cha (sometimes spelled Prayuth Chan-ocha; th, ประยุทธ์ จันทร์โอชา, ; born 21 March 1954) is a Thai politician and retired Royal Thai Army, army officer who has served as the Prime Minister of T ...
.
Organization
Departments
* Office of the Minister
* Office of the Permanent Secretary
*
Office of Atoms for Peace
The Office of Atoms for Peace (OAP) of Thailand (สำนักงานปรมาณูเพื่อสันติ) in Chatuchak district, Bangkok
Bangkok, officially known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon and colloquially as Krung ...
* Department of Science Service (DSS)
*
Office of the Higher Education Commission
The Office of the Higher Education Commission (OHEC, th, สำนักงานคณะกรรมการการอุดมศึกษา, ) is a department-level agency of the Thai government. It is the operating body of the Higher E ...
* Office of the National Research Council of Thailand
Supervised public organizations
*
National Science and Technology Development Agency
The National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA) is an agency of the government of Thailand which supports research in science and technology and its application in the Thai economy.
See also
* NSTDA affiliated institutions
** ...
* National Institute of Metrology
* Office of the National Policy Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation Council
*
*
National Astronomical Research Institute of Thailand
National Astronomical Research Institute of Thailand or NARIT is a research institute under the Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation. Its main missions are to carry out, support, and promote the development of astronomy ...
* National Innovation Agency
*
Thailand Institute of Nuclear Technology
The Thailand Institute of Nuclear Technology (TINT) (สถาบันเทคโนโลยีนิวเคลียร์แห่งชาติ) is a public organization in Bangkok, Thailand.
Overview
The institute is an entity establis ...
* Synchrotron Light Research Institute
* Hydro and Agro Informatics Institute
*
Thailand Center of Excellence for Life Sciences
The Thailand Center of Excellence for Life Sciences (TCELS) was founded in 2004 by the government of Thailand. TCELS is a public organization under the auspices of the Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation. TCELS has the ...
* Thailand Science Research and Innovation
State enterprises
*
*
National Science Museum
See also
*
List of government ministries of Thailand
The Government Ministries of Thailand ( th, กระทรวง: Krasuang) are the government agencies that compose the executive branch of the Government of Thailand. Each ministry is headed by a minister of state ( th, รัฐมนตร ...
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Science and Technology
Science and technology in Thailand
Thailand
Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is bo ...
2019 establishments in Thailand
Government agencies established in 2019