The Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation ( Abrv: MHESI; , ), is a Thai government body responsible for the oversight of

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, and science and technology in Thailand.

Background

Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation is a Thai government ministry 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.

Organization

Departments

* Office of the Minister * Office of the Permanent Secretary * Office of Atoms for Peace * Department of Science Service (DSS) * Office of the Higher Education Commission * Office of the National Research Council of Thailand

Supervised public organizations

* National Science and Technology Development Agency * National Institute of Metrology * Office of the National Policy Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation Council * Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency * National Astronomical Research Institute of Thailand * National Innovation Agency * Thailand Institute of Nuclear Technology * Synchrotron Light Research Institute * Hydro and Agro Informatics Institute * Thailand Center of Excellence for Life Sciences * Thailand Science Research and Innovation

State enterprises

* Thailand Institute of Scientific and Technological Research * National Science Museum

References

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