Thai universities received poor grades in this year's Times Higher Education World University Rankings. Mahidol University's position remained unchanged as it was still in the group of universities ranked between 501-600 in this year's Times Higher Education World University Rankings. Chulalongkorn University, King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi and Surananee University of Technology were also in the same positions in the grouping between 601-800. Chiang Mai University was dropped to a lower tier below 800, joined by Kasetsart University, King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang, Khon Kaen University, Prince of Songkhla University and newcomer King Mongkut's University of Technology North Bangkok. Phil Baty, editorial director for global rankings at Times Higher Education, said in a statement, "The rise of China in this year's table is remarkable and demonstrates the way the global higher education landscape is changing."

Source: Bangkok Post September 06, 2017 10:30 UTC