CUPT chairman Suchatvee Suwansawat said a surge in Thailand's infrastructure development is one of the main factors which will make engineering a first-choice major for many students. Mr Suchatvee suggested Thai universities in the near future may need to have more partnerships with the world's top universities as well as provide more international programmes to attract students from neighbouring countries. This is because the number of Thai students attending universities is expected to decrease due to a demographic transition to low levels of fertility. Out of all applicants in the first round, 59,032 students have been accepted by universities. However only 29,715 students have confirmed their place, while many have forfeited the place they gained in the first round to try their luck in next rounds.

Source: Bangkok Post January 03, 2018 20:26 UTC