(25-04-2013)
On 22 April 2013, the Minister of Education, Mr. PhongthepThepkanjana, reported on the progress of the “One District, One Scholarship”project (ODOS) for which very few applicants had passed the written exam.According to Mr. Phongthep, this is the fourth time the ODOS project has been organised. This year, there were 20,381 applicants for the written exam, of whom only 137 passed. Fourteen of them received scholarships for students whose families had total incomes of less than 200,000 baht and 123 won scholarships for bachelor degrees in science both within Thailand or abroad. Since very few applicants had passed the exam for the scholarships, the Minister said that it might be repeated.
Mr. Phongthep said that students who study abroad should possess some prior knowledge, otherwise, they will have some problems when they study. When he met ODOS scholarship students in France, he encouraged them to improve their foreign language skills and to find academic institutions suitable for each of them so that they can graduate successfully.
Mr. Phongthep asked the media to do the P.R. for ODOS so that all Thai students would know about it and apply for it.
The ODOS scholarships, worth over 1 million baht, have very few commitments for the scholars because it aims to encourage them to study, whatever their status or family backgrounds. Even first year university student a eligible to sit the scholarship exam.
The Minister of Education finally concluded that he would discuss the regulations and criteria for the scholarship with the ODOS committee. If the rules are not strict enough, scholars will have problems. He believes that Thai students can do anything but, in terms of this ODOS exam, the more applicants there are for this exam, the more qualified scholars the fund will sponsor and the better the country will become after they graduate.
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