THE NATIONAL RESEARCH UNIVERSITIES WITH REINVENTING UNIVERSITY

Abstract

The purpose of this academic article were to: 1. study the changes brought about by Thailand's Reinventing University initiative in 2021. This initiative, introduced by Thailand’s Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research, and Innovation, marks the first time the country has grouped its universities based on their areas of expertise and 2. present the important impacts of these changes on Thailand's educational landscape.The findings of this academic article were as follows: 1. The Reinventing UniversityinThailand 2021has lead to the transition from “National research universities”to “Global and Frontier Research”and has been categorized into Group 1, entailingGlobal and Frontier Research as the main mission and strategyaimedata producingworld-class research with international competitiveness.2.The important impacts that occur as a result of the Reinventing University2021, including:1) anemphasis on advanced research and producing researchers in many fields of study, possibly leading to quality assessment, supervision becoming complicated, andtime-consuming processes.This may cause inefficiency and failure to keep up with present situations. 2)Government-supported research budgets which tend to increase marginally or unevenly.3)inadequate modern equipment and toolsused in advanced research, and 4) a decline in the work-life balance of educators and researchers.