Publish

DPU-ANU Research Program


Dhurakij Pundit University (DPU) in Thailand initiated a project with EABER in 2007. The initial research initiatives will include research into Higher Education financing and loan systems. The first of such research initiatives commenced in September 2007 and has begun to address issues related to the Financing of Higher Education in Thailand.

The first major international conference was held in Bangkok in July this year.
Download draft conference program

Education and Development: The Role of Higher Education [video]
Lawrence Summers. Harvard University.

Education: Lessons from Economic Theory and Operational Experience
Nicholas Barr. London School of Economics and Political Science.

Finance, State Capacity, Privatisation, and Transparency in SE Asian Higher Education
Anthony R Welch. University of Sydney

The Australian University Student Financing System: The Rationale for, and Experience with, Income Contingent Loans
Bruce Chapman. Crawford School of Economics and Government, Australian National University

Higher Education Policies and Development: Approaches to Funding Higher Education in Japan
Motohisa Kaneko. The University of Tokyo

Chinese Education Finance: Issues and Challenges
Wanf Rong, Wei Jianguo, Yang Po, and Yi Qian. Peking University.

Funding Higher Education in Malaysia
Kee Kuan Foong. Malaysian Institute of Economic Research.

Recent Developments of Higher Education in Indonesia: Issues and Challenges
Teguh Yudo Wicaksono and Deni Friawan. Centre for Strategic and International Studies, Jakarta, Indonesia.

Income Contingent Student Loans for Thailand: Alternatives Compared
Bruce Chapman and Kiatanantha Lounkaew. Crawford School of Economics and Government, Australian National University.

The Changing Educational Distribution and its Impact on the Evolution of Wages in Thailand, 1987-2006
Dilaka Lathapipat. Crawford School of Economics and Government, Australian National University.

Thailand’s Student Loan Fund: An Analysis of Interest Rate Subsidies and Repayment Hardships
Piruna Polsiri, Rangsit Sarachitti, and Thitima Sitthipongpanich. Dhurakij Pundit University.