Wall Street English Thailand is seeking to treble its revenue by 2023 by doubling the number of branches in the country.

Foreign universities and colleges will soon be able to operate in Thailand, as part of the government's plan to improve the country’s tertiary education system and fill skills gaps.

The University of Maryland has launched an LGBTQ+ Empowerment programme that will enable students to learn from lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and allied “change agents” in Thailand.

International House World Organisation has welcomed its second affiliate school in Thailand. IH Chiang Mai is the group's second school in Thailand and brings IHWO's total portfolio of schools to 159. The new school opened in January, 12 years after its counterpart in Bangkok.

SI-UK is planning to open a new office in Turkey and Nigeria and become one of the top education agencies in Thailand, following a good first year of operations in the country. It is building links in the UK with a federation of boarding schools.

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha highlighted the importance of English language education in a nationally televised address as a country-wide evaluation of English teachers gets underway. Meanwhile, Kaplan International has opened a head office in Thailand.

Educators in Thailand are calling for longer visa stays for foreign lecturers and students, as the country gears up for the launch of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) in 2015. Currently, this group must renew visas every three months, but universities say reform is needed to ease Thailand's entrance into AEC.

Thailand is preparing itself to become a hub for international schools and ELT once the ASEAN Economic Community is launched in 2015, officials have said. The demand for international schools and English programmes in Thailand has increased in the past 20 years.