Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation

The Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation (Abrv: MHESI; , ), is a Thai government body responsible for the oversight of Higher education, research, and science and technology in Thailand.

Background

Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation is a Thai government ministry created the Act of Ministries, Bureaus, and Departments Improvement (No. 19), 2562 BE (2019), which took effect 2 May 2019 during the administration of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha.

Organization

Departments

• Office of the Minister
• Office of the Permanent Secretary
• Office of Atoms for Peace
• Department of Science Service (DSS)
• Office of the Higher Education Commission
• Office of the National Research Council of Thailand

Supervised public organizations

• National Science and Technology Development Agency
• National Institute of Metrology
• Office of the National Policy Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation Council
• Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency
• National Astronomical Research Institute of Thailand
• National Innovation Agency
• Thailand Institute of Nuclear Technology
• Synchrotron Light Research Institute
• Hydro and Agro Informatics Institute
• Thailand Center of Excellence for Life Sciences
• Thailand Science Research and Innovation

State enterprises

• Thailand Institute of Scientific and Technological Research
• National Science Museum

See also

• List of government ministries of Thailand

References