Keywords—ASEAN Citizenship, Internationalization, Thai
Higher Education.
I. INTRODUCTION
HE internationalization of higher education institution is a
natural and inevitable consequence of the continued
globalization of economies. Higher education institutions are
now being called to produce professionals for an
internationalized economy. The opening of national
boundaries to foreign institutions that seek to offer higher
educational services is a scenario that is very likely to become
Thailand a reality in the medium-term. There is a need to
understand the possible forms of these developments and to
assess how the Thailand higher education system will respond
to or be affected by these developments.
Understanding these phenomena should provide important
insights and guides for policy formulation on these issues, as
well as for local higher education institutions as they seek to
redefine their goals and operations in an increasingly global
educational environment. The term “globalization” represents
the international system that is shaping most societies today. It
is a process that is “super charging” the interaction and
integration of cultures, politics, business and intellectual of