EEF Public Hearing for 5-Year Strategic Plan

Thairath•Society•20d ago

Reader Briefing

The Equitable Education Fund held its first public hearing in Nakhon Phanom to develop a 5-year strategic plan for 2028–2032.

•The Equitable Education Fund (EEF) launched a public hearing on August 4, 2026, in Nakhon Phanom.
•The objective is to draft the EEF 5-Year Strategic Plan (2028–2032) to address systemic educational inequality.
•The public can submit feedback via the EEF website and online channels until September 30, 2026.

Overview

•On August 4, 2026, the Equitable Education Fund (EEF) organized the first public hearing forum at Vela Dee Hotel in Nakhon Phanom province.
•The Equitable Education Fund (EEF) is collaborating with educational networks, communities, and local government organizations to design the draft EEF 5-Year Strategic Plan (2028–2032).
•Wuttisarn Tanchai described the Equitable Education Fund (EEF) as a catalyst for change and a lever connecting data, research, and innovation to achieve systemic national change.
•Wuttisarn Tanchai stated that educational challenges have evolved due to AI growth, technology, population structure, economic volatility, and natural disasters.
•Wuttisarn Tanchai used a train analogy to categorize students into those in the system, those dropping out mid-way, and those who have fallen off the system.
•The Equitable Education Fund (EEF) is driving the Thailand Zero Dropout Plus approach to find, track, and assist children who have never accessed educational opportunities.
•The Equitable Education Fund (EEF) invites the public and experts to submit opinions via https://www.eef.or.th/public-hearing/ until September 30, 2026.

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Key Quotes

Wuttisarn Tanchai

"Educational equity is not about making everyone ride in the same class of train, but about ensuring everyone has the opportunity to reach their life destination via a path suited to their potential and conditions."

ความเสมอภาคทางการศึกษา ไม่ใช่การทำให้ทุกคนนั่งรถไฟชั้นเดียวกัน แต่คือการทำให้ทุกคนมีโอกาสเดินทางไปถึงปลายทางของชีวิตด้วยเส้นทางที่เหมาะสมกับศักยภาพและเงื่อนไขของตนเอง

Key Entities

Organization

Equitable Education Fund(กสศ.)

An organization acting as a catalyst for change to solve systemic educational inequality in Thailand.

Person

Wuttisarn Tanchai(วุฒิสาร ตันไชย)

The Chairman of the Executive Board of the Equitable Education Fund (EEF).

Place

Vela Dee Hotel(โรงแรมเวลาดี)

The venue in Nakhon Phanom province where the first public hearing was held.

Nakhon Phanom Province(จังหวัดนครพนม)ℹ️

The location where the Equitable Education Fund's first public hearing took place.

Law

Equitable Education Fund Act 2018(พ.ร.บ. กองทุนเพื่อความเสมอภาคทางการศึกษา พ.ศ. 2561)

The law under which the Equitable Education Fund was established.

Policy

Thailand Zero Dropout Plus

An approach used by the Equitable Education Fund to find and assist children without educational opportunities.

Draft EEF 5-Year Strategic Plan (2028–2032)(ร่างแผนกลยุทธ์ กสศ. ระยะ 5 ปี (พ.ศ. 2571–2575))

The strategic plan being developed to solve systemic educational inequality over a five-year period.