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Study Visit on Tourism Education in Thailand For Delegation of professors from Mandalay, Yangon and Lashio Universities on February 21-26, 2012
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22 February 2012

 

Study Visit to Ministry of Tourism and Sports

 

Prof. Dr. Chira Hongladarom

 

  • We were assigned by Ministry of Tourism and Sports to organize cultural tourism project
  • Thailand and Myanmar have closed cooperation in HRD in tourism.
  • Ministry of Tourism and Sports assigned us to do research on AEC’s impacts on tourism sector.

 

Presentation by Mrs. Thannitta Svetsila Maneechote, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Tourism and Sports

 

  • Ministry of Tourism and Sports has 17 Physical Education colleges, 3 Faculties of universities teach Physical Education and some institutes teach Thai sports.

 

  • Ministry of Tourism and Sports has sport authority (SOEs) which host international sport events.

 

  • Visions are to promote and develop tourism and sports.
  • We organize international sport events to attract tourists.
  • Football leagues in Thailand are very popular. Fan clubs follow to watch their competitions.
  • We have collected data about money circulation in football.
  • 10,000 million Bahts money circulate in Football
  • 206 matches of football
  • Now, we are collecting data about Muay Thai.
  • We have to revise standard every year.
  • We have to develop tourism to prepare for AEC especially short courses for middle to lower level staffs.
  • For strategies, TAT has done promotions.
  • We have tourist assistance center for creating confidence of tourists. We give information and connect with tourism police and Ministry of Interior. We help tourists travel easily.
  • We have a lot of frameworks like GMS, ASEAN, and APEC etc and build tourism networks (train, air connectivity).
  • Budget is not high for us. Government set up 30 million Bahts budget for us.
  • Tourists from Myanmar to Thailand increase.
  • Thai tourists to Yangon last year was 61,000+.
  • We have workshop on tourism for Burmese in Chiang Mai.

 

  • Thailand and Myanmar and GMS, BIMST-EC can have pilgrimage tourism cooperation. Nepal proposed to do with us and Myanmar and will contact Myanmar later.
  • We do not count the number of tourists from border crossers who do not overnight.

 

 

Discussion

 

Daw Thida Han

  • How can you set up strategy plan for destinations in Thailand?

 

Mrs. Thannitta Svetsila Maneechote, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Tourism and Sports

  • We cannot put all budgets. We have policy that province can propose budget to the government.
  • Province with limited tourism opportunity will get less budget.
  • We have our own budget for each province but our committee need to approve.
  • We have to select each tourism site.
  • If target is high and have 2 million million Bahts income within 4 years, organizations have to help this new tourism site.
  • We need to select quality of tourists.
  • We cannot expand personally according to the law.

 

Prof. Dr. Chira Hongladarom

 

  • In May, we are going to conduct training for 5 days in Myanmar. We would like to invite Permanent secretary to be speaker.

 

Prof. Dr. Daw Khin Sway Myint

  • We need to extend the courses.
  • We need to prepare curriculum and material aids.

 

U Tin Tun Aung

  • Prof. Dr. Daw Khin Sway Myint wants to say Myanmar need training for trainers.

 

Mrs. Thannitta Svetsila Maneechote, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Tourism and Sports

  • Thai universities welcome international students
  • You have to choose universities to cooperate.

 

U Tin Tun Aung

  • Teachers want to get Master’s Degree in tourism from Thai universities and scholarship.
  • Myanmar wants to send our teachers to take 2-year courses like Master’s Degree.

 

Prof. Dr. Chira Hongladarom

  • I will report this to TICA and they will report to their top level.

 

U Tin Tun Aung

  • Myanmar is in stage of opening. We will approach Thailand for help first.

 

 

Luncheon Talk on Burmese-Thai Relation in Energy

 

Discussion

 

Prof. Dr. Chira Hongladarom

  • Prof. Dr. Daw Khin Sway Myint’s vision is to train human capital in Myanmar.
  • I want to promote trust and mutual understanding.

 

Prof. Dr. Daw Khin Sway Myint

  • At present, Myanmar is opening up. Many parties are interested in invest in Myanmar.
  • Dr.Chira mentioned within 2010 and 2011, tourist arrival to Myanmar will increase 25-35%.
  • 30 teachers teach in diploma course. Some got Master’s Degree or Ph.D.
  • Teachers need to upgrade to get Master’s Degree or Ph.D. in tourism.
  • They want to study in Thai universities and need scholarships.
  • We want to educate our people for tourism development.

 

Prof. Dr. Chira Hongladarom

  • Thailand has been supporting scholarships for Myanmar for many years.
  • Please introduce EGAT to engineering teachers.

 

 

Daw Thida Han

  • Attraction is very important in tourism industry. You work in many sites of our countries.
  • I would like to know about strategic plan for preservation and conservation of attraction including environment impact assessment.

 

EGAT

  • We will give information and explain to the community. EGAT must make local people standard of living better. Shan state project is the early stage. We have to talk to the leaders of the community.

 

Prof. Dr. Chira Hongladarom

  • Engineering and environment teachers should visit EGAT.
  • When you want to produce electricity in Myanmar, we need to do environmental impact assessment.

 

Prof. Dr. Daw Khin Sway Myint

  • What measures have EGAT done? Do you engage technicians? Everyone understands awareness already. We need to develop other aspects too.

 

EGAT

  • Next year, we set up office in Myanmar. We need help in recruitment.

U Tin Tun Aung

  • I am also engineer.
  • For more help, please contact Myanmar Engineering Society. U Win Khaing is the chairman.