Shillong Projected as Prized Destination For Education
Thai ambassador Krit Kraichitti and officials of the Investment Promotion Bureau interacted with Meghalaya chief minister D.D. Lapang, Governor R.S. Mooshahary and other senior government officials last evening.
Additional chief secretary in charge of planning, Barkose Warjri, who attended the meeting, said today that Meghalaya is looking to attract Thai students to study in the English medium schools here. Thailand can send their students to pursue English medium education and the Shillong schools can fulfill their aspirations, Warjri said.
Many students from Bangladesh are already pursuing their studies in various educational institutions here.
The spoken English of the Thai students can also improve once they are in Shillong, Warjri said. He pointed out that the Prime Minister of Thailand, Abhisit Vejjajiva, was a student of St Joseph’s School, Darjeeling.
The Governor told the Thai ambassador that there are more than 600 Thai students in various parts of the country. He said Shillong is as good as Darjeeling in providing quality education.
Shillong was once known as the education hub of the Northeast, Mooshahary said, adding that there is also a need to have educational exchange programs between the students of Thailand and the Northeast.
Another area of mutual concern discussed at the meeting with the Thai delegation was the need to develop tourism circuit connecting the Northeast, Thailand, Myanmar and Cambodia. This can only materialize if there is regular flight from Guwahati to Bangkok.
Considering the potential Meghalaya has in the field of horticulture and floriculture, the state is exploring the possibilities of exporting horticultural produce and flowers.
“There is a huge potential of exporting Meghalaya orchids to Bangkok,” Warjri said.
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