Woravat comes out against changed semesters
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Education Minister Woravat Auapinyakul Monday expressed opposition to a key decision readjusting school semesters in Thailand at undergraduate level to match regional periods, saying the change would not suit Thailand's culture and climate.
The major break in Thailand in April falls in the hot season, making travel and living conditions difficult for students to concentrate on study; while a regional break period between August and September was the flood or high tide season in Thailand, he explained.
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"While the break may benefit Thai students acquiring study overseas, they are the minority at about 10 per cent of all university students. What would affect most people should be avoided," he added.
