HISTORY
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Our history started with the established of the Thai - German Technical School in 1959.
It the first milestone of the Thai-German Technical Cooperation, more than 500 projects have been implemented. From the early effort in the field of vocational education, infrastructure, health and rural development, the cooperation later focused on renewable energy, sustainable transport, environment and sustainable economic development.
60 YEARS: THAI- GERMAN PARTNERSHIP FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
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TOPICS & HIGHLIGHT PROJECTS LIST
Education
“Pioneering capacity development”
Thai-German technical cooperation (TGTC) first began in the field of vocational education with the establishment of the Thai-German Technical School, now King Mongkut’s University of Technology North Bangkok (KMUTNB)
- Asian Institute of Technology (AIT)
- Development of Industry-Oriented Graduate Education and Research in Engineering (DIOGE)
- Introduction of Dual Vocational Training (DVT)
- Promotion of the Chulabhorn Research Institute (CRI)
- Promotion of the Engineering Faculty at the King Mongkut’s Insitute of Technology (KMITNB)
- Promotion of the Training Print Shop at Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University (STOU)
- Southern Institute for Skill Development Songkhla (SISD)
- Thai-German Agricultural Engineering Training Center
- Thai-German Institute (TGI)
- Thai-German Teaching Aid Centre
- Thai-German Technical Institute Khon Kaen (TGTI)
- Thai-German Technical School
- Thai-German Technical Teacher College
HEALTH
“From basic need to experience sharing”
In 1965, Thai-German Technical Cooperation promoted several Thai health institutes at national and regional levels
AGRICULTURE & RURAL DEVELOPMENT
“From basic need to sustainable growth”
The first project in this field started in 1965 to support Thailand’s plans for rural development and agriculture – based economic growth
- Advisory Services to the Royal Irrigation Department
- Appropriate Regulatory Measures and Policy Reform for Pesticide Risk Reduction
- Credit Adviser to the Department of Public Welfare
- Microalga-Technological Testing Project Thailand
- Integrated Community Based Rural Development Chakkarat Project (CBIRD)
- Integrated Pest Management in Selected Fruit Trees
- Provincial Waterworks Authority (PWA) – GTZ Cooperation Project
- Sustainable Palm Oil Production for Bioenergy
- Thai-German Agricultural Development Project – Lamtakhong (TG-ADP – Lamtakhong)
- Thai-German Agricultural Development Project Saraburi (Pra-Buddhabat Land Settlement)
- Thai-German Animal Health Project (TG-AHP)
- Thai-German Animal Nutrition Project (TG-ANP)
- Thai-German Dairy Project
- Thai-German Micro-Finance Linkage Project
- Thai-German Highland Development Project (TG-HDP)
- Thai-German Land Settlement Promotion Project (TG-LPP)
- Thai-German Plant Protection Programme (TG-PPP)
- Thai-German Rodent Control Project (TG-RCP)
- Thai-German Underground Water Supply Promotion Project (UWP)
ENERGY & INFRASTRUCTURE
“From basic to advanced technology”
In the beginning, cooperative efforts focused on strengthening agencies responsible for basic infrastructure
- Advisory Assistance to the Management of the State Railway of Thailand (SRT)
- Bangkok Port: Dolphin Facilities at km 14 and km 28 on the Chao Phraya River
- Bangkok Transportation Study (BTS)
- Construction of Mooring Posts at the Port of Bangkok
- Dispatch of an Expert for Vehicle Monitoring in Thailand
- Eastern Seaboard Development Programme (ESDP)
- Elaboration of NAMAs for the industrial sectors refrigeration and foam production
- Energy Efficiency in Medium-Sized Enterprises
- Expansion of the Power Supply System
- Institutional Strengthening of the Office of Accelerated Rural Development (ARD)
- Masterplan of Small Hydropower Development, Thailand
- PEA Training Center Expansion and Development Project
- Thai-German Biogas Programme (TG-BP)
- Thai-German Energy Efficiency Promotion Project (ENEP)
- Transport Policy and Planning Project (TPPP / TP3)
ENVIRONMENT
“From a ‘Step-Child’ to the forerunner”
Thai-German technical cooperation started lately in the field of environment, but still was one of the first German contributions worldwide to combat industrial pollution
- Eco-Industrial Estate Development (DEE+Net)
- Environment Advisory for Industry Project
- Prevention and Control of Industrial Air Pollution
- Solid Waste Management Programme Phitsanulok
- Thai-German Dangerous Goods Project (TG-DGP)
- Urban Environment Management Project (UEMA)
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
“Integrated and balanced towards regional integration”
In the beginning through vocational education and trade facilitation in the 1970s, Thai-German Technical Cooperation helped to prepare for the globalized economic development in 1980s and 1990s
- Advisory Service to the Industrial Finance Cooperation of Thailand (IFTC)
- Forest Products Research Division
- Marine Fisheries Laboratory
- Material Properties Analysis and Development Centre (MPAD)
- Promoting Business Development Services and Networks for SMEs (BDSN)
- Promotion of Small and Medium-Scale Industries (PSMI)
- Promotion of the Thai Calibration Service
- Small-Scale Agroindustrial Development Project (SSAID)
- Small-Scale Industry Promotion Project (SSIPP)
- Thai-German Credit Project (TG-CP)
- Thai-German Programme for Enterprise Competitiveness
- Thai Trade and Investment Center
- Vocational Guidance System Project (VGS)