Assistant Minister Calls for Educational Leaders to Listen, Decide, Act
Assistant Minister Lintithipon Varinnavacharoj opened the TEDxNU Final 2026 conference in Phitsanulok urging educational leaders to listen decide and act to keep Thai education aligned with global changes She highlighted the overlapping challenges of AI learner expectations teacher workloads and demographic shifts stressing that decision‑making must be ongoing and that inaction risks missed opportunities Lintithipon called for adaptable leaders who experiment responsibly foster honest dialogue learn AI themselves and put people at the heart of educational progress
Assistant Minister Lintithipon Varinnavacharoj opened the TEDxNU Final 2026 conference on October 4 2026 urging educational leaders to listen decide and act to keep Thai education in step with global developments She said the challenges facing education leaders are not isolated but layered involving AI technology learners expectations teachers burdens and demographic and economic shifts in Thailand making decision‑making a constant duty that cannot wait for perfect information She warned that inaction does not eliminate risk but may cause organizations to miss opportunities without learning from them and called for leaders who are adaptable see both immediate issues and the bigger picture experiment responsibly create spaces for honest dialogue and dissent and learn AI themselves rather than merely ordering others to do so stressing that the heart of leadership remains people because education advances when individuals dare to think speak experiment and learn