本文系泰国各高等院校的教学人员于1984年为美国国际开发署准备的一份报告的摘要。泰国,根据国际开发署的分类,属于中等收入的迅速发展中国家。目前,泰国的社会经济和科学技术发展指标“预示着美好的未来,当然也不会没有长期而艰难的斗争”。在这个斗争中科学技术的进步必将起着主导作用。阻碍泰国科学技术发展的主要因素是缺少各个层次的合格专业人员。1980年,泰国每一 This article is a summary of a report prepared by the faculty members of institutions of higher learning in Thailand for the U.S. Agency for International Development in 1984. Thailand, according to the classification of the International Development Agency, belongs to the middle-income and fast-developing countries. At present, the indicators of socio-economic and scientific and technological development in Thailand “foretell a bright future and certainly no long-term and difficult struggle.” The progress of science and technology will play a leading role in this struggle. The main factor hindering the development of Thailand's science and technology is the lack of qualified professionals at all levels. 1980, Thailand each one