Agency Name: | Institute for the Promotion of Teaching Science and Technology |
Agency Type: | Public organization |
Nativename A: | Thai: สถาบันส่งเสริมการสอนวิทยาศาสตร์และเทคโนโลยี |
Nativename R: | IPST |
Formed: | 18 January 1972 |
Jurisdiction: | Government of Thailand |
Headquarters: | Bangkok, Thailand |
Chief1 Name: | Assoc. Prof. Thiradet Jiarasuksakun |
Chief1 Position: | President |
Parent Department: | Ministry of Education |
The Institute for the Promotion of Teaching Science and Technology (IPST) is a Thai state agency, founded in 1972. Its responsibilities include the development of national science and mathematics curricula, and sponsorship of science education, as well as the promotion of science in general. It is also Thailand's coordinator for the International Science Olympiad.[1]