HOME About Us Training Programs International Seminars Previous Activities Testimonials Contact Us CPD Programs EDUCATION   Depsirin High School B.A. (Economics), Victoria University, New Zealand, 1968 M.A. (Public Policy), University of Wisconsin, Madison, U.S.A., 1969 M.A. (Economics), University of Wisconsin, Madison, U.S.A., 1970 Ph.D. (Economics), University of Washington, Seattle, U.S.A., 1978 SCHOLARSHIP   Columbo Plan and Rockefeller Foundation AREA OF SPECIALIZATION   MicroEconomics (Population and Labour, Capital Theory and Project Evaluation) Economic Development Applied Econometrics Labour Economics Human Resources Development Economics Population Economics Human Resources Management Vision and Strategies OTHER APPOINTMENTS (SELECTED) PRESENT   Lead Shepherd of APEC Human Resources Development Working Group Secretary-General, Foundation for International Human Resource Development Chairman, Asia Pacific Consultants Ltd. Chairman, ASEAN-EC Management Board, Brunei Advisor to Siam Pulleys Industry Co.,Ltd. Chairman, Bangkok Metropolitan Advisory Board in Human Resource Development Member, Executive Board, Suan Luang Rama IX Public Park Foundation Advisor to ASEAN Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (in Human Resources) Chairman, Aspectum Thailand Chairman of Schiller-Stamford International University Council Advisor to Sino-Thai Engineering & Construction PCL Board of Director, STP&I Public Co, Ltd. PAST:   Founder and Executive Director, Human Resources Institute, Thammasat University Vice Rector for Research and Academic Services, Thammasat University President, STP&I (Public) Co.,Ltd. Advisor to Deputy Prime Minister Amnuay Viravan Vice Chairman of joint senate-parliament on social security legislation Chairman, The Advisory Council for Labour Development, Ministry of Interior Member, Board of The Tourism Authority of Thailand Member, sub-committee for Human Resource Planning in the 8th National Economic and Social Development Plan Member, sub-committee for Human Resource Planning in the 8th National Economic and Social Development Plan Advisor in Economic Affairs, Social Securities Committee Advisor to Deputy Minister of Finance Advisor to Deputy Minister of Education Advisor to Prime Minister General Chatichai Chunhavan on labor affairs Chairman, Sub-committee, Benefit Management and Social Welfare Promotion, Office of Social Securities Advisor to Prime Minister Prem Tinnasulanond Member, Advisory Committee to the Minister of Interior Member, Committee for the Long Range Planning of Higher Education in Thailand Member, Nation Wage Committee (6 years) Member, Sub-committee for Human Resources and Social Planning in the 8th National Development Plan Advisor to International Labour Organization Advisor to The World Bank Member, Advisory Committee for Policy Making and Regional Cooperation Problem Solving Chairman, Working committee of Human Resource Development Centre for Indochina, National Security Council Sub-committee, Labour and Social Welfare Development Planning (in Labour and Social Information System Planning), Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare Sub-committee, Labour and Social Welfare Development Planning (in Increasing Opportunities of Employment), Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare Member, Advisory Sub-committee for Education Development Planning in Long term, Office of the National Education Commission Pollwatch Committee, March 1992 Election Pollwatch Committee and Pollwatch Spokeman, September 13, 1992 Election CONSULTATIONS (AS PROJECT LEADER):   Vision Conference for Ministry of Interior (1993) Project to Study Manpower Requirement in Environmental Area for Department of Environmental Quality Promotion (1993) Project on “Climate Survey” and Vision Conference for Tourism Authority of Thailand (1994) Vision and Strategies for Design 103 (1994) Project on “Human Resource Development Planning” for Social  Security Office (1995) Project to Study and Make Salary Structure for The Metropolitan Electricity  Authority (1995) Project on “Reengineering” for The Expressway and Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (1995) TN-NIXDORF computers workflow program (1996) Project to Study Agricultural Sector Structure and Human Resource Management, Office of Agricultural Economic (1996) Vision Workshop for Royal Airforce of Thailand (1996) High Level Training on quality and privatization for the senior officials of Telephone Organization of Thailand (1996) PREVIOUS WORK:   Case Studies on Labor Relation at The Level of The Enterprise in Asia  : Siam Cement Company, with Vanee Choikiatkul, Human   Resources  Institute, Thammasat University, January 1982 Labour Relations at The Level of The Enterprise in Thailand, with Associates, submitted to Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, Human Resources Institute, Thammasat University A Feasibility of Reducing The Population Growth Rate of Thailand to 1.5% per Annum By The End of The fifth Five-Year Plan : An Analysis of Contraceptive Markets and Supply, submitted to National Economic and Social Development Board, 1980 Demand for Alcoholic Beverages in Thailand, with Delehanty and Hunchangsith, Research Report Series No.25, Faculty of Economics, Thammasat University (in Thai), 1980 Agricultural Organization in Thai Village : A Survey, with Praipol Kumsup, Thai Khadi Research Institute, Thammasat University, November 1981 Comparative Assessment of Strategies and Programmes Rising Productivity of Poor, submitted to Asian Pacific Development Center, April 1984 Land Tenure Security, Rural Credit and Farm Productivity in Thailand, submitted to World Bank, May 1985 (with Gershon Feder)* Employment and unemployment in Thailand : The Current Situation and The Projection, with Chesada Lohaunchit, submitted to USAID, August 1984 Different Ways to Measure Minimum Wage and Their Impact in Thailand, with Associates, submitted to Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, July 1985 (in Thai) Supply for Alcoholic Beverages in Thailand with Hunchangsith, Research Report no.51 , Faculty of Economics, Thammasat University, January 1985 (in Thai) Evaluation of Family Planning  Programs by Labour Department in Sri Lanka, with Lionel Demery , submitted to  International Labour Organization, November 1985 Employment Effects of Investment, with Pradit Charsombat and Watana Isarangkura, Paper prepared for USAID, September 1984 Work System and Feasibility Study of Reducing Work Time from 8 hours to 7 hours by not Reducing Total Output and Sale Under Resource constraint : Case Study of The Business Organization of the Teachers Council of Thailand, with Associates, submitted to  Business Organization of Teachers Council in Thailand, 1984 (in Thai) The Impact of Thailand Reforestation Program on Child Mortality and Fertility, with Associates, submitted to Thai University Research Associations 1984 Urban Food Market in Thailand, wit6hAssociates submitted to International Development Research Center, September 1985 Public Sector Employment , with Associates, submitted to Asian Employment  Program , International Labour Organization, 1986 Tourism Industry of Thailand, with Associates, submitted to Tourism Authority of Thailand, 1986 Increasing The Absorptive Capacity of The Urban Economy : A Case of Bangkok, with Watana Isarankura, submitted to UNCRD, 1987 Needs Assessment of Manpower for Natural Resources and Environment under MANRES project, submitted to USAID, 1989 The Unions of Public Enterprises in Thailand, submitted to Asia-American Free Labour Institute (AAFLI), 1991 (in Thai)      *The Best Research Award from American Agriculture Association TEACHINGS:   Thammasat University Chiangmai University Kasetsart University Songkla Nakarin University Assumption University National Defense College (5 years) Hong Kong University National Institute of Development Administration  Nanyang Technological Universtiy, Singapore University of Washington, Seattle, U.S.A. University of California, Los Angeles, U.S.A. OTHER ACTIVITIES:   Presenter of Monthly Television Program on Channel 11 on “Toward the 21st century” 1993-present Presenter of documentary program on Channel 11 on “People First” 1995-present Columnist in Bangkok Post 1994-1995 Columnist in Naew Na 2002 – Present Columnist in Recruit Update 2003 – Present BOOKS PUBLICATION:   HR Champion Prof. Dr. Chira Hongladarom Secretary General Foundation for International Human Resource Development 2010 Copyright © by trebs.ac.th .All Rights Reserved.