On 10 November 2026, H.E. Mr Nadhavathna Krishnamra, Ambassador of Thailand to the UK, together with officials of the Royal Thai Embassy in London, welcomed H.E. Mr. Pakorn Nilprapunt, Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand, Mr. Piyawat Sivaraks, Secretary-General of the Office of the Civil Service Commission (OCSC), and OCSC executives and officials at the Royal Thai Embassy in London, on the occasion of their visit to the UK.
The Deputy Prime Minister received a briefing and exchanged views on priorities to promote closer relations and cooperation with the UK in areas of mutual interest, particularly efforts to enhance educational cooperation between Thailand and the UK, under the Embassy’s Year of Thai-UK Education Partnership 2026, as well as the responsibilities of the Office of Educational Affairs in the UK (OEA UK). The conversation also covered students’ preparations and monitoring of the academic progress of recipients of scholarships under the Outstanding Development Opportunity Scholarship (ODOS) Programme. The Deputy Prime Minister and OCSC executives then conducted a session with ODOS scholars and other Thai scholarship recipients pursuing postgraduate studies at master’s and doctoral levels in the UK to follow up on the academic progress and experiences.

The Deputy Prime Minister and his delegation are visiting the UK from 10 - 13 November 2026 to follow up on the progress of the first cohort of ODOS undergraduate scholarship recipients studying in the UK, as well as to visit the OEA UK. The programme also includes visits to Queen Mary University of London and Kaplan International College London to discuss cooperation and educational arrangements, as part of ongoing efforts to oversee and support the academic development of ODOS scholarship recipients in the UK.