We are currently out of Thailand and the below study courses will not be available in 2009. However there are
opportunities for young people of Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Myanmar (Burma) to do small scale research works.
These involve communication with the research instructors, doing research activities and creating paper and digital report works.
Please go to 'Internship & Work' page for more details.
Starting in year 2008 we are offering more training courses.
You are free to choose any available course provided you pass the entrance test.
Some courses, however, have condition that you must have completed specified course(s) before
you can enroll.
Courses 101, 102, 103, 105, 106 and 107 (total approximately 340 hours or roughly one year)
are considered basic. People who have successfully completed these courses will be
able to perform properly up to the expectation of a standard international
organization or company. These people with special skill and knowledge should also
be able to set up socially responsible organization or business of their own provided
they have opportunity.
The courses aim to give students:
basic general knowledge, skill and experience plus proper thinking mindset to solve problems and make decision
working level communication and language skill
desire to understand the things and events clearly in details, depth and volume honestly and without bias
desire and ability to discover
desire and ability to collect, manage, use and distribute information
ability to see things and events through the barriers
understanding of different peoples, cultures and lifes
and these will make students:
to become responsible and useful citizens of the world
to become self motivated, mature and independent people
General requirement for enrollment:
older than 18 years
non native English speaker
more than 12 years of formal education or equivalent
Campus
We do not create own campus thus saving world resources. Classroom study
are in our office. We will also study and do research
in public areas such as national parks, villages, rivers, seas and islands.
Subject 101: Communication & Basic English 1 (80 hrs)
Introduction to communication
Basic grammar and beginner's English
Basic reading, speaking and listening
Writing
Reading articles and stories written for students of English
Discussion
Argument, reasoning, thinking
Ethics
Information research
Subject 102: Communication & Basic English 2 (80 hrs + Reading for discovery)
You must have completed 101 or sit in entrance test.
Grammar
Practical English use in communication
Local and international news and searching for news and information
Discussion and finding out
Report and research writing
Cross cultural communication
Ethics
Natural science for everybody
Thinking deeply and widely, and in new ways/cultural settings/world perspectives
Problem solving
Subject 103: Study of comtemporary body of human knowledges (50 hrs)
You must have completed 101 and/or sit in entrance test.
This study will give us a good general understanding of types of knowledges we (collectively)
need for proper keeping and progress of our community. Included in the study are introduction
to and scope of each knowledge body, and progress/changes and future of each body
of knowledge.
Common types and fields of knowledge bodies
More introduction on selected fields
Discussion
Research and report writing
Information collection anywhere anytime
Management, distribution and use of information
Subject 104: Introduction to health and wellness (unavailable at the moment)
Introduction
Personal
Community
Life style and community design
Information management
Subject 105: Guest lecturers' speechs and discussion on life experiences and lessons
You should have completed 101 and 102, or sit in entrance test for English.
Listening and note taking
Questions and answers, discussion
Report writing
Guest lecturers are not Ph.D degree holders or professors from the Universities. They are
ordinary working people or retired citizens from around the world with decades
of working experiences.
They will lecture on volunteer basic on a choosen topic for one to two hours followed
by questions and answers and discussion. We will announce
time by time availability of these lectures/discussion classes.
Subject 106: General management (60 hrs)
You should have completed 101, 102 and 103; or sit in entrance test for
English, communication and knowledge.
Introduction
Small (business or organization) setup & management
Small office management
Project management
Team work and individual work, their pros and cons and use
Planning
Problems and solutions + case studies
Report writing
Subject 107: Introduction to solving social/communicational problems (70 to 80 hrs)
You should have completed 101, 102 and 103; or sit in entrance test for
English, communication and knowledge. Completing the course 106 is desirable but not necessary.
Human psychology
Cross cultural communication
Understanding many worlds/cultures of human society
OR
(Different) Foundations, standards, platforms, and understandings
Flow of love, respect, belief/trust, opportunities, knowledge & resources among people of world
Misunderstanding, conflicts, emotion, and stress
Sustainable society and environment
Attending guest lecturers' speeches when available
Constructing a happier society (report/essay writing)
Subject 108: Research writing (3 months)
You should have completed 101, 102 and 103; or sit in entrance test for
English, communication and knowledge.
Introduction
Discussion and selection of topics
Detailed study
Research and writing
Publishing
Subject 109: Field trips (2 months including 1 or 2 field trips)
You should have completed 101, 102; or sit in entrance test for
English, communication and knowledge. Completing the course 103 is desirable but not necessary.
This course is quite flexible and it is possible to create a customized plan.
Introduction
Study of selected places and cultures
Research
Selection of trip
Preparation
Trip and field research
Recollection and data management
Reporting and publishing
Subject 110: Basic practical Math (60 hrs)
You should have completed 101 and 102, or sit in entrance test.
Subject 111: Basic Geography (50 to 60 hrs)
You should have completed 101 and 102, or sit in entrance test.
Subject 112: Introduction to Ecology I and II (40 hrs each)
You should have completed 101 and 102, or sit in entrance test.
Subject 113: Graphic study (60 hrs)
You should have completed 101 and 102, and sit in entrance test.
Introduction
Plain geometry
Solid geometry
Colors, lights and shades
Sketch making
Dimensions and calculation
Simple drawing
Paintworks
Photography
Computer works
Generating ideas
Subject 114: Introduction to web site development (70 hrs + one website)
You should have completed 101, 102, 113, and sit in entrance test.
Subject 115: Small wind turbine machine construction (3 weeks classroom study + 3 weeks field work)
Entrance test must be passed.
Theory study
Basic calculation and drawing
Problems and solutions
Techniques of controls
Safety and strength
Goods and bads of each design, and wind machine as a whole
Design of a small wind machine
Material selection, sourcing, and budgeting
Construction and testing
Field assembly and testing
Producing maintenance plan and spare parts list
Report writing
Subject 116: Special interest tours/trips management (3 months including 1 or 2 field trips)
You should have completed 101, 102 and 109; and sit in entrance test.
Completing the courses 111 and 112 are desirable but not necessary.
History
Present and future
Knowledge, skill and research
Marketing and operation
Trends, problems and solutions
Attending guest lecturers' speeches when available
Report and assignment work
Subject 117: Rural development (3 months classroom, research + 3 months fieldworks)
You should have completed 101, 102, 103, 106, 107, 111 and 112; and sit the entrance test.
Simple yet interesting life and sustainable ecology
Unique Adventure Trips