Future Studies and the Development of Student Activities in Thai Higher Education Post-COVID-19 Pandemic

Abstract

It is evident that the world today is changing rapidly and has an unexpected feature
spreading vastly both physical and virtual. Likewise, the developments that occurred during
the COVID-19 pandemic have undergone extraordinary changes expanding to every perimeter
unprecedentedly. Previous knowledge and experiences are not always helpful in preparing for the
future. It is necessary to create a perception and learning process for a new set of knowledge
for the future, especially the perception of future studies. This article, therefore, has brought the
issues of student activities development in higher education as an academic debate to signifcantly
provide a body of knowledge to be used as a guideline for student development. It consists of
1) the importance of future studies and the development of student activities, 2) the trends of
uncertainties affecting the future of student activities in higher education, and 3) the guidelines
for applying the concept of future studies to student development.