Thailand signs deal with Canva to improve digital learning
Thailand’s Office of the Private Education Commission (OPEC) has signed a memorandum of understanding in Bangkok with Canva, marking a new collaboration to enhance digital learning and design capabilities in private schools across the country.
The agreement was signed at OPEC’s Bangkok headquarters on January 26 by OPEC Secretary-General Monthon Phaksuwan and Canva Thailand Country Manager Pakapol Thangtongchin.
The partnership aims to improve the skills of OPEC staff, teachers, educational personnel and students in creating effective digital learning materials through the Canva for Education platform.
Under the initiative, OPEC will coordinate with private schools nationwide to promote training activities and track the programme’s progress. At least one assessment of outcomes will be conducted annually to ensure long-term benefits to the private education sector.
According to Monthon, OPEC’s mission is to develop the quality and competitiveness of Thailand’s private schools. The use of Canva’s design tools will allow students and educators to produce creative, professional learning content aligned with global standards.
Pakapol highlighted Canva’s broader vision of educational equity by offering premium design tools to all private schools free of charge.
He also emphasised that the platform supports the Ministry of Education’s goal to reduce teachers’ paperwork and return their focus to classroom learning. The tools promote collaboration in real time, visual literacy, AI-driven creativity, and inclusion.
To support long-term success, Canva will implement four strategic plans: technical support in Thai, educator development through ‘Train the Trainer’ and ‘Canvassador’ programmes, a shared teaching resource hub, and nationwide competitions to inspire educators and students.
Pakapol added that the collaboration was intended to build a lasting learning ecosystem for Thai children, rather than simply supplying digital tools.
OPEC reported that the collaboration marks a key step in Thailand’s shift from paper-based to fully digital learning environments, with Canva positioned as a central player in that transformation.
In similar news, the House of Representatives has given its approval to the Ministry of Education’s budget proposal during the second reading, as discussions on the 2026 fiscal year budget bill proceeded in a special session.
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