 As Minister of Education , ML Pin established the Regional Education Development Project including higher education , which aimed to study the needs and limitations of education systems in the provinces . Spanning over two years , results of the project included the improvement of cooperation between government officials and Muslim locals in the four southernmost provinces , recognition of the need for children living near the Malay and Cambodian borders to be able to learn the Thai language before starting school , and the experimental development of a curriculum based on learners ' needs and interests at Suranaree School . 
