Expanding its services in Thailand, the Gemological Institute of America (GIA) is opening an educational campus in Bangkok, Thailand, in the same building which houses its GIA Laboratory and Research Center in Bangkok. The courses that will be offered include - diamond grading, gem identification, colored stone and pearl grading lab classes. The programs include the GIA Graduate Gemologist and Graduate Diamond program.

The courses are expected to begin in October ad the facility to be readied by end September.