Asian Institute of Technology
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| Asian Institute of Technology | |
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| Motto | Learning beyond Boundaries |
| Established | 1959 |
| President | Said Irandoust |
| Faculty | 106 |
| Students | 1,937 |
| Location | Bangkok, Pathum Thani, Thailand |
| Affiliations | LAOTSE, ASAIHL |
| Website | www.ait.ac.th |
The Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) is an international institution for higher education in engineering, advanced technologies, and management and planning. It "promotes technological change and sustainable development" in the Asian-Pacific region, through higher education, research and outreach.
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[edit] History, mission
Founded in 1959 as SEATO Graduate School of Engineering, with a mission to develop highly qualified and committed professionals who will play a leading role in the sustainable development of the region and its integration into the global economy, it receives funding from organizations and governments around the world (initially from SEATO members).
In 2006, AIT claimed that it "has become a leading regional post-graduate institute and is actively working with public and private sector partners throughout the region and with some of the top universities in the world". (See note presented at the Asia Commons conference, Bangkok, June 2006.)
It also sees itself as being "recognized for its multinational, multi-cultural ethos".
[edit] Ramon Magsaysay Award
In 1989, it received a Ramon Magsaysay Award for Peace and International Understanding, "... for shaping a new generation of engineers and managers committed to Asia , in an atmosphere of academic excellence and regional camaraderie.".
[edit] Location
AIT operates as a self-contained international community at its campus located some 40 kilometres (25 miles) north of Bangkok, Thailand. Besides the usual labs and academic buildings, the main campus includes housing, sports, and medical facilities, a conference center, and a library with over 230,000 volumes and 830 print and on-line periodicals.
AIT has a remote campus in Vietnam called AIT Center in Vietnam. Another two centers have been authorized to be setup in Indonesia and Pakistan. AIT Map [1].
AIT was hosted by Faculty of Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand, before it moved to its present campus in November 1973.
[edit] Academic Structure
AIT consists of three schools, the AIT Extension, the AIT centre in Vietnam and the AIT centre in Indonesia.
The three schools are
- School of Engineering and Technology (SET) [2]
- School of Environment, Resources, and Development (SERD) [3]
- School of Management (SOM) [4]
[edit] Academic Programs Offered
[edit] School of Engineering and Technology (SET)
The School of Engineering and Technology offers Masters Degrees [MEng, MSc], Professional Master Degree Programs, Doctoral Degrees [DEng, DTechSc, PhD], Certificate of Advanced Studies in the following areas:
Civil & Infrastructure Engineering Group
- Construction, Engineering and Infrastructure Management (CEIM)[5]
- Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering (GTE)[6]
- Structural Engineering (STE)[7]
- Transportation Engineering (TRE)[8]
- Water Engineering and Management (WEM)[9]
Industrial Systems Engineering Group
- Mechatronics (MEC)[10]
- Microelectronics (MIC)[11]
- Nanotechnology
- Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering (IME)[12]
Information and Communications Group
- Computer Science (CS)[13]
- Information Management (IM)[14]
- Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems (RS-GIS)[15]
- Telecommunications (TC)[16]
Interdisciplinary Programs
- Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) [17]
- Disaster Preparedness, Mitigation and Management (DPMM)[18]
- Geosystem Exploration and Petroleum Geoengineering (GEPG)[19]
- Offshore Technology and Management (OTM)[20]
[edit] School of Environment, Resources, and Development (SERD)
The School of Environment, Resources, and Development offers Masters Degrees [MEng, MSc], Professional Master Degree Programs, Doctoral Degrees [DEng, DTechSc, PhD], Certificate of Advanced Studies in the following areas:
- Agricultural Systems and Engineering [21]
- Aquaculture and Aquatic Resources Management [22]
- Energy [23]
- Environmental and Engineering Management [24]
- Food Engineering and Bioprocess Technology [25]
- Gender and Development Studies [26]
- Natural Resources Management [27]
- Pulp and Paper Technology [28]
- Regional and Rural Development Planning [29]
- Urban Environment Planning [30]
Interdisciplinary Programs
- Agribusiness Management [31]
- Cleaner Production [32]
- Integrated Tropical Coastal Zone Management [33]
- Wetland and Aquatic Resources Management [34]
[edit] School of Management (SOM)
The School of Management offers the following programs:
- MBA Program [35]
- EMBA Bangkok Program [36]
- EMBA-HRM Program [37]
- International EMBA Vietnam Program (offered at hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Dong Nai, Vung Tau)[38]
- Doctoral (PhD and DBA) Programs [39]
[edit] Key Facts and Figures
- 2000 Students from 40 + Countries/Territories
- 15000+ Alumni from 80 Countries/Territories
- 23000 Short-term Trainees from 70+ Countries/Territories
- 130 World Class Faculty from 20+ Countries
- 588 Research and Support Staff from about 30 Countries
- About 200 Sponsored Research Projects
- 29 Board of Trustee members from 21 Countries
[edit] Athletics
AIT prides itself in the athletic diversity offered within the campus. Sports such as badminton, takraw, table tennis, tennis, basketball, cricket, volleyball, swimming, slow bicycle, and running enable students the chance to not only exercise but share valuable experiences with such a diverse student body.
[edit] Memberships
The institute is a member of the Greater Mekong Sub-region Academic and Research Network, and LAOTSE – an international network of leading universities in Europe and Asia.
[edit] .th domain
AIT administers .th, the country code top-level domain for Thailand.
[edit] External links
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- AIT e-Business Work Shop Myanmar
- AIT Alumni Association, Thailand Chapter
- AIT videos on YouTube
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Coordinates: 14°04′44.82″N 100°36′40.88″E / 14.0791167°N 100.6113556°E
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