Partnering Asia’s Future

Why choose AIT?

The Asian Institute of Technology offers the opportunity to study at and advanced international level at an Asian institution with a strong academic reputation. Many progressive developments in the application of engineering, technology, management, and sustainable development have originated at AIT.

• Hugely International, green and secure learning environment• Flexible multidisciplinary curriculum.• Small class sizes with English as the medium of instruction.

(IELTS 6 or equivalent)• Global network of prestigious alumni. • Regional mandate in Asia but with worldwide opportunities through

exchange and dual degree programs.

RESEARCH              EMPLOYABILITY              TEACHING              FACILITIES              INTERNATIONALIZATION              INNOVATION                INCLUSIVENESS              

•#2 Thailand•# 210 WorldEngineering

& Technology

•# 3 Thailand•#283 World

Social Science &

Management

Faculty Rankings

Vision & Mission

VISION:AIT will strive to become a leading and a unique regional multicultural institution of higher learning, offering state of the

art education, research and training in engineering, technology, management and societal

development.

MISSION:The mission of AIT in the context of the emerging environment is "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".

1959 SEATO Graduate School of Engineering is established

1967The Constituent Assembly of Thailand approve legislation for the Charter of the newly named Asian Institute of Technology in October.

1973His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand graciously presides over the opening of the new campus in Pathumthani in February.

1986Asian Disaster Prepared-ness Center establish at AIT 

1988AIT was the site of the first email sent in Thailand. It developed the country’s first top level domain name “@ait.ac.th

HISTORY OF LEADERSHIP AND COOPERATION

1993AIT and the Government of Vietnam signs an M.O.U. in February to establish the AIT Centre Vietnam in Hanoi. 

2001 The AIT Extension is established serving as an umbrella of AIT’s outreach and Satellite campus.

2003His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden opens Thailand Accident Research Center.

2009 AIT celebrates its Golden Jubilee

2013The AIT Distinguished Lecture Series kicked of with a inaugural talk on “Living with Robots” delivered by Stanford University pioneer Prof. Oussama Khatib.

HISTORY OF LEADERSHIP AND COOPERATION

SELECTED INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION

1987United States Aid for International Development and the National Research Council of the United States, in recognition of significant contributions to science and technology over the past 25 years

1989Ramon Magsaysay Award for International Understanding.

1995AIT received the Asian Management Award for Development Management from the Asian Institute of Management in Manila, for its contributions to human resources development and sustainable development in the region.

2006H.E. Prof. Banh Tien Long, Vice Minister, Ministry of Education and Training, Vietnam, presented his country’s prestigious “Friendship Order” to AIT.

2011AIT received “Excellent Research Awards for Year 2010” from the Thailand Research Fund (TRF).

2013Prof. Kanchana Kanchanasut, Vice President for Research, was inducted into the global “Internet Hall of Fame”.

SELECTED INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION

Key Facts1,652

Students from 48

Countries/Territories

20,867 Alumni from

97 Countries/Terr

itories

29,000+ Short-term

Trainees from 70+

Countries/Territories

75 Internationall

y recruited Faculty from

20+ Countries

101 Adjunct Faculty/ Visiting Faculty

503+ Research and Support Staff from about 30

CountriesApproximately 450

Sponsored Research Projects – 1.6 Billion

THB

Current Students(1652 Students from 48 Countries/Territories) In January 2015

SemesterThailand 474Vietnam 364Myanmar 168India 124Nepal 106Pakistan 97Bangladesh 65Sri Lanka 59Cambodia 22France 22Afghanistan 21Indonesia 20PR China 18Philippines 14Lao PDR 10Nigeria 7Iran 6Japan 6Korea 6Malaysia 5Australia 3Finland 3Germany 3Tanzania 3

Thailand29%

Vietnam23%Myanmar

10%

India8%

Nepal7%

Pakistan6%

Bangladesh4%

Sri Lanka4%

Cambodia1%

France1%

Afghanistan1%

Indonesia1%

PR China1%

Philippines1%

Taiwan 2United States of America 2Austria 1Benin 1Bhutan 1Cameroon 1Colombia 1Costa Rica 1Ethiopia 1Maldives 1Mongolia 1Morocco 1Namibia 1Norway 1Rwanda 1Sierra Leone 1Singapore 1Spain 1Sudan 1Switzerland 1Timor-Leste 1United Kingdom 1Uzbekistan 1Zimbabwe 1

12

34567

20,606 ALUMNI from 97 Countries/Territories as of May 2014

Thailand27.45%

Vietnam16.94%

Nepal5.58%

India5.45%

Bangladesh5.14%Sri Lanka

4.85%

Philippines4.49%

Taiwan4.17%

Pakistan4.09%

China4.05%

Indonesia3.79%

Myanmar3.32%

Cambodia1.96%

Laos1.59%

Malaysia1.52% Europe

1.57% Middle and Central Asia1.06%

Africa 0.48% America

0.24% Others2.26%

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Distribution of Graduates by Gender

School of Engineering and Technology

Civil and Infrastructure Engineering

Industrial System Engineering

Information and Communications

• Construction, Engineering and Infrastructure Management

• Geotechnical and Earth Resources Engineering

• Structural Engineering

• Transportation Engineering

• Water Engineering and Management

Interdisciplinary Programs

• Mechatronics • Microelectronics

and Embedded Systems

• Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering

• NanoTechnology

• Computer Science• Computer Science

with Specialization in Software Engineering

• Information Management

• Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems

• Telecommunications

Information and Communications

Technologies

Geosystem Exploration and

Petroleum Geoengineering

Offshore Technology and

Management

Urban Water Engineering and

Management

Integrated Coastal Management (with International Union for Conservation of Nature IUSN-MFF

Energy Business Management Environmental Engineering and

Management Urban Management

Climate Change and Sustainable Development

Disasters Preparedness and Mitigation Management

MBA in Energy Business

*Food, Agriculture and Biosystems

• Agribusiness Management• Agricultural Systems

Engineering• Aquaculture and Aquatic

Resources Management• Food Engineering and

Bioprocess Technology

• Energy• Environmental Engineering and Management• Regional and Rural Development Planning• Natural Resources Management • Gender and Development Studies • Pulp and Paper Technology• Urban Environmental Management

Academic Programs

Interdisciplinary Programs

School of Environment, Resources and Development

Professional Master ProgramCertificate Programs

School of Management

MBA PROGRAM

PROGRAMS

• Executive MBA- Thailand

• International Executive MBA- Vietnam

EMBA PROGRAM

• Energy Business Management

INTERDISCIPLINARY PROGRAMS

Professional Masters

• Banking an Finance• Corporate Social

Responsibility• Technology

Management

Professional Masters

DUAL DEGREE MBA

ESCP Europe - France,SKEMA – FranceHHL Leipzig – GermanySRH Germany

INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE PROGRAM

• SNHU – USA• EADA – Spain• TEM –France

• TUM – Germany• Tsinghua University/Peking University/BIT – China

• IIM (India) – Ahmadabad/Calcutta/Bangalore• NTU - Singapore

• Entrepreneur-ship• Technology

Management• Sustainable

Business• Finance• Human Resource• Marketing• Strategy• International

Management

PHD PROGRAM

• Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

• Doctor of Business Administration (DBA

AIT Centers and Satellite Campus

AIT Extension

AIT Center in Vietnam

IntERLab

Master's Degree (Full time) Master’s of Science (MSc) Master’s of Engineering (MEng) Master’s of Business Administration

(MBA) Master's Degree (Flexible time) Dual Master's Degree Executive Master's Degree Professional Master's Degree Doctoral Degree

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Doctor of Engineering (DEng) Doctor of Technical Science

(DTechSc) Doctor of Business Administration

(DBA)

Degrees and Awards

Certificate of Advanced Studies (CAS)

Diploma Certificate Non-Degree Continuing Education

Courses for Practicing Professionals

Duration of Study

Degree Duration

Master’s Degree 22/24 months, including 4 semesters, 2 short and 1 long semester break

Doctoral students 36 months (6 Semesters)

Diploma program 2 Semesters

Certificate program 1 Semester

Five-Year Unified International Bachelors – Masters Programs: Scheme: 3.5 years Bachelor in Partner University + 1.5 year Masters in AIT

Unified Masters leading to PhD Programs

Dual / Double / Joint Degree Programs

Special Degrees Program

Resource Centers and Services

EXAMPLES OF PARTNER UNIVERSITIES AROUND THE WORLD

ESCP Europe, Paris, France

Gadjah Mada University (UGM), Indonesia

Helsinki University of Technology, Finland

Indian Institutes of Management, India

Telecom Sud Paris, Evry, France

Kyoto University, Japan

National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan

Oregon State University, USA

Seoul National University, South Korea

Stockholm University, Sweden

Tsinghua University, China

University of Tokyo, Japan

University of Montreal, Canada

UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education

Student Exchange, Dual Degree Programs, Joint Degree, Unified Program and Erasmus Mundus Programs …

EXAMPLES OF INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS IN COOPERATION

Asian Development Bank (ADB)

Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC)

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

European Commission (EC)

International Development Research Centre (IDRC),

Hong Kong Shanghai Banking Corporation(HSBC)

United Nations: UNEP, UNESCO, UN ESCAP, FAO

World Bank (WB) World Wide Fund (WWF)

Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (NMFA)

Challenge Program on Water and Food (CPWF)

Centre de Cooperation Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Developpement (CIRAD)

CURRENT EXAMPLES OF GLOBAL LEADERSHIP AND COOPERATION

Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs:120 Master Degree Scholarship for Myanmar Nationals

Total grant: THB 160 million Project period: 2012-2019

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation:Regional project to reinvent decentralized systems and technologies for treatment and safe disposal of human excreta and wastewater.

Total research grant: US$ 5 million

Project period: 2011-2016

AIT will serve as the Asia link for the Alliance for Global Sustainability (AGS), which will establish a strong network in the region, help in obtaining faculty secondments and student scholarships, besides helping strengthen the AIT brand. AGS is an international partnership ETH Zurich, MIT, The University of Tokyo, and Chalmers University of Technology

"AIT joins France, ASEAN and EU to host Regional Forum on Climate Change Conference in 2015, as prelude to Global COP 21 in December 2015 in Paris"

CURRENT EXAMPLES OF GLOBAL LEADERSHIP AND COOPERATION

Alumni: Hall of Fame

Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri SirindhornAsian Regional Remote Sensing Centre, 1984Thailand

Dr. Subin Pinkayan, M. Eng. 1961

Thailand

Prof. Srisakdi Charmonman, M. Eng. 1961

Thailand

Prof. Anat Arbhabhirama, M. Eng. 1962

Thailand

Dr. Tongchat Hongladaromp, M. Eng. 1962

Thailand

Prof. Ricardo Pama, M. Eng. 1964Philippines

Alumni: Hall of Fame

Dr. Shamsudin Qureshi,M. Eng. Eng. 1965Pakistan

Dr. Prasert Patramai,M. Eng. Eng. 1973Thailand

Mr. Shih-Yi George Chen,M. Eng. Eng. 1972Chinese Taipei

Mr. Yen Yi Tseng,M. Eng. 1973Chinese Taipei

Prof. Djoko Santoso,M. Sc. 1982

IndonesiaDr. Boonsrang Niumpradit,D. Eng. 1978

Thailand

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