Your Resource and Partner for Sustainable Development

1. Your Resource and Partner for Sustainable Development

2. 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 science, 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. • Global network of prestigious alumni. • Regional mandate in Asia but with worldwide opportunities through exchange and dual degree programs.

3. 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 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".

4. Key Facts • 2300+ Students from 63+ Countries/Territories • 19000+ Alumni from 88 Countries/Territories • 29000+ Short-term Trainees from 70+ Countries/Territories • 130 Internationally recruited Faculty from 20+ Countries • 450+ Research and Support Staff from about 30 Countries • Approximately 450 Sponsored Research Projects – 1.6 Billion THB • 24 Research and Outreach Centers • Degrees: certificate, diploma, Bachelor (B.S.E, B.Sc.), Master (MSc, Meng, MBA), Doctoral (PhD, DEng, DTechSc, DBA). • Operational Turnover: 1.2 Billion THB • Organization of Higher Education

5. 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 • Mechatronics • Microelectronics and Embedded Systems • Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering • NanoTechnology • Computer Science • Information Management • Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems • Telecommunications Interdisciplinary Programs Disaster Preparedness Mitigation and Management Geosystem Exploration and Petroleum Geoengineering Information and Communications Technologies Offshore Technology and Management

6. School of Environment, Resources and Development Bio-resources Development Studies Energy and Environment • Agricultural Systems Engineering • Aquaculture and Aquatic Resources Management • Food Engineering and Bioprocess Technology • Gender and Development Studies • Natural Resources Development • Regional and Rural Development Planning • Urban Environmental Management • Energy • Pulp and Paper Technology • Environmental Engineering and Management Interdisciplinary Programs Energy Business Management Greater Mekong Sub-region Development Studies Agribusiness Management Climate Change and Sustainable Development Energy and Environment Disasters Preparedness and Mitigation Management

7. School of Management PROGRAMS Professional Masters MBA PROGRAM DUAL DEGREE MBA DBA PROGRAM EMBA PROGRAM • Entrepreneur-ship • Technology Management • Sustainable Business • Finance • Human Resource • Marketing • Strategy • International Management • Banking an Finance • Corporate Social Responsibility • Technology Management • DBA Sri Lanka • DBA Taiwan • DBA Thailand • DBA China • DBA Vietnam • DBA India International Business Management of Technology ESCP Europe - France, SKEMA – France HHL Leipzig – Germany EBS- Germany PHD PROGRAM INTERDISCIPLINARY PROGRAMS MBA PROGRAM Professional Masters • PhD Research Focus but not limited to, • Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility in Business • Climate Change Policy and Corporate Compliance • Social responsibility, Behavioral Change and Social Impact • Innovation in Green Products and Services • Technology needs assessment and transfer • Energy Business Management • Agri-Business Management • Aquaculture Business Management • Energy Business

8. Centers of Excellence at AIT AIT Center in Vietnam • WHO Collaborating Centre • Asian Center for Soil Improvement and Geosynthetics • Habitech Center • ACECOMS • Thailand Accident Research Center (TARC) • Asian Center for Transportation Studies (ACTS) • IntERLab • The Geoinformatics Center • Regional Energy Resources Information Center (RERIC)

9. Five Thematic Research Areas • AIT students benefit from challenging academic programs and faculty-student research projects. • AIT’s 5 thematic areas fall under the larger theme of Sustainable Development in the Context of Climate Change: • Vulnerability and Disaster Risk Reduction • Water and Land Resources Management for Sustainable Production and Consumption • Urban and Rural Quality of Life and Sustainability • Low Carbon and Cleaner Production Technologies and Management • Business and Innovation Models for A Green Economy

10. International Reach This is a visual representation of where AIT works through its myriad partners in government, academia, international and non-governmental organizations and the private sectors.

11. Some Partner Universities Around the World Student Exchange, dual degree programs, Erasmus Mundus programs … • Oregon State University, USA • Seoul National University, South Korea • Stockholm University, Sweden • Tsinghua University, China • University of Tokyo, Japan • University of Montreal, Canada • 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

12. Two-stage Bachelor’s, and Five-Year Int’l Bachelor’s-Master Degree • Two-stage Undergraduate programs: • 2 first years at a partner university: MCCi in Myanmar, SAITM in Sri Lanka or NEF-CCN in Nepal • 2 last years at AIT • Five-Year Unified International Bachelor’s-Master Programs: • Either 4 years at the partner university and then 1 year at AIT (4+1) or a 3.5 + 1.5 scheme • Partners: Chiang Mai University and Rangsit University in Thailand and Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Kakinada and Shivaji University in India

13. Some Partner International Organizations and Foundations • Asian Development Bank (ADB) • Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC) • Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation • European Commission (EC) • Ford Foundation • International Development Research Centre (IDRC), • Open Society Institutes • Rockefeller Foundation • Starr Foundation • The MacArthur Foundation • United Nations: UNEP, UNESCO, UN ESCAP • World Bank (WB) • World Wide Fund (WWF)

14. 19,000+ Alumni from 88 Countries & Territories 1 2 7 6 3 5 4

15. Distribution of Graduates by Gender (1961 - 2012)

16. AIT Extension Trainee Graduates 29,000+ Short-term trainees from 70+ Countries/Territories 1 2 4 3

17. Faculty: Nationality Distribution 1 7 6 2 5 4 3

18. Current Students (2300 Students from 63 Countries/Territories) In August 2013 Semester Countries 1. Thailand 541 2.Myanmar 157 3. Nepal 92 4. Pakistan 90 5. India 69 6. Vietnam 63 7. Bangladesh 57 8. Indonesia 50 9. Afghanistan 36 10.Cambodia 26 11. PR China 26 12.Sri Lanka 26 14. Philippines 18 13. Lao PDR 13 15. Nigeria 10 16. East Timor 09 17. France 09 18. Japan 07 19. Tanzania 06 20. Iran 05 21. Malaysia 04 22. South Korea 04 23. Ethiopia 03 24. Rwanda 03 25. United States 03 26.Taiwan 02 27. Germany 02 Countries 28. Mongolia 02 29. Uzbekistan 02 30. Taiwan 02 31. Kenya 02 32. Australia 01 33. Cameroon 01 33. Canada 01 34. Colombia 01 35. Costa Rica 01 36. Ghana 01 36. Jordon 01 38. Ireland 01 39. Malawi 01 40. Maldives 01 41. Namibia 01 42. Sierra Leone 01 43. South Africa 01 44. Sudan 01 45. Sweden 01 46. Spain 01 47. Singapore 01 48. Switzerland 01 49. Tajikistan 01 50. Turkey 01 51. Uruguay 01 52. Zambabwe01 Professional Degree Vietnam 467 Thailand 39 Bangladesh 09 India 09 Sri Lanka 09 Bhutan 08 Taiwan 03 France 02 Hong Kong 02 Myanmar 02 Netherland 02 Pakistan 02 United Kingdom 02 Argentina 01 Australia 01 Austria 01 Denmark 01 Germany 01 Ireland 01 Lao PDR 01 Malaysia 01 Nepal 01 South Korea 01 Switzerland 01 USA 01 UG Program Sri Lanka 199 Myanmar 60 Nepal 38 India 18 Vietnam 12 Thailand 11 Bhutan 07 Philippines 01 PR China 01 Sudan 01 Taiwan 01 Exchange Students Germany 07 France 06 Japan 05 Portugal 05 Finland 02 Albania 01 Canada 01 Italy 01

19. Careers & Employment Support • Career Center Services: • Career Counseling and Placement • Student Assistantships / On-the-Job Training • Internship Placement • Exchange Program Counseling • Further Education Guidance • Events: • Career Fairs • Career Planning Workshops • Corporate Days/Talks • Company Visits

20. Top Employers

21. Duration of Study

22. Degrees and Awards • 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) • Certificate of Advanced Studies (CAS) • Diploma • Certificate • Non-Degree Continuing Education Courses for Practicing Professionals

23. Entry Requirements • Bachelor’s Degree: • Hold 12th Standard or equivalent (12 year of education) • Certificate of Secondary/High School Medium of Instruction in English or TOEFL or IELTS or SAT or other national level testing results. • Master’s Degree and Diploma: • Hold a Bachelor degree or equivalent ( 4 year program) • minimum CGPA of 2.75 and satisfy other requirements as specified by the School. • Doctoral Degree: • Hold a Master’s degree or equivalent • CGPA of at least 3.50 at the Master’s level and satisfy other requirements as specified by the School

24. Proof of English Language Proficiency

25. Proof of English Language Proficiency Exemption Applicants who are citizens of and have been educated in an English-speaking country (e.g., Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, the UK, and the USA) are exempted. Proof of citizenship and studies must be submitted. Certificate of English Medium Instruction Applicants who have earned a degree at a university at which English is the sole medium of instruction is English, may submit a document signed by the university Registrar attesting to English medium instruction. NOTE: Not all English-medium schools meet AIT standards for proficiency and their applicants may be required to submit a valid test score.  Students with scores between 5 and 5.5 on the AIT Test (or an equivalent score) will be required to attend English writing courses until they pass the English course – Academic and Technical Writing with a grade of ‘C’ or higher; these students are encouraged to attend the AIT Bridging Program Students with scores less than ‘5’ on the AIT Writing Test are required either to attend AIT’s English for International Education (EIE) course (Go to the AIT Language Center website for details.) before their first semester, or those who do not attend EIE will be required to attend at least six hours of English classes per week and not allowed to carry more than 9 credits per semester until they improve.

26. Tuition Fee Structure (Fixed Rate in Thai Baht)

27. Financial Aid SCHOLARSHIPS & FELLOWSHIPS • Scholarships (Covering one or more of the following) • Tuition Fees • Bursary • Accommodation • Medical Insurance • Travel Grant • Research Grant • Fellowships: • Part of Tuition Fees • Some opportunities for part-time employment as Student Assistants/Associates Detailed information and student guidelines are available on our website. Please click on “Prospective Student” at www.ait.asia

28. When and How to Apply • For the August semester: 1 May • For the January semester: 15 October For more information, please visit: www.ait.asia/apply

29. Contact Information For further enquiries, please phone, fax or e-mail: Tel. Nos. 662-524 5024/5031-33 Fax: 662-5246326 E-mail: admissions@ait.asia

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