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The Asian Institute of Technology: Challenges and Opportunities of a Regional Institution

The Asian Institute of Technology: Challenges and Opportunities of a Regional Institution. Professor Jean-Louis Armand President, Asian Institute of Technology Bangkok and Hanoi. Internationalisation. International Dimension Historical roots of the university

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The Asian Institute of Technology: Challenges and Opportunities of a Regional Institution

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  1. The Asian Institute of Technology: Challenges and Opportunities of a Regional Institution Professor Jean-Louis Armand President, Asian Institute of Technology Bangkok and Hanoi

  2. Internationalisation • International Dimension • Historical roots of the university • Part of the debate on the impact of globalisation • Improvement of quality

  3. Internationalisation = exchange • Exchange of knowledge • Interactive networking • Mobility of teachers, researchers and students • Participation in international research projects

  4. Diversity = strength • Preservation of national cultural values and circumstances • Mutual respect and understanding

  5. AIT Asian Institute of Technology • Founded 1959 in Bangkok as SEATO Graduate School of Engineering • Branch in Hanoi established 1993 • GMSARN established 2001

  6. 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".

  7. 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. • position itself as a regional hub • a leading developer and provider of technical and managerial manpower • become a leading developer and provider of highly qualified researchers and faculties.

  8. KEY NUMBERS August 2004 • 2015 Students from 50 Countries • 13147 Alumni from 72 Countries/Territories • 18661 Short-term Trainees from 71 Countries/Territories • 200 Faculty from 29 Countries • 1000 Research and Support Staff from 30 Countries • 30 Board of Trustee members from 25 Countries • Consolidated Budget: 33 Millions US $ • Operating Budget: 15 Millions US $ *120 Regular Faculty and 57 Short term Faculty

  9. ORGANIZATION STRUCTURE International Advisory Panels Relations Committees Board of Trustees Chief Internal Auditor Executive Committee Institute Secretary Academic Senate President Chief Financial Officer Academic & Administrative Secretary Director of Admissions & Scholarships Provost Registrar Schools AIT Extension AIT Vietnam Distributed Education Center (DEC)

  10. NATIONALITY DISTRIBUTION OF FACULTY (200 faculties from 29 countries)

  11. AIT ALUMNI (1959 – August 2004) 13147 Alumni from 72 Countries/Territories) Thailand 3446 Vietnam 1416 Taiwan 842 Philippines 842 Bangladesh 775 Nepal 759 Sri Lanka 729 India 743 Pakistan 640 China 591 Indonesia 547 Myanmar 356 Malaysia 295 Cambodia 226 Laos 180 South Korea 145 Others 615

  12. CURRENT ENROLMENT (2015 students from 50 countries)

  13. DISTRIBUTION OF GRADUATES BY GENDER (1961 - 2003) Students Years

  14. DISTRIBUTION OF DOCTORAL & MASTER STUDENTS (August, 2004)

  15. AIT ACADEMIC STRUCTURE Schools and Extension Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) School of Civil Engineering (SCE) School of Advanced Technologies (SAT) School of Environment, Resources and Development (SERD) AIT Extension (Non-degree training, consultancy and services) School of Management (SOM) Agricultural Systems and Engineering Agriculture, Resources and Rural Development Construction, Engineering and Infrastructure Management Computer Science International Business Aquaculture and Aquatic Resources Management Business Management Design and Manufacturing Engineering International Public Management Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering Energy Development Management Industrial Engineering and Management Management of Technology Environmental Engineering and Management Education and Training Development Information Management Structural Engineering Service Marketing and Technology Food Engineering and Bioprocess Technology Environment, Infrastructure and Urban Development Mechatronics Transportation Engineering Gender and Development Studies Microelectronics Information and Communications Technology Natural Resources Management Water Engineering and Management Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems Pulp and Paper Technology Regional and Rural Development Planning Telecommunications Urban Environmental Management

  16. DISTRIBUTION OF DOCTORAL & MASTER STUDENTS In the School of Advanced Technologies (August, 2004)

  17. DISTRIBUTION OF DOCTORAL & MASTER STUDENTS In the School of Civil Engineering (August, 2004)

  18. DISTRIBUTION OF DOCTORAL & MASTER STUDENTS In the School of Environment Resources & Development (August, 2004)

  19. DISTRIBUTION OF DOCTORAL & MASTER STUDENTS In the School of Management (August, 2004)

  20. PARTNER CONTRIBUTIONS TO AIT (in cash and kind projection for the FY 2004)

  21. FY 2003 TOTAL OPERATING REVENUE (1,340 million Baht) (for the year ended 31st December 2003) [120 million Baht] [61 million Baht] [515 million Baht] [210 million Baht] [434 million Baht]

  22. FY 2003 TOTAL OPERATING EXPENDITURE (1,276 million Baht) (for the year ended 31st December 2003) [52 million Baht] [38 million Baht] [61 million Baht] [81 million Baht] [677 million Baht] [367million Baht]

  23. THE 3-TIER HUB & TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER World Wide Partnership Advanced Technology AIT Local Bridging Program Regional Research Appropriate Technology

  24. Greater Mekong Sub-region • Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Yunnan (China) • Poverty alleviation – bridging the economy gap • Key factors: technical assistance and human resources development

  25. Academic cooperation in the GMS • Increasing cooperation among academic institutions of the region and worldwide • Raising awareness of the challenges and opportunities in the GMS • Provision of training and support HRD programs for selected personnel from the region • Greater Mekong Sub-region Academic and Research Network (GMSARN) – www.gmsarn.org • Established by AIT in partnership with ADB and UNESCO

  26. Yunnan University (YU), Yunnan Kunming University of Science and Technology (KUST), Yunnan Yangon Technological University (YTU) Myanmar National University of Laos (NUL) Laos Khon Kaen University (KKU)Thailand Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) Thailand Royal University of Phnom Penh (RUPP) Cambodia Thammasat University (TU) Thailand Hanoi University of Technology (HUT) Vietnam Institute of Technology (ITC) Cambodia Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology Vietnam GMSARN Secretariat GMSARN- Member Institutions

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