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 Part of the debate on the impact of globalisation Improvement of quality

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

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

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

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".

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 hubposition itself as a regional hub a leading developer and provider of technical and managerial manpowera leading developer and provider of technical and managerial manpower become a leading developer and provider of highly qualified researchers and faculties.become a leading developer and provider of highly qualified researchers and faculties.

2015 Students from 50 Countries Alumni from 72 Countries/Territories 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 $ KEY NUMBERS August 2004 *120 Regular Faculty and 57 Short term Faculty

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

NATIONALITY DISTRIBUTION OF FACULTY (200 faculties from 29 countries)

AIT ALUMNI (1959 – August 2004) 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

CURRENT ENROLMENT (2015 students from 50 countries)

Years Students DISTRIBUTION OF GRADUATES BY GENDER ( )

DISTRIBUTION OF DOCTORAL & MASTER STUDENTS (August, 2004)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

AITAIT Local Bridging Program Regional Research World Wide Partnership AdvancedTechnology Appropriate Technology Technology THE 3-TIER HUB & TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER

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

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) – Established by AIT in partnership with ADB and UNESCO Academic cooperation in the GMS

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