Your Resource and Partner for Graduate Education & Research

1. Your Resource and Partner for Graduate Education & Research MUTUAL COLLABORATION

2. 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.

3. 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

4. CHARACTERISTICS • Postgraduate institute with strong research emphasis • Internationality with an Asian orientation • Interdisciplinary, agile academics • Real-life development problems & industrial practice • Capacity building for sustainable development • Orientation towards professions • Global network of partners (top international universities & research institutes)

5. MULTICULTURAL ENVIRONMENT • 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 • 800 Research and Support Staff from about 30 Countries • About 200 Sponsored Research Projects • 29 Board of Trustee members from 21 Countries

6. AIT CORE VALUES AND COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGES Competitive Advantages Relevance and Applicability of AIT’s Academic Offerings to the Region Internationality Alumni Networks Reservoir of Valuable Research Output Complementarities with National Institutions Integration of traditional and cultural values AIT Satellite Centers (Vietnam, Indonesia) • Core Values • Mutual trust and respect • Tolerance for others’ beliefs • Ethical conduct in all aspects • Social and individual responsiveness • Treating others with dignity • Respect for cultural diversity • Quality assurance • Creativity and Innovativeness • Unity in diversity

7. ACADEMIC OFFERING & PROFSSIONAL TRAINING School of Management (SOM) School of Engineering and Technology (SET) School of Environment, Resources and Development (SERD) AIT CENTERS Vietnam Indonesia .............. AIT EXTENSION

8. SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (SET) Information and Communications Civil and Infrastructure Engineering Industrial System Engineering Microelectronics Construction, Engineering and Infrastructure Management Computer Science Mechatronics Information Management Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering Design and Manufacturing Engineering Telecommunications Structural Engineering Industrial Engineering and Management Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems Transportation Engineering Supply Chain and Logistics Management Water Engineering and Management Interdisciplinary Programs Information and Communications Technologies Geosystem Exploration and Petroleum Geoengineering Offshore Technology and Management

9. SCHOOL OF ENVIRONMENT, RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT (SERD) Development Studies, Energy and Environmental Management, Resource Management Field of Studies Agricultural Systems and Engineering Pulp and Paper Technology Food Engineering and Bioprocess Technology Aquaculture and Aquatic Resources Management Gender and Development Studies Regional and Rural Development Planning Energy Natural Resources Management Urban Environmental Management Environmental Engineering and Management Interdisciplinary Programs Agribusiness Management Integrated Tropical Coastal Zone Management Integrated Watershed Development and Management Modeling Tools in Environmental Resources and Management Cleaner Production

10. SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT (SOM) • Full Time MBA Program: • Management of Technology • International Business • International Public Management Dual Degree Arrangements- AIT and one of the premier business schools in Europe • DBA Program (Professional Doctoral Program): • DBA Sri Lanka DBA Taiwan • DBA Thailand DBA China • DBA Vietnam • DBA India • Executive MBA Program: • EMBA Bangkok • EMBA Vietnam • EMBA-HRM

11. AIT EXTENSION (Non-degree Training Programs & Consultancy Services) AIT Extension offers: AIT Extension's operating programs: Continuing professional education Agriculture, Resources and Development (ARD) Short-Course Trainings Development Management (DR) Seminars, workshops and conferences Poverty Reduction and Livelihoods Development (PL) Study visits Education and Training Development (ETD) Consultancy services Customized / Tailor-Made Courses Information and Communications Technology (ICT)

12. THEMATIC KNOWLEDGE AREA • ICT for development • Food and bio-resource systems • Urban and rural sustainability • Asian models of management • Water management and technology • Robotic and sensor networks for intelligent environment

13. SPONSORED AND CONTRACTED PROJECTS COMPLETED PROJECTS* 176 Type of Activity SET SERD SOM AIT Extension IntERlab Total Research 40 21 01 00 01 63 Training/Workshops /Short Courses/ Symposia 04 10 00 77 05 96 Conferences/Seminars 03 00 00 02 01 06 Others** 01 09 01 00 00 11 Total No. of Projects 48 40 2 79 07 176 Total Amount (in Thai Baht "Million") ~69 ~80 ~5 ~0.6 ~2 ~158 * Sources: AIT Annual Report 2006 ** Capacity Building, development, study visits, networking, student-exchanges, etc

14. SPONSORED AND CONTRACTED PROJECTS ONGOING PROJECTS*143 Type of Activity SET SERD SOM AIT Extension IntERlab Total Research 34 31 00 00 02 67 Training/Workshops /Short Courses/ Symposia 03 14 01 09 04 31 Conferences/Seminars 02 01 02 01 01 06 Others* 09 23 06 00 01 39 Total No. of Projects 48 69 09 10 08 143 Total Amount (in Thai Baht "Million") ~716 ~41 ~58 ~1 ~961 ~143 * Sources: AIT Annual Report 2006 ** Capacity Building, development, study visits, networking, student-exchanges, etc

15. EXAMPLES OF AIT RESEARCH for everyday life…. • Human resource management for firm innovation and competitive advantage in manufacturing and service industries • Creation of an intelligent tutoring system for medical problem-based learning • Disaster mitigation stemming from socio-economic and environmental impact assessment in tsunami affected areas

16. AIT Research... everyday life ... • Organic ‘alley farming’ to alleviate poverty and preserve the environment • Development of a rotary tiller for mixing sugarcane residue • Analysis of factors influencing rice quality • Management of HIV/AIDS in Thailand by using Geographic Information System

17. AIT Research... everyday life ... • Development of toxic industrialized waste-water treatment technology • Development of an intelligent underwater robot • Potential of acacia species as pulpwood • Turning crustacean waste products into such products as shampoo, see-through bandages, food preservatives and an anti-microbial coating for fabrics

18. 6000 Male Female 5000 4000 3000 2000 1000 0 1961 - 1970 1971 - 1980 1981 - 1990 1991 - 2000 2001 - 2007 11 118 488 1414 1708 Female 346 1577 2673 3993 2992 Male DISTRIBUTION OF GRADUATES by Gender (1961 - 2007) = 3739 =11581

19. Singapore Mongolia Bhutan Iran Central Asia Hong Kong 0.14% 0.27% 0.19% 0.35% 0.39% 0.59% North & South Japan Europe Africa America South Korea 1.59% 0.56% 0.28% 0.21% 1.03% Laos Cambodia Others 1.50% Thailand 0.31% 1.95% Malaysia 26.06% 2.03% Vietnam Myanmar 2.95% 12.44% Indonesia China Bangladesh 3.95% 5.91% 4.36% Philippines India Taiwan Pakistan Nepal Sri Lanka 5.85% 5.76% 5.71% 4.57% 5.62% 5.17% 15000+ ALUMNI from 80 Countries/Territories 1 2 7 5 3 6 4

20. Laos Cambodia Pakistan Others India 2.03% 2.66% 1.84% 9.78% 2.96% Thailand Vietnam 39.14% 3.04% Nepal Bangladesh 3.64% 10.74% Bhutan 3.71% Philippines Sri Lanka Indonesia Malaysia 3.91% 7.33% 4.74% 4.47% AIT EXTENSION ALUMNI (1977 – 2006) 23000 Short-term trainees from 70+ Countries/Territories 1 4 3 2

21. New Zealand Belgium Norway Netherlands Indonesia 1.53% 0.78% 0.78% 0.78% 1.53% France Nigeria South Korea South 0.78% 0.78% China 1.53% Africa/Russia 1.53% 0.78% Sweden Switzerland 2.30% Thailand 0.78% Philippines 24.85% 3.07% India 14.62% Nepal 3.07% Japan 8.46% Canada United States Germany 6.93% 3.84% 3.07% Finland Sri Lanka Vietnam Bangladesh 5.35% 6.15% 4.61% 3.07% NATIONALITY DISTRIBUTION OF FACULTY (Total: 130) 1 2 7 6 3 4 5

22. Vietnam Indonesia Bhutan Pakistan Mongolia 1.41% 0.59% 0.24% 0.35% Sri Lanka France 0.24% Canada 1.41% 0.82% China 0.24% Bangladesh 0.24% 2.12% United States Myanmar 0.23% 3.29% Others Nepal 1.40% 3.88 India 4.92% Philippines Thailand 8.11% 70.22% NATIONALITY DISTRIBUTION STAFF (Total: 800)

23. CURRENT STUDENTS (1909 Students from 45 Countries/Territories) Countries 1. Thailand 867 2. Vietnam 318 3. Nepal 75 4. India 74 5. Pakistan 72 6. Sri Lanka 64 7. Myanmar 63 8. Bangladesh 61 9. Indonesia 49 10. Lao PDR 40 11. Cambodia 38 12. PR China 36 13. Philippines 18 14. Bhutan 17 15. Mongolia 14 16. France 13* 17. Afghanistan 08 18. Taiwan 08 19. South Korea 06 20. Japan 05 21. United States 05 Countries 22. Maldives 04 23. Malaysia 03 24. Turkmenistan 03 25. Uzbekistan 03 26. Canada 02 27. East Timor 02 28. Iran 02 29. Italy 02 30. Nigeria 02 24. Germany 01 25. Kyrgyzstan 01 29. Cameroon 01 30. Guinea 01 34. Israel 01 36. Malawi 01 37. Morocco 01 38. Russia 01 39. Switzerland 01 40. Togo 01 41 Turkey 01 42. United Kingdom 01 Exchange Students France 06 Germany 06 Finland 03 PR China 02 Sweden 02 Bangladesh 01 Netherlands 01 Indonesia 01 Russia 01 *Exchange and Dual Degree

24. MASTER’S STUDENTS BY COUNTRY (As of August ‘07) 500 450 400 350 300 250 200 150 100 50 0 India Laos Nepal Europe Japan Bhutan Africa Thailand Pakistan Taiwan PR China Mongolia America Vietnam Maldives Malaysia Myanmar Sri Lanka Cambodia Indonesia Philippines East Timor Middle East Bangladesh Central Asia South Korea Afghanistan Exchange Students

25. DOCOTORAL STUDENTS BY COUNTRY (As of August ‘07) 450 400 350 300 250 200 150 100 50 0 India Laos Nepal Africa Japan Bhutan Taiwan Europe Vietnam America Malaysia Pakistan Maldives Myanmar Thailand Mongolia Indonesia PR China Sri Lanka Cambodia Philippines Bangladesh Middle East South Korea

26. Other India Switzerland Austria Countries Pakistan 0.43% 0.47% 0.80% 0.88% 0.92% Bangladesh China Philippines ADB-JSP 1.19% 0.77% 0.17% 1.43% Sri Lanka WB- JSP 1.65% 0.57% F, P, U & Os, Netherlands 1.97% 4.14% South Korea 2.02% Japan Thailand 4.04% 21.19% Vietnam Sweden 4.07% 17.18% Denmark Norway France Canada Finland 8.57% 6.21% 6.40% 6.40% 8.53% PARTNER CONTRIBUTIONS TO AIT (in cash and kind* applicable for the FY 2003-2006: 2.3 Billion Baht) Foundations, Private Sectors, Universities & Others 1 7 2 6 3 5 4 *Since cash and in kind includes scholarships, research grants, faculty secondments, equipments, buildings etc, the figures presented above do not reflect the exact amount but are estimated contributions by the partners

27. AIT BOARD OF TRUSTEES Austria (1) Business Sector (1) Bangladesh (1) Cambodia (1) China (1) European Commission (1) Finland (1) Germany (1) India (1) Indonesia (1) Japan (2) Korea (1) Nepal (1) Ex-Officio Participants Vice Presidents Chairman of the Academic Senate One Representative of the faculty Representative One Representative of the Staff President of the Student Union Secretariat Institute Secretary and Coordinator, Executive Committee Secretary to the Board Netherlands (1) Norway (1) Pakistan ( 1) Philippines (1) Sri Lanka (1) Sweden (1) Thailand ( 7) International Orgainzation (2) Vietnam (1) AIT President AITAA President

28. World Wide Partnership AIT Local Bridging Program Regional Research AIT PARTNER: GOVT. AGENCIES/INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION/ FOUNDATIONS/UNIVERSITITIES/INSTITUTE/OTHERS Advanced Technology Appropriate Technology

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