AIT 1959 AIT 2016

NEW PARADIGM AT AIT

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1959His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadejof Thailand signed the Royal Decree establishing the SEATO Graduate 

School of Engineering on the campus of Chulalongkorn University. It was the first graduate school in Southeast Asia 

to offer graduate degrees in engineering.

THE HISTORY

1967The Constituent Assembly of 

Thailand approved legislation for the 

Charter of the Asian Institute of Technology.

THE TRANSITION

1973His Majesty King Bhumibol 

Adulyadej of Thailand graciously presided over the opening of AIT’s present day 

campus.

INAUGURATION OF MODERN AIT

AIT serves as a Politically Neutral Platform in the heart of Asiafor Sustainable Development through Global Collaboration inEducation, Research and Capacity Building Outreach.

AN AUTONOMOUS INSTITUTE HOSTED BY THAILAND

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TEACHING UNIVERSITY1959-1970

RESEARCH UNIVERSITY1970-2010

THE EVOLUTION OF AIT

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AIT’S MODEL OF  REAL‐WORLD  COLLABORATIONS

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AIT Develops Global Citizens; AIT Serves as Global Collaborative 

Platform for Sustainable Solution of Mankind.

NEW MISSIONS OF AIT 

AIT’s 5 I’sfor Global Citizens

International Perspectives; Interdisciplinary Competence;  ICT Competence;  Industrial Relevance;  Innovative Mindset. 

• Research for the Future of Mankind 

• Research for Economic Gain

In Partnership with International Community

In Partnership with Industries

AIT’s Research for the Future of Mankind

Issues like climate change, disasters, water, hunger, urbanization,renewable energyneed cohesive international  research for the future sustainability of mankind.

AIT’s 8 Focus Areas

AIT’s 8 Focus Areas

AIT is continuously changing ...

To embrace the changes, AIT tries to understand society with a global perspective; understand technology trends; appreciate diversity and multidisciplinary; know how to compete and collaborate; and complement regional universities.

Technological Changes

1. The Rapidity of Changes

“Continuous change of technologies requires continuous learning”

The Change in Technology

“Global competitiveness requires continuous refreshing of technologies”

2. Change is GlobalThe Change in Technology

“Change has ‘disrupted’ the established technologies that we have just learned yesterday!”

3. Change is DisruptiveThe Change in Technology

TECHNOLOGY

Engineering Process

Structural Analysis

Structural Design

ManualDesign

Pile Design

Slab Design

Mix Design

ComputerDesign

Pile Supplier

SlabSupplier

Ready Mix Concrete

Traditional Engineering Modern Engineering

KNOWLEDGE Building

“It is no longer possible to acquire knowledge once and spend the rest of one’s life applying them ”

The Need for Lifelong Learning

Why Lifelong Learning?

Introducing  Lifelong Learning PlatformA Professional Master’s Degree Program 

Practical experience is a key factor for Professional Executive Education.

New Education Conceptfor Professionals

Industry‐Designed Curriculum:Interdisciplinary curriculum developed in consultation with the related industry, highly influenced by entrepreneurship and globalization.

Professional Learning ConceptProfessionals with at least 3‐year working experiences to study this professional program with their own schedule without a need to take leave.    

Admision requirements

• At least 3 year experience• Good English command• Bachelor’s Degree in Related Fields