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.
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• 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 $
KEY NUMBERSAugust 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)
Switzerland
0.56%
Thailand
26.60%
India
14.10%
United States
7.34%Japan
6.21%France
4.52%Germany
3.95%
Finland
3.95%
Sri Lanka
3.95%
Vietnam
3.39%
Singapore
0.56%
Indonesia
0.56%
New Zealand
1.13%
China
1.13%
Belgium
1.13%
Netherlands
1.69%
Bangladesh
1.69%
United Kingdom
2.26%
South Korea
2.26%
Philippines
2.82%
Nepal
2.82%
Bulgaria
0.56%
Denmark
1.13%
Russia
0.56%
Myanmar
1.13%
Nigeria
0.56%Sweden
1.13%
Canada
1.13%
Italy
1.13%
AIT ALUMNI (1959 – August 2004)13147 Alumni from 72 Countries/Territories)
Thailand 3446Vietnam 1416Taiwan 842Philippines 842Bangladesh 775Nepal 759Sri Lanka 729India 743Pakistan 640 China 591Indonesia 547Myanmar 356Malaysia 295Cambodia 226Laos 180South Korea
145Others 615
Vietnam
10.80%
Thailand
26.20%
Others
4.68%
South Korea
1.10%
Cambodia
1.72%Malaysia
2.24%
Taiwan
6.40%
Philippines
6.40%Bangladesh
5.89%
Nepal
5.77%
Sri-Lanka
5.54%
India
5.65%
Pakistan
4.87%
China
4.50%
Lao
1.37%
Indonesia
4.16%
Myanmar
2.71%
CURRENT ENROLMENT(2015 students from 50 countries)
Europe
1.89%
Exchange Students
4.42%
Central Asia
0.15%
Thailand
31.80%
Vietnam
23.10%
India
5.56%Nepal
4.22%
Indonesia
2.33%
Mongolia
0.25%
South Korea
0.45%
Ethiopia
0.30%
Philippines
1.24%
Others
0.84%
Iran
0.20%
Japan
0.35%
Bangladesh
5.36%Myanmar
4.12%
Cambodia
2.93%China
3.13%
Sri Lanka
1.94%
Pakistan
1.94%
Bhutan
0.89%
Laos
2.33%
Malaysia
0.35%
Years
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100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
19611963
19651967
19691971
19731975
19771979
19811983
19851987
19891991
19931995
19971999
20012003
Male Female
DISTRIBUTION OF GRADUATES BY GENDER
(1961 - 2003)
DISTRIBUTION OF DOCTORAL & MASTER STUDENTS
(August, 2004)
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200
300
400
500
600
700
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AIT ACADEMIC STRUCTURESchools and Extension
Computer Science
School of AdvancedTechnologies
(SAT)
Asian Institute of Technology (AIT)
School of CivilEngineering
(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
MechatronicsTransportation
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)
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Thail
and
Vietna
m
India
Mya
nmar
Bang
ladesh
Nepal
China
Paki
stan
Sri L
anka
Indo
nesia
Phili
ppin
es
Bhut
an
Cambo
dia
South Ko
rea
Mala
ysia
Mon
golia
Others
Master Doctoral
DISTRIBUTION OF DOCTORAL & MASTER STUDENTS
In the School of Civil Engineering (August, 2004)
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
Thail
and
Vietna
m
Bang
ladesh
Paki
stan
Indo
nesia
Nepal
India
Mya
nmar
Phili
ppin
es
Sri L
anka
Mala
ysia
Bhut
an
China
Laos
South Ko
rea
Egyp
t
Ethi
opia
Japa
nIra
n
Master Doctoral
DISTRIBUTION OF DOCTORAL & MASTER STUDENTS
In the School of Environment Resources & Development (August, 2004)
0
50
100
150
200
250
Thail
and
Vietna
m
Bang
ladesh
Nepal
Mya
nmar
Cambo
dia
Laos
India
Sri L
anka
Indo
nesia
China
Phili
ppin
es
Japa
n
Paki
stan
Bhut
an
Ethi
opia
Iran
Mon
golia
Mala
ysia
South Ko
rea
Cent
ral A
sia
Others
Master Doctoral
DISTRIBUTION OF DOCTORAL & MASTER STUDENTS
In the School of Management (August, 2004)
020406080
100120140160180200
Vietnam
Thail
and
India
China
Cambo
dia
Laos
Mya
nmar
Nepal
Bang
ladesh
Bhut
an
South Ko
rea
Phili
ppin
es
Sri L
anka
Indo
nesia
Mala
ysia
Mon
golia
Paki
stan
Cent
ral A
sia
Others
Master Doctoral
PARTNER CONTRIBUTIONS TO AIT(in cash and kind projection for the FY 2004)
Thailand
20.15%
Denmark
16.03%
Sweden
12.74%France
7.54%Canada
6.35%
Vietnam
6.26%
Japan
4.44%
Others
2.84%
Philippines
0.18%
Switzerland
0.92%World Bank
1.15%
South Korea
1.52%
Bangladesh
1.93%
Finland
2.79%
Netherlands
3.91%
Norway
4.00%
New Zealand
0.27%
India
0.43%China
0.90%
Pakistan
1.72%
ADB-JSP
1.39%
Sri Lanka
1.19%
Austria
1.30%
FY 2003 TOTAL OPERATING REVENUE (1,340 million Baht)
(for the year ended 31st December 2003)
Tuition and
other fees
38%
Faculty
secondments
5%
Research grants
and contracts
32%
Training
9%Support
operations
16%
[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 31st December 2003)
Salaries and
benefits
53%
Faculty
secondment
5%
Utilities and
insurance
3%
Materials,
supplies and
services
29%
Communication
and travel
4%
Contracted
Services
6%
[38 million Baht]
[61 million Baht]
[81 million Baht]
[367million Baht]
[677 million Baht]
[52 million Baht]
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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) – www.gmsarn.org
• 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