In this sectionWelcome to AIT
The Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) is an international English-speaking postgraduate institution, focusing on engineering, environment, and management studies. AIT’s rigorous academic, research, and experiential outreach programs prepare graduates for professional success and leadership roles in Asia and beyond.
Founded in 1959, AIT offers the opportunity to study at an institution in Asia which possesses a global reputation. Going forward, AIT will be stressing its global connections, injection of innovation into research and teaching, its relevance to industry, and its nurturing of entrepreneurship, while continuing to fulfill its social impact and capacity building role. Sitting on a beautiful green campus located just north of Bangkok, Thailand, AIT operates as a multicultural community where a cosmopolitan approach to living and learning is the rule. You will meet and study with people from all around the world.
Today, AIT’s internationally recognized engineering, environment, and management graduates are highly sought after by employers in their home countryand elsewhere. Across many walks of life in Asia, AIT alumni have distinguished themselves as CEO’s of private and state enterprises, as business owners, as well-respected researchers and faculty, and as senior university and government officials.
What we offer
Awards and Recognition
presented to AIT by the United States Agency for International Development and the National Research Council for effectively transferring industrial technology and skills to the developing world, by training scientists and engineers from Asian countries.
presented to AIT for shaping a new generation of engineers and managers committed to Asia, in an atmosphere of academic excellence. Read more at this link: http://rmaward.asia/awardees/asian-institute-of-technology/
presented to AIT by the Asian Management Awards for fostering manpower development, technological change and sustainable growth in the region, through advanced education and research.
presented by the Danube Adria Association and Manufacturing (DAAM) International Vienna, Austria, to express appreciation to AIT and its high-technology experts from the Industrial Systems Engineering Program of the School of Advanced Technologies for their significant contribution in the field of technical sciences and international scientific cooperation within the framework of DDAM, on the occasion of the 7 th DAAM international symposium to celebrate the 1000 th anniversary of Austria.
was awarded to AIT in the area of international relations that have contributed to human resource training for Vietnam and to the development of friendly relations between Vietnam and other countries.
awarded the gold medal from the Thai Research Fund (TRF) for bagging the most perfect scores (seven scores of ‘5’ each) among all universities in Thailand.
Vision and Mission
Vision
Transforming AIT to be a respectable international graduate institution whose research and education contribute to the development of Asia, by making AIT more global, more innovative, more entrepreneurial, and more economically relevant–while leveraging on its social impact core strengths.
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”.
Guided by the above clear, timeless vision and mission, the dedicated students, faculty and staff of AIT are set to steer the Institute along its path of becoming:
- A trailblazer in advanced education in the region, with leadership in IT and new types of multidisciplinary programs
- An exemplary institution, with an emphasis on academic quality in terms of courses and other aspects of operation
- A leader in professional development programs
- A hub for the implementation of regional and transnational research projects, and a research facility for academic professionals. A nexus for networking with other academic and research institutions in the region and the world
- A model international citizen
- A collaborator and partner of national postgraduate institutions
- A financially viable, self-sustaining institution, able to draw support from donors the private sector and individuals, with good governance and strong leadership
- A strong partner to its alumni, who are principal stakeholders through the AIT Alumni Association (AITAA)
Milestones
