The Asian Institute of Technology: Challenges and Opportunities

of a Regional Institution

Professor Jean-Louis ArmandPresident, 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 hposition itself as a regional huubb

•a leading developer and provider of technical and maa leading developer and provider of technical and managerial manpowernagerial manpower

•become a leading developer and provider of highly qbecome a leading developer and provider of highly qualified researchers and facultiesualified researchers and faculties. .

• 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)

Switzerland0.56%

Thailand26.60%

India14.10%

United States7.34%Japan

6.21%France4.52%

Germany3.95%

Finland3.95%

Sri Lanka3.95%

Vietnam3.39%

Singapore0.56%

Indonesia0.56%

New Zealand1.13%

China1.13%

Belgium1.13%

Netherlands1.69%

Bangladesh1.69%

United Kingdom2.26%

South Korea2.26%

Philippines2.82%

Nepal2.82%

Bulgaria0.56%

Denmark1.13%

Russia0.56%

Myanmar1.13%

Nigeria0.56%Sweden

1.13%Canada1.13%

Italy1.13%

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

Vietnam10.80%

Thailand26.20%

Others4.68%

South Korea1.10%

Cambodia1.72%Malaysia

2.24%

Taiwan6.40%

Philippines6.40%Bangladesh

5.89%Nepal5.77%

Sri-Lanka5.54%

India5.65%

Pakistan4.87%

China4.50%

Lao1.37%

Indonesia4.16%

Myanmar2.71%

CURRENT ENROLMENT(2015 students from 50 countries)

Europe1.89%

Exchange Students4.42%

Central Asia0.15%

Thailand31.80%

Vietnam23.10%

India 5.56%

Nepal4.22%

Indonesia2.33%

Mongolia0.25%

South Korea0.45%

Ethiopia0.30%

Philippines1.24%

Others0.84%

Iran0.20%

Japan0.35%

Bangladesh5.36%Myanmar

4.12%

Cambodia2.93%

China3.13%

Sri Lanka1.94%

Pakistan1.94%

Bhutan0.89%

Laos2.33%

Malaysia0.35%

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DISTRIBUTION OF GRADUATES BY GENDER(1961 - 2003)

DISTRIBUTION OF DOCTORAL & MASTER STUDENTS(August, 2004)

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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 TechnologyMechatronics

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 STUDENTSIn the School of Advanced Technologies (August, 2004)

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

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

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

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

Thailand20.15%

Denmark16.03%

Sweden12.74%France

7.54%Canada6.35%

Vietnam6.26%

Japan4.44%

Others2.84%

Philippines0.18%

Switzerland0.92%World Bank

1.15%

South Korea1.52%

Bangladesh1.93%

Finland2.79%Netherlands

3.91%

Norway4.00%

New Zealand0.27%

India0.43%

China0.90%

Pakistan1.72%

ADB-JSP1.39%

Sri Lanka1.19%Austria1.30%

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

services29%

Communication and travel

4%

Contracted Services

6%

[38 million Baht]

[61 million Baht]

[81 million Baht]

[367million Baht]

[677 million Baht]

[52 million Baht]

AITAITLocal BridgingLocal Bridging

ProgramProgram Regional ResearchRegional Research

World WideWorld WidePartnershipPartnership

Advanced Advanced TechnologyTechnology

Appropriate Appropriate TechnologyTechnology

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