Asian Institute
of Technology (AIT)
AIT is an international 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.
About 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 that 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 country and 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.
ADVANTAGES
ASIAN INSTITUTE
OF TECHNOLOGY
AIT Ranks # 14 in Asia by
QS Global MBA Rankings
Rankings 2021 AIT Master of Business Administration (MBA) program ranks #14 in Asia and #1 in Thailand.
AIT ranks #19 in the world
for SDG1—No Poverty
AIT MBA program ranks #14 in Asia and #1 in Thailand,m according to QS
AIT’s alumni are in top 2%
scientists in their respective
fields.
Eleven AIT faculty members appear in the top 2% list of scientists for research impact based on the most recent single year (2019) achievement.
AIT Wins 2016 Gold medal in
Thai Research Fund Ratings
AIT was awarded the gold medal from the Thai Research Fund (TRF)for bagging the most perfect score among all universities in Thailand.
AIT Ranks #18 in the World
in Return on Investment
The QS rankings were based on five indicators: Entrepreneurship and Alumni Outcomes, Return on Investment, Thought Leadership, Employability, and Diversity.
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 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 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)
AIT MBA
programs ranked
among global leaders,
tops in Thailand
According to Eduniversal Masters
Rankings 2018
Program | Thailand ranking | global ranking | Category |
---|---|---|---|
Master in Natural Resources Management | 1 | 7 | Energy and Natural Resources |
MBA in Energy Business | 2 | 9 | Energy and Natural Resources |
Master in Climate Change and Sustainable Development | 1 | 12 | Environmental Security |
MBA in Energy Business | 1 | 12 | Industrial and Operations Management |
Professional Masters in Banking and Finance | – | 18 | Corporate Finance |
Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA) | 2 | 22 | Excutive MBA |
Master of Agibusiness Management | 1 | 26 | Agribusiness/ Food industry Management |
Facts and Figures
1,607
Students from 40+
countries
34
Board of trustee
members
300+
Ongoing research
project
125
World-class faculty
from 20+ countries
30+
Fields of study 1,078
graduate courses
200+
Partners
worldwide
40+
Academic
Programs
420
Research and support
staff