Asian Institute of Technology
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Former names
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SEATO Graduate School of Engineering |
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| Motto | 'Learning beyond Boundaries' |
| Established | 1959 |
| President | Professor Worsak Kanok-Nukulchai |
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Academic staff
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About 100 |
| Students | 1,937 |
| Address |
58 Moo 9, Km42, Paholyothin Highway, Klong Luang, Pathumthani 12120, Thailand, Khlong Luang, Pathum Thani, Thailand 
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| Affiliations | LAOTSE, ASAIHL, GMSARN |
| Website | www.ait.asia |
The Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), founded in 1959, is an international institution for higher education in Khlong Luang, Thailand. It specializes in engineering, advanced technologies, and management and planning. Its aim is to "promote technological change and sustainable development" in the Asia-Pacific region, through higher education, research, and outreach.
Founded in 1959 as SEATO Graduate School of Engineering with a mission to develop highly qualified and committed professionals to foster sustainable development of the region and its integration into the global economy, it receives funding from organizations and governments around the world (initially from SEATO members).
In 1972, it was described as "an excellent example of not only the initiative and organization of a technical university, but also of the success of a foreign aid program". In 2006, AIT claimed that it "has become a leading regional post-graduate institute and is actively working with public and private sector partners throughout the region and with some of the top universities in the world". It sees itself as being "recognized for its multinational, multi-cultural ethos." AIT celebrated its golden jubilee in 2009.
On 21 October 2011, AIT's campus was inundated by two-meter-high floodwaters. Since then, it has resumed operations at its campus.
Due to its international standing and global support, AIT has been administered by a high-ranking board of governors since its beginning. Traditionally a high-ranking Thai citizen has been the chairman of its board of trustees. At present the chairman of the AIT Board of Trustees is former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Thailand, H.E. Dr. Subin Pinkayan.
Ambassadors of 13 countries — Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, France, India, Indonesia, Korea, Lao PDR, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Sweden, and Vietnam — are members of the AIT Board of Trustees. Ambassadors of two countries, Japan and Norway, along with Ambassador of EU have observer status in the AIT Board.
AIT programs have been ranked globally and regionally. Three of its programs were listed in the global top 100 by Eduniversal Best Masters Ranking, while five of its programs were among the top in Southeast Asia. These eight programs have been ranked as best in Thailand.
With only 30 percent local students from Thailand and 70 percent of its students coming from abroad, AIT has consistently ranked as the top institute in internationality. AIT tied for the title of the world’s top international university in the U-Multirank 2015 Institutional Ranking. It was the only university in Asia among the top 41 universities in the world to receive full scores under "international orientation" earning straight "A" grades for student mobility, international academic staff, international joint publications, and international doctorate degrees.
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