TAIST Tokyo Tech

The TAIST Tokyo Tech project aim to attain world top level performance by mobilization of whole institutional resources based on long history of education and research of Tokyo Tech, NSTDA, KMITL, SIIT and other participating universities. Tokyo Tech and TAIST Tokyo Tech share the same philosophy of education and research - “HRD by promoting cutting-edge research activities”.

It is expected that TAIST Tokyo Tech will initiate the start of a positive spiral of human resource development system in Asian region. TAIST Tokyo Tech aims to harmonize advanced technology with the environment and to realize research and human resource development for global sustainable development. Looking back at the history of modernization through industrial development, factors such as global warming, unusual weather and the pollution of air, water and soil indicate that there is a real risk of serious destruction of nature and life in the near future. It is urgent for us to recognize this paradigm shift in science and technology and concentrate our effort and intelligence on technologies which are in harmony with the environment. In Thailand, development and industrialization have been so drastic, compared with developed countries, that problems derived from these factors are much more serious as they become obvious. In light of such a situation, expanding research and education to harmonize advanced technology with the environment effectively and efficiently will be quite necessary and the outcome of such effort will be valuable for Thailand, as well as other countries of the world.

Programs
TAIST Tokyo Tech plans to offers up to four Master’s Degree programs with various Thai universities acting as hosts. First year students are expected to enroll in courses taught mainly by professors from Tokyo Tech. All first year students receive full scholarships for tuitions and fees. In the second year, researches for dissertations will be carried out mainly in NSTDA various laboratories with NSTDA researchers acting as supervisors or co-supervisors. The second year students are expected to receive scholarships for tuitions and fees from research projects of their supervisors. Professors from Tokyo Tech will actively participate in the educational process of the students throughout each program. After a successful completion of both course work and thesis, the students will receive degrees from the host universities. These programs are:

1. Master’s Degree Program in Automotive Engineering. The program started accepting the first group of students in the Academic Year 2007. The host university is KMITL.

2. Master’s Degree Program in Information and Communication Technology with Embedded Systems. The program will start accepting students in the Academic Year 2008. The host universities are SIIT and KU.

3. Master’s Degree Program in Advanced and Sustainable Environmental Engineering. The program will start accepting students in the Academic Year 2012. The host university is KU.