Location
TAIST-Science Tokyo is located at NSTDA in Thailand Science Park (TSP)
- Research and education are conducted at the research institutions under NSTDA, namely BIOTEC, MTEC, NECTEC, NANOTEC and ENTEC and at the participating universities, namely KMITL, SIIT, KU, KMUTT, MU and CU.
Students
- TAIST-Science Tokyo will eventually have master’s and doctoral level programs. The master’s program will be set up first, and the doctoral program will be initiated at a later stage.
- Students will be registered at one of the participating universities of TAIST-Science Tokyo program. NSTDA will award scholarships to all TAIST-Science Tokyo students.
- Successful TAIST-Science Tokyo students will be awarded master’s degrees from KMITL, SIIT, KU, KMUTT, MU, CU and will also receive certificates from the TAIST-Science Tokyo. This certificate will be signed jointly by representatives of Science Tokyo NSTDA Universities and NRCT. The issue of joint degrees and certificates will be a matter of further discussion.
- Some Science Tokyo students will be encouraged to study at TAIST-Science Tokyo for short terms.
- Personnel from industrial companies can request to participate in individual courses
Faculty members and their duties
- The majority of courses will be taught by professors from Science Tokyo with participation from Thai counterparts. Professors from Science Tokyo may include retired professors or contract-based experts from specific industries. Science Tokyo professors will also provide research cooperation on strategic topics.
- Science Tokyo will dispatch professors for education and research using its own budget. The expected duration of staying in Thailand will be as follows:
Program management: 2-3months (total)/year;
Professors for education & research: 10-20 persons/program, 1-3weeks/time;
Professors for R&D: 1 week/time; - Most lecture courses will be taught in the form of intensive courses over a period of 1-3 weeks. These face-to-face lectures might be combined with distance education.
- Participation from other universities in Japan is most welcome. Possible candidates for participation are Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, etc.
Others
- Researches at TAIST-Science Tokyo will base upon collaboration among Institute of Science Tokyo, Thai universities and NSTDA and utilize mainly the human resources and facilities at NSTDA.
- Cooperation with various industries will be enhanced through activities at TAIST-Science Tokyo.
- The Thai government is initiating an Institution to serve as a central funding and coordinating body for projects similar and analogous to TAIST-Science Tokyo. After this concept is realized, the structure and affiliation of TAIST-Science Tokyo may be modified.