TO BECOME A GLOBAL CITIZEN

Worsak Kanok-Nukulchai, Ph.D.

President, Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand

ForAIT-Tiger Leong International Innovation Camp 2017

16 January 2017

AIT serves as a Politically Neutral Platform in the heart of Asiafor Sustainable Development through Global Collaboration inEducation, Research and Capacity Building Outreach.

AN AUTONOMOUS INSTITUTE HOSTED BY THAILAND

1959His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej

of Thailand signed the Royal Decree

establishing the SEATO Graduate

School of Engineering on the campus

of Chulalongkorn University. It was the

first graduate school in Southeast Asia

to offer graduate degrees in

engineering.

THE HISTORY

1967

The Constituent Assembly of

Thailand approved legislation for the

Charter of the Asian Institute of Technology.

THE TRANSITION

1973His Majesty King Bhumibol

Adulyadej of Thailand graciously presided over the opening of AIT’s present day

campus.

INAUGURATION OF MODERN AIT

• Every day seems to bring the dawn of a new era

• To anticipate future, we must identify signals of change

• To shape our future, we must interpret these signals and act in time

Technological Changes

1. The Rapidity of Changes

“Continuous change of technologies

requires continuous learning”

The Change in Technology

“Global competitiveness requires

continuous refreshing of technologies”

2. Change is Global

The Change in Technology

“Change has ‘disrupted’ the

established technologies that we

have just learned yesterday!”

3. Change is Disruptive

The Change in Technology

Clean Disruption of Energy and Transportation

From Tony Seba’s Book

Disruptive Technology creates a new market and kills the current one.

Sliderules

Horse Carts

Typewriters

Photo Films

• Fixed Line Telephone

• Fax

• Domestic Flight

• Automobile

• Fossil Energy

Calculators

Motor Cars

PC

Digital Photos

• Smart Phone

• Smart Phone

• Highspeed Trains

• Electric Car

• Solar Energy

“It is no longer possible

to acquire knowledge

once and spend the rest

of one’s life applying

them ”

The Need for Lifelong Learning

Why Lifelong Learning?

WHY EDUCATIONAL PROCESS

MUST CHANGE:

“Our today’s practice to education is

inadequate. Going through a traditional

university in a single discipline with local

peers during a fix 4-year period is not

going to transform a person to become a

“global citizen.”

AIT is continuously changing ...

To embrace the changes, AIT tries to understand society with a global perspective; understand technology trends; appreciate diversity and multidisciplinary; know how to compete and collaborate; and complement regional universities.

AIT Develops Global Citizens; AIT Serves as Global Collaborative

Platform for Sustainable Solution of Mankind.

NEW MISSIONS OF AIT

Global Citizens__________________________

Take Local Actions with International Perspectives;

Appreciate Diversity in Cultures and Religions;

Act Environmentally Responsible ways;

Appreciate Research for Mankind;

Team Work under Interconnected Societies and Interdisciplinary Integration.

AIT’s 5 I’sfor Global Competence International Perspectives;

Interdisciplinary Competence;

ICT Competence;

Industrial Relevance;

Innovative Mindset.

1. International perspective2. Regional orientation3. Multidisciplinary approach 4. Cross national solutions5. Relevant research6. Knowledge dispersal in a market

economy 7. Politically neutral.

Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) : A Regional Platform For Education of Global Citizenship

21,589 ALUMNI from 100 Countries/Territories as of December 2015

Thailand

27.45%

Vietnam

16.94%

Nepal

5.58%

India

5.45%

Bangladesh

5.14%Sri Lanka

4.85%

Philippines

4.49%

Taiwan

4.17%

Pakistan

4.09%

China

4.05%

Indonesia

3.79%

Myanmar

3.32%

Cambodia

1.96%

Laos

1.59%

Malaysia

1.52%

Europe

1.57% Middle and Central

Asia

1.06%

Africa

0.48% North America

0.24% Others

2.26%

Current Students(1,713 Students from 41 Countries/Territories) In January 2016 Semester

Thailand29%

Vietnam18%

India13%

Myanmar8%

Nepal6%

Pakistan5%

Bangladesh4%

Sri Lanka4%

Afghanistan2%

France1%Indonesia

1%

Cambodia1%

PR China1% Philippines

1%

Japan1% Country Count

Thailand 505

Vietnam 313

India 226

Myanmar 144

Nepal 99

Pakistan 83

Bangladesh 67

Sri Lanka 65

Afghanistan 40

France 25

Indonesia 22

Cambodia 20

PR China 16

Philippines 12

Japan 10

Lao PDR 8

Nigeria 8

Iran 5

Malaysia 5

Korea 4

USA 4

Kenya 3

Taiwan 3

Tanzania 3

Australia 2

Ethiopia 2

Germany 2

Hungary 2

Mongolia 2

Zimbabwe 2

Benin 1

Bhutan 1

Colombia 1

Costa Rica 1

Finland 1

Ghana 1

Hong Kong 1

Norway 1

Singapore 1

Timor-Leste 1

Uzbekistan 1

• Research for the Future of Mankind

• Research for Economic Gain

In Partnership with International Community

In Partnership with Industries

AIT – A Neutral Platform for Grooming Global Citizens

To ensure inclusive, safe and equitable quality education, which focuses on borderless solutions for sustainable development, for qualified individuals irrespective of races, religions and cultures.

AIT’s Research for the Future of Mankind

Issues like climate change, disasters, water, hunger, urbanization,renewable energyneed cohesive international research for the future sustainability of mankind.

AIT’s 8 Focus Areas

AIT’s 8 Focus Areas