Asian Institute of Technology
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The Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) is an international institution for higher education in engineering, advanced technologies, and management and planning. Founded in 1959 as SEATO Graduate School of Engineering, with a mission to develops 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, it receives funding from organizations and governments around the world (initially from SEATO members). The school was hosted by Faculty of Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand, before it becoming the AIT, an independent institution, in November 1967. While it main campus is located in Thailand, there is also a remote campus in Vietnam.
In 1989, it received a Ramon Magsaysay Award for Peace and International Understanding, "... for shaping a new generation of engineers and managers committed to Asia , in an atmosphere of academic excellence and regional camaraderie.".
Hosted 2,016 students from 51 countries, and 120 faculty from 26 countries (August 2005), its main campus in Pathum Thani, Thailand, is situated just next to Thailand Science Park and Rangsit Center of Thammasat University. The campus is approximately 42 kilometers north of Bangkok, the capital of the country.
The institute is a member of the Greater Mekong Sub-region Academic and Research Network, and LAOTSE – an international network of leading universities in Europe and Asia.
AIT administers .th, the country code top-level domain for Thailand.