Undergraduate Catalog, Academic Year 2011 - Sirindhorn ...

Sirindhorn International Institute of Technology
Undergraduate Catalog 2011
Another 6-story building with an area of 6,452 m 2 was completed in October 2004. Her Royal Highness Princess Maha
Chakri Sirindhorn graciously granted the use of the name “Sirindhralai” for this new building and graciously presided
over the inauguration of this new building on June 28, 2006. It houses the Electronics and Communication
Engineering program, the Engineering Management program, and the Management Technology program, the library,
the computer center, classrooms, and laboratories.
Bangkadi Campus is equipped with a complete computer/networking infrastructure. There are network access points
in almost every room in the campus’ buildings which connect to the Rangsit Campus by a high-speed connection
(Wimax system) and connect directly to the Internet with speeds up to 9 Mbps bandwidth. Students can easily access
the Internet either from their laptops, using wireless hotspots in every building, or from the computers in both the
library and the computer laboratory. There are two computer laboratories for instruction and students’ use.
The Library at Bangkadi is located on the 3 rd floor of the Sirindhralai Building. The Library has an excellent collection
of textbooks, technical books, conference proceedings, reports, technical magazines and journals in the fields of
electronics and communication, instrumentation and control systems, computer science, information technology,
engineering management, and management technology. Computer facilities are provided for accessing the library
database, online databases and full-text journals, and for self-study. The library also provides wireless facilities for
students to access the Internet and online information sources with their personal notebooks.
Students may obtain services related to course registration, academic records, and financial matters at the Bangkadi
Campus. Shuttle buses between the Rangsit and Bangkadi campuses are provided on a regular basis.
In addition, the SIIT Hall of Residence at Bangkadi has two five-story buildings, one for male residents and one for
female residents. There are 72 rooms on the 2 nd - 5 th floors, which can accommodate up to 144 residents. Common
rooms, internet rooms, a fitness center, a canteen, and a launderette are located on the first floor, with a
convenience store nearby.
Student Life
SIIT students have many opportunities to participate in a variety of activities, both academic and extracurricular, to
develop self-discipline, self-responsibility, professional attitudes, and for relaxation. The SIIT Student Committee
and other student clubs such as the Sports Club, Academic Club, Volunteer Club, and Createch Club organize a wide
range of programs and activities throughout the year. Additionally, individual academic programs have student clubs
which collaborate with faculty members in academic related activities. The student activities are supervised by
academic advisors and the assistant director for student affairs.
SIIT provides a stimulating international learning atmosphere. All courses, both lecture and laboratory, are taught in
English by both foreign and Thai professors who have extensive overseas educational and work experiences. The
number of international students at SIIT has been increasing due to SIIT’s widely accepted reputation in quality
education and faculty members. Students frequently receive lectures on a variety of topics by visiting professors
from abroad, providing them exposure to new and emerging subjects. Academic exchange programs with selected
universities in Australia, Finland, France, Germany, Japan and UK have been established to provide qualified
students with an excellent opportunity for studying abroad.
SIIT Graduates
Graduates of SIIT receive a wide range of job offers due to their proficiency in English and their competency in
technical knowledge. While most graduates work for government agencies, state enterprises, and private
corporations, a large number have chosen to pursue graduate studies immediately after graduation. Examples of
universities that have accepted SIIT graduates into their graduate programs are University of Melbourne (Australia),
University of New South Wales (Australia), Keio University (Japan), Kochi University of Technology (Japan), Tohoku
University (Japan), Tokyo Institute of Technology (Japan), University of Tokyo (Japan), Waseda University (Japan),
Cambridge University (UK), Imperial College (UK), Oxford University (UK), University of Manchester Institute of
Science and Technology-UMIST (UK), University of Nottingham (UK), Columbia University (USA), Georgia Institute of
Technology (USA), Stanford University (USA), University of Michigan/Ann Arbor (USA), and University of
Wisconsin/Madison (USA). Several graduates have received scholarships for their graduate studies, such as the Thai
Government Scholarships, Japanese Government Scholarships, and teaching/research assistantships from the
universities where they enroll.
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