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<strong>2007</strong> <strong>Graduate</strong> <strong>Catalog</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>2006</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> R & D <strong>Report</strong><br />
<strong>Sirindhorn</strong> International Institute of Technology (SIIT)<br />
On January 29, 1992, with initial funding provided by Keidanren <strong>and</strong> the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI), the<br />
Thammasat University Council approved the establishment of bachelor's degree programs in civil, electrical, <strong>and</strong><br />
industrial engineering, which became the autonomous International Institute of Technology (IIT), Thammasat<br />
University, on September 16, 1994, by Thammasat University Council’s special regulation. His Majesty the King<br />
graciously granted the name "<strong>Sirindhorn</strong> International Institute of Technology (SIIT)" to the Institute on June 28,<br />
1996.<br />
Located at the Rangsit Campus of Thammasat University <strong>and</strong> the Bangkadi Industrial Park, SIIT is privately funded<br />
with initial funding provided by FTI <strong>and</strong> Keidanren. It is envisioned to become a leading international institute of<br />
technology for both teaching/learning <strong>and</strong> research.<br />
1. Academic Programs<br />
<strong>Sirindhorn</strong> International Institute of Technology (SIIT)<br />
offers undergraduate <strong>and</strong> graduate programs (master<br />
<strong>and</strong> doctoral levels) leading to the Bachelor of<br />
Engineering (BEng), Bachelor of Science (BSc),<br />
Master of Science (MSc), <strong>and</strong> Doctor of Philosophy<br />
(PhD) in the following areas: Chemical Engineering<br />
(ChE), Civil Engineering (CE), Electronics <strong>and</strong><br />
Communication Engineering (EC), Industrial<br />
Engineering (IE), Mechanical Engineering (ME),<br />
Computer Science (CS), Information Technology (IT),<br />
Engineering Management (EM), <strong>and</strong> Management<br />
Technology (MT).<br />
In the academic year <strong>2006</strong>, the total number of SIIT<br />
undergraduate students was 2,000. First year<br />
students are admitted through the national university<br />
entrance selection process, the entrance examination<br />
conducted by SIIT, or through evaluations of<br />
st<strong>and</strong>ardized test scores, such as SAT <strong>and</strong> GCSE.<br />
The Institute also admits transfer students from other<br />
universities. Students wishing to transfer to SIIT are<br />
evaluated on a case-by-case basis.<br />
SIIT started graduate programs in engineering <strong>and</strong><br />
technology leading to master’s <strong>and</strong> doctoral degrees<br />
in 1995 <strong>and</strong> 1997, respectively. In the academic year<br />
<strong>2006</strong>, there were 25 master’s degree students <strong>and</strong> 49<br />
doctoral degree students. Interested individuals<br />
should consult the <strong>Graduate</strong> <strong>Catalog</strong> <strong>and</strong> contact the<br />
faculty members whose research interests match<br />
theirs.<br />
2. Faculty Members<br />
All SIIT full-time faculty members hold doctoral<br />
degrees from leading universities around the world. It<br />
is a policy of the Institute that faculty members be<br />
active in research. Results of their research <strong>and</strong><br />
development are published in national <strong>and</strong><br />
international journals, as well as regional <strong>and</strong><br />
international conference proceedings, <strong>and</strong> are briefly<br />
presented in this report. They are therefore well<br />
qualified to provide up-to-date academic instruction to<br />
the students.<br />
3. Academic Facilities<br />
To achieve high quality academic services <strong>and</strong><br />
research, the Institute maintains a conscientious effort<br />
to develop facilities of the Library <strong>and</strong> Information<br />
Services Center in addition to advanced laboratories.<br />
The SIIT library at Rangsit has a total floor area of<br />
2,518 square meters with a 490-seat capacity. More<br />
than 25,800 volumes of publications are available. An<br />
SIIT branch library at Bangkadi has a total floor area<br />
of 1,200 square meters with a 180-seat capacity. The<br />
branch library has more than 6,800 volumes of<br />
publications. The library adopted the VTLS integrated<br />
library system in July 1995 to facilitate the usage of<br />
the Library collection. Computer facilities are also<br />
provided for accessing world-wide information<br />
resources, electronic journals <strong>and</strong> online databases.<br />
SIIT at Rangsit has two five-storey buildings, the SIIT<br />
main building <strong>and</strong> the advanced laboratory building,<br />
<strong>and</strong> a small building housing the Environmental<br />
Technology Laboratory. There are two new buildings<br />
at Bangkadi, in addition to an existing building which<br />
is named after Thanpuying Niramol Suriyasat. One is<br />
a five-storey building housing the administration<br />
offices, <strong>and</strong> the School of Information <strong>and</strong> Computer<br />
Technology. It was completed in May 2002. The<br />
other, completed in October 2004, is a six-storey<br />
building. It accommodates the School of<br />
Communications, Instrumentations <strong>and</strong> Control,<br />
School of Management Technology, the Library, the<br />
computer center, engineering laboratories, <strong>and</strong><br />
classrooms.<br />
The Institute is deeply grateful to Her Royal Highness<br />
Princess Maha Chakri <strong>Sirindhorn</strong> for graciously<br />
granting the use of the name “Sirindhralai” for the new<br />
six-storey building. Her Royal Highness graciously<br />
presided over the inauguration of the Sirindhralai<br />
Building on June 28, <strong>2006</strong>.<br />
Since 1996, the Institute has graduated 12 batches of<br />
students <strong>and</strong> the total number of SIIT graduates (as<br />
of June <strong>2007</strong>) is 2,949: 2,845 Bachelor's Degree, 70<br />
Master's Degree <strong>and</strong> 34 Doctoral Degree graduates.<br />
Most of the graduates are working in industry, while<br />
many have chosen to further their studies in leading<br />
universities in Australia, Europe, Japan, <strong>and</strong> the USA.<br />
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