2005 Graduate Catalog and 2004 Annual R & D Report - Sirindhorn ...

2005 Graduate Catalog and 2004 Annual R & D Report
Sirindhorn International Institute of Technology (SIIT)
On January 29, 1992, with initial funding provided by Keidanren and the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI),
the Thammasat University Council approved the establishment of bachelor's degree programs in civil,
electrical, and industrial engineering, which became the autonomous International Institute of Technology
(IIT), Thammasat University, on September 16, 1994, by Thammasat University Council’s special regulation.
His Majesty the King graciously granted the name "Sirindhorn International Institute of Technology (SIIT)" to
the Institute on June 28, 1996.
Located at the Rangsit Campus of Thammasat University and the Bangkadi Industrial Park, SIIT is privately
funded with initial funding provided by FTI and Keidanren. It is envisioned to become a leading international
institute of technology for both teaching/learning and research.
1. Academic Programs
Sirindhorn International Institute of Technology
(SIIT) offers undergraduate and graduate
programs (master and doctoral levels) leading to
the Bachelor of Engineering (BEng), Bachelor of
Science (BSc), Master of Science (MSc), and
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in the following areas:
chemical engineering (ChE), civil engineering
(CE), communications (TC), computer science
(CS), engineering management (EM), industrial
engineering (IE), information technology (IT),
management technology (MT), and mechanical
engineering (ME).
In the academic year 2004, the total number of
SIIT undergraduate students was 1,720. First year
students are admitted through the national
university entrance examination, the entrance
examination conducted by SIIT, or through
evaluations of standardized test scores, such as
SAT and GCSE. The Institute also admits transfer
students from other universities. Students wishing
to transfer to SIIT are evaluated on a case-by-case
basis.
SIIT started graduate programs in engineering and
technology leading to master’s and doctoral
degrees in 1995 and 1997, respectively. In the
academic year 2004, there were 22 master’s
degree students and 51 doctoral degree students.
Interested individuals should consult the Graduate
Catalog and contact the faculty members whose
research interests match theirs.
2. Faculty Members
All SIIT full-time faculty members hold doctoral
degrees from leading universities around the
world. It is a policy of the Institute that faculty
members be active in research. Results of their
research and development are published in
national and international journals, as well as
regional and international conference proceedings,
and are briefly presented in this report. They are
therefore well qualified to provide up-to-date
academic instruction to the students.
3. Academic Facilities
To achieve high quality academic services and
research, the Institute maintains a conscientious
effort to develop facilities of the Library and
Information Services Center in addition to
advanced laboratories. The SIIT library at Rangsit
has a total floor area of 2,518 square meters with a
500 seat capacity. More than 21,500 volumes of
publications are available. An SIIT branch library at
Bangkadi has a total floor area of 800 square
meters with a 150 seat capacity. The branch library
has more than 5,500 volumes of publications. The
library adopted the VTLS integrated library system
in July 1995 to facilitate the usage of the Library
collection. Computer facilities are also provided for
accessing world-wide information resources,
electronic journals and online databases.
SIIT at Rangsit has two five-storey buildings, the
SIIT main building and the advanced laboratory
building, and a small building housing the
Environmental Technology Laboratory. There are
two new buildings at Bangkadi, in addition to an
existing building which is named after Thanpuying
Niramol Suriyasat. One is a five-storey building
housing the administration offices, and Information
Technology and Computer Science. It was
completed in May 2002. The other, completed in
October 2004, is a six-storey building. It
accommodates the Communications Engineering,
Engineering Management, and Management
Technology, the Library, the computer center,
engineering laboratories, and classrooms.
The Institute is deeply grateful to Her Royal
Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn for
graciously granting the use of the name
“Sirindhralai” for the new six-storey building.
Since 1996, the Institute has graduated 10 batches
of students and the total number of SIIT graduates
(as of July 2005) is 2,224: 2,150 Bachelor's
Degree, 57 Master's Degree and 17 Doctoral
Degree graduates. Most of the graduates are
working in industry, while many have chosen to
further their studies in leading universities in
Australia, Europe, Japan, and the USA.
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