Thailand Advanced Institute of Science and Technology-Tokyo Institute of Technology (TAIST-Tokyo Tech) th, สถาบันวิทยาศาสตร์และเทคโนโลยีขั้นสูงแห่งประเทศไทย-สถาบันเทคโนโลยีแห่งโตเกียว, is a virtual higher education institution in Thailand, established in 2007. It is a project supported by Thailand's

National Science and Technology Development Agency The National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA) is an agency of the government of Thailand which supports research in science and technology and its application in the Thai economy. See also * NSTDA affiliated institutions ** ...

(NSTDA) to act as a focal point for academic and research collaboration among NSTDA and partner universities both domestic and abroad. Students will enrolled in a host university, work with researchers in NSTDA, and get a degree from the host university.TAIST Tokyo Tech - About
/ref> Domestic partners, as of 2012, were

King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang (KMITL or KMIT Ladkrabang for short) is a research and educational institution in Thailand. It is situated in Lat Krabang District, Bangkok approximately 30 km east of the city center. The u ...

, Sirindhorn International Institute of Technology,

Kasetsart University Kasetsart University ( th, มหาวิทยาลัยเกษตรศาสตร์; ), commonly known and referred to as Kaset or KU, is a public research university in Bangkok, Thailand. It is the largest university in Thailand. I ...

, King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi, and

Mahidol University Mahidol University (Mahidol), an autonomous research institution in Thailand, had its origin in the establishment of Siriraj Hospital in 1888. Mahidol had an acceptance rate for Medicine of 0.4% as of the 2016 academic year. Becoming the Univer ...

, with

Tokyo Institute of Technology is a national research university located in Greater Tokyo Area, Japan. Tokyo Tech is the largest institution for higher education in Japan dedicated to science and technology, one of first five Designated National University and selected a ...

as a first foreign partner. They offer

master degree A master's degree (from Latin ) is an academic degree awarded by universities or colleges upon completion of a course of study demonstrating mastery or a high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice.

programs in

Automotive Engineering Automotive engineering, along with aerospace engineering and naval architecture, is a branch of vehicle engineering, incorporating elements of mechanical, electrical, electronic, software, and safety engineering as applied to the design, manufac ...

;

Information and Communication Technology Information and communications technology (ICT) is an extensional term for information technology (IT) that stresses the role of unified communications and the integration of telecommunications (telephone lines and wireless signals) and computers ...

with

Embedded Systems An embedded system is a computer system—a combination of a computer processor, computer memory, and input/output peripheral devices—that has a dedicated function within a larger mechanical or electronic system. It is ''embedded'' ...

; and Advanced and Sustainable Environment Engineering. Courses are taught mainly by professors from Tokyo Institute of Technology.

Partners

''This is not a comprehensive list'' *

* King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi *

* Sirindhorn International Institute of Technology *

Thailand Science Park Thailand Science Park (TSP) ( th, อุทยานวิทยาศาสตร์ประเทศไทย) is in Tha Khlong, Khlong Luang District, Pathum Thani Province near Rangsit, north of Bangkok. Managed by the National Science an ...

References

External links

TAIST Tokyo Tech
- official site Institutes of higher education in Thailand Engineering universities and colleges in Thailand 2007 establishments in Thailand National Science and Technology Development Agency {{Thailand-university-stub