The document discusses how to become a global citizen in today's rapidly changing world. It emphasizes that to shape the future, one must understand societal changes from a global perspective, appreciate diversity, maintain lifelong learning, and take local actions with an international outlook. It highlights how AIT helps groom global citizens through its multidisciplinary and cross-national approach to education and research focusing on sustainable development solutions. AIT serves as a neutral platform that brings together students and alumni from over 100 countries to collaborate on issues like climate change, sanitation, and agriculture that transcend borders.

1. TO BECOME A GLOBAL CITIZEN
Worsak Kanok‐Nukulchai, Ph.D.
President, Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand
For
Summer Camp Students of United Group, Allahabad and Delhi
27 June 2016

2. • Every day seems to bring the dawn of a
new era
• To anticipate future, we must identify
signals of change
• To shape our future, we must interpret
these signals and act in time

3. Today’s world is
continuously
changing ...
To embrace the changes, one must
 understand society with a global perspective;
 understand technology trends;
 appreciate diversity and multidisciplinarity;
 know how to compete and collaborate; and
 maintain life‐long learning.

4. Global Citizens__________________________
Take Local Actions with International
Perspectives;
Appreciate Diversity in Cultures and Religions;
Act Environmentally Responsible ways;
Appreciate Research for Mankind;
Team Work under Interconnected Societies and
Interdisciplinary Integration.

5. 1. The Rapidity of Changes
“Continuous change of knowledge
and tools requires continuous
learning”

6. “Global competitiveness requires
continuous refreshing of
knowledge and tools”
2. Change is Global

7. “Knowledge is changing so fast that it is
no longer possible to acquire them once
and for all during the initial education and
then spend the rest of one’s life applying
them ”
3. Change in Work

8. “Disruptive Technology creates a
new market and kills the current
one. Recognizing the trends of
disruptive technology may give you
an early warning”
4. Change is Disruptive

9. INNOVATIONINTERNATIONAL
PERSPECTIVE
INTEGRATION INDUSTRIAL
PARTNERSHIP
INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY

10. Clean Disruption of Energy and
Transportation
From Tony Seba’s Book

11. Disruptive Technology creates a new
market and kills the current one.
 Sliderules
 Horse Carts
 Typewriters
 Photo Films
• Fixed Line Telephone
• Fax
• Domestic Flight
• Automobile
• Fossil Energy
 Calculators
 Motor Cars
 PC
 Digital Photos
• Smart Phone
• Smart Phone
• Highspeed Trains
• Electric Car
• Solar Energy

12. Students depend on paper too much.
They no longer know how to write on a
slate without getting dust all over
themselves. What will happen when
they run out of paper?
Principal’s Association Meeting, 1815

13. Students depend too
much upon ink. They
no longer know how
to use a knife to
sharpen a pencil.
National Association
of Teachers, 1907
Students depend too
much on store bought
ink. They don’t know
how to make their
own. What will
happen when they
run out?
Rural American
Teacher, 1928

19. GASOLINE CAR

23. “Our today’s practice to
education is inadequate. Going
through a traditional university in
a single discipline with local peers
during a fix 4-year period is not
going to transform a person to
become a “global citizen.”

24. Since 1959, AIT has been serving as a Neutral
Platform for Sustainable Development through
Global Collaboration in Education, Science &
Technology, and Social Entrepreneurship.
AIT is not a traditional university,
but a global institute with missions !

25. AIT – A Neutral Platform
for Grooming Global Citizens
To ensure inclusive, safe and equitable quality education, which
focuses on borderless solutions for sustainable development, for
qualified individuals irrespective of races, religions and cultures.

26. 1. International perspective
2. Regional orientation
3. Multidisciplinary approach
4. Cross national solutions
5. Relevant research
6. Knowledge dispersal in a market
economy
7. Politically neutral.
Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) :
A Regional Platform For Education of Global Citizenship

28. (1) Teaching & Learning
(2) Research
(3) Knowledge Transfer
(4) International Dimension
(5) Regional Engagement

29. Current Students
(1,713 Students from 41 Countries/Territories) In January 2016 Semester
Thailand
29%
Vietnam
18%
India
13%
Myanmar
8%
Nepal
6%
Pakistan
5%
Bangladesh
4%
Sri Lanka
4%
Afghanistan
2%
France
1%Indonesia
1%
Cambodia
1%
PR China
1%
Philippines
1%
Japan
1% Country Count
Thailand 505
Vietnam 313
India 226
Myanmar 144
Nepal 99
Pakistan 83
Bangladesh 67
Sri Lanka 65
Afghanistan 40
France 25
Indonesia 22
Cambodia 20
PR China 16
Philippines 12
Japan 10
Lao PDR 8
Nigeria 8
Iran 5
Malaysia 5
Korea 4
USA 4
Kenya 3
Taiwan 3
Tanzania 3
Australia 2
Ethiopia 2
Germany 2
Hungary 2
Mongolia 2
Zimbabwe 2
Benin 1
Bhutan 1
Colombia 1
Costa Rica 1
Finland 1
Ghana 1
Hong Kong 1
Norway 1
Singapore 1
Timor‐Leste 1
Uzbekistan 1

30. 21,589 ALUMNI from 100 Countries/Territories
as of December 2015
Thailand
27.45%
Vietnam
16.94%
Nepal
5.58%
India
5.45%
Bangladesh
5.14%Sri Lanka
4.85%
Philippines
4.49%
Taiwan
4.17%
Pakistan
4.09%
China
4.05%
Indonesia
3.79%
Myanmar
3.32%
Cambodia
1.96%
Laos
1.59%
Malaysia
1.52%
Europe
1.57% Middle and Central
Asia
1.06%
Africa
0.48% North America
0.24% Others
2.26%

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TEACHING UNIVERSITY
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THE EVOLUTION OF AIT

33. Academia Real World

34. RESEARCH
UNIVERSITY WITH
INDUSTRIAL
PARTNERSHIP
Help !
AIT TODAY

35. Landscape of Research on
Science and Technology
• Research for Mankind
• Research for Economic Gain
Public and International Funding
Private and Industrial Funding

36. How Universities Interact
Among Them in S&T Research?
COMPETITION
COLLABORATION

37. Contest in World Rankings
Calls for More Emphasis on
Research Impacts.
Competition

38. Competition
• Recent Higher Education Reform with
Government’s Budget Reduction
Creates a Contestable Market

39. Collaborations
• More Participation More Impact
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary

40. Collaborations
 Sharing Solutions

41. Collaborations
 Sharing Expertise (Bilateral Assistance)

42. Collaborations
 Sharing of Resources
Domestic or Cross‐Countries
$

43. Collaborations
 Sharing Ownership
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary
More Participation ‐ More Impact

44. What Remains a Challenge?
 Collaborations with
Industries for Innovative
Technology – R&D for
Economic Gains.
 Collaborations with
Academic Partners and NGO
on Solution to Cross‐Boader
Issues – R&D for Humankind.

45. All cross‐border
problems in the
real‐world have no
physical and
disciplinary walls
Nature of Cross‐Border Issues.

48. CROSS‐BORDER, TRANS‐BOUNDARY ISSUES
REGIONAL LOCALIZATION ISSUES
REGIONAL SOCIALIZATION ISSUES

49. Post‐Disaster Needs for Shelter and Sanitation are
common globally, but with local touch.
AIT Habitech Technology AIT’s Solar‐Powered Toilet
Solutions for Mankind

50. Cross‐Border Issues.
Issues like
climate change,
disasters, floods,
pollution, share
of international
rivers, have no
boundaries

52. CLIMATE CHANGE
Research for Humankind

53. SUSTAINABLE
SANITATION FOR THE
POOR
Research for Humankind

54. Agricultural
Learning
Exchange for
Asian Regional
Networking
(AgLEARN)
Total Research Grant: 899,000
USD
Project Period: 2013‐2016
Location of the Action: Nepal,
Bangladesh, Cambodia with
support from collaborators in
Thailand, India and USA,

55. AIT is a Neutral Platform
for Regional Engagement & Cooperation
The Regional Integrated Multi‐Hazard Early Warning System for Asia and Africa
(RIMES) is hosted at AIT

56. GMSARN
Greater Mekong Sub‐region Academic
and Research Network
AIT is the Secretariat Hub of GMSARN – A network of 12 of the top-ranking
academic and research institutions in the GMS
Yunnan University (YU), Yunnan
Hanoi University of Technology (HUT)
Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh City University of
Technology (HCMCUT) Vietnam
National University of Laos (NUOL) Laos
Asian Institute of Technology
(AIT) Thailand
Thammasat University
(TU) Thailand
Khon Kaen University (KKU) Thailand
Royal University of Phnom Penh (RUPP)
Cambodia
Institute of Technology (ITC)
Cambodia
Guangxi University (YU),
Guangxi, China
Yangon
Technological
University (YTU)
Myanmar
• Human
Resources
Development
• Joint research
• Dissemination of
information and
intellectual
assets generated
in the GMS