Thailand Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

Thailand Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (TAIST) 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 (NSTDA) to acts 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, works with researchers in NSTDA, and get a degree from the host university.[1]

Current domestic partners, as of 2012, are King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang, Sirindhorn International Institute of Technology, Kasetsart University, King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi, and Mahidol University, with Tokyo Institute of Technology as a first foreign partner. They offer master degree programs in Automotive Engineering; Information and Communication Technology with Embedded Systems; and Advanced and Sustainable Environment Engineering. Courses are taught mainly by professors from Tokyo Institute of Technology.[1]

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