MBA Program

Admissions to AIT School of Management (SOM) are on a strictly competitive basis where the applicant has to submit a completed application form with all credentials and testimonials duly attested before the due date of the school.

Diversity is one of the key aspects considered during the admission process, so as to create a class of students with diverse backgrounds and perspectives. However, during the selection process, the Admission Committee evaluates all the candidates in terms of their:

• Scholastic and intellectual ability
• Personal character and motivation
• Interpersonal skills and leadership potential
• Career performance and managerial potential

To develop managers with an international perspective who can manage strategically in order to ensure organizational competitiveness and growth in a dynamic technological and business environment.

• Offer opportunities to learn in a multi-national and multi-cultural environment;
• Develop an understanding of and ability to apply modern management techniques;
• Develop relevant competencies in identifying, understanding, analyzing and effectively solving the management challenges and problems in both public and private organizations;
• Offer international and multi-cultural exposures to various management systems and experiences, through our access to excellent international networks of partner institutions in Europe, America and Asia;

• Ranked number 3 by Asia Inc (2004)
• Truly international professors from over 10 countries
• A unique multicultural environment.
• Almost 2,000 students from over 40 countries on an environmentally friendly campus
• Join an elite network of more than 15,000 alumni

Total study cost for the 4 semester program is 752,000 Thai Baht, which is roughly USD 24,257.
Request more detailed pricing information from SOM.

Asian Institute of Technology (AIT)

The School of Management (SOM) at the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) is Asia's pioneer business school for graduate studies offering Ph.D., MBA and diploma programs.

AIT provides exceptional individuals with a supportive environment in which they can develop their skills and aptitudes, helping them reach their professional goals and serve the interests of countries in the Asia-Pacific region.

The Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) promotes technological change and sustainable development in the Asian-Pacific region through higher education, research and outreach. Established in Bangkok in 1959, AIT has become a leading regional postgraduate institution and is actively working with public and private sector partners throughout the region and with some of the top universities in the world. Recognized for its multinational, multi-cultural ethos, the Institute operates as a self-contained international community at its campus located 40 km (25 miles) north of Bangkok, Thailand. The AIT campus is an environmental enclave north of the busy metropolis of Bangkok.

The School of Management, AIT was also one of the pioneer schools in discussion at the Workshop for Development and Collaboration of Asia-Pacific Business Schools in May 2001 in Seoul, Korea where a Declaration of Cooperation in “Strengthening Asia-Pacific Business Education” was signed by a Forum of Asian business schools leading to the Association of Asia-Pacific Business Schools (AAPBS).

Besides the usual labs and academic buildings, the main campus includes housing, sports, and medical facilities, a conference centre, and a library with over 230,000 volumes and 830 print and on-line periodicals.

Why Choose SOM, AIT? How is SOM, AIT different?

The School of Management, AIT programs are intellectually demanding and renowned for the quality of its graduates. As an individual, you’ll balance management education and personal development. As a member of our community, you’ll be surrounded by mature students drawn from a wide range of business, cultural and national backgrounds. As a graduate you’ll discover that a SOM degree is more than a route to a more exciting career, it is also a life changing experience.

A defining feature of the “SOM EXPERIENCE” is our focus on your personal development which lasts throughout the program. You’ll become highly skilled at team working, you’ll communicate more effectively and you’ll learn to be more persuasive and decisive. We will prepare you for business leadership by making you sensitive to cultural differences, ethical behaviour and social values. It is these soft skills that will give you, as a SOM Graduate, an edge with international recruiters.

Memberships:

School of Management, AIT is a member of AACSB International – the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, is an international member of the European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD) and a member of the Association for Asia Pacific Business Schools (AAPBS)