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Asian Institute of Technology (AIT)

Asian Institute of Technology, P.O. Box 4, Klong Luang, Pathumthani 12120, Thailand, Bangkok
3.97 / 5 based on 108 reviews.

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75% of students recommend
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4.0/5
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3.9/5
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3.6/5
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“The AIT is a good place to study because there is not much else to do!” Read Review
suppa, India

Asian Institute of Technology review by prem

Review by prem, ,
Engineering, Technology, scholarship
HOUSING    
Personal assessment
Cost
KEY:
Couldn't have asked for more.
Pretty good.
Could've been better, but didn't lessen the overall experience.
Disappointing.
Facilities
Location
Cleanliness
Space
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose:
Why? On campus. But if you can, stay in the e,j or k dorm, at least they have private bath and small kitcen and aircon.
Personal comments:
OK, but avoid the student village accomodation near the garbage dump, which is in middle of the campus (!!) Also, sometimes there is a lot of noise from other students, especially in the standards dorms. And the sports facilities are just outside some of the dorms so there is a lot of noise from people playing badminton, tennis etc. The standard dorm rooms are quite small also. I found accomodation at AIT to be so so. Again, the e,j, and k dorms are by far the best.
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STUDENT LIFE    
Personal social experience
Activities
KEY:
Amazing! Hardly had time to study.
Plenty to do when I had the time.
So-so.
Did not get involved.
Nightlife
Travel
Overall
Describe host city: Students interact with the local community without much university involvement
Activities, Travel: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Nightlife: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal comments:
There is NOTHING to do around AIT. The nearest shopping mall is Future Park, which is about 15 km away. To go to Bangkok city takes about 1 hour by shuttle bus and costs 30 baht one way. Taxi takes about 45 minutes but costs about 250 baht. During the semester I seldom had time to go into bkk. AIT campus is peaceful, or boring, depending on how you see it... In BKK there are too many great nightspots to mention here. It is only too bad that BKK is quite far away from AIT.
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ACADEMIC       3.5 / 5
My academic experiences
Quality of courses
KEY:
Fantastic.
Pretty good.
Could've been a bit better.
Disappointing.
Variety of courses
Availability/access to resources
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with other international students
Interaction with local students
Course recommendations:
Courses were interesting and the lecturers very good.



My opinion of the university assessment
Exams at end of course
KEY:
Liked it.
It was alright.
A bit annoying.
Didn't like it.
Exams throughout the course
Essays and/or projects at the end of course.
Essays and/or projects throughout the course
Overall
Personal comments:
The library is quite pathetic. Much too small to be a university library. You basically have to rely on books from other university libraries around BKK. It can take a lot of time though to go to other libraries and find books. The staff at AIT library were friendly and helpful though. The library is just to small. The AIT does however live up to excellent academic standards in terms of teaching and course content.

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Language difficulties
Social
KEY:
No problems.
I coped pretty well.
Sometimes it was difficult.
It was a constant struggle.
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
Personal comments:
Communication is not problem as everyone speaks English well.
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EXPENSES    
The accessibility of student needs
Second-hand text books
KEY:
Very easy.
Minimal effort.
Accessible but required effort.
Almost impossible.
Second-hand household items
Computers / Internet
Administrative
Money from home
Main source of funding:
Other
Other sources of funding:
scholarship
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits:
Nightlife in BKK city is not so cheap, but still OK. Food on campus is cheap and bad. Very poor quality of the food in the cafeteria.
Travel, Nightlife, Overall, Telephone: was more expensive than at home.
Food: was the same price as at home.
Housing: was less expensive than at home.
Personal comments:
none
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OVERALL    
Important to choosing this university...
Academic reasons
KEY:
Very Important.
Important.
Not really important.
Unimportant.
Culture
Costs
Activities
Campus life
Party / people
Weather / Location
I wish I had known...
nothing that would have changed my experience here.
In my opinion:
Most people loved it.



During my experience abroad, I ...
Became familiar with another culture
KEY:
Happened all the time.
Happened quite a lot.
Happened a bit.
Didn't happen.
Traveled
Improved language skills
Met people from other countries
Became more independent
Partied a lot
Experienced a change in life
Advanced my studies/career
Personal recommendation:
AIT is a world class academic institution. But it is a pretty boring place to live for two or more years... It is far from LIFE in downtown Bangkok. One thing more, what surprised me, the AIT being a technology institute and all, was the lousy internet connection in the student dorms. Even though I opted for ADSL connection for 450 baht per month the internet was grindingly slow, and sometimes you were not able to access websites like Yahoo at all... This was quite annoying as it is really convenient to be able to surf the net for info in your room. But this was not always a smooth and easy experience, despite the fact I actually paid extra for a faster connection. Frankly, the internet connection speed in the dorms sucked! Many students complained about this.



FINAL COMMENTS

The AIT is a good place to study because there is not much else to do!
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