JAIST-NECTEC-SIIT PhD. Dual Degree Program Presentation

Introduction to JAIST-NECTEC-SIIT Dual Ph.D. Degree Program

Thanaruk Theeramunkong (SIIT, Thammasat University)Waree Kongprawechnon (SIIT, Thammasat University)

Thepchai Supnithi , Chai (NECTEC)Mitsuru Ikeda (JAIST)

Kwan Sitathani (NECTEC)Kalaya Udomvitid (NECTEC)

Room: Creative Zone, 6 floor NECTEC BuildingNational Science and Technology Development Agency

(NSTDA)July 31, 2012

Contents Mission and Concept

SIIT –NECTEC—SIIT Dual Degree Curriculum

Application Procedure

Introduction to JAIST

Steering Members Mitsuru Ikeda (JAIST)

[email protected]

Mineo Kaneko (JAIST)

[email protected]

Dam Hieu Chi (JAIST)[email protected]

Kwan Sitathani (NECTEC)

[email protected]

Thepchai Supnithi (NECTEC)

[email protected]

Chai Wutiwiwatchai (NECTEC)

chai.wutiwiwatchai @nectec.or.th

Kalaya Udomvitid (NECTEC)

[email protected]

Thanaruk Theeramunkong (SIIT, TU)[email protected]

Waree Kongprawechnon (SIIT, TU)[email protected]

Cholwich Nattee (SIIT, TU)[email protected]

Boontawee Suntisrivaraporn (SIIT, TU)[email protected]

JAIST-NECTEC-SIIT Dual Ph.D.

The Sirindhorn International Institute of Technology (SIIT)

Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (JAIST)

National Electronics and Computer Technology Center (NECTEC)


A dual degree doctoral program in area of Service Science which includes various participating fields in Engineering and Technology

Computer Science Information Technology

Management Technology Engineering Management

Electronic & Communication Knowledge Science

Service Science Operation Research


The program will start in November 2011.

The graduate from this program will receive

JAIST : Doctor of Philosophy (Knowledge Science) or Doctor of Philosophy (Information Science)

SIIT : Doctor of Philosophy in Engineering and Technology

Co-found by NECTEC, JAIST, AIT, and SIIT

Admission Criteria

An eligible applicant must have completed a master's degree in engineering or science or related fields with very good academic record and/or thesis experience;

If he/she is a current/former master's degree student of SIIT, he/she needs to have

at least one international journal publication

Or a cumulative GPA of at least 3.50.

http://www2.siit.tu.ac.th/ictprojects/dualdegree/images/poster.jpg

Important Dates (November 2012)

Now-17 August 2012 Application period

22 August 2012 Application is submitted to JAIST. JAIST will inform professors.

3 September 2012 JAIST will confirm whether an applicant can contact a professor or not.

4-13 September 2012 Applicants contact professors

14 September 2012 Applicant acceptance letter/email is submitted.

20 September 2012 Applicants will be interviewed.Swissotel Hotel

10 October 2012 Result announcement.

JAIST-NECTEC-SIIT Home Pagehttp://www2.siit.tu.ac.th/ictprojects/siitjaist/

Application Procedure

Application submission is 17 August 2012.

The application documents have to be sent to [email protected] and one hardcopy of the application documents need to be sent to the following address.

Dr. Thanaruk TheeramunkongSirindhorn International Institute of Technology, Thammasat University131 Moo 5 Tiwanont Rd. Bangkadi MuangPathumthani 12000 THAILAND+66-2-501-3505 (-20) Ext. 2004 (Tel.)+66-2-501-3505 (-20) Ext. 2001 (Fax)

Student Status

During the first year, students will take a separate screening exam administered each year by JAIST to be enrolled at JAIST from the second year of this program with reference to the general regulations of student admission of JAIST.

Successful students of the screening exam administered by JAIST will be enrolled at JAIST in October of the second year of this program.

Students participating in this program will be given a status of regular student at SIIT from the first year and at JAIST from the second year.

Application Documents (I)

Application form + Two photos

Transcript and certificate copy

A graduated master's degree in Engineering or Science or related fields with very good academic record and/or thesis experience; or must be a current/former master's degree student of SIIT with at least one international journal publication; or must have a cumulative GPA of at least 3.50.

Two letters of recommendations.

One from the thesis advisor at the master level

One from the head of the department or a head at working place.

Application Documents (II)

The applicant must submit one of the following English language test scores:

TOEFL score, at least 400 (paper-based) or

97 (computer-based), or 32 (internet-based).

IELTS score, at least 4.5.

TU-GET score, at least 400.

The score must not be older than two years from the date on which it was issued to the date of the application for admission to the program.

Other requirement

Students must achieve one of the following English scores by the end of their first year.

TOEFL score, at least 600 (paper-based) or 250 (computer-based), or 100 (internet-based).

IELTS score, at least 7.5.

TU-GET score, at least 650.

The score must not be older than two years from the date on which it was issued to the date of the application for admission to the program.

SIIT Curriculum

Compulsory Courses 6 Credits Compulsory Elective Course 3 CreditsElective Course 3 Credits Doctoral Thesis 48 Credits

Total 60 Credits

Computational Math 3 CreditsResearch Methodology 2 CreditsSeminar 1 CreditsSelected Topic 3 CreditsSpecial Study 3 Credits

JAIST Curriculum

Compulsory Courses (3 courses) 6 Credits Elective Courses (2 courses) 4 CreditsDoctoral Thesis 20 Credits

Total 30 Credits

Registration PlanSemester 1 Semester 2

Year 1SIIT

SIIT Study 4 courses Take 12 thesis creditsJAIST Equivalent to 3

advanced courses-

Year 2JAIST

SIIT Take 6 thesis credits Take 6 thesis creditsJAIST Study 2 courses Take 4 thesis credits

Year 3SIIT

SIIT Take 12 thesis credits Take 12 thesis creditsJAIST - -

Year 4JAIST

SIIT Status maintenance + dissertation preparation

Status maintenance + dissertation preparation

JAIST Take 2 thesis credits Take 2 thesis credits

Registration Plan (II)

SIIT JAISTResearch Methodology and Research Seminar

X

Advanced Mathematics or Computational Mathematics

One advanced course

Special Study One advanced courseSelected Topic One advanced course

JAIST Admission (Second year) (I)

Application form.

Transcript of Master's and Doctoral programs.

Certificate of completion of Master's program.

Certificate of Master's degree.

An outline of the applicant's research at JAIST.

One photocopy of master's thesis.

JAIST Admission (Second year) (II)

If the thesis is not written in English, the table of contents and the abstract of the thesis in English must be attached.

Copy of the score report of TOEFL, TOEIC, or IELTS (Academic) which is not more than two years old as of the application deadline. (TOEFL>600 if possible)

Certificate of screening fee payment.

Students should pay 30,000 Japanese Yen (as of 2012) as the screening fee when applying JAIST. Follow the regulation of JAIST for the payment method.

SIIT shall put together all the above application documents and submit them to JAIST along with the list of the students participating in this program.

What do students get? (SIIT)

Students can be provided with the amount equivalent to the matriculation fee as SIIT dual graduate education program scholarship.

Students can be provided with the amount equivalent to the tuition fee for the four years of studying at SIIT as SIIT dual graduate education program scholarship.

SIIT will not support the screening fee of the students.

Even if the students fail to be awarded doctoral degree from SIIT at the end of the fourth year and wish to maintain the studentship of SIIT after that, SIIT does not provide them any financial support.

What do students get? (JAIST) Students can be provided with the amount equivalent to the

entrance fee as JAIST dual graduate education program scholarship.

Students can be provided with the amount equivalent to the tuition for the second year and fourth year at JAIST as JAIST dual graduate education program scholarship.

JAIST waives the tuition fee for the third year of this program.

Students recommended by their supervisors can be provided with a salary of part-time Research and/or Teaching Assistantships (around 100,000 Japanese yen per month).

JAIST will not support the screening fee of the students.

In case that the students fail to be awarded doctoral degree from JAIST at the end of the fourth year and wish to maintain the studentship of JAIST after that, JAIST does not provide them any financial support.

Environment (JAIST)

Video for JAIST Information What is JAIST like? -

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4DkzynaJx4&list=UUx_Wxbt8yGFkiuwUHuv1DgQ&index=4&feature=plcp

JAIST Student Housing -

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-sol0Ju75jc&list=UUx_Wxbt8yGFkiuwUHuv1DgQ&index=10&feature=plcp

Life beyond the classroom -http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbhpFvcyKZc&feature=BFa&list=UUx_Wxbt8yGFkiuwUHuv1DgQ

Daily Life in JAIST –

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KylOfNeu-YQ&feature=BFa&list=UUx_Wxbt8yGFkiuwUHuv1DgQ

http://www.youtube.com/user/JAISTClips?feature=watch

JAIST Opening Ceremony

20 September 2012 (Thu.) (NECTEC-ACE last day)

13:00-16:00, Interview, Swissotel Rachada

21 September 2012 (Fri.), Swissotel Rachada

09:00-11:00 Opening (Press) - Swissol Hotel -

11:00-12:00 Press

Contact (SIIT) Assoc. Prof. Dr. Thanaruk Theeramunkong

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Waree Kongprawechnon

Asst. Prof. Dr. Cholwich Nattee

Dr. Boontawee Suntisrivaraporn

School of ICT, Sirindhorn International Institute of Technology, Thammasat University131 Moo 5, Tiwanont Road, Bangkadi, MuangPathum Thani 12000, ThailandTel.: +66 (0) 2501 3505-20 Fax.: +66 (0) 2501 3524E-mail: [email protected]: [email protected]: [email protected]. [email protected]

Contact (NECTEC) Prof. Dr. Mitsuru Ikeda

School of Knowledge Science

Prof. Dr. Mineo Kaneko

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Dam Hieu Chi

School of Information Science

Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology1-1, Asahidai, Nomi, Ishikawa, 923-1211, JapanTel.: +81 (0) 761 51 1735 Fax.: +81 (0) 761 51 1149E-mail: [email protected]: [email protected], [email protected]

Contact (JAIST) Dr. Thepchai Supnithi

Dr. Chai Wutiwiwatchai

Dr. Kalaya Udomvitid

Text Processing SectionNational Electronics and Computer Technology Center (NECTEC)112 Thailand Science Park, Phahonyothin Road,Klong 1, Klong Luang, Pathumthani, 12120Tel: 02-5249200E-mail: [email protected]

chai.wutiwiwatchai @[email protected]

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