1. 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 Building
National Science and Technology Development Agency
(NSTDA)
July 31, 2012

2. Contents
 Mission and Concept
 SIIT –NECTEC—SIIT Dual Degree Curriculum
 Application Procedure
 Introduction to JAIST

3. Steering Members
 Mitsuru Ikeda (JAIST)  Thanaruk Theeramunkong (SIIT, TU)
ikeda@jaist.ac.jp thanaruk@siit.tu.ac.th
 Mineo Kaneko (JAIST)  Waree Kongprawechnon (SIIT, TU)
mkaneko@jaist.ac.jp waree@siit.tu.ac.th
 Cholwich Nattee (SIIT, TU)
 Dam Hieu Chi (JAIST)
cholwich@siit.tu.ac.th
dam@jaist.ac.jp
 Boontawee Suntisrivaraporn (SIIT, TU)
 Kwan Sitathani (NECTEC) sun@siit.tu.ac.th
kwan.sitathani@nectec.or.th
 Thepchai Supnithi (NECTEC)
thepchai.supnithi@nectec.or.th
 Chai Wutiwiwatchai (NECTEC)
chai.wutiwiwatchai @nectec.or.th
 Kalaya Udomvitid (NECTEC)
kalaya.udomvitid@nectec.or.th

4. 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)

5. JAIST-NECTEC-SIIT Dual Ph.D.
 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

6. JAIST-NECTEC-SIIT Dual Ph.D.
 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

7. 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.

9. 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.

10. JAIST-NECTEC-SIIT Home Page
http://www2.siit.tu.ac.th/ictprojects/siitjaist/

11. Application Procedure
 Application submission is 17 August 2012.
 The application documents have to be sent to
siitjaist@siit.tu.ac.th and one hardcopy of the
application documents need to be sent to the
following address.
Dr. Thanaruk Theeramunkong
Sirindhorn International Institute of Technology,
Thammasat University
131 Moo 5 Tiwanont Rd. Bangkadi Muang
Pathumthani 12000 THAILAND
+66-2-501-3505 (-20) Ext. 2004 (Tel.)
+66-2-501-3505 (-20) Ext. 2001 (Fax)

12. 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.

13. 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.

14. 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.

15. 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.

16. SIIT Curriculum
Compulsory Courses 6 Credits
Compulsory Elective Course 3 Credits
Elective Course 3 Credits
Doctoral Thesis 48 Credits
Total 60 Credits
Computational Math 3 Credits
Research Methodology 2 Credits
Seminar 1 Credits
Selected Topic 3 Credits
Special Study 3 Credits

17. JAIST Curriculum
Compulsory Courses (3 courses) 6 Credits
Elective Courses (2 courses) 4 Credits
Doctoral Thesis 20 Credits
Total 30 Credits

18. Registration Plan
Semester 1 Semester 2
SIIT Study 4 courses Take 12 thesis credits
Year 1
JAIST Equivalent to 3
SIIT -
advanced courses
Year 2 SIIT Take 6 thesis credits Take 6 thesis credits
JAIST JAIST Study 2 courses Take 4 thesis credits
Year 3 SIIT Take 12 thesis credits Take 12 thesis credits
SIIT JAIST - -
SIIT Status maintenance + Status maintenance +
Year 4
dissertation preparation dissertation preparation
JAIST
JAIST Take 2 thesis credits Take 2 thesis credits

19. Registration Plan (II)
SIIT JAIST
Research Methodology X
and Research Seminar
Advanced Mathematics One advanced course
or Computational
Mathematics
Special Study One advanced course
Selected Topic One advanced course

20. 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.

21. 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.

22. 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.

23. 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.

24. Environment (JAIST)

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28. Environment (JAIST)

29. Environment (JAIST)

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31. Environment (JAIST)

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33. Environment (JAIST)

34. Environment (JAIST)

35. Environment (JAIST)

36. Video for JAIST Information
 What is JAIST like? -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4DkzynaJx4&list=UUx_Wxbt8
yGFkiuwUHuv1DgQ&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&lis
t=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

37. 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

38. 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 University
131 Moo 5, Tiwanont Road, Bangkadi, Muang
Pathum Thani 12000, Thailand
Tel.: +66 (0) 2501 3505-20 Fax.: +66 (0) 2501 3524
E-mail: thanaruk@siit.tu.ac.th
E-mail: waree@siit.tu.ac.th
E-mail: cholwich@siit.tu.ac.th. sun@siit.tu.ac.th

39. 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 Technology
1-1, Asahidai, Nomi, Ishikawa, 923-1211, Japan
Tel.: +81 (0) 761 51 1735 Fax.: +81 (0) 761 51 1149
E-mail: ikeda@jaist.ac.jp
Email: mkaneko@jaist.ac.jp, dam@jaist.ac.jp

40. Contact (JAIST)
 Dr. Thepchai Supnithi
 Dr. Chai Wutiwiwatchai
 Dr. Kalaya Udomvitid
Text Processing Section
National Electronics and Computer Technology
Center (NECTEC)
112 Thailand Science Park, Phahonyothin Road,
Klong 1, Klong Luang, Pathumthani, 12120
Tel: 02-5249200
E-mail: thepchai.supnithi@nectec.or.th
chai.wutiwiwatchai @nectec.or.th
kalaya.udomvitid@nectec.or.th