SAITM Undergraduates excel at AIT
View(s):The buzz at the prestigious Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Bangkok, Thailand is the excellent all-round performances of Sri Lanka undergraduates transferred from South Asian Institute of Technology and Medicine (SAITM), Sri Lanka. All SAITM engineering degree programmes are affiliated to AIT – a UN backed international, intergovernmental university specializing in engineering, where students are awarded BSc. (Honours) degrees in engineering. The full range of engineering fields of specialization is covered with comprehensive curricular spanning 4 years which include industrial training in Sri Lanka and abroad. Of the full study period, 2 years of study is at SAITM, Sri Lanka and the final 2 years is at AIT, Thailand.
 Aruni Rajamanthri – 3rd year student (Civil & Infrastructure Engineering) Studying at AIT is a life changing experience. The exposure to some of the most modern laboratories and the knowledge gained is just awesome. |
 Poorna Perera – 4th year student (Mechatronics Engineering) I am very confident that I can secure a job as an engineer once I graduate from AIT coming June. We understand already some international organizations are actively seeking for AIT Engineering graduates to be recruited. I thank my parents for making a wise decision selecting SAITM/AIT engineering courses. |
 Nuwan Hettiarachchi -3rd year student (Telecommunications Engineering) What I most enjoy at AIT is the opportunity I get to interact with students & lecturers of many nationalities. The sports facilities available from cricket to golf and life at AIT dormitories are fantastic. |
 Lahiru Herath – 3rd year student (Electronics Engineering) The opportunity to study under eminent scientists at AIT is itself a valuable experience. The rigorous and effective training we had at SAITM helped us to display high performances at AIT |
All Sri Lankan undergraduates at AIT, numbering around 150, are those who have transferred from SAITM after the successful completion of the first phase of the degree course under the expert guidance of an elite panel of professors and lecturers, drawn from highly recognized universities in Sri Lanka and abroad. They are undergoing a fulfilling and life changing experience at AIT with a multi cultural setting where they interact with students and lecturers from over 48 countries from all continents. They are most fortunate to get their practicals conducted at ultra modern laboratories at AIT reputed as one of the best research based universities in the world.
Students are also experiencing the availability of all spheres of sports activities from cricket to golf within a sprawling space of 500 acres of lush greenery. It is a bonus that all student dormitories are also within the campus premises with 24 hour facilities throughout the year. It is heartening to see that out of 150 Sri Lankan undergraduates around 20 have secured merit scholarships at AIT based on their superior performances in semester exams. They will be joined by over 250 students from SAITM, currently in the 1st and 2nd years of study in Sri Lanka.
Following are some of the comments from Sri Lankan students on the life at AIT, recorded upon their return for the year end vacation.
| Students are also experiencing the availability of all spheres of sports activities from cricket to golf within a sprawling space of 500 acres of lush greenery. |
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