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| Operations of SIIT are carried out at two locations: Rangsit Campus of Thammasat University and at Bangkadi, Pathum Thani. |
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| The Rangsit Campus of Thammasat University (TU), is located at km # 41 on Paholyothin Road (northbound). The campus can be conveniently reached by car via a multi-lane divided superhighway (Paholyothin), the Chaengwattana-Bangsai Expressway, and both outer East-Ring and West-Ring Highways. It can also be reached by buses No. 29, 39, and 510 (both air-conditioned and non air-conditioned). The nearest train station, the Thammasat Station, is near the northwest corner of the Rangsit Campus. |
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 The second SIIT building, adjacent to the first one, is a five-story advanced laboratory building with a total area of about 3,000 m2. It was dedicated by Keidanren and FTI to SIIT on October 6, 1998. The Advanced Laboratory Building houses laboratories for conducting senior projects of fourth-year students, research work of graduate students, and research projects of faculty members. |
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 The third SIIT building, adjacent to the second one, is a four-story building with a total area of about 1,500 m2. This building houses a student activities center, the Ground & Properties Division, classrooms of various sizes, and the Construction and Maintenance Technology Research Center. |
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| There are a number of servers for academic purposes in various programs. The local area network is connected to the Internet via the Thammasat-Rangsit fiber optic backbone. Students, faculty members and staff are provided with an individual e-mail address and service. Wireless Internet (WiFi) can be accessible from any area of SIIT buildings. The VPN service by which students can access SIIT’s online system from their homes is also available. Information on the Institute can be viewed from the official web page at http://www.siit.tu.ac.th |
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| The Library and Information Services Center is located on the first and second floors of the main building. The Library has an excellent collection of textbooks (in science and engineering), conference proceedings, reports, technical magazines, and journals. Electronic access to several international databases is provided. The Library also has a computerized search system to assist students in locating their information sources. |
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| Students who would like to study by themselves or in groups will find it convenient to study in the Library. Individual study areas and group study areas are located both on the first and second floors. For group discussion, students can meet and discuss in the group study rooms on the second floor which provide maximum privacy and minimum interference.
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| Furthermore, students can use the main TU library, which is also located at the Rangsit Campus, for their study and literature searches on social sciences and humanities. |
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| The English Training Unit is located on the ground floor of the main building. The instructors, who are native speakers of English, work closely with colleagues from the Language Institute of Thammasat University to provide courses specially designed to meet the needs of engineering students. Outside of class time the instructors are available to give advice and assistance to students on both curriculum and extra-curricular activities.
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| The SIIT first-aid room is situated on the ground floor of the main building. It is staffed during office hours by a fully qualified nurse. The nurse can assist with minor medical problems and, for more serious cases, can arrange timely transfer to Thammasat University Hospital.
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Thammasat University Hospital, located at the Rangsit Campus, provides outpatient, inpatient, and emergency medical services, as well as other health care services such as X-ray, physical examination, and dental care. Physicians, nurses, and medical interns are available 24 hours a day. Students are eligible to receive discounts for room charges and services.
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| There are also several private hospitals near the Navanakorn Industrial Estate which is only a 5-minute drive from the Rangsit Campus.
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| A spacious student activities center is located on the first floor of the SIIT Edutivity building. There is a range of facilities available for student use including air-conditioned meeting rooms, and a food and drink area. |
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| Student activities are coordinated by the student committee under the supervision of the Assistant Director for Student Affairs. All student activities must conform to the SIIT and TU regulations. |
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| The TU Bookstore at the Rangsit Campus is well stocked with publications and magazines in both Thai and English languages. Textbooks used in individual courses can be purchased at the University Bookstore at competitive prices. Stationery and office supplies are also available. |
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| The Thammasat-Rangsit Post Office is located on the first floor of the Administration (Dome) Building. The post office offers complete postal services such as regular mail service, express mail service (EMS), registered mail service, package service, and money orders during business hours. |
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| Students living in the dormitories will find that shopping is quite convenient. The 7-Eleven stores and other convenience stores are located on campus. The 7-Eleven store is open 24 hours a day. |
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| Several cafeterias and canteens can be found throughout the Rangsit Campus. A variety of food is offered by vendors at reasonable prices, both on weekdays and weekends. Adjacent to the SIIT building is a cafeteria which serves both SIIT students and students of the Faculty of Engineering.
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| Additionally, there are two canteens inside the SIIT main building (on the first floor) and student activities center selling snacks and beverages. |
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| For banking services such as cash withdrawal and balance inquiries, students can conveniently use the automated teller machines (ATM) which are located at various locations on campus and at the SIIT main building. For full services, students can go to the on-campus branch offices of Bangkok Bank, Krung Thai Bank, and Thai Military Bank. Other banks with branches near the campus are Kasikorn Bank, Siam City Bank, and Siam Commercial Bank. |
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| The Rangsit Campus has on-campus dormitories for male and female students. Over 6,200 living units are available to accommodate students, faculty members, and university staff. Within walking and short-driving distances, many private dormitories can be found. These are co-ed dormitories, as well as dormitories with separate buildings for male and female students. Air-conditioned units with bathrooms are also available.s
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| The Rangsit Campus has a wide range of sporting facilities for students including swimming pools and practice fields for soccer, basketball, volleyball and tennis, all of which are in the vicinity of the student dormitories. Areas for indoor sports such as badminton and table tennis are provided in the indoor gymnasiums. |
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| Other than sports activities, students may choose to exercise by biking, jogging, etc., especially in the morning since the air is very refreshing. |
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| In 1999, FTI, with co-operation from Toshiba Thailand Co., Ltd., and Mitsui & Co. (Thailand), Ltd., provided 5.6 rai (0.9 hectare) of land with an existing office building in the Bangkadi Industrial Park for SIIT’s use for a period of 30 years. Later, SIIT purchased two more parcels of land in the industrial park with areas of 4 rai (0.64 hectare) and 5 rai (0.8 hectare). The existing building was renovated and a new building was constructed. The two buildings have a combined area of approximately 3,300 m2. The Computer Science and Information Technology programs moved to these new facilities in June 2002. |
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 Another 6-story building with an area of 6,452 m2 was completed in October 2004. Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn graciously granted the use of the name “Sirindhralai” for this new building and graciously presided over the inauguration of this new building on June 28, 2006. It houses the Electronics and Communication Engineering program, the Engineering Management program, and the Management Technology program, the library, the computer center, classrooms, and laboratories.
 Bangkadi Campus is equipped with a complete computer/networking infrastructure. There are network access points in almost every room in the campus’ buildings which connect to the Rangsit Campus by a high-speed connection (Wimax system) and connect directly to the Internet with speeds up to 9 Mbps bandwidth. Students can easily access the Internet either from their laptops, using wireless hotspots in every building, or from the computers in both the library and the computer laboratory. There are two computer laboratories for instruction and students’ use.
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 The Library at Bangkadi is located on the 3rd floor of the Sirindhralai Building. The Library has an excellent collection of textbooks, technical books, conference proceedings, reports, technical magazines and journals in the fields of electronics and communication, instrumentation and control systems, computer science, information technology, engineering management, and management technology. Computer facilities are provided for accessing the library database, online databases and full-text journals, and for self-study. The library also provides wireless facilities for students to access the Internet and online information sources with their personal notebooks.
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Students may obtain services related to course registration, academic records, and financial matters at the Bangkadi Campus. Shuttle buses between the Rangsit and Bangkadi campuses are provided on a regular basis.
   
In addition, the recently completed SIIT Hall of Residence at Bangkadi has two five-story buildings, one for male residents and one for female residents. There are 72 rooms on the 2nd - 5th floors, which can accommodate up to 144 residents. Common rooms, internet rooms, a fitness center, a canteen, and a launderette are located on the first floor, with a convenient store nearby. |
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