training system using distance education, as well as the implementation of a continuation project called the “Post-Partners Project” (1996). Besides this, as using the developed skills and facilities for the benefit of other developing countries, JICA has been active in supporting KMITL in organizing “third-country training” in information technology (started in 1978; presently known as the Japan-Thai Partnership Program, JTTP; having completed 11 programs with 13 courses established), dispatched KMITL professors to the engineering department of National University of Laos and supported KMITL’s acceptance of research students from universities in Laos. More recently KMITL has partnered with Thailand Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, a joint effort among Tokyo Institute of Technology, Thailand National Science and Technology Development Agency, KMITL and SIIT to offer international master's degree in Automotive Engineering. From its inception, KMITL has grown to include seven faculties and affiliated research centers. At present, KMITL has been recognized as one of the science and technology universities in Thailand. This could be because of Japan’s long-term and ongoing assistance; comprehensive assistance to the university, industry and each level of government; the significant influence of early graduates of study abroad programs in Japan. In the future, one can expect continued development through KMITL’s participation in the Southeast Asia Engineering Education Network (SEED-NET) and strengthening of links with other higher education institutions. In 2017, Carnegie Mellon University set up a joint institute with KMITL with the support of the Office of the Higher Education Commission. This was named CMKL University and first opened for student admissions in the 2018 academic year. Faculties and departments School of Graduate Studies International College KMITL Business School (KBS) International Programs Doctor of Philosophy in Industrial Business Administration Master of Business Administration Bachelor of Business Administration Bachelor of Business Administration, Global Entrepreneur Business Administration Innovative Industrial Management Management and Innovative Entrepreneurship Global Entrepreneur Industrial Business Administration Business Economics and Management Faculty of Engineering Department of Agricultural Engineering Department of Biomedical Engineering Department of Chemical Engineering Department of Civil Engineering Department of Computer Engineering Department of Electrical Engineering Department of Electronics Engineering Department of Food Engineering Department of Industrial Engineering Department of Instrumentation Engineering Department of Mechanical Engineering Department of Telecommunication Engineering Faculty of Architecture Department of Architecture Department of Interior Architecture Department of Industrial Design Industrial Design 3D-Based Communication Design Department of Communication Arts and Design Communication Design Film and Video Photography Department of Fine Arts