Academic Facilities and Campus Life
Main academic activities at ITS are run in standard-size classrooms and medium- and large-capacity theaters equipped with multimedia devices connected to central ICT network and hotspots, designed for e-learning. The classrooms and theatres are also used for seminars and teleconferences.
In conjunction with the primary program of lab-based education, ITS manages at least 168 science and engineering laboratories which are spread all over 23 departments, accommodate facilities to support academic and research activities and public and community services.
The central library is in a six-storey building with a collection 61,000 textbook titles, 10,000 documents related to under graduate final year projects, postgraduate theses, research project reports and scientific journals. In addition, at each department and faculty a smaller library or reading room is available. If added together, a collection of 100,000 printed matters and soft copies are available. ITS Press is a unit to boost publications chiefly by ITS academic staff and researchers. The library collection is accessible through LAN and Internet.
The overall ICT facilities and networks are managed by the ITS Computing Center, which provides 1.0 kbit/s for each student to meet the UNESCO standard. ITS Computing Center with the Multi-Media Center provide digital information via website and other appliances for internal and external purposes.
The Cultural and Language Center at ITS supports international culture activities and courses in foreign languages, such as English, French, Germany, Japanese, Mandarin and Arabic.
To enhance the atmosphere and student lives, general and sport facilities are consistently made available. Student community center, general stores, bookstores, and canteens are in a centralized area. Dormitory has been enhanced lately to accommodate 1,200 students; a number of guest houses are provided. Graduations are conducted at a general functional hall with a capacity of 4,000. Sport facilities can be found on the campus: a stadium and football ground, futsal courts, basket ball courts, tennis courts, wall climbing, gymnasium and indoor badminton courts, rafting canal and jogging tracks.
Overall, ITS occupy a land area of 187 hectares.
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