Straits Institute for Applied AI
The Straits Institute for Applied AI

AI education designed for the speed of AI itself.

Built by the engineers who deploy AI, taught by the practitioners who use it, reviewed by an Academic Board that has done both. AI education for the working professional in every sector AI is now changing.

A joint venture between
Straits AI Group
AI engineering consortium

An AI engineering consortium designing and deploying intelligent systems for governments, enterprises, universities and think tanks across more than fifteen countries — and the engineering pillar behind the Institute’s curriculum.

iGroup
Global leader in education and information services

Hong Kong-registered multinational with offices in more than twenty countries and a workforce of over 1,500. Represents IEEE, AAAS, ACM, the American Institute of Physics and the American Physical Society across the region.

The four pillars

How the Institute operates.

Material is jointly developed by the Group's engineers and the Institute's curriculum team, reviewed by senior practitioners, and updated before it goes stale. AI is treated as a multiplier of human capability — not a replacement for it.

01

AI+ Library

Published curriculum — professional texts and volumes across forty sectors, in four tiers from foundational through senior leadership.

02

Courses

Taught and self-paced courses built on the Library’s curriculum, delivered through ministry platforms, partner training providers, and direct enrolment.

The AI+ adaptive tutor app — Daily Practice screen showing prompt-engineering drills
03

Adaptive AI tutors

Training apps and software that draw on the full AI+ corpus and teach each user in custom lesson progressions — adapting to what each learner already knows.

The Education Resource Centre — a representative academic partner
04

Partner Schools

Accredited, cohort-based programmes delivered with universities, colleges, training providers and professional bodies — at national scale with ministries.

The differentiator

Speed of curriculum development.

The Institute's defining capability is the speed at which it builds — and refreshes — curriculum. Each programme combines three things most education providers find hard to bring under one roof.

Cutting-edge engineering

Direct from the Group’s working AI consortium — building and deploying intelligent systems for clients in fifteen-plus countries today.

Deep industry experience

Subject-matter authority sourced from practitioners actively working in each field — not from general-purpose writers.

Current educational expertise

A curriculum team that knows how working adults actually learn — and designs material to be teachable in the field, not the seminar room.

The result: a curriculum that reflects the state of the field the day it ships — customisable for any cohort, sector or regulatory environment, and kept current on a published revision schedule.

The Academic Board

Practitioners, not theorists.

Every Board member has built, deployed or taught AI in working conditions — and brings that experience to bear on what the Institute publishes and teaches.

Full Board profiles →
Prof. Seng-Beng Ho, PhD

CEO & Chief AI Scientist, AI Institute Global. Former Principal Scientist, A*STAR & National University of Singapore.

Dr Jennifer Dodgson, PhD

Co-Founder & CEO, Eigenform AI. Chief AI Officer, Straits AI Group.

Dr Tom Liu (Liu Bo), PhD

Edinburgh-trained scientist and senior technology leader. PhD, University of Edinburgh.

Dr Hongthai Tan, PhD

Cambridge-trained scientist and entrepreneur. PhD, University of Cambridge.

Dr Su Min Htet

Senior Curriculum Developer, iGroup. Medical doctor.

CH Peh

CEO, Straits AI Group. 30-year veteran in technology.

The AI+ Library

A programme designed for immediate effectiveness across professions.

A continuously revised programme of professional volumes covering more than forty sectors, structured into four tiers — foundational through senior leadership. Subject-matter authority sourced direct from practitioners working in each field, reviewed by the Academic Board, issued in English with regional editions in multiple languages.

  • T1-01
    T1-01
  • T1-02
    T1-02
  • T1-04
    T1-04
  • T1-07
    T1-07
  • T1-08
    T1-08
  • T2-16
    T2-16
  • T2-66
    T2-66
  • T2-80
    T2-80
  • T2-113
    T2-113
  • T2-133
    T2-133
  • T2-136
    T2-136
  • T2-137
    T2-137
  • T2-138
    T2-138
  • T3-83
    T3-83
  • T3-93
    T3-93
  • T3-99
    T3-99
  • T4-02
    T4-02
  • T4-03
    T4-03
  • T1-01-MS
    T1-01-MS
  • T1-01-TH
    T1-01-TH
  • T1-02-JP-JA
    T1-02-JP-JA
  • T2-66-MS
    T2-66-MS
  • T2-80-JA
    T2-80-JA
  • T2-133-MS
    T2-133-MS
How the Library is bundled

Industry packs — matched to how ministries and institutions buy capability.

Healthcare AI Pack

Clinicians, allied health, healthcare leaders and administrators.

Education AI Pack

Teachers, school leaders, university faculty, TVET instructors.

Government and Public Sector Pack

Civil servants, policy professionals, public administrators.

Engineering and Construction AI Pack

Engineers, architects, project managers, trades.

Regulatory and Compliance Pack

Compliance officers, risk professionals, regulators.

TVET and Trades AI Pack

TVET leadership, instructors, apprenticeship managers, working trades.

Partner with the Institute on a national capability programme.