Special Library Hours
During the term break from 12 - 22 December, the Library will be open from 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Monday through Sunday. During this period, the night shift staff will carry out year-end processes, such as Shelf Re-arrangement, Shelf Rectification, Collation of Journal Issues for Binding, etc.
AIT to confer Honorary Degree on H. E. Abdurrahman Wahid, President of the Republic of Indonesia
H.E. Dr. A. Wahid
AIT will confer the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Philosophy on H.E. Dr. Abdurrahman Wahid, President of the Republic of Indonesia, at the Institute's 90th graduation on Friday, 15 December.
AITCV bids farewell to Dr. & Mrs. Jari Backman
Dr. Jari Backman, former AITCV Director, and his wife were honored at farewell parties held prior to their departure from Hanoi. Photos from the farewell parties are available at their own webpage. Please visit:
http://members.
AIT Job Announcement
Reference Number: 032
Position: Database/Web Page Manager
Grade: A14-A15
Deadline for submission of application: 15 December
More details at: https://oldweb.ait.ac.th/AIT/hro/ads/StaffPost.htm
Send inquiries or e-mail resume to maybel@ait.
THE THIRD ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY SYMPOSIUM
The Third Advanced Technology Symposium hosted by the School of Advanced Technologies,
was held on 1 December at the AIT Center. The speakers at the Plenary Session were Dr. Sarasin
Veerapol, Executive Vice President, Charoen Phokaphan Group, who spoke on Academe-Industry
Cooperation in Edcuation and Developing Human Resources for High Technologies; Mr. Shuichi
Takino, President of Dawn Corporation, Japan, who spoke on Web GIS: Technology Trend
and Business Scene in Japan; and Dr. Wichit Tharanon of the Faculty of Dentistry, Thammasat
University, who spoke on Rapid Prototyping Technology Applications in Medicine.
SEMINAR @ AIT
'Ocean Color Remote Sensing and the Asian Marine Environment', an open
public lecture to be held on 11 December 2000, organized by Asian Center for
Research on Remote Sensing (ACRoRS) jointly with the National Space
Development Agency of Japan (NASDA), the International Ocean Color
Coordinating Group, and the Economic and Social Commission for Asia Pacific
(ESCAP), in conjunction with the Asian Ocean Remote Sensing Training
Course 2000 to be held from 11 to 15 December.
INTERNATIONAL AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING CONFERENCE
Everyone is cordially invited to attend the opening ceremony of the
INTERNATIONAL AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING CONFERENCE
to be held on 4 Dec. 2000 from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. at the
AIT Center Auditorium.
HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn
opens tourism conference
Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn presided over the opening of the
'Sustainable Community Tourism Destination Management' Conference on 27 November.
The international conference addressed the environmental, social and cultural impact of mass
tourism in Asian cities, while recognizing the role of urban areas in the high-growth travel and
tourism industry.
Presentation of RTG-HRD Phase II Scholarships
On November 27, Dr. Rung Kaewdang, Secretary-General of the Office of the National Education Commission (ONEC) and an AIT Trustee, presented scholarship certificates to recipients of the Royal Thai Government-Human Resources Development Phase II Scholarship Program (1999 batch) at ONEC. The Master's and Doctoral scholarships are worth Baht 21.36 million.
SCE and Petra Christian University sign agreement on dual program in Construction Management
On November 28, the School of Civil Engineering signed a contract
agreement with the Post-Graduate Program of the Petra Christian University
(Indonesia) on the implementation of the PETRA - AIT Dual Master's Degree
Program in Construction Management and Civil Engineering (PE-TRAIT).
Under this agreement, both institutions will jointly offer qualified
Indonesian engineers the opportunity to obtain a dual master's degree.