Monbukagakusho Scholarship applicants advisory
The Japanese Government (Monbukagakusho) requests and advise all applicants for the 2004 enrollment in the graduate course of study special master's course for nationals of countries in Asia, Africa and The Pan-Pacific region to prepare the following items in their application.
AIT Orientation Day
Approximately 119 new students have enrolled at AIT for the January 2004 intake. The Institute, on January 12, 2003, held an orientation program for these new students at the AIT Conference Center. The January 2004 batch is the second intake under the AIT semester system.
Nobel laureate Ramos-Horta honors AIT with lecture
His Excellency Mr. Jose Ramos-Horta (right), Timor-Leste's Senior Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Co-operation, will be the third lecturer in the Nobel Laureates and Eminent Persons Lecture Series hosted at AIT by the International Peace Foundation in partnership with various organizations and institutions in Thailand.
Seminars, Workshops and Conferences
January 26 - 29, 2004: 'International Conference on Wastewater Treatment for Nutrient Removal and Reuse 2004 (ICWNR '04)' will be organized by the Environmental Engineering and Management (EEM) of the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT). Supported by the International Water Association (IWA) the conference will be held at the AIT Conference Center.
AIT Conference Center Functions
Date
Time
Room
Group Name/Organizer
Mon. 12 Jan.
08:30-12:00
Auditorium
Registration / Orientation (New Studentsl)
c/o Mr. Benjamin, Registry, Tel: 5330
Tue. 13 Jan.
08:00-16:30
B202
ESI (Issue & Prospects for Asia International
Conference)
c/o Prof.
Language Center
With the Language Center's direct service to the students in the Schools and with its clientele mainly internal, it is deemed fitting to make it independent from the AIT Extension, which is the outreach arm of the Institute. With immediate effect, the Language Center is now an Institute-wide unit under the Office of the Provost.
HRO New Head
The Institute is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Pisit Chunhavachira (right)
as Human Resources Director effective Jan. 1, 2004. As the Human
Resources Director Mr. Pisit will oversee personnel management issues and will be
responsible for the operation of the Human Resources Office (HRO).
Mr. Pisit obtained his degrees from Chulalongkorn University and Thammasat
University, specializing in Human Resources Management and Marketing,
respectively.
Nobel laureate Ramos-Horta honors AIT with lecture
His Excellency Mr. Jose Ramos-Horta (right), Timor-Leste's Senior Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Co-operation, will be the third lecturer in the Nobel Laureates and Eminent Persons Lecture Series hosted at the AIT by the International Peace Foundation in partnership with various organizations and institutions in Thailand.
AIT hosts international meet on electric supply
The International Conference on Electric Supply Industry in Transition:
Issues and Prospects for Asia will be held at the Asian Institute of
Technology (AIT) on January 14-16, 2004.
The event, a major forum for exchange of information and discussion on
electric supply industry development in Asia, will be graced by Thailand's
vice minister for energy, Viset Choopiban, who will open the conference
and Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand governor, Sitthiporn
Ratanopas, who will address the conference.
Mr. Jose Roy Riveral Verallo (left), SERD's August 2003 graduate, receives the award from the competition official at the World Bank Development Marketplace Global (DMG) Competition in Washington DC
AIT Bet Won World Bank Competition Special Award
The project proposal entitled 'Volcanic Stones (Pumice) Marketing' of the Regional and Rural Development Planning of SERD won the prestigious 'People's Choice Award' during the Development Marketplace Competition organized by World Bank last December 2-4, 2003 in Washington DC, USA.
The project talks about a livelihood approach to the empowerment and socio-economic alleviation of the Indigenous People of Central Luzon, Philippines without further degrading the fragile environment of Mount Pinatubo.