TECO announces the 2004 Taiwan Scholarships

The Taipei Economic and Cultural Office (TECO) announces the 2004 Taiwan Scholarships under the following categories:

1. High Tech/ Full Fellowship Program

Applicants must be students of any of the following programs: Nano Science and Technology Program; Molecular and Biological Agricultural Sciences; Bioinformatics Program; Molecular Medicine Program; Chemical Biology and Molecular Biophysics Program; Molecular and Cell Biology Program; and Molecular Dynamics and Spectroscopy Program

The Fellowship recipient will receive NT$30,000 (US$850) monthly allowance.

Welcome

The School of Advanced Technologies welcomes Dr. Jaakko Kurhila (right), Visiting Lecturer seconded by the Government of Finland in the Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) from March to August 2004.

Dr. Kurhila obtained his Master of Science in Computer Science (1997), Licentiate of Philosophy (2000) and the Doctor of Philosophy (2003) in
Computer Science (Educational Technology) from the University of Helsinki, Finland.

AIT Conference Center Functions
March 22 - March 28, 2004

Date
Time
Room
Group Name/Organizer

Mon. 22 Mar.
08:00-17:00

B144

Sri Lankan Training of Trainers (STOT)
c/o K. Kanlaya, AITE / Tel. 5282

08:30-17:00
B225
Road and Bridge Maintenance Management
c/o Mr. Voravate / AITE / Tel.

Dr. Reza Farajidana (right), President, Tehran University is seen giving a commemorative logo of Tehran University to Prof. Jean-Louis Armand, AIT President.
Visiting AIT

On March 17, 2004, H. E. Mr. Rasoul Eslami, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Thailand and Permanent Representative to ESCAP, and a delegation from the Tehran University (TU) of Iran visited AIT.

The TU delegation was led by Dr. Reza Farajidana, President of Tehran University and comprised of Dr. Mohammad Rahimyan, Deputy for Research, Tehran University and Dr. Seyed Hossein Hosseini, Deputy for Academic Affairs and Graduate Studies, TU. The delegation was accompanied by Mr. Siamak Azodolmolky, The Embassy's IT Education/Press Advisor, and was later joined by H.E. Mr.Rasoul Eslami, Ambassador of Iran.

Welcome

The School of Advanced Technologies welcomes Dr. Jaakko Kurhila (right), Visiting Lecturer seconded by the Government of Finland in the Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) from March to August 2004.

Dr. Kurhila obtained his Master of Science in Computer Science (1997), Licentiate of Philosophy (2000) and the Doctor of Philosophy (2003) in
Computer Science (Educational Technology) from the University of Helsinki, Finland.

AIT Conference Center Functions
March 22 - March 28, 2004

Date
Time
Room
Group Name/Organizer

Mon. 22 Mar.
08:00-17:00

B144

Sri Lankan Training of Trainers (STOT)
c/o K. Kanlaya, AITE / Tel. 5282

08:30-17:00
B225
Road and Bridge Maintenance Management
c/o Mr. Voravate / AITE / Tel.

TECO announces the 2004 Taiwan Scholarships

The Taipei Economic and Cultural Office (TECO) announces the 2004 Taiwan Scholarships under the following categories:

1. High Tech/ Full Fellowship Program

Applicants must be students of any of the following programs: Nano Science and Technology Program; Molecular and Biological Agricultural Sciences; Bioinformatics Program; Molecular Medicine Program; Chemical Biology and Molecular Biophysics Program; Molecular and Cell Biology Program; and Molecular Dynamics and Spectroscopy Program

The Fellowship recipient will receive NT$30,000 (US$850) monthly allowance.

Seminars, Workshops and Conferences
March 22, 2004, 2:00 p.m. : 'Ferrocement and its Applications in the Construction Industry' seminar. The seminar will be conducted by Prof. N. Ganesan, Visiting Professor, SCE in room W-212

Abstract
Ferrocement is another form of reinforced concrete in which cement mortar is reinforced with layers of wire mesh.

AIT Conference Center Functions
March 15 - March 21, 2004

Date
Time
Room
Group Name/Organizer

Mon. 15 Mar.
08:00-17:00

B144

Sri Lankan Training of Trainers (STOT)
c/o K. Kanlaya, AITE, Tel: 5282

13:00-17:00
B204
Rural Agribusiness Development and Management
c/o K. Wichit, AITE, Tel: 5277

08:30-17:00
B 225
Road and Bridge Maintenance Management
c/o Mr. Voravate, AITE, Tel: 5279

08:30-17:00
B 227
Environmental Impact Assessment and Review
c/o Mr. Voravate, AITE, Tel: 5279

Tue.

AIT Conference Center Functions
March 15 - March 21, 2004

Date
Time
Room
Group Name/Organizer

Mon. 15 Mar.
08:00-17:00

B144

Sri Lankan Training of Trainers (STOT)
c/o K. Kanlaya, AITE, Tel: 5282

13:00-17:00
B204
Rural Agribusiness Development and Management
c/o K. Wichit, AITE, Tel: 5277

08:30-17:00
B 225
Road and Bridge Maintenance Management
c/o Mr. Voravate, AITE, Tel: 5279

08:30-17:00
B 227
Environmental Impact Assessment and Review
c/o Mr. Voravate, AITE, Tel: 5279

Tue.