AIT president receives Medal of Progress from Azerbaijani president

The president of the Republic of Azerbaijan has presented the Medal of Progress to AIT President Prof. Said Irandoust for activity in the field of solidarity of the world Azeris.

Industry Fair takes place 28 March

The Student Affairs Unit and the Student Union invites the AIT community to the 2006 Industry Fair, which will take place on 28 March 2006 at the AIT Conference Center lobby.

Starting from 9 a.m., this year's event will be graced by highly-reputed organizations such as Schlumberger Overseas S.A., the Siam Cement Group, Hitachi Global Storage Technologies (Thailand) Limited, MappointAsia (Thailand) Co., Ltd.

Institute Forum takes place 29 March

AIT President Prof. Said Irandoust invites the AIT community to participate in an Institute Forum on Wednesday, 29 March 2006, from 2 to 4:30 p.m. at the AIT Conference Center auditorium.

In a follow-up to his recent announcement on the institute's financial performance for 2005, the president will present some of the measures that AIT needs to put in place to address the current financial situation.

Doctoral Thesis Presented
Mr. Somchai Chonwattana (IWC 009998), candidate for the degree of Doctor of Engineering in the Field of Water Engineering and Management, School of Engineering and Technology will have his final examination on Friday, 31 March 2006 at 10:00 a.m. in Room WR209 (WEM Meeting Room).

His dissertation is entitled 'Morphological Modeling of Seashore with the Existence of Fishtail Groins'

Lectures explore spirituality, technology and role of business in the 21st century

On 10 April 2006, AIT will host Her Holiness Maa Sai Lakshmi Devi to lecture on 'Spirituality and Technology' and Ms. Marilyn Tam to subsequently lecture on 'The Role of Business in the 21st Century.

Bangkok International ICT Expo held in August

Thailand's Ministry of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) will organize the Bangkok International ICT Expo 2006, from 2 to 6 August 2006 at Challeger Building, Impact Exhibition and Conference Center, Muangthong Thani.

External relations office outlines new initiatives
The External Relations and Communications Office is striving to become a resourceful, supportive service and networking office by driving the internal and external relations strategies of AIT and to be able to respond to the changing demand of AIT and its partners through public relations, communications and partnerships management activities.

Administration continues field of study visits

Starting from early this year the president and vice presidents have started visiting fields of study to meet with the faculty, staff and student representatives and to learn more about the ongoing activities plans for the future and to also discuss other issues in general.

AIT welcomes Maldives delegation

On 14 March 2006, Mr. Mohamed Fahmy Hassan (seated 2nd from left), director of the Department of Higher Education and Training, Ministry of Higher Education, Employment and Social Security, Maldives visited AIT to explore a partnership.

The Bridge Fund delegation visits AIT

A delegation from the United States organization, The Bridge Fund, visited AIT on 22 February 2006 to explore further collaboration.

The organization maintains a focus on nomadic and semi-nomadic populations that are most disadvantaged and least served.