Payroll slips go online
The Finance Office has introduced an electronic payroll slip available online. All AIT faculty and staff members can view and print their monthly payroll slips at
https://hris.ait.ac.th and then entering their usernames and passwords.
Songkran compensatory day changed to 19 April
The Human Resources Office has announced that Songkran holidays for AIT will be from 13 to 16 April 2006. The Thai government compensatory day set earlier on 17 April 2006 will be replaced by 19 April 2006 for the senate election.
AIT gets faster Internet access
Thanks to the falling prices of Internet capacity and to negotiations between ITServ and Internet service providers, the capacity of AIT connections to the non-academic Internet has been increased at a lower cost than before.
SOM dean speaks on Eastern perspective
Professor I.M. Pandey, dean of the School of Management, gave a talk on 'Cross-culture Leadership: The Eastern Perspective' at the 2006 International Business School Shanghai Conference, Antai College of Economics & Management, Shanghai Jiao Tong University on 28 and 29 March 2006.
He emphasised the need for using management education in the East to develop enlightened minds for social change and sustainable development in addition to creating economic wealth.
Web page contains AIT PowerPoint slides
A new addition to the AIT Users section of the AIT Web page features downloadable PowerPoint presentations on various aspects of the institute.
Those in the AIT community preparing their own PowerPoint presentation are welcome to view the list of descriptions and download pertinent presentations, using the information from them as needed.
Sri Lanka hosts international symposium
Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka is organizing the International Symposium 2006 under the theme 'Issues & Challenges of the 21st Century' 4-8 July 2006 to disseminate knowledge and develop academic links both nationally and internationally.
Sediment management discussed in April workshop
A 'Sediment Management Workshop' will be held at the AIT Conference Center 24-25 April 2006.
This workshop is co-sponsored by UNESCO-Headquarters, UNESCO-Jakarta Office, Mekong River Commission, AIT, United Nations University and the International Research and Training Centre for Erosion and Sedimentation.
Doctoral Thesis Presented
Ms Tatsanee Muangkaew (ID100675), a candidate for the degree of Doctor of Technical Science in Agricultural Systems and Engineering FoS, SERD will have her comprehensive final examination on Monday, 24 April 2006, at 8:30 a.m. in room 216, AFE Bldg.
Sri Lankan visit opens new doors for AIT
A late-March visit to Colombo resulted in several encouraging toward strengthening AIT's ties with Sri Lanka. Discussions on a two-year project on sustainable development in tsunami-affected areas are under way; a two-week training program in May could draw as many as 15 Sri Lankan officials; and as many as 30 master's and 25 short-term scholarships may be made available to AIT students.
AIT research and training online update
The office of the vice president research will be issuing a bimonthly AIT research and training update in electronic version. The update will include all aspects of research and training activities that are on going or developing at AIT. The update will also include new projects and training programs that are registered at the Sponsored and Contracted Projects Unit.