Funding for Research at Deakin University for Top AIT Students
Deakin University, through its projects with industry, will fully fund a few most outstanding students in relevant fields to spend up to 3 months doing their research at Deakin's advanced research centres in biotechnology and materials and fiber innovation.

Vice President Haddawy on Innovation and Higher Education
Prof. Peter Haddawy, Vice President for Academic Affairs, presented the paper 'Fostering Innovation in Higher Education' co-authored with Dr. Barbara Igel on May 10 at the 2007 Conference of the Association of Southeast Asian Institutions of Higher Learning, held in Hong Kong.

AIT and Ceylinco Education Group, Sri Lanka to collaborate

On 22 May 2007 a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed by AIT President Prof Said Irandoust and Mr Jagath Alwis, Deputy Chairman Ceylinco Education Group (CEG), Sri Lanka, to provide higher education opportunities for candidates from Sri Lankan industry, government ministries etc.

Norwegian-AIT Annual Consultation Meeting
A delegation from the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) met in consultation with AIT on 10 May 2007 and expressed great satisfaction with AIT’s program activities towards securing the goals of sustainable environment, human rights and gender, and poverty alleviation.

Doctoral comprehensive examination scheduled
Ms. Wiparat Chuanrommanee (IBP019406), a candidate for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the School of Management (SOM) will have her comprehensive examination on Wednesday, 6 June 2007, 10:00 a.m. in Seminar Room, SOM Building.

AIT holds 107th graduation
On 24 May 2007, AIT held the107th Graduation Ceremony to 553 students from 27 countries at the AIT Conference Center. AIT President Said Irandoust presided over the ceremony. The event was attended by Dr. Tej Bunnag, Chairman of the AIT Board of Trustees, Gen.

ASEAN Foundation Scholarships for ASEAN Nationals to study at AIT
The ASEAN Foundation plans to provide scholarships for postgraduate studies for ASEAN nationals to study at AIT in the broad areas of agriculture, fisheries and animal production; development studies; environment; natural sciences; engineering; and, information and communication technology.

Live Broadcast of the 107th Graduation Ceremony
The 107th Graduation Ceremony will be broadcast live on 24 May 2007 at - http://www.mmserv.ait.ac.th/graduation/ Two ceremonies will be conducted that day. The morning commencement will be for the graduands of the School of Engineering and Technology.

AIT Study Shows 20 Din Daeng Flats in Need of Major Renovation
An AIT investigation of the structural integrity of Din Daeng apartment buildings located in central Bangkok has revealed that 20 are severely damaged buildings and at risk of continuing deterioration at an alarming rate.

The Aquaculture and Aquatic Resources Management (AARM) FoS will hold Shrimp farm Best Management Practices (BMPs) workshop on 28-30 May 2007 at the AIT conference Center. The workshop is a planned activity of shrimp Farm BMPs project co-funded by the EU Thailand Economic Co-operation Small Projects Facility, and is being organized jointly with the Networks of Aquaculture Centers in Asia-Pacific (NACA), Bangkok.