Doctoral Comprehensive Examination Scheduled
Ms. Narumon Kimpakorn (IBP037194), a candidate for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in School of Management (SOM) will have her comprehensive examination on Friday, 10 August 2007, 10:00 a.m. in Room 108, SOM Building.

MoA with leading Thai constructor SEAFCO

1 million baht scholarship for South Asia, included
Leading Thai construction company Seafco Public Company Limited (SEAFCO) recently signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with the Asian Institute of Technology for collaboration on human resources development and promotion of research activities focusing on geotechnical issues in Thailand and the Asian region.

President engages strategic partners in Indonesia

AIT President Said Irandoust recently undertook a two-day mission to Indonesia on 16 -17 July 2007, duringwhich he visited the AIT Center Indonesia (AIT-CI) in Bandung,met with the Ministry of Public Works (under whose auspicesthe AIT Center is hosted), interacted with AIT alumni, and held a meeting with a private university interested in partnering with AIT.
AIT-CI and Gajah Madah University launch joint master’s program In his first meeting, the President met with 17 Indonesian students enrolling as the first group of the new joint masters program in transportation engineering to be conducted by AIT-CI in collaboration with the Gajah Madah University (UGM). The soon-to-be students are all employees of the Indonesian Ministry of Public Works (which is fully funding their studies) and hail from different parts of the country.

The Asian Center for Engineering Computations and Software (ACECOMS) is organizing a "Forum and Hands-on Training on SAP2000 and ETABS" from 28 to 30 August 2007 at AIT. (For further details, please visit the ACECOMS website)

This is the first time that such as event is being organized in which the engineers who use this software can share their experiences as well as get direct advice and solutions on their analyses and design projects.

The Southeast Asia Urban Environmental Management Applications (SEA-UEMA) Project, in cooperation with the Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology, will hold the International Conference on Air Quality Management in Southeast Asia on November 21 to 23, 2007.

The three-day event, which will be held in Ho Chi Minh City, brings together a diverse pool of researchers, experts, policymakers and development organizations to tackle crucial issues related to improving air quality in urban areas across Southeast Asia.

The Asian Internet Engineering Conference (AINTEC) 2007 is scheduled to be held on 27-29 November 2007 at the Katathani Phuket Beach Resort Hotel in Phuket, Thailand and is co-organized by Internet Education and Research Laboratory (intERLab), AIT, Thailand and the WIDE Project, Japan.

AIT and Cornell International Institute for Food, Agriculture and
Development expected

Professor Norman T. Uphoff, Professor of Government and International Agriculture and Director of Graduate Studies, Field of International Development, Cornell University, visited AIT on 19 July 2007 and conducted a seminar on 'System of Rice Intensification (SRI) - A New Paradigm for Agricultural Production and Participatory Development.

AIT's planned trips to Japan

At the invitation of the President of Tohoku University, AIT President Said Irandoust will be traveling to Japan on 27 August 2007 to take part in the university's Centenary Anniversary Celebrations.

During his visit, he will also be meeting with officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan regarding the AIT Charter and meet with other related government agencies and partner institutions.

Prospects for collaboration with Siam Cement Group

An AIT delegation on 13 July 2007 led by Prof. Vilas Wuwongse, Vice
President for External Relations visited the head office of Siam Cement Group (SCG) and met the SCG corporate human resource team led by Director Mr. Manoon Sunkunakorn.

3RKH Brainstorming Meeting

A 3R Knowledge Hub (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle) project team meeting was held between AIT and United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) on 6 July 2007. The agenda of the meeting agenda was the way forward, 'Draft 3R Action Plan in Collaboration with ADB'. Mr. Surendra Shrestha, Regional Director, UNEP ROAP, along with Mr. Hiroshi Nishimiya, Deputy Regional Director, Ms. Yuwaree In-na, Environmental Affairs Officer, Mr. Tin Aung Moe, Senior Programme Officer, Ms. Aretha Aprilia, Programme Specialist, attended from UNEP while Prof.