AIT and Japan's Saga University plan to jointly offer a double degree master's program
Saga University, Japan, is keen on partnering with AIT under a general MoU on academic cooperation and exchange, as well as through a cooperation agreement to jointly offer a double degree master's program.
Delegation from Telia Sonera Sweden visits AIT to explore ties
Mr. Kiumars Kaivanipour, a quality tools and analysis expert, working with Telia Sonera in Sweden, visited AIT on 19 July 2007, and met with faculty and staff of the telecommunications field of study and IntERlab.
Update on AIT-Afghanistan Task Force
On 18 July, AIT President Said Irandoust, chaired the AIT-Afghanistan Task Force meeting which was attended by the Schools, AIT Extension representatives and External Relations and Communications Office (ERCO) staff, namely Dr. S. Guha, Dr. Animesh Dutta (for Dr. Mithulananthan), Dr. S. Singh, Dr. Pritam Shrestha and Ms. Naina Shakya.
Recognition of Alumni
Congratulations to an AIT alumnus from Nepal, Mr. Babu Ram Shrestha (Spring Program 91'), who has been appointed as the Executive Director of the Local Development Training Academy (LDTA) in Nepal.
LDTA is an autonomous institution formed with the aim of promoting local development by enhancing managerial and administrative capacities of institutions (governments) such as village development committees (VDCs), municipalities and district development committees (DDCs). It also provides them with inputs to formulate policy guidelines most conducive to local development and for functional local governance.
AIT President meets famous Israeli film director
AIT President Said Irandoust recently attended a brunch with world renowned Israeli film director Mr. Amos Gitai, at the invitation of H.E. Ambassador Yael Rubinestein of Israel. The brunch was followed by the screening of Mr. Gitai's movie Free Zone, which is an entry from Israel at the ongoing Bangkok International Film Festival 2007.
President Irandoust also met with some of the organizers of the Bangkok International Film Festival 2007, and put forward a proposal to consider AIT as a venue for screening of international movies as part of such events.
Weblink to 6 August 2007 Executive Committee Meeting Agenda and Papers
The next meeting of the AIT Board Executive Committee is scheduled on Monday, 6 August 2007. The proposed agenda together with the related papers are available at the below weblink:
http://203.159.5.20/interimpage/AIT_user/about_ait/excom06082007agenda.
Notice for non-Thai AIT employees who are parents of newborns
Please be informed that any non-Thai baby born in Thailand does not need a 'Permit of Stay' stamp on his/her passport for staying in Thailand, until his/her first exit from Thailand. On his/her first exit from Thailand, the parents must ensure that he/she gets a
Non-Immigrant visa from the Royal Thai Embassy/Consulate in his/her home country before coming back to Thailand.
A Call for 'Cycle Two' Pre-Proposals
The Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR), invites all interested parties to develop pre-proposals on any of the following ideas for Challenge Programs:
climate change, agriculture and food security;
high-value crops (fruits and vegetables); and
combating desertification (dryland degradation).
The CGIAR invites all interested parties to submit pre-proposals (with a maximum length of 15 pages) on any of these topics.
Invitations for applications to a Marie Curie Training Course
2008 Training Course on the Human Dimension of Global Environmental
Change - Participation in Earth System Governance
18 - 27 February 2008
Berlin, Germany, Freie Universitet Berlin
Together with the Berlin Conference on 'Long-Term Policies: Governing
Social-Ecological Change', 22 - 23 February 2008. The event is
organized by the Environmental Policy Research Centre of the Freie
Universitet Berlin.
Job vacancies
There are several vacancies available at AIT, as follows:
Transportation Engineering - Assistant/Associate Professor
Food Engineering and Bioprocess Technology - Assistant/Associate Professor
Energy Field of Study- Assistant Professor/Associate Professor
Staff Position:
Project Researcher
For further information, please see: https://oldweb.