AIT has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Siam Cement Public Company Ltd (SCG), one of Thailand’s leading corporations, for a collaborative initiative involving the development of human capital resources and scientific research cooperation. At a signing ceremony held on November 21st at SCG headquarters in Bangkok, AIT President Prof. Said Irandoust signed the double component agreement on behalf of AIT.Under the Human Capital Development component of the MOU, activities are to include the recruitment of AIT students as SCG employees, admission of SCG employees to AIT as students, and scholarship and internship programs for international students from countries where SCG has investments, such as Cambodia, Vietnam, Philippines and Indonesia. The deal will also involve development of executive management programs for SCG employees and customization of development and training programs for SCG staff.
The second component involves the Scientific Research Cooperation Program, a new platform for cooperation that would facilitate the exchange of research scientists and scholars between the Corporate Technology and Intellectual Property Center of SCG and AIT’s School of Engineering and Technology (SET). This cooperation will fall under the leadership of Professor Worsak Kanok-Nukulchai, Dean of SET, and will involve the establishement of an SCG-AIT Consortium. Members of the consortium are to include SCG, its five business units and AIT, all of whom are eligible to submit research proposals. The consortium will be managed by co-research coordinators, one from SCG and one from AIT. It’s primary objective is to strengthen technological development and research capabilities of both SCG and AIT through collaborative research activities. Specific activities will include research projects, exchange in R&D resources, and training and educational development. Dr. Pisut Koomsap of ISE/SET will assume a coordinating role under the program.
Established in 1913, Siam Cement Group (SCG) is one of Thailand’s leading conglomerates. The Group has diversified to five core businesses focused in chemicals, paper, cement, building materials and distribution, and conducts its business in tune with corporate governance and sustainable development. The Group encourages constant innovation in products, services, work processes, and business models to create higher value for its consumers. To sustain leadership in Thailand and to move forward to become the leader in ASEAN, as well as to enhance its competitiveness in the global market, SCG has persistently invested in organizational and employee development. SCG was named Thailand’s top company in 2005 (for the second consecutive year) by The Asian Wall Street Journal.Also attending the MOU signing ceremony for AIT were Prof. Vilas Wuwongse, Vice President for External Relations, Prof. Worsak Kanok-Nukulchai, Dean of SET, Dr. Pritam Shrestha, Head of External Relations and Communications Office (ERCO), Dr. Pisut Koomsap, ISE/SET, and Mrs. Naina Shakya, Program Coordinator, ERCO.