Advance Notice for GRE-type Test for Pakistani Nationals Called
The Higher Education Commission Pakistan, invites applications for the Batch-2 of the program titled “Overseas Scholarships for MS/MPhil leading to PhD in Selected Fields-Phase-2” in end-May 2007. This Advanced Notice is meant for advising the applicants to complete the GRE-type test requirement which is essential for the Overseas Scholarship Program.

Prospects for Collaboration with VINNOVA on Innovation Systems
AIT expects to have two prospects in terms of collaboration with VINNOVA (Swedish Governmental Agency for Innovation Systems - http://www.vinnova.se/) , in follow to a 4 May telephone interview conducted by Mr. Tomas Eriksson, Journalist for the VINNOVA-Nytt magazine with AIT President Said Irandoust.

Collaborative Project on Protected Cultivation with University of Hannover Continued
The University of Hannover (HU) will continue the collaborative research program project on "Protected Cultivation - An Approach to Sustainable Vegetable Production in the Humid Tropics" between AIT-HU-Kasetsart University (KU) which was to come to an end this year.

The Internet Education and Research Laboratory (intERLab), AIT, will organize a 3-day "VoIP & SIP" hands-on training at intERLab training center. The details are as follows:

"VoIP & SIP" Hands-on Training
Date:         14 - 16 May 2007
Time:         9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Venue:       intERLab Training Center, AIT, Thailand
Class Size: 25 participants (max.

Electric Power System Management (EPSM), Energy Field of Study of Asian Institute of Technology will hold a training workshop 16-18 May 2007 on "Waste Incinerator Power Generation Technology and Management" at the AIT Conference Center, Bangkok, Thailand.

In order to attract more alumni, the AIT alumni brainstorming meeting has been rescheduled from 26 April 2007 to 28 May 2007 (from 09:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon), prior to the AIT Board of Trustees meeting to be held in the afternoon of the same day.

 

The agenda of the meeting is an open discussion on AIT alumni's roles and participation in the Golden Jubilee Fundraising Campaign 2007-2009. Based on the outcomes of this meeting, AIT will be organizing an "Alumni Home-Coming Seminar" in 2007.

 

AIT Alumni are asked to please confirm their participation by sending their name, position, and year of graduation to Mr. Kyaw Soe Hlaing, Alumni Relations Coordinator at aru@ait.

AIT Attracts Prospective Candidates at EDUFEST 2007

AIT participated in the recent EDUFEST'07 held in Guwahati, northeastern part of India and the capital of Assam State. Representing at the event were Dr. Joydeep Dutta, Associate Dean, School of Engineering and Technology together with Dr. Pritam Shrestha, Head, External Relations and Communications Office (ERCO) and Ms. Naina Shakya, Program Officer, ERCO. It provided an excellent opportunity to further highlight the Institute in the region, which already has several alumni and current students.

28 May: AIT alumni brainstorming meeting

In order to attract more alumni, the AIT alumni brainstorming meeting has been rescheduled from 26 April 2007 to 28 May 2007 (from 09:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon), prior to the AIT Board of Trustees meeting to be held in the afternoon of the same day.

5-8 June: IntERLab, APNIC to hold trainings

AIT's intERLab will organize the following trainings in collaboration with Asia Pacific Network Information Centre (APNIC):

5 June 2007: Internet Resource Management – Essentials
6-7 June 2007: IPv6 Workshop
8 June 2007: Anti-Spam Tutorial

Course information:

IRM-E: http://www.

Progress on the Draft AIT Charter

On 2 May 2007, AIT President Said Irandoust met with the Chairman of the Executive Committee Mr. Jonas Hafstrom (Ambassador of Sweden) and Vice Chairman of the Board, Mr. Jean-Pierre Verbiest (Country Director, Thailand Resident Mission, Asian Development Bank) to discuss the draft AIT Charter to find a possible financial model which would be acceptable to all trustees.