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The School of Environment, Resources and Development (SERD) welcomes Dr. Philippe Doneys (right) who has joined the Gender and Development Studies Field of Study effective 01 March 2007.

Dr. Philippe Doneys received his: Honors BA (IDS) from the University of Toronto, Canada, MA (SEA Studies) from SOAS, University of London, and Ph.D. (IR) from SciencesPo (Paris). Dr. Doneys has been a lecturer at Fribourg University, Thammasat University and more recently was a visiting professor in the IDS programme at Chulalongkorn University.

AIT faculty and alumni's articles ranked top 25 most downloaded in ScienceDirect

An article written by G. Rasul and Prof. G.B. Thapa, Coordinator of Regional and Rural Development Planning Field of Study, SERD, is ranked the sixth most downloaded article among the top 25 most downloadable articles in ScienceDirect.

AIT celebrates International Women's Day

AIT once again joined the world in observing and celebrating the International Women's Day on 8 March 2007. The Gender Development Studies (GDS) of the School of Environment, Resources and Development at AIT organized a march around the campus, followed by short speeches by Professor Sudip K. Rakshit, Vice President for Research, and Dr. Philippe Doneys, a new faculty in the Gender and Development field of study at an event held at the Korea House.

Doctoral comprehensive examinations scheduled
Mr. Pipat Chaiwiwatworakul (ETC008543), a candidate for the degree of Doctor of Engineering in Energy field of study, School of Environment, Resources and Development (SERD) will have his comprehensive examination on Monday, 2 April 2007, 3:00 p.m. in ET Seminar Room A, Energy Building.

Partnership Prospects with Azerbaijan following AIT President’s visit
Prof. Said Irandoust, AIT President, participated in the "First Forum of the Azerbaijan and Turkish Diaspora Organizations' Leaders" held in Baku, Azerbaijan, on 8-9 March 2007. His participation in the Forum was widely highlighted in the media through interviews both in English and Azerbaijan languages.

H.E. Mr. Jonas Hafstrom, Ambassador of Sweden Appointed Chairman of the Executive Committee

H.E. Mr. Jonas Hafstrom (above), Ambassador of Sweden, was designated as the new Chairman of the Executive Committee by Dr. Tej Bunnag, Chairman of AIT Board of Trustees at the meeting of the Executive Committee held on 2 March 2007. H.E. Mr. Hafstrom succeeds H.E. Mr. Laurent Aublin, Ambassador France.

Royal Thai Army to develop a master plan for research cooperation with AIT
The Royal Thai Army (RTA) plans to develop a 5-year master plan for research cooperation with AIT, after the visit of 21 high-ranking officers from RTA, led by General Montri Sangkasap, Chief of Staff of the RTA, to AIT on 6 March 2007. The visit aimed to explore the possibility of cooperation between AIT and the RTA in applying research work to the RTA activities.

AIT Environment Professor warns growing waste in Asia
AIT environmental professor, Chettiyappan Visvanathan of the Environmental Engineering and Management Field of Study, School of Environment, Resources and Development (SERD), warned growing waste in Asia during a recent ADB meeting held in Manila.

Swedish Ambassador assumes chairmanship of the Executive Committee
H.E. Mr. Jonas Hafstrom (above), Ambassador of Sweden, assumes as new Chairman of the Executive Committee as appointed by Dr. Tej Bunnag, Chairman of AIT Board of Trustees at a meeting held 2 March 2007 by AIT Executive Committee.

New Chairman of the Board and the newly appointed FRC Co-chairpersons welcomed at the Special Faculty Meeting

On 1 March 2007, Professor Dennes T. Bergado, Faculty Representative, organized a special Faculty Meeting for faculty members to get acquainted with and welcome the new Chairman of the Board, Dr. Tej Bunnag and the newly appointed co-chairpersons of the Faculty Relations Committee (FRC) of the Board, H.E. Mrs.