Above: Provincial Electric Authority
Governor Mr. Adisorn Kiatchokewiwat (fourth from left) and AIT
President Prof. Said Irandoust (fifth from left) formalized
the MoA at the headquarters of PEA in Bangkok.
In a multi-million baht deal, the Asian Institute of Technology has
partnered with the Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) to offer
master’s degree level scholarship opportunities for up to 40 PEA staff
over the next four years.
Last week on 7 June, the President of AIT Prof. Said Irandoust
hosted a dinner meeting for which was attended by Thai National
Nanotechnology Center's Director, Professor Wiwut Tanthapanichakoon;
Director of the S. N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences, Kolkata,
India, Professor Arup Kumar Raychaudhuri and my colleague, Dr. Joydeep
Dutta, our Nanotechnology Center Director.
From
left: Khun Ajva Taulananda, Vice-Chairman CP Group; Prof. Said
Irandoust, AIT President and Dr. Khin Ni Ni Thein, Vice-President for
Development and Resources
On 6 of June, executives from the Charoen Pokphand Group of Companies
Thailand visited AIT . The delegation from the company included Khun
Ajva Taulananda, Vice-Chairman CP Group, Khun Naowarat Bumrungchit,
Senior Vice-President, Learning and Development, Khun Hwei Choo Tay,
Senior Vice-President R&D/QA, Khun Anurat Suthamnirun,
Vice-President, Khun Tinakorn Ruenthip, Executive Vice-President, Human
Resources, Khun Sujint Thammasart, Executive Vice-President,
Aquaculture Research and Development and Khun Kittinut Tikawan, General
Manager Lifestyle Retail Company of the CP Group.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of
Sri Lanka, Hon. Mr. Rohitha Bogollagama (above left) is officially
welcomed to the Institute by AIT President Prof. Said Irandoust.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sri Lanka, Hon. Mr. Rohitha
Bogollagama (above left), on 12 June paid a courtesy visit to the Asian
Institute of Technology (AIT), Thailand, along with a
delegation of high-ranking Sri Lankan officials which included the
Ambassador of Sri Lanka to Thailand, H.E. Professor J.B.
Disanayaka.
Kandahar
University - On 2 June, AIT Pres. Said Irandoust
met with Mr. Abdul Tawab and
Mr. Kamal faculty members
of Kandahar University to discuss possible cooperation
between Kandahar University and AIT. Kandahar University
would like to partner with AIT in the capacity building of its
university through the Strengthening of Higher Education Program
(SHEP), Ministry of Higher Education, Afghanistan
supported by the World Bank.
Dr. Robert Nygård, Research
Advisor, Division of Natural Sciences for Sustainable Development Sida
/ SAREC, Sweden informed AIT of the approval of grants for the two
proposals submitted by AIT totaling 12.2 MSEK, namely for the “Energy
for Sustainable Development and Climate Change ESDCC” and
“Environmental Technology Program” respectively.
AIT’s Asian Center for Engineering Computations and Software (ACECOMS) located at School of Engineering and Technology (SET), in association with Asian Concrete Construction Institute (ACCI), and Thai Concrete Association (TCA), will organize a seminar on “Recycling for Sustainable Construction” from 05-06 June 2008 at AIT. For more details, please visit: http://www.
On 27 May, Professor Nay Htun delivered a most
inspiring extramural lecture on the topic Environmental
Sustainability and Human Security: the Overarching Role of Climate
Change to a full house at the Milton Bender E. Jr. Auditorium.
Professor Nay Htun is a former AIT faculty member and currently
Professor of Environmental Sustainability, StonyBrookUniversity,
Southampton Campus, State University of New York.
As part of AIT''s Response to the Myanmar
Cyclone Disaster, the Internet Education and Research
Laboratory (intERLab) has been working to assist post-disaster recovery
by applying ICT to facilitate management and effective coordination
amongst field workers of local government agencies and NGOs. The
intERLab has been coordinating with Myanmar Egress (ME) and Myanmar
Computer Professional Association (MCPA) for the Post-disaster Recovery
Management and Coordination Program, which is useful in handling of
relief, recovery and resettlement activities in the aftermath of
Cyclone Nargis.
On 23 May, Mr. Stéphane Grivelet, head of programmes at the
Asia-Pacific Bureau of the French-speaking Universities Agency (AUF, http://www.auf.org) met
Professor Sudip K. Rakshit, Vice President for Research, Professor
Peter Haddawy, Vice President for Academic Affairs.