The AIT President asked students to reflect on issues concerning higher
learning and knowledge. He stated that AIT seeks to prepare people to
become good members of society, so that they contribute towards
development. AIT also trains people to be well developed human beings,
apart from enriching them with wisdom and knowledge. He stressed that
the outcome of education and learning should not be confined to formal
education imparted within classrooms, but should also include
information and education garnered from outside the classrooms.
Watch:
1. Opening
Program on YouTube
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=155mQC1Xxmk)
2. Professor
Said Irandoust on the three factors that affect Employability
on YouTube
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmYAissvOkA)
President Irandoust encouraged students to be critical and asked them
to question and debate things. He encouraged students to interact and
provide due feedback to AIT. “Education is about change; the way we
look at things and the way we envision our role in society.” He also
delved on the nature of AIT, stating that it had five decades of
experience of working on Asian challenges. “This century truly belongs
to Asia, and you are lucky to be stationed right in the middle of this
very dynamic institution,” President Irandoust said. He laid out the
growth trajectory of AIT, and said AIT would soon have six to seven
campuses spread all over Asia with a student strength of 20-30,000
students.
Vice President (Research) Sudip Kumar Rakshit advised students to
enjoy their stay at AIT “with responsibility”. He added that the type
of research students undertake also has a bearing on the type of jobs
they will eventually get. Dr. Mokbul Morshed Ahmad, Associate Professor
of School of Environment, Resources and Development (SERD), Dr. Nitin
Afzulpurkar, Dean, School of Engineering (SET) and Dr. Donya Krairit,
Acting Dean, School of Management (SOM) spoke on behalf of their
respestive schools. Senior AIT management including Prof. Worsak
Kanok-Nukulchai, Vice President (Resource Development) and Prof.
Weerakorn Ongsakul, Dean (SERD) were also present at the orientation
seminar.
President of AIT Student Union Ms. Tasnuva Ahmed welcomed all students
on behalf of the student union, while Mr. Stephen Andrews, Contract
Manager, Sodexo Thailand provided an overview of the services provided
by Sodexo at AIT. An interactive session saw students from Sudan,
Nepal, China, Germany, Pakistan and Bangladesh pose questions and share
their experiences. Ms. Ann V. Lopez
Fontanilla, Head, Students Office and Mr. Benjamin A. Gargabite, Coordinator,
Admissions and Scholarships conducted the event.
