H.E. Mr. Kojima congratulated all students stating that he was sure
that all scholarship recipients are highly motivated individuals. The
Ambassador remarked that he was very happy to visit the AIT campus.
“AIT is very widely known in Japan,” H.E. Mr. Kojima added. The
Ambassador was accompanied by Mr. Masato Otaka, Minister; Mr. Hiroshi
Tomita, First Secretary and Mr. Tomoyuki Sakairi, First Secretary from
the Embassy of Japan. The Ambassador also visited the AIT Conference
Center and the AIT library -- two buildings which were earlier gifted
to AIT by the Government of Japan.
Ms. Anitha Venkateshappa, a doctoral student from Gender and
Development Studies in AIT’s School of Environment, Resources and
Development (SERD), thanked the Ambassador on behalf of the students.
Students who received the certificates from the Ambassador included
Ms. Trang Ha Nguyen (Master’s student in Remote Sensing and Geographic
Information System from Vietnam); Ms. Poe Ei Phyu (Master’s student in
Gender and Development Studies from Myanmar); Ms. Nafisa Rashid
(Doctoral student in Gender and Development Studies from Bangladesh);
Ms. Nguyen Quynh Phuong (Doctoral student in Gender and Development
Studies from Vietnam); Ms. Chitrini Mozumder (Doctoral student in
Remote Sensing and Geographic Information System from India); Mr.
Chudech Losiri (Doctoral student in Remote Sensing and Geographic
Information System from Thailand); Ms. Anitha Venkateshappa (Doctoral
student in Gender and Development Studies from India); Ms. Tak Vida
(Master’s student in Aquaculture and Aquatic Resources Management from
Cambodia); Mr. Nhiep Seila (Master’s student in Remote Sensing and
Geograpic Information System from Cambodia); Ms. Huma Shahzada
(Master’s student in Remote Sensing and Geographic Information System
from Pakistan); Mr. Muhammad Abdus Sabur (Master’s student in Gender
and Development Studies from Bangladesh); Ms. Ria Permana Sari
(Master’s student in Gender and Development Studies from Indonesia);
Ms. Mehwish Qudoos Alizai (Master’s student in Gender and Development
Studies from Pakistan); Mr. Taskin Jamal (Master’s student in Energy
from Bangladesh); and Ms. Manisha Maharjan (Master’s student in Water
Engineering and Management from Nepal). One student, Mr. Kumpee
Teeravech (Doctoral student in Remote Sensing and Geographic
Information System from Thailand), who is also a recipient of the
Japanese government scholarship, could not attend the ceremony since he
was away in the province.
Earlier Prof. Said Irandoust, President, AIT, thanked the government
of Japan for grant of thescholarships. He added that Japan and Pakistan
are the first countries to have signed and ratified the new AIT
Charter. Prof. Irandoust also revealed that AIT seeks to establish six
to seven campuses in various countries. A new administrative and
management model is being also being worked out at AIT, he said. The
AIT President also informed the ambassador that AIT had established an
endowment fund and launched a fund raising campaign.
Others who attended the ceremony included Prof. Worsak
Kanok-Nukulchai, Vice President Resource Development; Dr.Weerakorn
Ongsakul, Dean, School of Environment, Resources and Development
(SERD); Dr. Jonathan Shaw, Director, AIT Extension; Dr. Kyoko Kusakabe,
Coordinator GDS field of study in SERD; Dr. Kiyoshi Honda and Dr.
Kamiya Yoshikazu of School of Engineering and Technology (SET); Dr.
Pritam Krishna Shrestha, Head, External Relations and Communications
(ERCO); Ms. Kulvimol Wasuntiwongse, Executive Secretary, Board of
Trustees of AIT; Mr. Benjamin A. Gargabite, Coordinator, Admissions and
Scholarships Office and Ms. Tiamkare Thitithamtada, Program Officer,
ERCO.
