Prof. Ogunlana, who is currently Chair of Construction Project
Management at Heriot-Watt
University, remarked that the trend in Europe is to increase
internationality in all aspects of education. “Anything that brings
greater internationality is always considered favorably in the European
Union, particularly in the Erasmus programs,” he said. Prof. Ugunlana
also suggested joint submission of proposals between Heriot-Watt and
AIT.
Prof.
Ogunlana, was welcomed to AIT by the President, Prof. Said
Irandoust, who thanked the visitor for his attempt to forge linkage
with AIT. Prof. Sudip Kumar Rakshit, Vice President for Research
elaborated on the ongoing Erasmus Mundus programs at AIT.
Others who met Prof.Ugunlana included Dr. Nitin V. Afzulpurkar, Dean,
School of Engineering and Technology (SET); Dr. Mukand Singh Babel,
Coordinator, Water Engineering and Management Field of Study, SET, and
Director, Asian Water Research and Education (AWARE); Dr. Rian
Beise-Zee and Dr. Do Ba Khang of School of Management (SOM); Dr.
Manukid Parnichkun, Dr. Pham Huy Giao and Ms. Tripti Rajbhandari of
SET; Dr. Pritam Krishna Shrestha, Head, External Relations and
Communications Office (ERCO); Mr. Tenzin Rabgyal, Senior Program
Officer, ERCO; and Mr. Idi Audu Guga, a Doctoral student of Food
Engineering and Bioprocess Technology at AIT.
From left to right: Prof. Sudip Kumar
Rakshit, Dr. Pritam K. Shrestha, Prof. Stephen O. Ogunlana, Mr. Idi
Audu Guga and Mr. Tenzin Rabgyal.