The Ambassador stated that Germany has a keen interest in the ASEAN
region, and the scientific cooperation between the ASEAN region and
Germany has spanned for over a century. “I express my sincere thanks
and appreciation to the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) for
ensuring an excellent academic environment for these students,” the
Ambassador said.
“ASEAN is one the most dynamic parts of the world and it is heartening
that young people from ASEAN have availed this opportunity to enhance
their career,” the Ambassador added.
Dr. Anil Kumar Anal, Associate Dean for Research and Outreach, School
of Environment, Resources and Development (SERD), thanked the
Ambassador its support to AIT. He also extended an invitation to the
Ambassador to visit AIT, which was promptly accepted by the
Ambassador.
Dr. Carolin Mülverstedt, Representative of Deutscher Akademishcher
Austausch Dienst (DAAD), and Director of DAAD Information Center,
welcomed queries from scholarship holders and asked them to continue
their interaction with DAAD. Ms. Annette Sévery, Counsellor, Press and
Cultural Affairs, Embassy of Germany handed over the scholarship
certificates to the AIT students.
AIT scholarship recipients include Su Su San (studying Regional and
Rural Development Planning (RRDP); Chu Phuong Nhung, Moh Moh Thant Zin,
Nguyen Duc Minh, Nguyen Huu Thuy, Nguyen Minh Vuong, Tran Thanh Thu,
Phuc Hong Nguyen and Vu Manh Hoang from Environmental Engineering and
Management (EEM); Pen Bovathana and Sar Dimdaline from Gender and
Development Studies (GDS); Dinh Minh Hieu from Agri Business Management
(ABM). Six of these students received the DAAD scholarship this year,
while six of them are in the second year of AIT’s Master’s program.
Also participating in the ceremony were five students from Mahidol
University. Mr. Tenzin Rabgyal, Senior Program Officer, External
Relations and Communications Office (ERCO) also attended the
ceremony.
AIT delegation at the Embassy of Federal Republic of Germany in
Thailand.