The DGPA meeting follows the visit senior AIT team to Taiwan to
felicitate AIT alumnus H.E. Dr. Mao Chi-Kuo on his elevation to the
position of Premier of Taiwan. H.E. Dr. Subin Pinkayan, Chairman, AIT,
Board of Trustees, and Prof. Worsak Kanok-Nukulchai, President, AIT had
met with Premier Mao at a dinner reception hosted by the AIT Alumni
Association in his honour on 21 March 2015.
Ms. Chun-Fang Huang, Section Chief, DGPA, stated that their
organization is drawing an overall plan for a comprehensive domestic
and international training for its middle and upper-level civil
servants, and they plan to send their civil servants to AIT this year.
Energy and environment would be the focus of their human resource
development program. She was accompanied by Ms. Chzu-Ju, Executive
Officer, DGPA; and Mr. Charn Tanaprakob, Secretary, Taipei Economics
and Cultural Office, Bangkok.
AIT President Prof. Worsak said that the Institute is very proud of
the achievements of its alumni, and recalled his meeting with H.R. Dr.
Mao during his visit to Taiwan. AIT alumni have made a tremendous
contribution in Taiwan, and AIT is keen to renew its relationship, he
added. Responding to queries by Mr. Charn Tanaprakob, Prof. Worsak
informed the visitors about AIT’s neutral and non-political character,
stating that AIT is an international autonomous postgraduate institute
hosted by Thailand. AIT has an international board of trustees, and it
is unlike any conventional university, Prof. Worsak added.
Dr. Voratas Kachitvichyanukul, Dean, School of Engineering and
Technology (SET); Dr. Barbara Igel of School of Management (SOM); Dr.
Jai Govind Singh, Coordinator, Energy Field of Study, School of
Environment, Resources and Development (SERD); Mr. Voravate Chonlasin
of AIT Extension; Mr. Sanjeev Jayasinghe, Director, Fundraising; Dr.
Gabrielle Groves Punyaratabandhu, Head, External Relations and
Communications Office (ERCO); and Ms. Wannapa Pliansri, Coordinator,
Royal Thai Government Unit, ERCO, also participated in the
deliberations.
