HRH Princess Sirindhorn graciously agrees to preside over the 108th Graduation
HRH Maha Chakri Sirindhorn, an honorary faculty member and alumna of AIT, has kindly consented to preside over the 108th Graduation Ceremony and to confer degrees upon the graduating students on 21 December 2007. The presence of HRH Maha Chakri Sirindhorn will mark yet another manifestation of royal patronage that AIT has been fortunate to receive over the years.
HRH Princess Sirindhorn has long been associated with AIT. In 1984, she attended a two-month course at the Asian Regional Remote Sensing Training Center and became AIT's first royal alumna by earning a certificate. In 1989 as part of the institute's 30th anniversary celebration, AIT conferred the honorary degree of Doctor of Technology on Her Royal Highness.
The Princess has visited AIT's campus on several occasions: For the opening of the Agricultural and Food Engineering Building in 1988, the inauguration of the Computer Science Building in 1991 and the inauguration of the Chalerm Prakiat Building in 1996. In 2003, the Princess led students from Chulachomklao Royal Military Academy on a study visit. HRH Princess Sirindhorn also presided over the 105th AIT graduation ceremony on 24 May 2006.