Address by AIT President

116th Graduation Ceremony

Saturday, 21 January 2012

The latest report of the AIT Campus Rehabilitation Committee chaired by Prof. Worsak Kanok-Nukulchai has been released. Click below for details of progress on AIT’s campus rehabilitation work as of January 18, 2012.

The Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) has always been in the business of educating professionals who positively impact Asia and the wider world. On 19 January 2012 the institute continued this tradition by spearheading a unique program focused on the fast growing ‘Third Sector’ marketplace.

With the date of revival of academic classes in AIT’s mother campus advanced by a month, more labor force has been arranged and army help has been solicited to intensify the campus cleaning process.

President of Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Prof. Said Irandoust was honored by the Governor of Bangkok, M.R. Sukhumbhand Paribatra at the Fifth Save our Planet Conference organized on 5 January 2012. President Irandoust was honored for providing exceptional leadership during the flooding of the institute when it was inundated by three metres of water.

An alumnus of the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) Mr. Ahmed Saiful Islam, has been appointed the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) Limited in Bangladesh.

A four member delegation from Afghanistan has shown interest in forging a long-term relation with the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT). The delegation suggested that AIT could consider Afghanistan as a base for reaching out to Central Asia.

Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) will resume academic classes from its mother campus in Pathumthani from 15 February 2012. This decision was approved by the AIT President Prof. Said Irandoust after a special meeting of the AIT Academic Senate held at the AIT campus on 7 January 2012.

The Nepal Education Foundation-Consortium of Colleges (NEF-CCN) has donated 300,000 Baht to the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) as a contribution towards its rebuilding and reconstruction. The donation, which was made on 8 January 2012, is to be spent on rebuilding the AIT library.

The National Committee chaired by the Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand, H.E. Mr. Yongyuth has approved the food rehabilitation package worth 292.79 million baht. The package includes nine projects submitted by AIT to the Government of Thailand.