Summer internship available at UNESCAP
AIT graduating students are welcomed to join the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) internship program.
A Web programmer internship is available for graduating students who wish to gain practical work experience by actually working with UNESCAP as a volunteer for a few months before graduating.
Post office changes mean one motorbike on campus
Through the initiative of the General Services Unit, the Khlong Luang Post Of fice has agreed to directly deliver AIT's incoming mails to the campus every day instead of picking them up by the AIT Post Office staff.
HRH Princess to preside over 24 May graduation
Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn will preside over the Asian Institute of Technology's 105th graduation ceremony on Wednesday, 24 May 2006. It is the first time Her Royal Highness will confer degrees at an international postgraduate institution.
Former AIT professor receives Massey-Ferguson award
Prof. Gajendra Singh, former dean of AIT Extension and longtime AIT faculty is the recipient of the 2006 Massey-Ferguson Educational Award in recognition of his outstanding dedication and contributions as a highly effective leader and teacher of agricultural engineering.
ERCO this week: Maldives minister visits campus
On 10 May 2006, H. E. Ahmed Abdullah, Minister, Ministry of Environment, Energy & Water, Maldives visited AIT accompanied by Mr. Moosa, director general, Ministry of Water, Energy & Environment. The minister was on an official visit held with Mr. Surendra Shrestha, regional director of the Asia and the Pacific region for the United Nations Environmental Program, and expressed his interest to visit AIT.
H. E. Ahmed Abdullah was welcomed by the vice president for academic affairs, the dean of the School of Environment, Resources and Development, the associate dean of the School of Engineering and Technology, representative of AIT Extension and faculty members.
Thai military, AIT alumni pitch in to prevent campus flooding
Work began 15 May 2006 on flood prevention embankments surrounding AIT, thanks to negotiations made by the Infrastructure Office with the National Science and Technology Development Agency, the AIT Alumni Association and the Armed Forces Development Command.
SOM professor to chair roundtable
The Centre for Organizational Studies (COS), Escuela de Alta Dirección y Administración (EADA), Barcelona,
is organizing the 12th 2006 COS Roundtable from 3 to 5 November 2006 in Ashridge, one of the world's foremost business schools located in the United KingdomUK. The theme for the Round Table is: 'Creating Culturally Competent Firms - Strategies for Gaining from Cultural Pluralism.
SET welcomes new faculty member
Computer Science and Information Management, School of Engineering and Technology, welcomes its newest faculty member, Dr. Matthew N. Dailey, who joined the school in April 2006 as an assistant professor.
Dr. Dailey earned his B.S. (1992) and M.S. (1995) in Computer Science from North Carolina State University, and his Ph.D. (2002) in Computer Science and Cognitive Science from the University of California, San Diego.
More shops open to serve the AIT community
In the objective of making more services available to the AIT community, three more shops have recently opened:
Bhandari Botanical Spa Spa lovers in AIT can now enjoy health-enriching massage in a relaxing environment without leaving the campus.
International Housewives Club organizes activities for all AITians
The AIT International Housewives Club is organizing exercise, meditation, cooking, laughing and outing classes for all in the AIT community. Interested people please call Ext. 6258 for further information.