Buffet lunch served twice a week
Due to insistent demand and the growing number of guests to the AIT Conference Center buffet lunch, the frequency of the buffet has been increased to twice a week, every Tuesday and Friday, starting 25 April 2006. Therefore, the Special Noodle Corner, which used to be scheduled on Tuesdays, has been discontinued.
AIT gets new sister university
An agreement signed 6 April 2006 creates a new sister university to AIT, Linköping University in Sweden.
The five-year relationship will see the exchange of students, the establishment of networks and cooperation with industry.
At ERCO this week
The External Relations and Communications Office has initiated efforts for AIT to tap the African market. In its initiation, the ERCO invited Dr. Roland Amoussou Guenou of the School of Management to present his ideas about the role of AIT in Africa.
Annual Report on Research 2005 online now
The Annual Report on Research 2005 was delivered to the Board of Trustees during its meeting 27 April 2006. The full report in pdf format is available at http://www.cs.ait.ac.th/zope28/arr and will be made available on the main AIT Website soon.
More updates on AIT Masters Thesis Competition - May 2006
Prof. Sudip Rakshit, vice president for research provided more updates on the AIT Masters Thesis Competition May 2006 as follows:
Mr. Ashok Ghosh, the President of J.K.Cements, one of the largest cement companies in India and part of the Singhania Group of companies, during his recent visit to AIT agreed to sponsor the competition.
Library offers more resources
The Library invites the AIT community to try the following interesting resources:
Scopus Citation Tracker on Scopus A new feature of Scopus that enables researchers to easily evaluate research using citation data.
Research fellowships offered
The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, a nonprofit foundation established by the Federal Republic of Germany for the promotion of international research cooperation, is offering scholarship programmes for applicants from outside Germany, as follows:
Humboldt Research Fellowships for highly qualified, foreign scientists and scholars of all nationalities and disciplines holding doctorates, aged up to 40, from abroad for a long-term research stay in Germany (up to 600 fellowships per annum).
Georg Forster Research Fellowships for highly qualified scholars from developing countries, aged up to 45, for a long-term research stay in Germany (up to 60 fellowships per annum).
Please visit the AvH website for more information and applications: http://www.
Special holidays mark King's 60th anniversary
In cerebration of the 60th Anniversary of His Majesty the King of Thailand's Accession to the Throne, the Office of the Permanent Secretary, The Prime Minister's Office declared that Monday 12 and Tuesday 13 June 2006, are the official holidays only in Bangkok and greater areas which include the provinces of Nonthaburi, Nakornpathom, Pathumthani and Samutprakan.
Two new shops open in arcade
Two new shops are opening in the arcade. An ice cream and cocktail bar opens, at 6 p.m. 28 April 2006. The bar provides a cozy and relaxing environment where one can enjoy soft music while having some refreshment (drinks, ice cream or snacks) with friends.
Help save AIT energy
Dr. H. L. Tien, head of Infrastructure, urges the AIT community to help save AIT energy. On the average AIT spends more than 2 million baht on electricity every month, excluding the amount consumed by the residents and concessions.