The First Decision Meeting

The First Decision Meeting

The First Decision Meeting was organized by Prof. Said Irandoust, AIT President, on 13 December 2005 at the Milton E. Bender Auditorium. The meeting was held towards the President' s efforts to have more transparency and openness in the decision making process particularly on issues of strategic importance or policy related issues which have impact on the Institute as a whole.

2005 Year-end Institute Forum

2005 Year-end Institute Forum

Prof. Said Irandoust, AIT President, led the members of the administration
namely Prof. Peter Haddawy, Vice President for Education; Prof. Vilas Wuwongse,
Vice President for External Relations; Mr. Ng Eng Wan, Chief Finance Officer;
and Ms. Kalchana Nettayawichit, Human Resources Office Director, to present
the administration's initiatives and implementations during the first six
months under the new AIT management at the 2005 Year-End Institute Forum held
on 14 December 2005 at the AIT Conference Center Auditorium.

KOICA increases Endowment Fund contribution

KOICA increases Endowment Fund contribution

The Government of the Republic of Korea, through the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), has recently confirmed an additional US$500,000 contribution to the Korea Endowment Fund at AIT.

The contribution now increases -- the Endowment Fund established in 1981 with the initial contribution of US$500,000 from the Govt.

Prof. Irandoust Appoints Associate Deans

Prof. Irandoust Appoints Associate Deans

Upon the recommendations of the School Deans, Prof. Said Irandoust, AIT
President on 21 Dec. 2005 confirmed the appointments of the following respective
Associate Deans.

These appointments, which will take effect from 1 January 2006 are subject to the continuation of their primary appointments as Faculty in the Institute, shall not go beyond the terms of the Deans.

ITServ implements innovative anti-spam protection

ITServ implements innovative anti-spam protection

With the growing amount of unsolicited commercial e-mail ('spam') received by members of the AIT community, and the current pattern-matching detection showing its limits due to the creativity of spammers, ITServ has started using more innovative techniques to
protect our AIT users from spam.

AIT’s 104th Graduation

AIT's 104th Graduation

The AIT's 104th Graduation Ceremony on 16 December 2005, was not only the first one presided over by our AIT President, Prof. Said Irandoust, but also the first time in many years that the AIT community had the opportunity to meet the institute's former administrators and faculty members such as Prof.

AIT’s 104th Graduation Awardees

AIT's 104th Graduation Awardees

Ms. Nguyen Khanh Cam Chau
Tim Kendall Memorial Prize
Vietnamese
International Public Management, SOM
Research Study: Developing an Effective Trade Promotion Strategy in Vietnam: A Case Study of Vietnam Trade Promotion Agency's Network
Advisor: Dr. Fredric W. Swierczek

Mr. Pandu Wirawan Arief
James A. Linen III Memorial Prize
Indonesian
Service Marketing and Technology, SOM
Research Study: Customer Acceptance and Preference Towards Mobile Messaging Application for Marketing in Indonesia
Advisor: Dr. Donyaprueth Krairit

Miss Praparat Chaiear
The Thyssen Bud Memorial Automotive Prize
Thai
EMBA, SOM
Project: Formulating Profit Maximizing Strategies: A Case Study of P.T.K. Mining Company
Advisor: Prof.