AIT Conference Center Functions
March 22 - March 28, 2004

Date
Time
Room
Group Name/Organizer

Mon. 22 Mar.
08:00-17:00

B144

Sri Lankan Training of Trainers (STOT)
c/o K. Kanlaya, AITE / Tel. 5282

08:30-17:00
B225
Road and Bridge Maintenance Management
c/o Mr. Voravate / AITE / Tel.

TECO announces the 2004 Taiwan Scholarships

The Taipei Economic and Cultural Office (TECO) announces the 2004 Taiwan Scholarships under the following categories:

1. High Tech/ Full Fellowship Program

Applicants must be students of any of the following programs: Nano Science and Technology Program; Molecular and Biological Agricultural Sciences; Bioinformatics Program; Molecular Medicine Program; Chemical Biology and Molecular Biophysics Program; Molecular and Cell Biology Program; and Molecular Dynamics and Spectroscopy Program

The Fellowship recipient will receive NT$30,000 (US$850) monthly allowance.

Dr. Reza Farajidana (right), President, Tehran University is seen giving a commemorative logo of Tehran University to Prof. Jean-Louis Armand, AIT President.
Visiting AIT

On March 17, 2004, H. E. Mr. Rasoul Eslami, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Thailand and Permanent Representative to ESCAP, and a delegation from the Tehran University (TU) of Iran visited AIT.

The TU delegation was led by Dr. Reza Farajidana, President of Tehran University and comprised of Dr. Mohammad Rahimyan, Deputy for Research, Tehran University and Dr. Seyed Hossein Hosseini, Deputy for Academic Affairs and Graduate Studies, TU. The delegation was accompanied by Mr. Siamak Azodolmolky, The Embassy's IT Education/Press Advisor, and was later joined by H.E. Mr.Rasoul Eslami, Ambassador of Iran.

Welcome

The School of Advanced Technologies welcomes Dr. Jaakko Kurhila (right), Visiting Lecturer seconded by the Government of Finland in the Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) from March to August 2004.

Dr. Kurhila obtained his Master of Science in Computer Science (1997), Licentiate of Philosophy (2000) and the Doctor of Philosophy (2003) in
Computer Science (Educational Technology) from the University of Helsinki, Finland.

AIT Conference Center Functions
March 22 - March 28, 2004

Date
Time
Room
Group Name/Organizer

Mon. 22 Mar.
08:00-17:00

B144

Sri Lankan Training of Trainers (STOT)
c/o K. Kanlaya, AITE / Tel. 5282

08:30-17:00
B225
Road and Bridge Maintenance Management
c/o Mr. Voravate / AITE / Tel.

AIT Conference Center Functions
March 15 - March 21, 2004

Date
Time
Room
Group Name/Organizer

Mon. 15 Mar.
08:00-17:00

B144

Sri Lankan Training of Trainers (STOT)
c/o K. Kanlaya, AITE, Tel: 5282

13:00-17:00
B204
Rural Agribusiness Development and Management
c/o K. Wichit, AITE, Tel: 5277

08:30-17:00
B 225
Road and Bridge Maintenance Management
c/o Mr. Voravate, AITE, Tel: 5279

08:30-17:00
B 227
Environmental Impact Assessment and Review
c/o Mr. Voravate, AITE, Tel: 5279

Tue.

AIT Conference Center Functions
March 15 - March 21, 2004

Date
Time
Room
Group Name/Organizer

Mon. 15 Mar.
08:00-17:00

B144

Sri Lankan Training of Trainers (STOT)
c/o K. Kanlaya, AITE, Tel: 5282

13:00-17:00
B204
Rural Agribusiness Development and Management
c/o K. Wichit, AITE, Tel: 5277

08:30-17:00
B 225
Road and Bridge Maintenance Management
c/o Mr. Voravate, AITE, Tel: 5279

08:30-17:00
B 227
Environmental Impact Assessment and Review
c/o Mr. Voravate, AITE, Tel: 5279

Tue.

Prof. Hans van Ginkel, Rector of UNU seals the accord in a handshake with Prof. Jean-Louis Armand, AIT President as he exchanges the MoU.
UNU, AIT signed MoU

The United Nations University (UNU) and AIT signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Tuesday, March 9, 2004.

The MoU formalizes the many collaborations between UNU and AIT and focuses on
collaboration on Human Resources Development and the use of new technologies for
academic research applications.

AITAA now accepts DCPP 2004 and Research Grant Applications

The AIT Alumni Association (AITAA) is now accepting applications for the Doctoral Conference Participation Program (DCPP) 2004. The program - annually conducted by AITAA - sponsors the attendance of Doctoral students in international conference to promote interest in sharing of knowledge and experiences, and to project AIT's image in research.

H.E. Singaporean Ambassador Chan Heng Wing (left) is seen being briefed and welcomed by Prof. Jean-Louis Armand (right), AIT President and Prof. Worsak Kanok-Nukulchai, Dean SCE
Visiting AIT

On March 8, 2004, His Excellency Mr. Chan Heng Wing, Ambassador of Singapore to the Kingdom of Thailand visited AIT. During the visit H.E. Ambassador Chan Heng Wing was first welcomed at the Admin Building and met with Prof.