SERD alumna lauded as one of 25 Stars of Asia
SERD alumna, Mrs. Rose Niu (a.k.a. Huongwei Niu, NRP928379, 1994) (left), was selected as one of 25 Stars of Asia special report by Business Week (Asia Edition), June 2003 issue.
In this sixth annual special report, achievements of group of policymakers, entrepreneurs, managers, financiers, and opinion shapers were published.
Accord exchanged: Mr. Toshi Noda (left), Director UN-HABITAT, Regional Office for Asia and Pacific; and Prof. Jean-Louis Armand, AIT President.
UN-HABITAT, AIT sign MoA
The United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT) and the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) on Tuesday, October 28, 2003.
AIT will provide technical expertise to UN-HABITAT activities in the Asia and Pacific Region, while UN-HABITAT will provide technical, financial and network support in strengthening AIT's research capacity in the urban sector, and will promote AIT as a center of learning and training in Asia in urban development.
Prof. Dr. Sahid Susanto (left) exchanges name card with Prof. Mario T. Tabucanon, Provost
Visiting AIT
On October 27, 2003 Prof. Dr. Sahid Susanto and Dr. Ir. R. Sukrisno from Gadjah Mada University (UGM), Indonesia visited AIT.
During the visit they met with Prof.
Welcome
The School of Environment, Resources and Development welcomes Dr. S.S. Burark (left) as a Visiting Associate Professor in the Agricultural Systems and Engineering Field of Study during the September 2003 term.
Dr. Burark received his B.Sc. and M.Sc. in Agricultural Economics from University of Udaipur and Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics from Rajasthan Agriculture University, Bikaner, India in 1978, 1981, and 1990, respectively.
AIT Conference Center Functions
November 03 - November 09, 2003
Date
Time
Room
Group Name/Organizer
Mon. 03 Nov.
08:30-16:30
B115
Planning for Community Water Supply &
Waste Management
c/o K. Voravate/AITE Tel: 5279
08:30-16:30
B206/B204
SANDEE WORKSHOP / UNEP
c/o K. Krittiya, UNEP, Tel: 5264
08:30-16:30
B144
DMC-30 / ADPC Training Course
c/o K. Benjaporn, ADPC, Tel: 5354, ext.
AIT Conference Center Functions
October 27 - October 31, 2003
Date
Time
Room
Group Name/Organizer
Mon. 27 Oct.
08:30-12:00
B223
Educational Policy Research Methodologies
& Education Planning (SESIP / EPRMEP)
c/o K. Kanlaya, AIT Extension, Tel: 5840
08:30-16:30
B115
Planning for Community Water Supply &
Waste Management
c/o K. Voravate/AITE Tel: 5279
08:30-16:30
B204
ADPC Chinaparticipants Meeting
c/o K. Benjaporn/ADPC Tel: 5354
08:30-16:30
B144
AARM / SUFER Workshop
c/o Dr. Kamtorm, AARM-TCU, Tel: 5471
08:30-12:00
B206
Management & Implementation of Development
Projects
c/o Mr. Pradeep, AITE, Tel: 5274
08:30-16:30
B225
VClass for ASEAN Virtual Institute of Science
& Technology Technical Support
c/o Ms. Mhone, DEC, Tel: 6610
08:30-16:30
B202
HANOVER - AIT Project
c/o Prof.
Royal Audience for the Recipients of 2002-03 Their Majesties King's and Queen's Scholarships
Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn, on behalf of Their Majesties the King and Queen, will grant a Royal Audience ceremony to recipients of the 2002-03 Their Majesties King's and Queen's scholars on Friday, October 24 at 3:00 p.m. at the Chitralada Palace, Bangkok.
Seen at the meeting (seated from left): Dr. Edsel Sajor, Assistant Professor, (UEM); Prof. A.T.M. Nurul Amin, Professor & Coordinator, (UEM); Prof. Mario T. Tabucanon, Provost; Dr. Bernadette P. Resurreccion, Assistant Professor, GenDev; and Mr. Ian Munt Human Settlements Adviser, (UN-HABITAT).
Standing from left: Dr. Kyoko Kusakabe, Assistant Professor, GenDev; Dr. Girija Shrestha, Secretariat Officer, UMP-AIT Partnership; Mr. Nguyen Dang Kien, Urbnet-Vietnam; Ms. Ouk Sokha, Program Officer of USG, Cambodia; Mr. Bienvenido H. Padilla, Jr., Executive Director, Ventures and Entrepreneurship Development Center in the Orient, Inc.
Visiting AIT
On October 14, 2003, Prof. Sini-ichi Kurokawa, Head of Division, Accelerator Laboratory, KEK (High Energy Accelerator Research Organization) and Professor of Sokendai (The Graduate University for Advanced Studies), Japan, visited AIT.
From left: Prof.
New Coordinator of Energy Field of Study
Dr. Weerakorn Ongsakul (left) has been appointed as Coordinator of the Energy Field of Study to succeed outgoing Coordinator Dr. Sivanappan Kumar, effective November 1, 2003.
On behalf of all SERD faculty and staff members, Prof.