H.M. King Bhumipol Adulyadej grants Royal Audience
On February 21, 2003, His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand granted a Royal Audience to officials from the Royal Project Foundation, led by M.R. Sam Jamjaras Rajani and Dr. Pichai Nimityongskul, with Dr. Pichai's research team from SCE, to present nine patent certificates on vetiver grass development technology to His Majesty the King.
Message of Appreciation from the AIT President
I would like to express my sincere appreciation to all, faculty, staff, students, children of our community school for your help in making the
visit of H.M. King Carl XVI Gustav of Sweden a great success, in spite of the unseasonal shower which greeted us midway through the visit.
News from GMSARN
ASEAN FOUNDATION PROVIDES SUPPORT TO GMSARN
The ASEAN Foundation (Japan-ASEAN Solidarity Fund) gave a grant to the Greater Mekong Subregion Academic and Research Network (GMSARN) to support the Regional Conference on Digital GMS and the Environmental Workshop on GMS Capacity Building for Sustainable Development.
New French Ambassador visits AIT
On February 12, 2003, H.E. Mr. Laurent Aublin, newly designated French
Ambassador to Thailand, visited AIT. He met with Prof. Jean-Louis Ar,mand and the faculty and staff responsible for the various programs of the French cooperation for a presentation of French supported activities at AIT and their development in 2003. During a following reception, he met with the AIT administration and the faculty, staff and students involved in the programs of the French cooperation.
French Support to AIT in 2003
On Friday February 21, AIT, the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the French Agency for Development (AFD) finalized a new cooperation agreement on French support to the Institute in 2003 for a total amount of 1,319,700 Euros (about THB 60,000,000). This amount marks a very significant increase on previous years and indicates a new impulsion in the long-standing cooperation between France and AIT.
This new development places an emphasis in the support granted to
engineering disciplines, particularly in 'Environmental Engineering and
Energy' and in 'Information and Communication Technologies' through
scholarships and the support to collaborations with French engineering
schools and universities through joint research projects, and faculty and
students exchange programs.
Real-time ASEAN Interaction
IT Networking for Human Resources Development and Cooperation in ASEAN
AIT President, Prof. Jean-Louis Armand, delivers an opening remark at the conference. Also in the photo is Prof. Gothom Arya, Registrar.
On February 20, the younger generation from Myanmar and other ASEAN countries had a chance to discuss and share their views through a video conference on 'Real-time ASEAN Interaction: IT Networking for Human Resources Development and Cooperation in ASEAN'. The Video Conference was conducted by the University of Computer Studies, Yangon (UCSY), Myanmar, in collaboration with AIT. The video conference was part of the ASEAN-Japan Exchange Year 2003, a project initiated by Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi of Japan during his visit to Southeast Asian countries last January.
MoU signed between the Hong Kong Polytechnics University and the AIT
On February 20, 2003, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the Department of Land Surveying and Geoinformatics, The Hong Kong University and the School of Advanced Technologies (SAT), Asian Institute of Technology.
ADB-AIT Workshop on Productivity, Technology
and Poverty Reduction
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) - AIT Workshop on Productivity, Technology and Poverty Reduction, was held at AIT on February 24-25, 2003.
The ADB-AIT Workshop aimed at informing their partners of the common goals in reducing poverty through increased productivity resulting from the use of technology for sustainable development, and the intention of ADB and AIT to work together to meet those goals.
New Director of Admission and Scholarship
Congratulations to Mr. Benjamin A. Gargabite on his new appointment as Director of Admissions and Scholarships. His new position will give him full responsibility for managing the Office of Admissions and Scholarships, as well as supervising the Registry Office.
Reports of RTG Joint Projects (FY2002)
The Royal Thai Government (RTG) recently granted a budget of THB15 million, through the Office of the National Education Commission, to AIT to conduct 16 joint research projects with national state universities or research institutions during FY2002.
Presenting their progress reports last Friday, February 28, 2003 were the first eight selected AIT leaders and projects as follows:
Identifying Strategies for Enhancing Water Transportation Usage in
Bangkok: Discrete Choice Model Approach by Dr. Dongjoo Park.