CALLING FOR APPLICATIONS WITH FELLOWSHIPS
(2-3 term Fellowships for Master Degree and four term
Fellowships for Doctoral Degree for the qualified candidates)

AIT MASTER'S AND DOCTORAL PROGRAMS
In following fields:

Computer Science
Information Management
Telecommunications
Mechatronics
Microelectronics
Industrial Engineering and Management
Design and Manufacturing Engineering
Space Technology Applications and Research

* Academic Program starting date: 3 May 2002
* Application forms can be downloaded from
https://oldweb.

New at ITServ

ITServ is offering a new online announcement service.
This facility is available to any unit that would like to advertise any routine short
messages related to its activities. The messages will be displayed on the
webmail entry page: https://oldweb.

AITAA-Nepal Chapter Elects New Officers

AITAA-Nepal, one of the most active chapter among the 26 AITAA Chapters held its annual election of officers
on 14 March in Nepal.

The president-elect for 2002 is Mr. Kamal Raj Pande (GTE '83) and
Mr. Ramesh Raj Bista (GTE '85) assumes the post as new Veep.

DAILY AITCC CONFERENCE ROOM-FUNCTIONS
18-30 March 2002

Date
Time
Room
Function/Title of Seminar or Workshop

18 Mar.
8.30-16.30
B144
Public Health & Emergency Management

8.30-17.30
TV Room
Strengthening Fishery Education Syllabus for
Bangladesh University Teachers

8.30-16.30
B202, B206
Asian Regional Research Program on Environmental
Technology (ARRPET)

19 Mar.

Photo shows from left: Dr. Anulark Techanitisawad, GMSARN Secretary and Institute's Secretary of AIT;
Prof. Mario T. Tabucanon, GMSARN Director and AIT Provost; Mr. Takashi Saito, Minister, Embassy of Japan;
Dr. Nibhon Debavalya, Director of International Trade and Industry Division, ESCAP; Mr. Sompong Nakornsri,
Chairman of the Electrical and Electronics Institute of Thailand; Dr. B. P. Dhungana, Chief of Industry Section,
International Trade and Industry Division, ESCAP.
Help to SMEs: GMSARN co-organizes QUALITY FUNCTION DEPLOYMENT workshop

The Greater Mekong Subregion Academic and Research Network (GMSARN), the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN ESCAP) and the GMS Business Forum, have co-organized the workshop 'QUALITY FUNCTION DEPLOYMENT.' The cooperating agencies are the Electrical and Electronics Institute of Thailand and the Japanese Chamber of Commerce in Bangkok.

FACULTY, STAFF & STUDENTS ARE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IN
AIT FAIR & INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY on
Friday, 8 March 2002

On behalf of the Asian Institute of Technology, the AIT Student Union invites all AITians to the AIT Fair & International Women's Day on Friday, 8 March 2002 in front of AIT Conference Center (AITCC).

The variety of fun and awareness-raising activities will start at 8:30 a.m in front of AITCC with the Walk for Gender Equality around AIT campus.

Visiting AIT on 18 February
Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI)

Prof. Roger Karsperson, Executive Director of Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) visited AIT to discuss possible linkages and collaboration between SEI and AIT. He was accompanied by Mrs.

DEC and SOI conducts series of real-time lectures

The Distributed Education Center (AIT) with the School of Internet (SOI) of
the WIDE (Widely Integrated Distributed Environment) project in Japan will
conduct a series of real-time lectures on the following topics:

6 March 2002: 08:30-12:00

SOI Asia Keynote (30 mins)
by Prof.

Doctoral Thesis Presentation
Mr. Nguyen Phuoc Dan (EVC997076), a candidate for Doctor of Engineering in the Water and Wastewater Engineering, Urban Environmental Engineering and Management Program, SERD will have his final examination on Friday, 15 March, 10:00-11:30 a.m. at Room W117 (UEEM Seminar Room), SERD Building.

AIT STAFF-ADMINISTRATION MEETS ON 22 MARCH
Dr. Shrinivas Rao, Chair - Staff Representatives to Staff Affairs Working Group (SAWG) would like to inform all staff to come to the AIT Staff-Administration Meeting to be held on Friday, 22 March at 1:00 p.m. in the AIT Conference Centre.