SCE and Petra Christian University to sign agreement on dual program in Construction Management
Prof. Sugie Prawono, Director of the Post-Graduate Program in Construction
Management at Petra Christian University, and his party of five officials
are visiting AIT today (28 November) from 9:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon to sign
an agreement with AIT on the Dual Program in Construction Management, due
to start in May 2001.

The program is as follows:

9:30 a.m.

Delegates meeting with Dr. Stephen Ogunlana, Dr. Chotchai and Prof.

Visit of M.C. Peesadej Rajani, Chairman of the Royal Project Foundation

M.C. Peesadej Rajani, Chairman of the Royal Project Foundation, will visit AIT this afternoon at around 4 to discuss the various uses of vetiver grass as construction materials.

AITAA to hold Governing Board Meeting in India

The Asian Institute of Technology Alumni Association (AITAA) will hold its Governing Board Meeting featuring an AIT DAY and an international seminar on Knowledge Management on Thursday, 30 November at the Kautliya, Hotel Samrat, New Delhi.

VISITING AIT

On 15 November officials from the Swedish National Institute of Distance Education, led by Ms. Elsie Norden, Director, met with AIT President, Prof. Jean-Louis Armand.

Visiting AIT on 16 November:

AIT and KIST Sign Agreement

AIT signed an agreement with the Korean Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) on 17 November, establishing cooperation in science and technology. The agreement covers the exchange of academic/research personnel and technical information, and joint degree programs and research activities.

Who's Seating for Final Exams

Ms. Wilai Chiemchaisri (EVD978406), a candidate for the degree of Doctor of Technical Science in the field of Environmental Technology and Management, Urban Environmental Engineering and Management Program on Tuesday, 28 November from 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. in room W117 (UEEM Seminar Room). Her dissertation is entitled 'Experimental Investigation of Nutrient Requirements, EPS Production and VOC Inhibition on Methane Oxidation in Tropical Landfill Cover Soils'.

All interested persons are welcome.

REMINDERS TO GRADUANDS

All candidates for Graduation are advised to visit the following website for guidance:

https://oldweb.ait.ac.th/ait/registry/Web_Publishing/Archive/AirTravelGrant.html

AIT Job Announcement
Reference Number: 030 (repeat advertisement)
Position: Research Associate
Deadline for submission of application: 30 November

More details at: https://oldweb.ait.ac.th/AIT/hro/ads/StaffPost.htm

Send inquiries or e-mail resume to maybel@ait.

Year End Time Sheets

The Director of Finance would like to inform all staff that staff salary for December 2000 will be paid on 20 December. Time sheets, as usual, should reach the Payroll Section no later than 12 December.

Employees who work overtime or take leave during 12-22 December are required to submit an extra time sheet to be attached to the January 2001 time sheet.

CONGRATULATIONS

I have pleasure in announcing to the AIT community that Professor Ram M. Shrestha from our School of Environment, Resources and Development has been appointed as Associate Editor of Energy Economics (an Elsevier Science publication), which is one of the premier international refereed journals in the energy economics area.