The “AIT Dinner Talk†by alumnus Dr. Prasarn Trairatvorakul on 25 September 2013 drew dignitaries from the government, corporate sector, academia and the media who packed a downtown Bangkok ballroom to listen to the Governor of Bank of Thailand (BOT) speak on the “Global Financial System and Challenges to Thailand.â€
Bank of Thailand Governor Dr. Prasarn Trairatvorakul made an impassioned plea for innovation as a key to progress in Thailand. Delivering a talk on the “Global Financial System and Challenges in Thailand†at the AIT Dinner Talk jointly organized by AIT and the AIT Alumni Association, Dr. Prasarn identified innovation, a more conducive environment for conducting business, and better quality education as the three fundamentals that could catapult Thailand on a path of greater progress.
25th September 2013, at 6:00 p.m.
Grand Hyatt Erawan Bangkok Hotel
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dr. Prasarn Trairatvorakul, Governor of the Bank of Thailand, a distinguished AIT alumnus, will give a talk on"Global Financial System and Challenges to Thailand" at a special Charity Dinner on 25th September 2013, from 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. at the Grand Ballroom, Grand Hyatt Erawan Bangkok Hotel.
Ten persons from the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), including nine students and one staff, are among those who have been selected for the Erasmus Mundus PANACEA program.
An advanced electronic monitoring device developed by Dr. Mongkol Ekpanyapong of the AIT School of Engineering and Technology (SET) was one of five technologies presented by Thailand’s National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA) at its Investors’ Day 2013.
0800-0825 Welcome Remarks at Assembly Area0825-0925 Monsoon Marathon 2.5 kms Junior Race - Grade 3 and Grade 4 Senior Race - Grade 5 and Grade 6 Open Race (Parents and Friends of AITIS)0925-0945Snacks0945-1145Hoopathon - 15 minute nonstop hoop spinning (KG, Grade 1, 2, 3)1145-1245Lunch Break1245-1400Fund Raising - Cake Raffle1400-1425Awards ceremonyThis event also includes a fund raising activity supporting foundations that provide assistance to less fortunate children.
The Thai Red Cross Society has been working with the volunteer students and staff of AIT to collect units of blood from the AIT community. The bloodmobile visits AIT every three months; four times a year, hoping to collect enough units to supply the constant demand for blood.
A student of the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) has bagged the “Best Student Paper” award at the 3M Nano conference held at Suzhou, China. The conference on “Manipulation, Manufacturing and Measurement on the Nano Scale†saw Mr. Om Prakash Gujela, a Master’s student of the Mechatronics Field of Study in AIT’s School of Engineering and Technology (SET) receive the best paper award from Prof. Zuobin Wang of Changchun University of Science and Technology, China.
By Pattanun Rueangtrakarn
Fifteen PhD students from across the Asia-Pacific region arrived at AIT on 10 September 2013 for one day of lectures as part of a 12-day summer academic exposure program called the Young Researchers’ School held under the Promotion for Sustainability in Postgraduate Education and Research (ProSPER.Net) program.