A major scholarship scheme for students from Myanmar has been announced at the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT). Funded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Royal Norwegian Government, the program will support 40 Master’s students for a period of three years. The Government of Norway will provide 30 million NOK (around 160 million THB) for these scholarships.
Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand, H.E. Mr. Yongyuth Wichaidit, has assured the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) of release of flood emergency fund for campus repairs and rebuilding. The Deputy Prime Minister, who is also Minister of Interior, gave this assurance to the AIT President Prof. Said Irandoust on 15 March 2012.
Four students of the Pulp and Paper Technology (PPT) field of study of the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) have been hosted by the University of British Columbia (UBC) following the inundation of AIT in the Great Thailand Flood of 2011.
President of the Institute of Global Environment Strategies, Mr. Hideyuki Mori met the President of the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Prof. Said Irandoust and expressed interest in working with AIT both under the ASEAN framework, as well as on a bilateral level.
Twenty-one students were awarded professional transcripts at the completion ceremony of the Professional Master’s In Banking and Finance (PMBF) program offered by the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT).
AIT alumnus Dr. Qwanruedee Chotichanathawewong, who is a graduate of the Energy field of study, has been appointed President of Thailand Environment Institute (TEI), starting in January 2012.
Prof. Chettiyappan Visvanathan of Environment Engineering and Management (EEM) field of study at AIT’s School of Environment, Resources and Development (SERD), has been featured prominently in the magazine Asian Water just before the Thailand flood. The magazine quotes Prof. Visvanathan extensively in its four-page feature on Bangkok’s water problems.
A group of more than 20 business administration undergraduates from the International University (IU), Vietnam, visited the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) on 5 March 2012 to learn more about Master’s degree study options at the School of Management.
The Culture and Gender Cell of the AIT Student Union (AITSU) along with the team from the Gender and Development Studies (GDS) field of study at AIT will organize a signature campaign to mark the International Women’s Day on 8 March 2012.The signature campaign will be held in front of Korea House from 9.00-17.00 hours.
A group of more than 20 business administration undergraduates from the International University (IU), Vietnam, visited the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) on 5 March 2012 to learn more about Master’s degree study options at the School of Management.