Job vacancies
Aquaculture & Aquatic Resources Management, School of Environment, Resources & Development, is looking for a Technical Advisor (Ref. No. 024), reporting to Dr. Amrit Bart. Deadline of Application is 31 August 2006.
To Coordinate Operational Development of the Kamphuam Learning Center
Terms of Reference:
The individual will be assigned to develop an operational plan for the Kamphuan Learning Center in Ranong Province and raise institutional support for the Center's initiatives.
Royal Thai Army looks at AIT projects
On Thursday 10 August 2006, a team of high-ranking officers from the Royal Thai Army visited AIT and listened to presentations on research projects. The main objective of this visit was to determine if AIT's advanced technology might be applicable to the use of the army.
Vietnamese college visit could result in collaboration
A delegation from Hue College of Economics, Vietnam, visited AIT on 7 August 2006 to foster advancement in teaching, research, cultural understanding and the international reputations of both institutions.
Grant available from the Sumitomo Foundation
The Sumitomo Foundation has announced a call for applications for a the following grants to contribute to the betterment of human society:
Grant for Japan-related Research Projects by East or Southeast Asian researchers (except for Japanese nationality), to be applied in English or Japanese,
Grant for Projects for the Protection, Preservation & Restoration of Cultural Properties outside Japan, to be applied in English or Japanese,
Grant for Projects for the Protection, Preservation & Restoration of Cultural Properties in Japan, to be applied in Japanese only,
Grant for Environmental Research Projects, to be applied in Japanese only, and
Grant for Basic Science Research Projects, to be applied in Japanese only.
Beginner's Thai offered
The Language Center announces the opening of a beginner's level Thai course.
The course runs from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays from 28 August to 16 October 2006. Maximum class size is 20 persons.
Fee is 1,500 baht for students and 2,000 for staff to be paid at registration.
Job vacancies
Aquaculture & Aquatic Resources Management, School of Environment, Resources & Development, is looking for a Technical Advisor (Ref. No. 024), reporting to Dr. Amrit Bart. Deadline of Application is 31 August 2006.
To Coordinate Operational Development of the Kamphuam Learning Center
Terms of Reference:
The individual will be assigned to develop an operational plan for the Kamphuan Learning Center in Ranong Province and raise institutional support for the Center's initiatives.
Bio-innovations in agriculture and health workshop in November
The Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) coordinated by Prof. Sudip K. Rakshit, with support from the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), is organizing a workshop on 'Integrated Policies for Bio-innovations in Agriculture and Health in Asia' on 13 – 15 November 2006. Additional support for the workshop has been provided by the Rockefeller Foundation (Southeast Asia Regional Office). The workshop will bring together researchers, NGOs and CBOs and policy-makers from countries in South, Southeast and East Asia to critically examine existing policies on bio-innovations in the region, identify existing research gaps and recommend a strategy for information sharing, learning across borders and partnering in the region.
GMSARN announces December conference
The Greater Mekong Subregion Academic and Research Network is hosting an international conference on Sustainable Development Issues and Prospects for the Greater Mekong Subregion from 6 to 7 December 2006 at AIT.
The conference is intended to initiate and stimulate international discussion on sustainable development issues in the Greater Mekong Subregion in the areas of energy, environment and natural resource management.
New students find their way at AITNew students listen to speeches from AIT's top administration. "I hope AIT becomes you home away from home for the next two or three years," said Mrs. Ann V. Lopez-Fontanilla, head, Student Office.Orientation offered new students information, maps and guidance in familiarizing themselves with campus.
AIT and Indonesian university look at developing unified masters program
On 2 August 2006, AIT President Said Irandoust hosted a working-dinner for Prof. Slamet S. Sarwono, rector of Universitas Atma Jaya Yogyakarta, Indonesia, discussing the possibility of a unified masters program.