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Research fellowships offered

The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, a nonprofit foundation established by the Federal Republic of Germany for the promotion of international research cooperation, is offering scholarship programmes for applicants from outside Germany, as follows:

Humboldt Research Fellowships for highly qualified, foreign scientists and scholars of all nationalities and disciplines holding doctorates, aged up to 40, from abroad for a long-term research stay in Germany (up to 600 fellowships per annum).

Georg Forster Research Fellowships for highly qualified scholars from developing countries, aged up to 45, for a long-term research stay in Germany (up to 60 fellowships per annum).

Please visit the AvH website for more information and applications: http://www.

Special holidays mark King's 60th anniversary

In cerebration of the 60th Anniversary of His Majesty the King of Thailand's Accession to the Throne, the Office of the Permanent Secretary, The Prime Minister's Office declared that Monday 12 and Tuesday 13 June 2006, are the official holidays only in Bangkok and greater areas which include the provinces of Nonthaburi, Nakornpathom, Pathumthani and Samutprakan.

Two new shops open in arcade

Two new shops are opening in the arcade. An ice cream and cocktail bar opens, at 6 p.m. 28 April 2006. The bar provides a cozy and relaxing environment where one can enjoy soft music while having some refreshment (drinks, ice cream or snacks) with friends.

Help save AIT energy

Dr. H. L. Tien, head of Infrastructure, urges the AIT community to help save AIT energy. On the average AIT spends more than 2 million baht on electricity every month, excluding the amount consumed by the residents and concessions.

Provide info to guards when accessing locked areas

Dr. H. L. Tien, head of Infrastructure, informs the AIT community the standard operating procedure pertaining to requests to access of closed offices or classrooms is that the security guard on duty will ask the name and other pertinent information of the requesting individual for recording purposes.

Medical clinic reduces services, hours

As of 1 May 2006 the AIT medical clinic will cease offering its psychiatric clinic and cut back its hours.

The service hours of nurses will be as follows: working days 6 a.m. to 11 p.m.; holidays 7 a.m. to 11 p.m.

As a result, there will be no service of the AIT clinic from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m. on working days and until 7 a.m. on holidays.

Buffet lunch served twice a week

Due to insistent demand and the growing number of guests to the AIT Conference Center buffet lunch, the frequency of the buffet has been increased to twice a week, every Tuesday and Friday, starting 25 April 2006. Therefore, the Special Noodle Corner, which used to be scheduled on Tuesdays, has been discontinued.

Doctoral Thesis Presented
Ms. Ornprapa Pummakarnchana (RSD027270), a candidate for the degree of Doctor of Technical Science in Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems FoS, School of Engineering and Technology will have her comprehensive final examination on Wednesday, 10 May 2006 at 3:00 p.m. in Room W208 (Academic Building)

Her dissertation's title is 'Real-time Air Pollution Monitoring in Urban Environment using Internet GIS'.

French courses offered

French classes, to be conducted by Mrs. Ginette Chamart (ginette@ait.ac.th), are open to every AIT community member as follows:

Intensive French 1 (beginners): no prerequisites; 10 sessions and examination for a total of 30 hours.

AIT President Said Irandoust shakes hands with H.E. Ms. Merete Fjeld Brattested, Norwegian ambassador to Thailand , after signing an agreement on 27 April 2006.

Norway 's government gives boost to SE Asia sustainable development

The government of Norway is furthering its support of sustainable development in Southeast Asia with a NOK 20,000,000 (approximately US$3.1 million) contribution to the Asian Institute of Technology.