SCE Welcomes Prof. C.B. K. Rao
The School of Civil Engineering is very pleased to welcome Prof. Chittem Butchi Kameswara Rao, currently a Professor of Civil Engineering at the National Institute of Technology (India). Prof. Rao was appointed Visiting Professor at the Structural Engineering and Construction Program for a period of three (3) months from January 5 to April 30, 2003. He is seconded to AIT by the Government of India.
Doctoral Thesis Presentation
Mr. Kampanat Pensupar
(ARP967253), a candidate for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the Regional and Rural Development Planning (RRDP), School of Environment, Resources and Development, will have his final examination on Wednesday, January 22, 2003, 9:00 a.m. in Room E109 (RRDP Meeting Room).
His dissertation is entitled: 'An Assessment of the Restructuring Agriculturing Production System Project (RAPS) in Det Udom District, Thailand.
Staff position vacancy
MIS Analyst
Asian Development Bank - AIT Networking Project (ADB-AIT)
For details, please visit: http://intraweb.ait.ac.th/AIT/hro/ads/new001.htm
To make inquiries or send resume by e-mail to the Human Resources Office, write to: maybel@ait.
Welcome New Students
The Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), on September 3, conducted an orientation to the new students at the Conference Center. A total number of 323 students from 33 countries worldwide enrolled at AIT for this term, starting on September 3, 2002.
198 of new students study in the School of Management, mostly in the International Business Program.
Photo shows from left: Dr. Wu, Mingchang, Chair/Department of Vocational and Technological Education (VTE), National Yunlin University of Science and Technology; Dr. Cheng, Bor Wen, Director/Center for University Development, NYUST; Prof. Jean-Louis Armand, AIT President; and Prof.
Welcome Faculty
The School of Management is pleased to welcome the new faculty members joining in September 2002.
Full Time Faculty
Dr. Donyaprueth Krairit from Thailand – is joining as Assistant Professor. Dr. Donyaprueth received her B.S. (Computer Science) from Thammasat University, Bangkok, 1993; M.S. (Telecommunications) from University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder,Co,U.S.A., 1994 and Ph.D. (Technology, Management, and Policy in Telecommunications) from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, U.S.A., 2001. Dr. Donyaprueth will teach the course SM02.71 'Technology Policy' in this September 2002 Term.
Symposium on Total Quality Management
On August 30-31, the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) and Tokyo University of Information Sciences (TUIS) organized a symposium on 'Quality Management and the Deming Prize' at AIT Conference Center. Professor Jean Louis Armand, AIT President presided over the opening ceremony with 113 participants from industries, institutions, quality certifying institutions and AIT community attending the symposium.
Obituary
Robert Blackburn
Banks
The AIT Community has learned with deep sorrow of the passing away on
19 August 2002 at the age of 80 of the former AIT President Professor
Robert B. Banks.
CALL FOR PAPERS
The Closing Gaps in the Digital Divide Regional Conference
on Digital GMS
The Greater Mekong Subregion Academic and Research Network (GMSARN) and ASEAN Foundation will organize the conference on 'Closing Gaps in the Digital Divide Regional Conference on Digital GMS' on February 26-28, 2003 at AIT. The conference is supported by ASEAN Foundation through the project Comprehensive Capacity Building for Sustainable Development in the Greter Mekong Subregion (JFA-ASEAN-GMS).
Accessing information, boosting business, saving time, money and lives.
Workshop on Nanotechnology for the ASEAN Region
The APEC Center for Technology Foresight invites interested persons to attend a workshop on nano-science and nano-technology for the South-East Asian region to be held from September 19-20, 2002 at Century Park Hotel.