Senior Official from the Vietnamese Government meets AIT President
Mrs. Truong Thi Dac, a senior official of the International
Relations Department, the Government of Vietnam, made a courtesy call on
AIT President, Prof. Jean-Louis Armand, on 27 October.
AIT-Miller Freeman MoU Signing
On 27 October, AIT and Miller Freeman (Thailand) signed a Memorandum
of Understanding on the promotion of technologies and Internet package for SMEs
by co-organizing training courses, seminars, conferences and symposia.
Visit of Wuhan Univesity delegation
A delegation from Wuhan University, PRC, led by
Prof. Jingnan Liu, Vice President, visited AIT on 24 October.
The party included Prof. Song bo Zhang, Deputy Director
of the National Key Lab. of Information Engineering for Surveying, Mapping
and Remote Sensing (LIESMARS), and Prof.
Final Doctoral Examination Schedules
Wednesday, 1 November from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. in room
S101(SERD Meeting Room). Mr. Muhammad Khurshid (ARD987313),
a candidate for the degree of Doctor of Technical Science in the
Natural Resources Management Program and the Rural Development,
Gender and Resources Program, will present his dissertation entitled,
'Sustainable Forest Management Dynamics of the Siran Watershed
in the Western Himalayas Region of Pakistan: A Forest Resource
Policy Perspective.
An Invitation to Post-graduate Researchers and Instructors
The Japanese Government-sponsored EDUCATION AND RESEARCH PROJECT FOR
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN THE GREATER MEKONG SUB-REGION
is inviting post-graduate researchers and instructors to join its six to 12-month program to
upgrade their research capabilities and enable them to respond to future development
needs in the GMS countries.
Seminars @ AIT
School of Advanced Technologies (SAT)
Seminars
A seminar, Trends in Earth Observations-Special Reference to Hyperspectral Imagery, by Dr. Sanjay Srivastava, a scientist with the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), organized by the STAR Program, will be held on Thursday, 2 November, 2:15-3:30 p.m. in room ET108 (Energy Technology Building)
All interested persons are welcome
Background:
A look at future scenario reveals that about 70 missions carrying over 230 different instruments have been planned in the next 20 years by many space-faring nations.
AIT-Miller Freeman MoU Signing
AIT and Miller Freeman (Thailand) will sign an MoU on the promotion of 'Internet Package for SMEs' and technologies by co-organizing training courses, seminars, conferences and symposia. The signing ceremony will be held on Friday, 27 October in the Board Room, Administration Building.
Final Doctoral Examination Schedule
Wednesday, 1 November from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. in room
S101(SERD Meeting Room), Mr. Muhammad Khurshid (ARD987313), a candidate
for the degree of Doctor of Technical Science in the Field of
Natural Resources Management (NRM), Rural Development, Gender and
Resources (RDGR) Program will present his dissertation entitled 'Sustainable Forest
Management Dynamics of the Siran Watershed in the Western Himalayas Region
of Pakistan: A Forest Resource Policy Perspective.
Welcome to AIT
The School of Civil Engineeering welcomes Dr. Kim Kidu a seconded faculty member from Korea. Dr. Kim assumed his appointment as
Associate Professor last week. His secondment is supported by a Korean public company.
Dr. Kim obtained his Master's degree in Structural Engineering and
Construction in 1987 and Ph.D. from the Imperial College of Science,
London in 1992. His area of interest is computational mechanics.
CHILD CENTER- PLAYSCHOOL REGISTRATION FOR JANUARY 2001
Registration for NEW children will take place from 30 October to 30 November.
The Playschool is for children from 2 1/2 to 5 years old while the Child Center is for
children from 5 to 11 years old.