News

Former Board Chairman
M L Birabhongse Kasemsri
dies at age 65

The AIT community expresses profound sorrow and regret over the untimely passing away of our former Board Chairman, M L Birabhongse Kasemsri, Principal Private Secretary to His Majesty the King of Thailand, on 25 July 2000.

M L Birabhongse served as Chair of the AIT Board of Trustees from November 1995 to May 2000. His resignation for health reasons was announced at the Executive Committee of the Board meeting on 17 May, in a very moving statement in which he reflected upon his years of tenure at AIT, referring to the period as being both turbulent and challenging.

Dean Chongrak receives top academic honors

Prof. Chongrak Polprasert, Dean of the School of Environment, Resources and Development of the Asian Institute of Technology, has been named recipient of two top academic honors, namely the Research Publication Award, presented by the Thailand Research Fund (TRF), and the Outstanding Scientist Award, presented by the Foundation for the Promotion of Science and Technology of Thailand, under the patronage of His Majesty the King.

Calling all AIT alumni on campus

You are kindly requested to complete the AIT Alumni Tracer Study questionnaire which is posted at:https://oldweb.ait.ac.th/AIT/Alumni

If you have already completed the questionnaire, please disregard this notice.

Thank you for your kind cooperation.

Necessary Instructions for Arrangements of Students Accommodation for Graduating and Continuing Students

We are now trying to ensure that all students are assisted in every way to move or vacate their dorms so that accommodation can be made ready to receive the new AIT students.

Training Program on Cleaner Production Technologies

The Asian Society for Environmental Protection (ASEP), the Carl Duisberg
Gesellscchaft e.V. (CDG) and the Fraunhofer Institute of Factory Operation
and Automation (FhG-IFF) announces their joint training program on Cleaner
Production Technologies commencing 1 October 2000 at the University of
Magdeburg, Federal Republic of Germany.

Seminar at AIT
EVALUATION OF SUPPLY-SIDE OPTIONS FOR POWER GENERATION BY THE REFINERIES
AND THEIR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPLICATIONS
Mr. M.S. Puri, a research fellow, will present a seminar on Monday,
24 July, from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. in room ET111, Energy Program Building.

AITAA RESEARCH GRANT May 2000 Term
The AIT Alumni Association (AITAA) is pleased to announce the award of
the AITAA Research Grant for the May 2000 Term to Mr. Shahid Mehmood,
a student in the International Business Program, School of Management.
His adviser is Dr. J. C. S. Tang.

Final Examination of Mr. Agus Suyanto and Ms. Suwannee Adsavakulchai

The Final Examination of Mr. Agus Suyanto (ASD977067), a candidate
for the degree of D. Tech. Science in Agricultural Systems FoS will be held on Monday, 31 July from 9:00 - 11:00 a.m in Room 217,
AFE building.

Visiting AIT
24 July 2000
Dato Dr. Vincent Lowe and Mr. M. A. Ansari, Director/Adviser and CEO
of Mahirnet Sdn Bhd, Malaysia.

26 July 2000
H.E. Mr. Rasoul Eslami, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary and Permanent Representative to ESCAP, The Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran; Mr. Abdolreza Ghofrani, Counsellor and Deputy Permanent Representative to ESCAP; and Mr. Mahammad Khaladji, Administrative Officer.

Meeting the President

Dr. Cheng-ching Li (right), Director General, Bureau of International,
Cultural and Educational Relations, Ministry of Education, Chinese Taipei is seen
being welcomed by Prof. Jean-Louis Armand, AIT President, during his visit
to the Institute recently.