AIT Campus Bulletin

WEEK #16, 20 – 26 April 2015

This Issue:

Announcements

Campus Updates

Faculty and Staff Travel

Classifieds (Jobs)

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Announcements

AIT ranked ‘top international university’ in the world

READ:

http://www.ait.ac.th/news-and-events/2015/news/ait-ranked-2018top-international-university2019-in-the-world/view

Click to see AIT’s U-Multirank performance profile under ' International Orientation'

http://www.u-multirank.eu/#!/readymade?trackType=illustrative&sightMode=undefined&ranking=9&sortCol=overallPerformance&sortOrder=desc&section=illustrativeRanking

Malaysian Alumnus donates 1 million Baht for AIT Library

Mr. Tan Chin Nyan, an alumnus of Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) has donated one million Baht towards the AIT Library Modernization campaign. A student of Structural Engineering and Construction (SERC), Mr. Tan Chin Nyan completed his Master’s from AIT in 1986.

http://www.ait.ac.th/news-and-events/2015/news/malaysian-alumnus-donates-1-million-baht-for-ait-library/view#.VTO7z5NjKdg

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Campus Updates

CALL FOR AIT STUDENTS' RESEARCH POSTERS ON CLIMATE CHANGE RELATED RESEARCH

Showcase your research at the upcoming international Regional Forum on Climate Change (RFCC) from July 1-3, 2015 at the Asian Institute of Technology.

To participate: Contact the RFCC Secretariat, Email: rfcc2015@ait.asia

CC. Dr. Victor Shinde, Email: victorshinde@ait.asia Deadline: 30 April, 2015

DETAILS:

As you may be aware, AIT, in collaboration with French MOFAID, ASEAN secretariat, and the European Union, will be organizing a Regional Forum on Climate Change (RFCC) from July 1-3, 2015. This high profile event is the largest regional forum in the lead-up to the widely anticipated COP-21, and is expected to attract reputed scientists, practitioners, and policy makers from the region. The Forum will also feature keynote speeches by renowned dignitaries like Dr. Jose Ramos Horta (Nobel Laureate, 1997).

For more details, please visit RFCC website: http://www.rfcc2015.ait.asia/

On July 2, the RFCC will organize a poster presentation on climate change related research topics, for which we seek your participation. This will be a wonderful opportunity for you to showcase your research work to an international audience -- which includes high level bureaucrats and scientific advisers to head of states, from ASEAN and Europe.

If you wish to prepare a poster for this event, please submit a 1-page abstract of your work (expected contents of your poster) to the RFCC secretariat (rfcc2015@ait.asia), putting Dr. Victor Shinde (victorshinde@ait.asia) in copy, before 30 April, 2015.

Selected abstracts will be invited to develop posters. All costs of printing, and production of the posters will be covered by the RFCC. The RFCC registration fee for the selected participants will also be waived off.

Awards for "outstanding poster presentation" will be presented on the last day of the Forum. As you can imagine, this will add tremendous value to your CV.

Please make full use of this opportunity.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the RFCC Secretariat.

Thanks and regards,

Mukand S. Babel

Director-SDCC

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Dr. Mukand S. Babel

Professor and Coordinator, Water Engineering and Management (WEM)

Director, CoE for Sustainable Development in the Context of Climate Change (SDCC)

Asian Institute of Technology (AIT)

P. O. Box 4 Klong Luang

Pathumthani 12120

Thailand

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Free Diphtheria Tetanus Toxoid Vaccination for those aged 20-50 years old

Human Resources Office announced that in honor of HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn's 60th Birthday Anniversary, the Ministry of Public Health of Thailand has organized a campaign for a “Free Diphtheria Tetanus Toxoid Vaccination for those aged 20-50 years old.” As the vaccination will be made available on request, please register online in the below link before the deadline on Friday, 24 April 2015.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/133eIT3YG5jaWEBfq2L4OhFYP7odacn9WLdjFGznzxrQ/viewform?usp=send_form

Further announcements will be made when the vaccination can be administered in the AIT Medical Clinic.

AIT International Food Fair Winners

The AIT Student Union’s Culture and Gender Committee has announced the winners of the AIT International Food Fair competition held on 10 April 2015. In all, 11 countries set up food stalls which were decorated to reflect each country’s identity. Bangladesh, Philippines, Thailand, Cambodia, Myanmar, India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Myanmar, Nepal, and Indonesia participated. Each booth was evaluated by three staff volunteer judges on ‘Food Taste and Presentation’ and ‘Stall Decoration.’

The winners are:

Food Taste and Presentation

1st: Bangladesh

2nd: Pakistan

3rd: Myanmar

Stall Decoration

1st: Pakistan

2nd: Myanmar

3rd: Sri Lanka

Student Union Academic Olympiad 2015

Check out the Facebook Photo Gallery of the event held at the AIT Auditorium on Friday, 17 April 2015.

PHOTO GALLERY: