AIT Campus Bulletin

In this issue:

A. Announcements 

B. Workshops/ Conferences

C. Visitors/ MoU/ Agreement Signing 

D. Faculty & Staff Travel

E. Classified (Job)

A. Announcement

1) The Motivational Seminar and Chat Session with Dr. Sudha Murty

You are invited to the Motivational Seminar and Chat Session with Dr. Sudha Murty
Venue: Robert R Banks Auditorium,
AIT Conference Centre, Asian Institute of Technology
58 Moo 9, Klongnueng, Klongluang, Pathumthani 12120, Thailand
www.ait.ac.th
Time/Date: 2:30 -4:30 pm, 7th March 2024, Thursday

Register by clicking the link below

https://forms.gle/pYkgWAjJ6aefk5Yr5

2) Invitation to International Women's Day Event at AIT, 8 Mar 2024, 3pm, near AIT Clock Tower

Dear AIT Community,

I hope this email finds you well. We are excited to extend an invitation to the International Women's Day (IWD) 2024 event at the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT). With assistance from GenderLab and IDRC-CRDI, the Gender and Development Studies Department is proudly organizing the event.

Event Details

Date: Friday, March 8th, 2024

Time: 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm

Venue: Near AIT Clock Tower

The International Women's Day event is a student-led activity from the Gender and Development Studies Programme that aims to celebrate the achievements and contributions of women while fostering a sense of empowerment and inclusivity. We believe that it is crucial to come together as a community to recognise the importance of gender equality and to celebrate the progress we have made.

We have attached the agenda and invitation with this email. We are also delighted to inform you that refreshments will be provided for our guests. However, please note that refreshments will be available on a first-come, first-served.

We would be honored to have AIT staff and students join us for this special occasion. We would appreciate it if you could pass the information on to fellow students and interested participants at your student union.

We look forward to your participation in making this event a meaningful and impactful celebration of International Women's Day.

For any inquiries or further information, please feel free to contact us, Syifa: st124349@ait.asia

Thank you for your attention, and we hope to see you there!

3) DSAI Seminar on “Reconstruction-based Models Predict Attentional Deficits in Elderly with Mild Cognitive Impairment Using EEG Signals“

Email from AIT President on 29 February 2024

Dear AIT Family,

I am pleased to announce that effective 1st of March 2024, Dr Roger Levermore will assume the role of Dean of the School of Management, concurrent with his position as the Vice President for Development.

This temporary arrangement will facilitate a seamless transition and ensure continued strong leadership within the School of Management and the central administration. Dr. Levermore's expertise will promote integration and collaboration across  AIT.

I would like to express my gratitude to Mr. Thomas Bain for his dedicated service as Acting Dean over the past five months. Although brief, his contributions have been commendable. Mr. Bain will continue to be engaged as Adjunct Faculty in the School of Management.

Let us collectively provide Dr. Levermore with the support he needs during this transition period.

5) TOEIC Test on 15 March 2024 (Friday), 1:00 - 4:00 pm, Rm B-202, AITCC

Email from Student Welfare Unit, Office of Student Affairs on 26 February 2024

We are pleased to announce that the TOEIC Test at AIT for January 2024 Semester is scheduled on 15 March 2024 (Friday) from 13:00 - 16:00 hrs at Room B-202, AIT Conference Center (2nd Floor).

The TOEIC test questions are based on real-life work settings in an international environment (meetings, travel, telephone conversations, etc). The Test is used by organizations to determine whether an employee is suitable for a particular task. If you work or want to work for a large organization, particularly in Asia, then the TOEIC test will be useful to you.

The schedule of registration, payment method, confirmation of payment and TOEIC preparation course are given below:

·         Online Registration : 26 February - 4 March 2024 >>CLICK HERE<<

·         The taker will get the official email to confirm the payment within 5 March 2024. **In case the number of test takers does not meet the minimum requirement, the test will be cancelled.

·        Payment for TOEIC Test : 6 - 7 March 2024 (last day on 7 March, 15:00 hrs); Payment (by cash) at Career Center thru  Miss Maneemontra, AIT Admin Building during office hours.

         ** Price for the student is 900 baht without a photo and 1,200 with a photo (from 1,800 baht)

         ** Price for the staff is 1,200 baht without photo (from 1,800 baht

·        15 March 2024 (Friday) : TOEIC Test at Room B202, AITCC from 13:00 - 16:00 hrs

·        Lastly, please note that a minimum of 30 students & staff  is needed for this test to be administered in AIT. 

Important links:

* To register for the test: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeX7SmgEneccd2YoHoxZ_NZQujXBkmr...

* To know more about TOEIC, please visit  :  https://www.ets.org/toeic

* For more information, please visit our Career Center Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/officialaitcareercenter or e-mail: careercenter@ait.ac.th

We are thankful to the Center for Professional Assessment (TOEIC Test Center), the only TOEIC test conductor in Thailand, for conducting the standardized test for AIT students.

6) Invitation to AIT Career Fair: 27 March 2024, AITCC, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Email from Career Center on 23 February 2024

We are pleased to inform you that the March/Spring Semester 2024 AIT Career Fair is scheduled on 27 March 2024 (Wednesday) from 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.  at the AIT Conference Center. 

What to expect:

¤  Long-term career prospects

¤  Job placements

¤  Internship opportunities

¤  Research partners

¤  Networking with company representatives

¤  Food market

¤  Free goodies, Raffle Prizes and

¤  Career Talks on 6  & 13 March at the AIT Entrepreneurship Center leading to the Fair!

Partial List of  23 Companies Participating in this Link

Please assist us in spreading the word out about the Fair, and let us know as well if you have any company contacts that you want us to invite to the Fair. 

Mark your calendar! For developments and career opportunities,  please visit: www.careercenter.ait.ac.th or like/follow: FB:  www.facebook.com/officialaitcareercenter/  IG: @aitcareercenter or email: careercenter@ait.ac.th

or contact us via phone: 662 524-6326. We will keep you posted with all the updates. 

Thank you for your continued support!

  Workshops/ Conferences  

 

1) International Conference on “Gender, Geopolitics, and Forced Migration”

Centre on Gender and Forced Displacement (CGFD) at the Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand would like to invite you to participate in the International Conference on “Gender, Geopolitics, and Forced Migration” to be held on 04-05 March 2024 in Bangkok, Thailand. The conference marks International Women’s Month 2024 to “Inspire Inclusion” to forge Gender Equality by arguing for a gender-sensitive approach to geopolitics in international relations, foreign policy making, and national politics. Taking feminist perspectives on war, conflicts, displacements, migration, and peace, the three-fold objectives of the conference are

1. To Investigate the gendered assumptions/stereotypes in the study of forced migration, displacements, international relations, and national and foreign policy making, including their explicit geopolitical and biopolitical reasoning and how political spatialization renders women and vulnerable groups even more vulnerable.

2. To examine the implications of militarized notions of territorial citizenship, using the masculinist ideas of power, space, and security and feminine representations of peace, security, and victimhood.

3. To explore how the practical everyday implications of geopolitics and biopolitics and their intersectionalities impact the causes and consequences of displacements.

 

 

2) Invitation to participate in the International Conference on “Gender, Geopolitics and Forced Migration,” 04-05 March 2024

Greetings from the Centre on Cender and Forced Displacement (CGFD) at the Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand.

It is our immense pleasure to invite you to participate in the International Conference on “Gender, Geopolitics and Forced Migration” to

be held on 04-05 March 2024 in Bangkok, Thailand. The conference marks International Women’s Month 2024 to “Inspire Inclusion” to

forge Gender Equality by arguing for a gender-sensitive approach to geopolitics in international relations, foreign policy making and national

politics.

Taking feminist perspectives on war, conflicts, displacements, migration, and peace, the three-fold objectives of the conference are:

1. To Investigate the gendered assumptions/stereotypes in the study of forced migration, displacements, international relations, and national

and foreign policy making, including their explicit geopolitical and biopolitical reasoning and how political spatialization renders women

and vulnerable groups even more vulnerable.

2. To examine the implications of militarized notions of territorial citizenship, using the masculinist ideas of power, space, and security and

feminine representations of peace, security, and victimhood.

3. To explore how the practical everyday implications of geopolitics and biopolitics and their intersectionalities impact the causes and

consequences of displacements.

Against this backdrop, the conference intends to address the following questions:

1. How is excessive geopolitics affecting the vulnerable sections of the population in the region? Is it making women even more

marginalized in the public sector?

2. Can geopolitics address the situation of the Afghans, Rohingyas, and Palestinians, for example? Is there a gender dimension to

this problem?

3. Can geopolitical considerations affect the private, too, or are they acutely felt only in the public domains?

4. It is said that toxic geopolitics and noxious masculinity come together in moments of neocolonialism. How does it affect IDPs

and the Stateless?

5. Can peace and security be crafted without gender sensitivities?

Keeping these questions in mind, the four panels for the conference are:

1. Gender, Geopolitics, and Internal Displacements

2. Gender and Geopolitics within the Rubrics of Citizenship and Statelessness

3. Geopolitics and Biopolitics: Everyday Experiences of the Displaced

4. Gender, Geopolitics and Forced Displacements: Cases from Other Regions

 

Please confirm whether you would like to present a paper for 25 minutes. Please contact us at monira@ait.ac.th

and ahsan.monira@gmail.com for paper presentations by February 15, 2024.

 

To attend the conference and participate in the proceedings, please contact Sristy Sen at sristy.sen@gmail.com by February 15, 2024.

Please register through this link: https://forms.gle/KjrZzEaHKSoAif2j9

 

We look forward to seeing you at the conference.

  

3) Professional Training and Exposure Visit on Climate Smart and Sustainable Agriculture Using Cutting-Edge Technology and IoT

 

Date: 4 – 9 March 2024
Venue: Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand

 

For more information about the program and registration please visit 

 https://extension.ait.ac.th/course/professional-training-program-climate...

 4) Professional Development on Strategic Human Resource Management and Business Leadership

Date: 18-22 March 2024
Venue: Asian Institute of Technology

For more information please visit https://tinyurl.com/37fw54u7

 

 

5) Summer Training Program on Climate Smart and Sustainable Agriculture Using Cutting-Edge Technology and IoT

Duration: 10 – 21 June 2024
Venue: Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand

For more information and registration please visit 
https://extension.ait.ac.th/course/summer-training-program-climate-smart-and-sustainable-agriculture-using-cutting-edge

 

 

 

C. Visitors/ MoU/ Agreement 

 

Meeting with the delegates from Universitas Sumatera Utara [USU] Indonesia_on Monday 4 March 2024

 

 

D. Faculty & Staff Travel 

• Ms. Supamas Untui, GTE-SET/Tokyo, Japan/ 26 February - 6 March 2024
• Dr. K. R. Salin, Faculty SERD/ San Antonio, Texas, USA/ 13 - 28 February 2024
• Ms. Rabina Twayana, GIC/ Kathmandu, Nepal/ 9 February - 4 March 2024
• Prof. BHW. Hadikusumo, Faculty SET-CEIM/ Vietnam/ 29 February - 4 March 2024
• Prof. Weerakorn Ongsakul/ Faculty SERD/ Nong Khai, Thailand/ 30 - 31 May 2024
• Dr. Sanjeev Jayasinghe, Executive Director, OAAA/ Houston, New Jersey, Dalias, San Antonio, Humble/ 22 June - 23 July 2024
• Prof. Anil Kumar Anal, Faculty SERD/ Kathmandu, Nepal/ 1 - 5 March 2024
• Dr. Pisut Koomsap, Faculty ISE-SET/ Porto, Portugal/ 20 - 31 March 2024
• Dr. Duanthida Hussadintorn na Ayuttaya, Faculty SET/ Porto, Portugal/ 20 - 31 March 2024
• Ajeng Triwuri Widyastuti, DPMM/ Rayong, Thailand/ 5 - 6 March 2024

 

 

 

 

 E. Classifieds (jobs) 

Staff Position:

1. Assistant Professor, SET-ISE

2. Assistant Professor or Associate Professor, SERD-GDS

3. Associate / Assistant Professor, SET-ICT

4. Research Associate, CGC (Center for Global Challenges)

5. Senior Research Associate, CGC (Center for Global Challenges (CGC))

6. Senior Advancement Officer and Administrative Secretary, OAAA

7. Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) Lead, GWSC

8. General Helper, GWSC