AIT Campus Bulletin

This Issue:

ANNOUNCEMENT

• AIT Library Modernization Fundraising Campaign breaks 40 Mil THB barrier, pushes past 80% of goal

The Library Modernization Fundraising Campaign this week broke the 40 million Baht barrier as major donations from the Na Lamphun family, Amata Corporation, alumna Ms. Loh Ai Lee, and SEAFCO Plc., pushed the campaign total to over 80% of its goal of 50 million Baht.

READ NEWS:

http://www.ait.asia/news-and-events/2015/news/fundraising-tops-40-mil-th...

TO LEARN MORE & DONATE:

Ways to give: http://www.modernlibrary.ait.asia/ways_to_give.

Donor List: http://www.modernlibrary.ait.asia/supporters/list_of_donors

Management Team News

• MT Notes of 5 March 2015 meeting

• Guidelines for Conferment of ‘Emeritus Professor’ Title

Campus Notes

• AIT Consulting launches new website

• 193 Million THB Campus Infrastructure Renovation gets go ahead from the Board of Trustees

• NSTDA offers to connect AIT faculty and researchers to Science Park R&D opportunities

• AIT signs MoU and MoA with Mitsubishi Rayon

• New staff member at Admissions and Scholarship Office (ASO)

• TOEIC Test by Career Center

Events

• Institute Wide Lecture on "Managing Natural Disasters in a Changing Climate: Methods and Tools for a Systems Approach" by Prof. Slobodan P. Simonovic of the University of Western Ontario, Canada on Tuesday, March 24.

Visitors

Faculty and Staff Travel

Classifieds (Jobs)

Announcement

 

AIT Library Modernization Fundraising Campaign breaks 40 Mil THB barrier, pushes past 80% of goal

The Library Modernization Fundraising Campaign this week broke the 40 million Baht barrier as major donations from the Na Lamphun family, Amata Corporation, alumna Ms. Loh Ai Lee, and SEAFCO Plc., pushed the campaign total to over 80% of its goal of 50 million Baht.

 

READ NEWS:

http://www.ait.asia/news-and-events/2015/news/fundraising-tops-40-mil-th...

TO LEARN MORE & DONATE:

Ways to give: http://www.modernlibrary.ait.asia/ways_to_give.

Donor List: http://www.modernlibrary.ait.asia/supporters/list_of_donors

 

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Management Team News

 

MT Notes of 5 March 2015 meeting

The confirmed notes of the 5 March 2015 meeting of the AIT Management is now Intranet-published at http://www.ait.ac.th/management/aitmt-notes

 

Guidelines for Conferment of ‘Emeritus Professor’ Title

Based on the recommendation of the AIT Management, the President approved the following revised policy & procedure statement (P&P), which is Intranet-published under Personnel Affairs.

PA-1-4-4 Guidelines for Conferment of Emeritus Professor Title

*Revised criteria, guidelines and procedures on conferment

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Campus Notes

AIT Consulting launches new website

Check out AIT Consulting’s new website!

VISIT: http://consulting.ait.ac.th/

 

193 Million THB Campus Infrastructure Renovation gets go ahead from the Board of Trustees

On 26 February 2015 the meeting of the Board of Trustees approved AIT President Worsak Kanok-Nukulchai’s proposal to replace, rejuvenate, and upgrade the entire backbone of the campus (1) the air-conditioning system, (2) the electrical system, (3) the water supply system, (4) the waste water system, and (5) the ground and pavement system.  Together with the AIT library modernization, the Phase 2 will cost approximately193 million Thai Baht.

 

Campus Infrastructure Renovation Committee

AIT President Worsak has formed the Campus Infrastructure Renovation Committee, which he will chair, and invited the following persons to serve as members:

Dr. Noppadol Phien-Wej (Vice Chair)

Dr. Weerakorn Ongsakul

Dr. Jonathan Shaw

Dr. Anwar Naveed

Dr. Djoen Santoso

Ms Izel Ann Mojado-Dante (Secretary)

Mr. Noppadon Rittipongshusit

Mr. Shawn Kelly

Ms. Thitima Olarikabutr

Ms. Pakkamol Dherapongsthada

Ms. Bantu Sireesha

Mr. Teerachart Jatninlapant

Dr. Sun Sayamipuk (Associate Member, SN Engineering)

Mr. Chana Promdej (Associate Member, Landscape Outsource)

Ms. Phagawan Suwanmala (Associate Member, AITCC Outsource)

 

The Campus Infrastructure Renovation Committee shall have the following Terms of Reference until all works are fully completed:

 

1.  To oversee the plan and the design of the Infrastructure Renovation (Electricity, Supply Water, Waste Water, Air-conditioning, landscape & pavement).

2.  To supervise the allocation of Phase II budget for all infrastructure renovation projects.

3.  To monitor the progress of the infrastructure renovation works with reference to budgeting, scheduling, and quality of works.

4.  Others as necessary to ensure that the works can be completed in time.

 

NSTDA offers to connect AIT faculty and researchers to Science Park R&D opportunities

On 6 March 2015, AIT Administration officials led by President Worsak Kanok-Nukulchai had a meeting with the officials at the National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA), which operates the Science Park adjacent to AIT. Both sides discussed areas of possible cooperation and the share of resources. NSTDA mentioned that Science Park provides space and services to many technology entities which are interested to use the expertise of AIT faculty and research staff. NSTDA can arrange for the visit of AIT faculty / staff to meet the executives of any of these companies to explore possible collaborations.

 

A full list of companies based at Science Park:

http://www.sciencepark.or.th/index.php/en/technology-company-in-tsp  

 

For those interested to contact these companies, please email Khun Yupa at yupas@nstda.or.th

 

AIT signs MoU and MoA with Mitsubishi Rayon

On 16 March 2015, AIT and Mitsubishi Rayon will sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) and Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with Mitsubishi Rayon. The agreements will be signed by AIT President Worsak Kanok-Nukulchai and Mr. Yasuo Yanagi, Director of Aqua Technology Administration Department, Mitsubishi Rayon.

 

New staff member at Admissions and Scholarship Office (ASO)

Miss. Suwannee Kumporn (Khun May) joined the Admissions and Scholarships Office as an Assistant Administrative Officer on 2 March 2015.  She graduated from Valaya Alongkorn Rajabhat University, Pathumthani, majoring in English.

Please find below the updated Admission Office Team Members for your kind information:

 

1) Ms. Wallapa Nuamuam (Khun Yui): In-charge of School of Environment, Resources and Development (SERD) at ASO: Tel:  02-524-6327

2) Ms. Marisol Compendio Anceno (Khun Sol): In-Charge of School of Engineering and Technology (SET) at ASO: Tel: 02 524- 5037

3) Ms. Supawadee Buakanthong (Khun Cherry): In-Charge of School of Management (SOM) at ASO: Tel: 02 524-5033

4) Miss. Suwannee Kumporn (Khun May): Tel: 02-524-5032

Email: admissions@ait.asia  

 

TOEIC Test by Career Center

The AIT Career Center is organizing a TOEIC Test on 25 March 2015 from 8.00 am -12.00 pm at the Milton Bender Auditorium. The deadline for the test registration and payment is18 March 2015. 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 want to work for a large organization, particularly in Asia, then the TOEIC test will be useful to you.

 

The price for students is 700 baht (discount from 1,500 baht) and for current AIT staff is 1,000 baht (discount from 1,500 baht).

 

Interested person can register here for the test: https://docs.google.com/a/ait.asia/forms/d/15PXszjE-QVb9lnUrQRrf7sWnrtgNHyqyYRXe-vse-Nc/viewform

 

Payment (by cash) at the Career Center Office through Ms.Chatchata, AIT Administration Building (beside Registry) during office hours by 18 March 2015.

 

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Events

 

Institute Wide Lecture on "Managing Natural Disasters in a Changing Climate: Methods and Tools for a Systems Approach"

 

Interested AIT faculty, staff, and students are invited to attend an Institute Wide Lecture delivered by Prof. Slobodan P. Simonovic of the University of Western Ontario, London, Canada, entitled "Managing Natural Disasters in a Changing Climate: Methods and Tools for a Systems Approach". The systems approach to managing disasters is the focus of this presentation, which outlines proven strategies for pooling interdisciplinary resources more efficiently to boost emergency responses.

 

Date:       Tuesday, 24 March, 2015

Time:      14.00 - 15.00 hrs.

Venue:    Milton Bender Auditorium

 

Prof. Simonovic is a Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and the Director Engineering Studies, Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction at the University of Western Ontario, Canada.

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Visitors

• Delegation from Brandeis University, USA / 16 Mar. 2015.

• Delegation from Crawford School, Australian National University (ANU), led by Mr. Billie Headon, International Student Recruitment, Alumni & Scholarship / 17 Mar. 2015 / to explore areas of cooperation at the Master’s Level and Training.

• Delegation of academic institutions from Philippines / 20 March 2015 / to meet with experts on climate change (CC) and disaster risk reduction (DRR) and to discuss future research and development collaborations.

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Faculty and Staff Travel

Mr. Upul K. Brahmanage / Colombo, Sri Lanka / 16 Dec. 2014 – 12 Jan. 2015*

Dr. Matthew N. Daily / Colombo, Sri Lanka / 18 – 20 Feb. 2015*

Dr. Kyoko Kusakabe and Ms. Nay Or Kaing / Cambodia / 20 – 25 Feb. 2015*

Dr. Naveed Anwar / Manila, Philippines / 26 – 28 Feb. 2015*

Dr. Naveed Anwar / Lahore, Pakistan / 2 – 6 Mar. 2015*

Dr. Noppadol Phienwej / Lao PDR / 4 – 7 Mar. 2015*

Dr. Victor Shinde / Jaipur, India / 6 – 10 Mar. 2015*

Dr. Kyoko Kusakabe / Luang Namtha, Lao PDR / 9 – 14 Mar. 2015*

Mr. Jaruwat Watanatanachart and Dr. Nawatch Surinkul / Dhaka, Khulna, Kushtia and Jhenaidah, Bangladesh / 11 – 15 Mar. 2015*

Dr. Prabhat Kumar / Uttaradit and Surin / 12 – 17 Mar. 2015*

Mr. Mitesh Vishwas Sawant / Uttaradit and Surin / 12 – 17 Mar. 2015*

Dr. Lal Samarakoon / Sendai and Tokyo, Japan / 12 – 22 Mar. 2015

Dr. Jai Govind Singh / Delhi, India / 13 – 14 Mar. 2015*

Prof. C. visvanathan / New Delhi, India / 13 – 15 Mar. 2015*

Dr. Shobhakar Dhakal / Gyeongju, South Korea / 13 – 15 Mar. 2015*

Prof. Sivanappan Kumar / Indonesia / 13 – 15 Mar. 2015*

Dr. Faiz Shah / Sydney, Australia / 13 – 25 Mar. 2015

Mr. Faisal Alih / Sydney, Australia / 13 – 25 Mar. 2015

Dr. Weerakorn Ongsakul / Guiyang, China / 15 – 18 Mar. 2015

Ms. Wannapa Pliansri / China / 15 – 18 Mar. 2015

Mr. Guilberto Borongan / Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia / 15 – 19 Mar. 2015

Ms. Parichad Nuntavong / Sydney & Melbourne, Australia / 15 – 22 Mar. 2015

Nunthapat Weshsuwannarugs / Trieste, Italy / 15 – 29 Mar. 2015

President Worsak Kanok-Nukulchai / Kolkata and Allahabad, India / 16 – 19 Mar. 2015

Prof. Nitin K. Tripathi / Kolkata, India / 16 – 19 Mar. 2015

Dr. Sangam Shrestha / Paris, France / 16 – 20 Mar. 2015

Dr. P. Abdul Salam / Paris, France / 16 – 21 Mar. 2015

Dr. Anil Kumar Anal / Paris, France / 16 – 26 Mar. 2015

Prof. C. Visvanathan / Hanoi, Vietnam / 17 – 18 Mar. 2015

Dr. Philippe Doneys / Mae Sot Province, Thailand / 19 -23 Mar. 2015

President Worsak Kanok-Nukulchai / Taipei, Taiwan / 20 – 22 Mar. 2015

Mr. Sanjeev Jayasinghe / Taipei, Taiwan / 20 – 22 Mar. 2015

Ms. Farah Nashid Hossain / Dhaka, Bangladesh / 21 – 24 Mar. 2015

Dr. Jai Govind Singh / India / 21 Mar. – 1 Apr. 2015

 

*(Staff or faculty member travelled and returned to AIT prior to documentation received for publication)

 

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Classifieds (Jobs)

Project Assistant (School of Environment, Resources & Development)

Ref. No. 14/15

Deadline: 17 Mar. 2015

http://www.hro.ait.ac.th/job/show/300   

 

Internal Auditor (Internal Audit Office)

Ref. No. 15/15

Deadline: 25 Mar. 2015

http://www.hro.ait.ac.th/job/show/305  

 

Faculty Position in the Environmental Engineering and Management (School of Environment, Resources & Development)

Ref. No. Fac 10/14

Deadline: 31 Mar. 2015

http://www.hro.ait.ac.th/job/show/280      

 

Faculty Position Faculty Position in Agri-Business Management [ABM] (School of Environment, Resources & Development)

Ref. No. Fac 12/14

Deadline: 31 Mar. 2015

http://www.hro.ait.ac.th/job/show/303    

 

Assistant Financial Accountant (AIT Consulting)

Ref. No. 05/15

Deadline: 31 Mar. 2015

http://www.hro.ait.ac.th/job/show/287   

 

Senior Project Engineer (AIT Consulting)

Ref. No.: 07/15

Deadline: 31 Mar. 2015

http://www.hro.ait.ac.th/job/show/289     

 

Faculty Position in Regional and Rural Development Planning (School of Environment, Resources & Development)

Ref No: Fac 1/15

Deadline: 30 April 2015

http://www.hro.ait.ac.th/job/show/296       

 

Faculty Position in Water Engineering and Management -Hydraulics (School of Engineering & Technology)

Ref. No: Fac 2/15

Deadline: 1 May 2015

http://www.hro.ait.ac.th/job/show/213      

 

Assistant/Associate Professor level (GTE) (School of Engineering & Technology)

Ref. No. Fac 3/15

Deadline:  31 May 2015

http://www.hro.ait.ac.th/job/show/301      

 

Laboratory Supervisor (ISE) (School of Engineering & Technology)

Ref. No. 4/14

Deadline: 31 May 2015

http://www.hro.ait.ac.th/job/show/202

 

Assistant or Associate Professor in Natural Resources Management (School of Environment, Resources & Development)

Ref. No. Fac 4/15

Deadline: 31 July 2015

http://www.hro.ait.ac.th/job/show/304     

 

Job vacancy at UNOPS Myanmar

 

Ms. Phyu Hnin Phway, Partnership Assistant, United Nations Office for Project Services, announced a job vacancy at UNOPS Myanmar. See below for more details:

 

Position: Infrastructure Assistant (Intern), UNOPS Myanmar

Deadline to Apply: 18 March 2015

https://gprs.unops.org/pages/viewvacancy/VADetails.aspx?id=6965