AIT Campus Bulletin

 In this issue:

A. Announcements

B. Events

C. Visitors

D. Faculty and Staff Travel

E. Classifieds (Jobs)

 A. Announcements

(i) AIT Pavilion and Showcase at 100X Event
Email from Vice President for Knowledge Transfer (20 Jun.2019)

Dear Colleagues,

As you might be aware, AIT is organizing the 100 Innovations X Entrepreneurs event at C asean on September 27-28 this year.  We are expecting over 1000 participants and visitors to this event.

http://www.100x.ait.ac.th/  

In this event, we have planned a special pavilion to showcase the key innovative research and solutions developed by AIT faculty, staff, students and centers.

I would like to encourage you to please take this opportunity to highlight your work, and generate public interest in AIT, as well as develop network and establish collaborations.

Please contact Pondchanok Piraintorn, at pondchanok@ait.asia, or by simply replying to this email for more information and for reserving your space.

May I also request you to kindly help promote this event in your network

Thank you and look forward to your participation.

(ii) Invitation to be part of B.E.S.T. Camp on September 28 – 30, 2019 at AIT Campus
Email from Vice President for Knowledge Transfer (2 Jul. 2019)

Dear Students,

We would like to invite interested AIT students to participate in the exciting and innovating B.E.S.T. Camp (Business, Engineering, and Science Students Working Together) on September 28 – 30, 2019 at AIT campus.

If you enjoy a challenges and fun camps allowing you to build your technological, social and business ideas with teams’ form leading universities in the region, then don’t miss this chance! Your ideas can be win you prizes and have a chance to become reality, and help make the world a better place.

Join the one-day ideation camp/hackathon at AIT, and the 100 Innovations x Entrepreneurs event organized by Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok.

B.E.S.T Camp Details:

Date: Full Program- September 28 – 30, 2019
Hackathon will be on September 29, Sunday
Participants: 30 (10 from three universities)
Application Deadline: 15 July 2019
Location: AIT campus, Thailand
Challenge ThemesSocial, Business and Technology innovations for waste reduction and circular economy

Eligible Universities
·         Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST)
·         National University of Singapore (NUS)
·         Asian Institute of technology (AIT)

Please fill in the online registration form link before the deadline. Seats are limited to only 10 Students from each university.
More information about the camp is attached in the flier. For further inquiries, kindly contact Ms. Shreya Pradhan at shreya@ait.ac.th  or call +66 (0)2 524 6388.

(iii) Revised P&P on Campus Housing for Faculty and Staff (FS-1-2-1)
Email from Director, Office of Academic Administration (11 Jul. 2019)
 
On the endorsement of the AIT Management Team, at its meeting this morning, the President approved the revised Institute Policy and Procedure (P&P) Statement on Campus Housing for Faculty and Staff (FS-1-2-1), with immediate effect

§    (revised)    FS-1-2-1     Campus Housing for Faculty and Staff

(III.3) Special provisions for houses
(III.3) Change in employment status

This revised P&P statement is Intranet-published under (FS) Facilities and Services Affairs for easy reference and perusal.

Current tenants who are ineligible to occupy Houses #9-28 will be effected by these changes at the renewal of their contract and corresponding renewal of their lease agreements. 

Please be guided accordingly.

(v) Online Performance Appraisal 2019 (covering the period 1 July 2018-30 June 2019)
Email from Office of Human Resources Services (2 Jul. 2019)

To all immediate supervisors and Unit Directors of direct-hire (centrally-funded) staff members,

Please be informed that the online performance appraisal for this year 2019, covering the period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019, is now open. The annual online performance appraisal process was implemented in July 2014 following the approval of AIT Management.

The online system can be accessed through the “PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL” link in the HRIS menu (https://hris.ait.ac.th).  The immediate supervisors are able to now complete the individual Performance Appraisal Reports for all employees under their supervision, and submit them individually (electronically).  The Unit Heads shall then review and endorse all completed Performance Appraisal Reports not later than 12 September 2019.

The online / web-based system has archived the appraisal results from 2014 (“Appraisal History” link in the HRIS menu) and will build up annual data that will be available to directors / immediate supervisors and AIT Management. 

The performance appraisal process will be carried out in conjunction with the annual budget process.  These annual performance appraisal results will be used for the purpose of determining the annual salary adjustment and staff training and development needs and will be taken into consideration in preparing the 2020 year budgets.  

Should you encounter technical problems, please report them to Helpdesk (helpdesk@ait.asia).  Please convey other feedback to HRO (hro@ait.asia).

(vi) More testing dates for EET on campus to be offered in the month of August 2019
Email from Language Center (10 Jul. 2019)

As we are expecting more applicants to apply for August 2019 after the deadline for the RTG Fellowship (July 25th) up until the add/drop date (August 16th), Language Center will offer more testing dates for EET on campus to accommodate this group of applicants. The dates are August 1st, 8th and 13th at 9am. Applicants must register online.

However, it must be noted here that after the RTG fellowship deadline, only applicants with the score of 5.0 or higher will be eligible for admission as the special Bridging Program offered to RTG fellowship recipients with the score of 4.5 will start July 30th. Thus, those applying after July 25th, will not be able to join the Bridging Program and therefore must follow the regular minimum requirements for conditional offers (5.0 for Master's students and 5.5 for Doctoral students).