WEEK #33: 15 – 21 August 2016
In this issue:
A. Campus Updates
(i) Library Orientation: 16 – 19 August 2016
AIT Library will arrange a library orientation for new students from 16 - 19 August 2016. The morning session is from 9.00 a.m. - 10.00 a.m. and the afternoon session from 14.00 p.m.- 15.00 p.m. Please select the date and time convenient to you. Interested students may register for the orientation via e-mail at library@ait.asia or contact the library staff on duty at the Circulation Desk, 2nd floor of AIT Library.
The Library will also arrange another orientation for small group of three to four persons at your convenience if those sessions on 16th August through 19th August 2016 are inconvenient for you. For small group orientation, booking may be made via e-mail at library@ait.asia or at watcharin@ait.asia .
(ii) Survival Thai Course for Beginners
The Language Center will organize a Survival Thai Course for Beginners from 22 August – 5 October 2016. The 7-week survival Thai course is an introduction to Thai languages which will cover basic words, phrases, daily and simple expressions and basic grammatical structures to communicate with Thais.
Course Schedule:
Survival Thai Course for Beginners
22 August – 5 October 2016 (20 hours, 2 times/weeks)
Monday and Wednesday, from 17:00 - 18:30
Course Fee: 2,000 baht
Class Size: 15 persons
Interested persons please register at the Language Center, Room 216
More details: http://www.languages.ait.asia/thai-course
(iii) Parking at designated areas and Registration of Bicycles & Cars
All AIT students & staff are encouraged to register their bicycles & cars with a AIT sticker which has a specific registration number. The facility is available at security office located at gate-1.
Everyone, especially new students, are encouraged to register their bicycles & cars as soon as possible. .
How to register your Bicycle/Car:
1. Present your AIT ID card to the AIT Cashier located in Admin Building and pay Baht 20 for the bicycle/car sticker
2. Bring the original receipt and copy of AIT ID card to security officer at gate-1 to claim for the sticker
Benefits:
- If your registered bicycle is lost, security officer can help to identify the lost bicycle with the help of CCTV and patrolling.
(Note: The service is available only if your bicycle is lost, while it is locked)
- Security can also identify you as a AIT member easily while entering the campus from gate-1 or gate-2 and also control unauthorized entry of outsiders for safety reasons
Kindly Note
- Please be reminded that bicycle and cars should be parked at designated parking areas only.
- If any unauthorized parking is observed, a fine of 300 THB for cars and 100 THB for bicycles can be imposed and your vehicle may be even locked.
- Please lock your bicycles and do not leave any of your personnel belonging before you leave.
For more details, please contact Head of Office of Facilities and Asset Management (OFAM): head-ofam@ait.asia
B. Announcements
(i) EURAXESS ASEAN Flashnotes - Latest Funding and Career Opportunities for AIT Researchers
The Office of External Relations (OEXR) has announced a number of attractive opportunities for researchers which are presented in the latest EURAXESS ASEAN flash notes.
Topics:
1) United Kingdom - Newton Fund Institutional Links Programme. Thailand and Vietnam Eligible
2) EMBO Short-Term Fellowships Open to Researchers in ASEAN. 3 month Research Visits to Labs in Europe and Elsewhere. Rolling Deadline.
3) Germany - Humboldt Incoming Fellowships for researchers at different stages in their careers. ASEAN Researchers Eligible. Rolling Deadline.
4) Switzerland: ETH Zurich Postdoctoral Fellowships. Researchers in ASEAN Eligible. Deadlines 1 Sept, 2016; 1 March 2017
5) MSCA Individual Fellowships. One of Europe's Most Prestigious Fellowship Programmes. Deadline 14 September, 2016
6) United Kingdom - Newton Research Collaboration Programme. Malaysia and Vietnam Eligible. Deadline 14 September, 2016
7) British Academy Newton Advanced Fellowships in Social Sciences and Humanities. Malaysian Researchers Eligible. Deadline 14 September, 2016
8) Royal Society Newton Advanced Fellowships for Malaysian Researchers. Deadline 14 September, 2016
9) Newton Research Collaboration Programme. Malaysia and Vietnam Eligible. Deadline 14 September, 2016
10) Newton Mobility Grants for Vietnamese Researchers. Deadline 14 September, 201
11) TWAS-BIOTEC Postdoctoral Fellowship Programmes in Thailand and Malaysia. Deadline 15 September, 2016
12) Germany: International Research Fellowships at the International Research Center "Work and Human Lifecycle in Global History" at Humboldt University. Deadline 15 September, 2016
13) Newton Fund Institutional Grants. Thailand and Vietnam Eligible. Deadline 19 September, 2016
14) Newton Fund Researcher Links: Workshops Programme for Researchers in Thailand, Malaysia, and Indonesia. Deadline 19 September, 2016
15) Newton Fund Researcher Links: Travel Grants Programme for Researchers in Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines, and Vietnam. Deadline 19 September, 2016
16) Advice on applying to funding schemes by Dr Claire McNulty, Director Science and Research, British Council
17) United Kingdom - Newton Fund Research Workshop Grants. Thailand and Malaysia Eligible. Deadline 19 September, 2016
18) Spain: InterTalentum Research Fellowships. Call Now Open. ASEAN Researchers Eligible. Deadline 30 September, 2016
19) European Research Council Starting Grants. Call Now Open. Researchers from ASEAN Eligible. Deadline 18 October, 2016
20) Italy – Jean Monnet Fellowships. ASEAN Researchers Eligible. Deadline 25 October, 2016
21) List of European Institutions Interested in Hosting Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA)
22) United Kingdom: Training Fellowships in Public Health and Tropical Medicine. ASEAN Researchers Eligible. Deadline 28 November, 2016
Check out:
Sign up to EURAXESS Links ASEAN here:
http://ec.europa.eu/euraxess/links/singapore/index_en.html
For more details, please contact Director of Office of External Relations (OEXR) at email: shawnpk@ait.asia
(ii) Suggest a tagline and win 10,000 THB !
Can you craft a slogan that best describes AIT?
If yes, then the best slogan can fetch you 10,000 THB.
You can submit upto three (3) taglines, and the last date for submission is 31 August 2016.
For details, visit this link:
http://www.ait.ac.th/news-and-events/ait-tagline-1#.V6Rh-M5OK00
C. Events
(i) A motivational talk on "Dreams into Reality": 15 August 2016
A motivational talk which will be delivered by Mr. Qaiser Abbas on the topic "Dreams into Reality".
Date: 15 August 2016
Time: 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Venue: Milton Bender Auditorium
Mr. Qaiser is helping world’s top multinational companies, governments, educational institutes, and non-profit organizations through his cutting-edge leadership team building and coaching tools. Qaiser has coached superstars of sports, movies, media, science and business. His over 200 clients include fortune 500 companies like Unilever, Philip Morris, World Bank, WHO, Nestle, Total, P&G, Coca Cola, Gillette, 3M, L’Oreal, OMV, GE, Monsanto, Schlumberger, Reckitt-Benckiser and US Embassy.
Through his best-selling books, media appearances, success coaching, keynote speaking and motivational seminars, Qaiser has touched the lives of millions around the globe. His audience describe him as inspiring, direct-from-heart, and incredibly impactful. Qaiser is also the Founder of Possibilities Foundation; aiming to establish 500,000 non-formal Possibilities Schools to educate seven million underprivileged children of Pakistan. The entire income Qaiser generates from his books is dedicated to support his back-to-society initiatives. Qaiser is married and lives, operates and travels from Lahore, Pakistan.
Further details are provided in the attached poster and profile.
The registration link is as follows: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf7HX_E7hqHHTkDr-tSvr98gkJV24ia...
(ii) Common Alerting Protocol (CAP) Implementation Workshop: 23 – 24 August 2016
A two-day Common Alerting Protocol (CAP) Implementation Workshop will be organized on 23-24 August 2016 in Bangkok, Thailand.
CAP Workshops focus on emergency alerting, and people interested in emergency alerting are welcome to participate. This includes managers, technical staff, media, commercial organizations, governments, and non-governmental organizations (NGOs). There is no workshop participation fees.
Hosts of the 2016 CAP Implementation Workshop are the Asian Institute of Technology and the Sahana Software Foundation.
More details: http://www.ait.ac.th/news-and-events/2016/events/common-alerting-protocol-cap-implementation-workshop/#.V4hPe6LkKUk
(iii) Training Course on "Accounting for Carbon Emission Reductions and
Removals through REDD+ Activities": 27 Nov. – 4 Dec. 2016
Natural Resources Management Field of Study, School of Environment, Resources and Development (SERD) will organize a training course on "Accounting for Carbon Emission Reductions and Removals through REDD+ Activities" on 27 November – 4 December 2016 at the AIT conference center.
For more information, please see:
http://www.nrm.ait.asia/specialprograms/training/
Closing: 30 September 2016
D. Faculty and Staff Travel
Mr. Mathew Kuruvilla / Colombo, Sri Lanka / 8 – 12 August 2016*
Dr. Syed Faizul Hassan Shah / Colombo, Sri Lanka and Lahore, Pakistan / 8 – 16 August 2016
Prof. Ajit P. Annachatre / Khon Kaen, Thailand / 9 – 11 August 2016*
Dr. Sangam Shrestha / Siem Reap, Cambodia / 10 – 12 August 2016*
Mr. Kraiilak Fakkaew / Tokyo, Japan / 12 – 16 August 2016
Dr. B.H.W. Hadikusumo / Myanmar / 13 – 15 August 2016
Dr. Saroj Kumar Chapagain / New Delhi, India / 15 – 18 August 2016
Mrs. Adelaida B. Roman / New Delhi, India / 17 – 20 August 2016
Nunthapat Weshsuwannarugs / Florianopolis, Brazil / 19 – 30 August 2016
Dr. Nalin K. B. S. A. Mudiyanselage / Colombo, Sri Lanka / 20 – 29 August 2016
Dr. Apichon Witayangkurn / Surat Thani, Thailand / 27 – 30 August 2016
*(Staff or faculty member travelled and returned to AIT prior to documentation received for publication)
E. Classifieds (Jobs)
Position: Administrative Officer (Office of Host Country Relations)
Ref. No. 26/16
Deadline: 15 August 2016
http://www.hro.ait.ac.th/job/show/383
Position: Assistant Administrative Officer (Office of Host Country Relations)
Ref. No. 25/16
Deadline: 15 August 2016
http://www.hro.ait.ac.th/job/show/382
Position: Campus Counsellor (Office of the President)
Ref. No. 34/16
Deadline: 17 August 2016
http://www.hro.ait.ac.th/job/show/391
Position: Senior Programme Specialist, Climate Change Cluster (Regional Resource Centre for Asia and the Pacific)
Ref. No. 39/16
Deadline: 30 August 2016
http://www.hro.ait.ac.th/job/show/396
Position: Senior Programme Specialist, Climate Change Cluster (Regional Resource Centre for Asia and the Pacific)
Ref. No. 39/16
Deadline: 30 August 2016
http://www.hro.ait.ac.th/job/show/396
Position: Head, Human Resources Office (Human Resources Office)
Ref. No. 7/16
Deadline: 31 August 2016
http://www.hro.ait.ac.th/job/show/363
Laboratory Supervisor (School of Engineering and Technology)
Ref. No. 31/16
Deadline: 31 August 2016
http://www.hro.ait.ac.th/job/show/395
Position: Structural Engineer (AIT Solutions)
Ref. No. 6/16
Deadline: 31 August 2016
http://www.hro.ait.ac.th/job/show/362
Position: Assistant / Associate Professor (School of Environment, Resources & Development)
Ref. No. 01/16
Deadline: 30 September 2016
http://www.hro.ait.ac.th/job/show/380
Faculty Position (Assistant/Associate Professor) (School of Environment, Resources & Development)
Ref. No. Fac 2/16
Deadline: 31 October 2016
http://www.hro.ait.ac.th/job/show/397
(i) Library Orientation: 16 – 19 August 2016
AIT Library will arrange a library orientation for new students from 16 - 19 August 2016. The morning session is from 9.00 a.m. - 10.00 a.m. and the afternoon session from 14.00 p.m.- 15.00 p.m. Please select the date and time convenient to you. Interested students may register for the orientation via e-mail at library@ait.asia or contact the library staff on duty at the Circulation Desk, 2nd floor of AIT Library.
The Library will also arrange another orientation for small group of three to four persons at your convenience if those sessions on 16th August through 19th August 2016 are inconvenient for you. For small group orientation, booking may be made via e-mail at library@ait.asia or at watcharin@ait.asia .
(ii) Survival Thai Course for Beginners
The Language Center will organize a Survival Thai Course for Beginners from 22 August – 5 October 2016. The 7-week survival Thai course is an introduction to Thai languages which will cover basic words, phrases, daily and simple expressions and basic grammatical structures to communicate with Thais.
Course Schedule:
Survival Thai Course for Beginners
22 August – 5 October 2016 (20 hours, 2 times/weeks)
Monday and Wednesday, from 17:00 - 18:30
Course Fee: 2,000 baht
Class Size: 15 persons
Interested persons please register at the Language Center, Room 216
More details: http://www.languages.ait.asia/thai-course
(iii) Parking at designated areas and Registration of Bicycles & Cars
All AIT students & staff are encouraged to register their bicycles & cars with a AIT sticker which has a specific registration number. The facility is available at security office located at gate-1.
Everyone, especially new students, are encouraged to register their bicycles & cars as soon as possible. .
How to register your Bicycle/Car:
1. Present your AIT ID card to the AIT Cashier located in Admin Building and pay Baht 20 for the bicycle/car sticker
2. Bring the original receipt and copy of AIT ID card to security officer at gate-1 to claim for the sticker
Benefits:
- If your registered bicycle is lost, security officer can help to identify the lost bicycle with the help of CCTV and patrolling.
(Note: The service is available only if your bicycle is lost, while it is locked)
- Security can also identify you as a AIT member easily while entering the campus from gate-1 or gate-2 and also control unauthorized entry of outsiders for safety reasons
Kindly Note
- Please be reminded that bicycle and cars should be parked at designated parking areas only.
- If any unauthorized parking is observed, a fine of 300 THB for cars and 100 THB for bicycles can be imposed and your vehicle may be even locked.
- Please lock your bicycles and do not leave any of your personnel belonging before you leave.
For more details, please contact Head of Office of Facilities and Asset Management (OFAM): head-ofam@ait.asia