AIT Campus Bulletin

 In this issue:

A. Announcements

B. Events

C. Faculty and Staff Travel

D. Classifieds (Jobs)

A. Announcements

(i) The renovated Korea House is inaugurated

Korea House — the focal point of co-curricular activities and campus life at AIT has a new look. The renovated Korea House was inaugurated by the Ambassador of Korea to Thailand, H.E. Mr. Noh Kwang-il and AIT President Dr. Eden Y Woon on 28 September 2018.

https://www.ait.ac.th/…/09/new-look-korea-house-inaugurated/

(ii) Vacancy Announcement: Two Vice Presidents Positions (VPAA and VPA) (Office of the President )

AIT seeks qualified professionals and outstanding individuals who will provide the leadership required for the positions of Vice President for Academic Affairs (VPAA) and Vice President for Administration (VPA), and who are motivated to join a graduate education institution about to embark on a re-positioning of introducing innovation in education across the board.  Both Vice Presidents will be on the senior leadership team of the Institute and shall report directly to the President.

Ref no: 43/18
Deadline: November 15, 2018
Contact Info:
Email: vpsearch@ait.asia
Tel no. (66-2) 524-5019

More details at this link
http://www.hro.ait.ac.th/job/show/543

(iii) Vacancy Announcement: Dean, School of Management (School of Management)

AIT seeks a visionary leader for the position of Dean of the School of Management.  The successful candidate will be committed to a philosophy emphasizing the importance of both scholarly research and teaching.  Candidates should show evidence of successful fundraising and the ability to positively represent the school to internal and external constituents.

Ref. no. 44/18
Deadline: November 15, 2018
Contact Info:
Email: somdeansearch@ait.ac.th
Tel no. (66-2) 524-5019

More details at this link
http://www.hro.ait.ac.th/job/show/544

(iv) Personal data for 2018 Income Tax calculation                                                                          

Email from Office of the  Human Resources Services (3 Sept. 2018)

Dear Faculty and Staff,

To ensure that personal income tax of AIT faculty and staff comply with Tax Regulation, it is imperative that we have a correct record of your personal data in our system. Please log in the web link, https://hris.ait.ac.th  to update your personal data. Use your AIT email account credential to log in then click “View Employee Profile”.  Furthermore, please update or complete your contact information such as the name and telephone number of your emergency contact person.

For employees with children, particular attention is required in the status of your children in the system, check if it is correct. Update the system if they are studying or working either here in Thailand or abroad. Please request to amend as appropriate.  

Any changes on your personal data from previous to current year should be supported with documents in hard copies. These include passport copy, marriage certificate, birth certificates of your children as well as receipts of investment in RTF/LTF and personal life insurance.

Please submit it to Khun Denphoom in the Office of the Human Resources Services (OHRS), Room 223, Second Floor of the Administration Building within 2 October 2018.
Thank you for your cooperation.

(v) Condolence: passing away of the mother of Mrs. Suda Inta, Administrative Staff, OHCR

Email from OHCR (24 Sept. 2018)

We have learned with deep sorrow the passing away of the mother of  Mrs. Suda Inta, Administrative Staff at the Office of Host Country Relations on 21st  September 2018.
A funeral rite and the cremation ceremony were held at Wat Bang Kwak, Sam Chuk District, Suphan Buri Province.

On behalf of the AIT Community, we wish to express our condolences and sympathies to Khun Suda and her family during this time of bereavement.

(vi) Condolence: passing away of the father of Mrs. Marisol Compendio Anceno, Admin. Staff, OSA

Email from OHCR (24 Sept. 2018)

We have learned with deep sorrow the passing away of the father of  Mrs. Marisol Compendio Anceno, Administrative Staff at the Office of Student Affairs on 21st  September 2018 in the Philippines.

On behalf of the AIT Family, we wish to express our condolences and sympathies to Mrs Compendio and her family during this time of bereavement.

(vii) Web of Science Discovery Quiz 2018

Email from AIT Library (30 Aug. 2018)

Clarivate Analytics invites you to participate in the Web of Science Discovery Quiz.  The objective of the quiz is to create greater awareness and familiarity of Web of Science for students and researchers.  Participants will learn on how to use Web of Science in a fun way and discover useful features which will help them in their work.  Grand prizes include such as Apple Watch, Fitbit, wireless earphones and many more.

The quiz will start on 1 September – 31 October 2018.  Announcement of winners will be on Thursday, 15 November 2018.

To register for the quiz, please access this URL link -  http://discover.clarivate.com/wosquizTH2018

For more details, please find enclosed the banners and quiz announcement.
Enjoy!

(viii) Change to WhatsApp Backup in Google Drive

Email from Helpdesk (23 Aug. 2018)

Dear users,

Due to a new agreement between WhatsApp and Google, WhatsApp backups will no longer count against Google Drive storage quota. However, any WhatsApp backups that have not been updated in more than a year will automatically be removed from storage. This policy will go into effect for all users on November 12, 2018 though some users may see the quota benefits earlier.

To avoid the loss of any backups, we recommend that users manually back up WhatsApp before November 12, 2018.

Recommended Actions:

1. Confirm that your current Android WhatsApp client is backed up (https://faq.whatsapp.com/en/android/28000019/?category=5245251)

2. If you would like to refresh any existing backups, please manually back up your WhatsApp client before October 30, 2018

(ix) A free trial for SAGE Premier 2018 Journal Database

Email from AIT Library (22 Aug. 2018)

Sage has offered a free trial for SAGE Premier journal database to AIT.  The journals can be accessed and downloaded from 20 August – 30 November 2018 from this URL link: http://journals.sagepub.com/

(x) New Trial Databases: eBook Academic Collection and eBook Business Collection

Email from AIT Library (2 Jul. 2018)

Please be informed that EBSCO has offered a trial for eBook Academic Collection and eBook Business Collection. The trial period starts from now until the end of December 2018. Full-text downloads are available.

The URLs to access “eBook Academic Collection Trial” and “eBook Business Collection Trial” are:

eBook Academic Collection Trial:

https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=uid&custid=s4629784&use...

Book Business Collection Trial:

https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=uid&custid=s4629784&use...

Please note that off-campus users will be required to enter ID and Password.  User ID and Password will be provided by the Library upon request via e-mail to the library at library@ait.ac.th.

The Library hopes that these trial databases will be useful for your study and research.  If you have any inquiries, please feel free to contact the Library at library@ait.ac.th

(xi) SAGE Business Cases : A free trial

Email from AIT Lobrary (23 Aug. 2018)

Sage has offered a free trial for SAGE Business Cases from 22 August – 30 November 2018.  The business cases can be accessed at this URL link:
http://sk.sagepub.com/cases

SAGE Business Cases is the first digital collection tailored to library needs, providing librarians, faculty, and students with cases to support their curriculum and independent research. Offering 1,700 cases from around the world—this collection will grow to 2,500 case studies by 2018. These cases are:

URL: http://sk.sagepub.com/cases

(xii) SAGE Video - Business and Management : A free trial

Email from AIT Library (23 Aug. 2018)

Sage has offered a free trial for SAGE Video - Business and Management from 22 August  - 30 November 2018.  The video can be accessed from this URL link: https://sk.sagepub.com/video

(xiii) SU Grand Trip to Phuket and Phi Phi Island

Email from SU Leisure (27 Sept. 2018)

Dear Students, Staff and Resident of AIT,

 
Greeting from SU Leisure (Aug-18)!!!

All students are now stressful with academic works. No more worries, a 3-day long holiday is waiting for us. We, SU Leisure, proudly arranges an excited and full of fun Grand Trip for all of us.
 
Where will we go?
 
According to students’ voting result, we will go to Phuket and Phi Phi Island. The detail travel itinerary is as following;
 
DAY 1    12 OCT 18 : AIT- Phuket      

 
18.00   :            Departure from AIT and start your overnight journey to Phuket

 
DAY 2    13 OCT 18 : Phuket City Tour        ( B / L / D )

7.00     :            Breakfast at local restaurant
8.30     :            Phuket City Tour
11.30   :            Lunch
14.00   :            Seashell Museum
16.00   :            Check in resort near Patong Beach
18.00   :         Dinner at local restaurant – and free activities at Patong beach and relax

 
DAY 3    14 OCT 18  :  Phi Phi Island – Phuket city   ( B / L / D )

7.00     :            Breakfast at the hotel
8.30     :            Phi Phi Island by Royal Jet Cruiser 1st class.
11:15   :            Arrive at Laemtong beach, Phi Phi Don Island
12:30   :           Lunch at Laemtong beach and snorkelling at Tonsai Pier.
14:30   :           Phi Phi Ley Island.
17.00   :            Return to Phuket pier and free at leisure at hotel
19.00   :            Seafood Dinner at local restaurant  – and send you back to hotel free at leisure

 
DAY 4    15 OCT 18  :  Phuket    ( B / L / D )

7.00     :            Breakfast at the hotel
8.30     :           start the journey with the view point Lam Phrom Thep and go to Chalong Temple
12.30   :            Lunch at local restaurant
14.00   :            Depart from Phuket to Bangkok
18.30   :            Dinner at local restaurant at Ranong City and journey to AIT
24.00   :            Arrive in AIT
 
How much will the cost be?
 
Students:                       4,700 THB
Staff and Family:          5,300 THB
Children under 5 year:         FREE OF CHARGE
 
When we can register?
MONDAY, 1-OCT-18, from 6 pm to 10 pm at SU Office
NOTE: Seats are limited. Please come quickly as we will accept FIRST COME FIRST SERVE basis.
 
What will we need for registration?
1.      ID Original
2.      ID Photocopy
3.      Passport Photocopy

We will collect money at the time of your registration.

Come on Guys!!! Time to relax!

See you at the Grand Trip.

(xiv) Vacant Seats Available for Staff Vans

Email from Office of Human Resources Services (9 Jan. 2018)

Kindly be informed that the available seats for AIT Staff Vans are indicated as follows:

Route 1:  Latplakaow - Ramintra - Sapanmai - Phaholyothin km. 27 - AIT, still has 3 seats available (from 4 seats left 1 seat for relaxing space)

Route 2:  Sathorn - BTS Morchit  - Vibhavadi - AIT , still has 3 seats available  (from 4 seats left 1 seat for relaxing space )

Route 3 :  Nonthaburi - BTS Ministry of Public Health - Pongpetch - Laksi - Vibhavadi - AIT, still has 3 seats available (from 4 seats left 1 seat for relaxing space)

Route 4:  Thonburi- The Mall Tha-pra - Pinklao Intersection- Rama VII Bridge -Vibhavadi - AIT, still has 4 seats available (from 5 seats left 1 seat for relaxing space)

For further communication and reservation, please contract Khun Jirada at ext.5018 or jirada@ait.asia .

B. Events

C. Faculty and Staff Travel 

Mr. Collum Mackenzie / Singapore / 30 August – 1 September 2018*

Prof. S. Kumar / Myanmar / 25 – 28 September 2018*

Dr. Jonathan Shaw / Dhaka, Bangladesh / 25 – 28 September 2018*

Dr. Manzul K. Hazarika / Manila, Philippines / 26 – 28 September 2018*

Mr. Ashok Dahal / Manila, Philippines / 26 – 28 September 2018*

Teerapon Jongpiphatthanasiri and Somphob Limsoonthrakul / Phuket, Thailand / 26 – 28 September 2018*

Dr. Vilas Nitivattananon / Xiamen, China / 27 – 30 September 2018*

Dr. Sylvia Szabo / London, UK / 30 September – 5 October 2018

Prof. Joyashree Roy / Korea / 30 September – 8 October 2018

Dr. P. Abdul Salam / Northern Thailand / 1 – 5 October 2018

Dr. Vu duc Hien / Northern Thailand / 1 – 5 October 2018

Phornsinee Thanara / Northern Thailand / 1 – 5 October 2018

Prof. Weerakorn Ongsakul / Chonburi, Thailand / 3 – 5 October 2018

Ms. Vinita Ajay Saluja / Singapore / 7 – 11 October 2018

Dr. Ram Lal Verma / Hanoi, Vietnam / 7 – 12 October 2018

Ms. Charina May B. Lepiten / Hanoi, Vietnam / 7 – 12 October 2018

Mr. Kavin Anthony Mauritson / Singapore / 7 – 12 October 2018

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

D. Classifieds (Jobs)