WEEK #49, 7 – 13 December 2015
In this issue:
Announcements
Searching for new Dean of School of Management
Dear Faculty, Staff and Friends
I write to seek your help in distributing the "call for application" for the vacant post of Dean of School of Management (SOM). The suggested guideline on the recruitment of the new Dean as given by the Executive Committee on its meeting of 15 December 2014 reads:
“In order to enhance the reputation of AIT which will attract not only the number, but also the quality of student enrollment, the first step is to recruit a renowned reputable professor to serve as the School Dean by offering a premium compensation package. Without a well-established School Dean, recruitment for rising-star faculty members will always face a problem. Nowadays before top students make a decision regarding their universities, they often look at the profile of faculty members.”
Recently I have written to former faculty and alumni of SOM to seek their advices on the modality of SOM which will empower SOM to become an internationally competitive business school. I appreciated receiving many valuable advices, which mostly pointed to a major paradigm shift that is essential in transforming SOM to Reputable Business School of Asia.
Basically, it is time to separate SOM from the rest of the AIT basket. SOM will be transformed into a semi-autonomous unit within the mission framework of AIT. While administratively, SOM Dean, as CEO, will report directly to AIT President, SOM will have its own School Board composed of appointed internal members as well as external members. SOM should maintain some autonomy in its academic affairs with its own business culture.
With regards,
Prof. Worsak Kanok-Nukulchai
AIT President
AIT Newsletter: December 2015
The December 2015 edition of the monthly AIT Newsletter has been released.
Download links:
PDF: http://goo.gl/kru3Kr
EPUB: http://goo.gl/jRtps3
MOBI: http://goo.gl/CjgCyX
Fellowship available for January 2016 Semester
Please be informed that RTG fellowship will be available for January 2016 semester; however, each applicant will be granted only 12 credits (25%) RTG fellowship to cover the semester of January 2016. If an applicant needs to be offered more than 12 credits, the excess credits over the first 12 credits must be covered by AIT fellowships under the respective school budget. This will be applied to all schools and we have about 50 @ 12credits altogether to be used up in January. Any amount unused has to be returned to RTG.
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Campus Updates
Graduation schedules and other deadlines
For students’ information and reference, below are the graduation schedules and other deadlines:
Tuesday, 8 December 2015: Deadline for inputting final grades in SIS; Schools' Grades meeting
Friday, 11 December 2015: Academic Senate (Review of Students) meeting; Grades out
Tuesday, 15 December 2015: Graduation Rehearsal
13:30 hours: Graduating students, Advisors of doctoral graduands, Marshals, and Deans to assemble in the AIT Conference Center Auditorium for the actual Graduation Rehearsal.
Wednesday, 16 December 2015: Photo Session and 124th AIT Graduation Ceremony
08:00 hours: Group Photographs: Graduating students and Faculty to assemble in the AIT Conference Center Auditorium in the following order:
1. SET
2. SERD
3. SOM
(Note: Picture taking will take around 2-3 minutes per field of study.)
09:30 hours: Faculty to assemble in the TV Room, AIT Conference Center
10:00 hours: Academic Procession (124th AIT Graduation Ceremony)
All faculty members are invited to attend the ceremony. Please fill up and send the graduation attendance form to Registry on or before Friday, 11 December 2015 so that we can make the necessary arrangements. If you wish to borrow an AIT gown (Rental 300.00), please inform Registry in advance. Your FoS Secretary can get your gown on Tuesday, 15 December from 9:00 - 11:00 am in Room 222 of the AIT Extension Building.
Work Permit
Faculty and staff members are requested to look at your Work Permit Book. If your Work Permit is going to expire in December 2015, please immediately contact GRU (Ms. Suvannee) to apply for extension.
To avoid any delay and unnecessary charges occurred due to the Institute's year-end break, it is advisable to come to GRU (Ms. Suvannee) before 15 December.
For your kind reference, the document required for renewal of the Work Permit are:
1. Passport
2. Work Permit Book
3. Work Certificate from HR (in Thai)
4. Medical Certificate from AIT clinic
5. Fee
5.1 3 months: 950 Baht
5.2 6 months: 1,700 Baht
5.3 1 year: 3,200 Baht
5.4 1 year 3 months: 3,950 Baht
5.5 1 year 6 months: 4,700 Baht
5.6 2 years: 6,200 Baht
Contact person for Customs Section
Recently, the confusion has occurred regarding the direct contact person who is responsible for the following services at Government Relations Unit (GRU):
1. Air shipment, Boat shipment, and Parcel post.
2. Local and international driving licenses.
3. Car registration i.e. car license registration, renewal of tax registration and transferring car registration.
4. Work permit and other issues related to the work permit.
Please be informed that the above-mentioned work are under the responsible of the Customs Section of GRU (the other Section is Visa section) and Ms. Suvanee is in charge of the above services, in the Custom Section.
For easy access you can contact her through the office number 02-524-5021 which is located at Administrative building adjacent to the Finance office and Hom Krun Coffee Shop. Her email is suvanee@ait.asia
AIT Library to be closed on 10 December
Please be informed that the AIT Library will be closed on Thursday, 10 December 2015 (Constitution Day).
Knovel trial extended to 29 February 2016
The Library is pleased to inform you that Elsevier has extended the trial of Knovel to 29 February 2016.
Knovel provides technical information and tools for engineers and offers more than 30 core subject areas ranging from aerospace to transportation including:
-Adhesives, Coating, Sealants & Inks
-Aerospace & Radar Technology
-Biochemistry, Biology & Biotechnology
-Ceramics & Ceramic Engineering
-Chemistry & Chemical Engineering
-Civil Engineering & Construction Materials
-Earth Sciencs
-Electrical & Power Engineering
-Electronics & Semiconductors
-Environment & Environmental Engineering
-Food Science
-Engineering Management & Leadership
-Industrial Engineering & Operations Management
-Marine Engineering & Naval Architecture
-Mechanics & Mechanical Engineering
-Metals & Metallurgy
-Mining Engineering and Extractive Metallurgy
-Nanotechnology
-Oils & Gas Engineering
-Optics & Photonics
-Pharmaceuticals, Cosmetics & Toiletries
-Plastics & Rubber
-Process Design, Control & Automation
-Safety & Industrial Hygiene
-Sustainable Energy & Development
-Textiles
-Transportation Engineering
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Events
AIT’s 124th GRADUATION
AIT will organize the institute’s 124th Graduation on 16 December 2015 at the AIT Conference Center Auditorium.
PROGRAM
* Academic Procession
* Introduction by the Vice President for Academic Affairs
* Graduation Message by the President
* Graduation Address by Dr. Rafiul Ahad, Vice President Software Development, Oracle Corporation
* Conferment of Doctoral Degrees
* Message by a Doctoral Graduate
* Intermission
* Conferment of Master Degrees
* Conferment of Bachelor Degrees
* Message by Dr. Twarath Sutabutr, Director-General, Energy Policy and Planning Office, Ministry of Energy, and AIT Prominent Alumnus
* Academic Recession
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Faculty and Staff Travel
Dr. Masahiko Nagai / Tokyo, Japan / 29 November 2015 – 2 December 2015*
Dr. Apichon Witayangkurn / Tokyo, Japan / 30 November – 4 December 2015*
Dr. Shobhakar Dhakal / France / 1 – 3 December 2015*
Dr. Saroj Kumar Chapagain / Kathmandu, Nepal / 3 – 7 December 2015
Dr. Anil Kumar Anal / Yangon, Myanmar / 4 – 7 December 2015
Dr. Thammarat Koottatep / Kathmandu, Nepal / 4 – 8 December 2015
Mr. Faisal Alih / Lahore, Pakistan / 5 – 11 December 2015
Dr. Masahiko Nagai / Brunei / 7 – 9 December 2015
Dr. Clemens M. Grunbuhel / Yangon, Heho, Inle Lake, Myanmar / 7 – 11 December 2015
Mr. Voravate Chonlasin / Hanoi, Vietnam / 7 – 11 December 2015
Miss Aye Sandar Phyo and Miss Soe Soe Htway / Yangonh, Heho, Inle Lake, Myanmar / 7 December 2015 – 3 January 2016
Dr. Oleg Shipin / Lima, Peru / 8 – 25 December 2015
* (Staff or faculty member travelled and returned to AIT prior to documentation received for publication)
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Classified (Jobs)
Administrative Officer (Media and Communications Unit)
Ref. No. 59/15
Deadline: 31 December 2015
http://www.hro.ait.ac.th/job/show/352
Cafeteria Supervisor (Office of Facilities and Assets Management)
Ref. No. 56/15
Deadline: 13 December 2015
http://www.hro.ait.ac.th/job/show/349
Assistant or Associate Professors Positions (School of Management)
Ref. Fac 5/15
Deadline: 31 December 2015
http://www.hro.ait.ac.th/job/show/309
Internal Auditor (Internal Audit Office)
Ref. Fac 15/15
Deadline: 31 December 2015
http://www.hro.ait.ac.th/job/show/305
Assistant or Associate Professor, SERD (School of Environment, Resources & Development)
Ref. No: Fac 4/15
Deadline: 15 January 2016
http://www.hro.ait.ac.th/job/show/304
Dean, School of Management (School of Management)
Ref. No: 60/15
Deadline: 31 January 2016
http://www.hro.ait.ac.th/job/show/354
Head, Climate Change Cluster (Regional Resource Centre for Asia and the Pacific)
Ref. No: 54/15
Deadline: 31 January 2016
http://www.hro.ait.ac.th/job/show/347
Assistant / Associate Professor (RRDP) (School of Resources and Development )
Ref. No: Fac 06/15
Deadline: 28 February 2016
http://www.hro.ait.ac.th/job/show/311
Laboratory Supervisor (Environmental Engineering and Chemical Analyses)
Ref. No: 57/15
Deadline: 29 February 2016
http://www.hro.ait.ac.th/job/show/350
Senior Technician (School of Environment, Resources & Development)
Ref. No. 58/15
Deadline: 29 February 2016