WEEK# 47, 18 – 24 November 2019

 

 

In this issue:

A. Announcements

B. Events

C. Visitors

D. Faculty and Staff Travel

E. Classified (jobs)

 

A. Announcements

a. Donation of 1.2 Million Baht to AIT by Dr. Varaporn Jaovisidha, an AIT alumna 

An Agreement signing between AIT and Dr. Varaporn Jaovisidha, an alumna from Systems Engineering & Management (1973), was held on 15 November 2019. Dr. Varaporn is currently working as Director at Toyota Tsusho (Thailand), and also Associate Professor, Faculty of Food Technology, Rangsit University. 

At the agreement signing ceremony, Dr. Varaporn presented a donation cheque 1.2 Million Baht to AIT President Dr. Eden Y. Woon toward full scholarship for a Master's Student.

b. Eastern Star Real Estate Public Company Limited donates 200,000 Baht to AIT

An Agreement Signing between AIT nd Eastern Star Real Estate Public Company Limited was held on 15 November 2019.

Dr. Torsak Lertsrisakulrat, Managing Director of Eastern Star Real Estate Public Co. Ltd., presented a donation cheque of 200,000 Thai Baht to AIT President Dr. Eden Y. Woon for upgrading campus facilities (student dormitory).

c. First recipient of Dr. Subin Pinkayan Student Exchange Scholarship Program

Mr. Shubham Dhungana, a Master’s student in the School of Management from Nepal is the first recipient of the Dr. Subin Pinkayan Student Exchange Scholarship. He is granted half of his expenses during the exchange program at EDHEC Business School, France from January to May 2020.

These exchange scholarships will give the opportunity to our Master’s students to broaden their international exposure through one-semester academic exchanges to globally recognized universities with whom AIT have partnership agreements.

d. Second recipient of Mr. Edmond Yue Student Exchange Scholarship Program

Ms. Shan Jiang, Master’s student in the School of Management from Harbin, Heilongjiang province is the second recipient of the Edmond Yue Student Exchange Scholarship. She is granted half of her expenses during the exchange program at EDHEC Business School, France from January to May 2020.

These exchange scholarships will give the opportunity to our Master’s students to broaden their international exposure through one-semester academic exchanges to globally recognized universities with whom AIT have partnership agreements.

e. AIT Roadshow Bangkok is coming – 1 Dec. 2019

The wait is almost over. AIT Roadshow Bangkok is coming.

For parents and students, it's a 'can't miss' opportunity to learn more about the essential academic programs and cutting-edge research taking place at the Asian Institute of Technology. Meet faculty deans, lecturers, and the scholarship officers to learn what it takes to gain admission. The event will also feature an English Writing workshop to give students tips and tricks to acing the AIT English Entry Test.

The AIT Roadshow Bangkok will be held on 1 December 2019 at the AIT downtown campus (Column Tower) on Sukhumvit 16.

f. Opportunity to engage with Radio Thailand

Email from OPA (11 Nov. 2019)

Dear AIT Community,

Do you wish to publicize your research work to a wider audience in Thailand? Do you want to attract more students to your programs? Do you seek better partners to engage with in your academic and research interests?

A perfect opportunity awaits you!

AIT is working with Thailand's national broadcaster Radio Thailand to explore stories on research and development. We invite AIT people to suggest ideas on how their research work and outreach is contributing to different sectors in Thailand (the list of preferred subjects attached).

We need a two-line story idea that we will discuss with Radio Thailand. After approval, we will work with you on drafting a two-paragraph writeup on your research and recording a 1-2 minute sound byte. Radio Thailand will use the writeup to prepare their story, and they will use the soundbyte as a phone-in. We have done a few pilot stories and the first such story featuring Dr. Ekbordin Winijkul is attached (posted here as well https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=279564722927443

You can send your ideas to:

M.L. Thanisa Choombala (thanisa@ait.ac.th), Director of the Language Center, and Member of the AIT Marketing and Recruiting Task Force.

Copy the email to the Office of Public Affairs (opa@ait.ac.th)

Both the Language Center and OPA will help you in the script and the recording.

Thank you and best regards

Office of Public Affairs

List of Subjects of Interest:

1. Agriculture

·  Market mechanisms affecting agro exports, domestic consumption

·  Policy recommendations to boost product prices

·  Current agricultural R&D in the academic sphere

·  Climate connection: how climate change & extreme weather events are impacting Thailand's agricultural capacity

2. Drought and Water Management

·  Risk analysis for 2019: areas of concern, major factors 

·  R&D in the field of water management

·  Policy recommendations for long-term management

3. Urban Planning & Environmental Management

·  Water management in Bangkok vs other cities

·  Traffic in Bangkok vs other cities

·  Smart city development: Chiang Mai, Phuket, Khon Kaen, Bangkok, Chachoengsao, Rayong, Chonburi

·  R&D in urban development: building resilient and smart cities

4. Thailand 4.0

·  Introduction to emerging technologies and applications

·  The role of academia in human resource development

·  4.0 industries, target industries (electric & autonomous vehicles, robotics, advanced agriculture, etc)

5. Issues of current interest, and hot topics in Thailand

 

g. Jobs/internships available from AIT Career Fair companies - 30 October 2019

Email from AIT Career Center (15 Nov. 2019)

Greetings from the AIT Career Center!

Thank you for your participation in the AIT Career Fair on 30 October 2019. Please find again the latest job/internship opportunities by Career Fair companies in FB link here For more pictures of the Fair click here!

Please also keep us informed of any future placement by the companies for database purposes and to feature in a future success story.

 

h. AIT Library User Satisfaction Survey 2019

Email from AIT Library (15 Nov. 2019) 

AIT Library would like to invite you to participate in the AIT Library User Satisfaction Survey 2019. The information from the survey will help the Library to improve the library services and facilities.

To participate and complete the online survey, please click on the link below and log in with your AIT account. 

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScoDO2Oz774PGrrLDyfcELh41Bbwt44...

The survey starts from now to 30 November 2019.

All participants in the survey may have a chance to win the following gifts.

10 Laptop cases

10 Towels

10 USB ports

5 T-shirts

5 2in 1 Bottles & Cups

3 Flash drives (4GB)

2 Knapsacks

2 Teddy bears

2 Notebooks

The winners will be announced after the survey ended.

Thank you very much for your time and cooperation.

Announcement from AIT Medical Center

AIT Medical Center is pleased to announce as follows:

Dr. Bunsert Jatchavala (General Medicine) will be on sick leave today, Monday 18 November 2019

Dr. Chuenchom Chueluecha (Rehabilitation Physician) will be on leave this Friday, 22 November 2019.

i. Pre-registration for January 2020 Semester for AITIS

Email from AITIS Principal (25 Oct. 2019)

Dear Prospective AITIS Parents:

On behalf of AIT International School I welcome you and wish to inform you of the following:

Pre- Registration for Elementary and Pre-Kindergarten sections will begin from 4th of November 2019.

If you wish to register your child for the 2019-2020 school year (January Semester), please contact Khun Jeeny at AITIS office phone : 02-524-5984 or 096-228-9358.

Please pick up the application form and return it to school by 22 November 2019.

We will have the readiness test on 6th , 9th and 10th of December at 8.30am.

AIT International School Office hours:

07:30am to 12:00pm

01:00 pm to 3:30 pm

Admission for Pre-K1, Grade 2, and Grade 5 are closed.

Please inform your family and friends about this.

Thank you very much.

j. AIT official public holidays and year-end Break for the Year 2020

Director of Academic Administration (8 Oct. 2019)

In line with Institute policies, the AIT Management agreed to designate the following 13 official public holidays, and 6-day year-end break, for the year 2020. 

§     1   January,     Wednesday  --  New Year's Day

§     2   January,     Thursday      --  Year-end Break

§     6   April,          Monday        --  Chakri Memorial Day

§  13   April,           Monday        --  Songkran Festival

§  14   April,           Tuesday       --  Songkran Festival

§     1   May,           Friday           --  National Labor Day

§     4   May,           Wednesday  --  Coronation Day

§     6   May,           Wednesday  --  Visakha Bucha Day

§     3   June,          Wednesday  --  H.M. Queen Suthida's Birthday

§  28   July,            Tuesday       --  H.M. the King's Birthday

§  12   August,       Wednesday  --  H.M. the King's Mother Birthday

§  13   October,      Tuesday       --  H.M. late King Bhumibol Memorial Day

§  23   October,      Friday           --  Chulalongkorn Memorial Day

§  7     December,  Monday        --  Birthday Anniversary of H. M. late King's Bhumibol Adulyadej (substitute for 5 December, Saturday)

§  25   December,  Friday           --  Year-end Break

§  28   December,  Monday        --  Year-end Break

§  29   December,  Tuesday       --  Year-end Break

§  30   December,  Wednesday  --  Year-end Break

§  31   December,  Thursday      --  Year-end Break

Please be guided accordingly.

k. AIT Academic Calendar 2020

Email from Office of Student Affairs (17 Oct. 2019)

Kindly be informed that the current AIT desk calendar is being redesigned and will be available before the year ends. 

For planning purposes, the file of the AIT Academic Calendar 2020 was emailed to AIT Community to be able to import it to e-calendar (Google Calendar, MS Outlook, etc.). The academic schedules for 2020 can also be accessed in the Students Website at this link.

l. Sign up as a Registered User for the AIT Entrepreneurship Center

Email from Entrepreneurship Center (4 Nov. 2019)

You are all invited to sign up as a Registered User for the AIT Entrepreneurship Center (EC), a creative and inclusive environment where students, faculty, staff and alumni with diverse backgrounds and expertise have an opportunity to innovate, collaborate, launch, and grow a business to drive economic and social impact.

As a Registered User, you have access to the facility and equipment available at EC, chance to get seed funding, meet and collaborate with other innovators and entrepreneurs, book the space for your meetings and events, and so much more.

For further details, email entrepreneurship@ait.ac.th

 

B. Events

I. EVENTS

(a)Poster Presentation Session by the Bridging Program students: 21 Nov. 2019

Email from Language Center (18 Nov. 2019)

Our Bridging Program is coming to a close on November 29th. On Thursday November 21st, the Bridging students will showcase their poster presentations on the research projects they have been working on for the past 4 weeks. 

We would like to invite you to meet and interact with our students as they present their research. It is a good opportunity for you, faculty and staff, to see the progress your future students have made and for you, students to welcome and interact with new friends.  

The poster presentation will be from 10-11:30am and 1:30 - 3pm Thursday November 21st in Room 228 at the Language Center. It is a poster presentation session, so you can stop by anytime during the given time periods. 

We truly hope you can join us.   

II.LECTURES/ SEMINARS / CONFERENCES

a. Inaugural Lecture of Distinguished Entrepreneur Talk Series by Mr. Wang Shi, Vanke Co., Ltd: 27 Nov. 2019

AIT Entrepreneur Center will organize an Inaugural Lecture of Distinguished Entrepreneur Talk Series at AIT Conference Center.

Topic: Inaugural Lecture of Distinguished Entrepreneur Talk Series

Speaker: Mr. Wang Shi, Founder of Vanke Co., Ltd, Chairman of the Board, Vanke Foundation

27 November 2019 | 4:30 PM 

Robert B. Banks Auditorium, AIT Conference Center

b. GNSS for Policy and Decision Makers-Course: T131-24: 6 – 8 Jan. 2020

Geoinformatics Center of AIT (GIC/AIT) together with the Center for Spatial Information Science of The University of Tokyo (CSIS/UT) and International Committee on GNSS (ICG) are taking initiatives to create awareness on GNSS and its applications in Asia and the Pacific region. 

They will jointly organize GNSS for Policy and Decision Makers-Course: T131-24 Seminar Workshop Program from 6 – 8 January 2020 at AIT Conference Center.

More details: https://www.facebook.com/events/521762438403473/?active_tab=about 

 

III. TRAININGS / COURSES

a.Training Program on "Sustainable Agriculture, Agribusiness and Value  Chain Management in Thailand": 2 – 7 Dec. 2019

AIT Extension will organize a Training Program on “Sustainable Agriculture, Agribusiness and Value Chain Management in Thailand" at AIT.

Program: "Sustainable Agriculture, Agribusiness and Value Chain Management in Thailand"

Duration: 2-7 December 2019

Venue: AIT Conference Center, AIT Campus

The “Sustainable Agriculture, Agribusiness and Value Chain Management in Thailand” is a one-week long professional development program, which has been designed to address the key issues dealing by the agriculturists and development professionals in other countries often with similar or different agro-ecological zones. At the end of this program, participants are expected to widen their views and understandings on modern and sustainable farming practices in different agro-ecological zones including low land or wetland ecosystems.

For more details please visit at www.extension.ait.ac.th/course/948 

(b) Biofloc Technology Training Program: 2 – 7 Dec. 2019

A Training Program on Biofloc Technology organized by Aquaculture and Aquatic Resources Management (AARM) Program of AIT will be held from 2 - 7 December 2019 at the AIT Conference Center.

The event titled: Biofloc, Biomimicry, and Biological farming will be led by leading international experts on Biofloc, Aquamimicry, and sustainable shrimp farming. 

For more details of the program, please email to salinkr@ait.ac.th  or aarm@ait.ac.th .

(d) "WINTER CAMP2019": 14 – 16 Dec. 2019

SET’s Construction, Engineering and Infrastructure Management Program will organize a "WINTER CAMP2019" Essential Skills Project Management Training for all engineers and architects who work in construction projects. 

Date: 14 - 16 December 2019

Venue: Asian Institute of Technology

Please click to register here: 

https://docs.google.com/…/1FAIpQLSeUTiptbMvBEaZcm…/viewform…

Deadline: 29 November 2019

 

C. Visitors / MoU

Delegation from National Innovation Foundation (NIF), India, led by Mr Tushar Garg, Scientist of NIF / 18 Nov. 2019 / to explore possible collaboration between AIT and NIF, India

 

 

D. Faculty and Staff Travel

Ms. Aakanchya Budhathoki / San Luis Potosi / 22 October – 1 November 2019*

Dr. Apichon Witayangkurn / Washington DC, USA / 2 – 8 November 2019*

Mr. Sumesh K.C.  / Chonburi, Thailand / 5 – 7 November 2019*

Dr. Nophea Sasaki / Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand / 9 – 10 November 2019*

Prof. Mukand Singh Babel / Jakarta, Indonesia / 9 – 13 November 2019*

Prof. Pennung Warnitchai / Japan / 10 – 16 November 2019*

Prof. Thammarat Koottatep / Boston, USA / 12 – 18 November 2019

Prof. Joyashree Roy / Kolkatta, India / 13 – 16 November 2019*

Dr. K. R. Salin / Shanghai, China / 14 – 19 November 2019

Dr. Roger Levermore / Chiang Mai, Thailand / 16 – 17 November 2019*

Prof. Kanchana Kanchanasut / Singapore / 16 – 22 November 2019

Dr. Attaphongse Taparugssanagorn / Trondheim, Norway / 16 – 23 November 2019

M. L. Thanisa Choombala / Chiang Mai, Thailand / 17 November 2019*

Dr. Bhawat Traipattanakul / Chiang Mai, Thailand / 17 November 2019*

Prof. Rajendra P. Shrestha / Chiang Mai, Thailand / 17 – 18 November 2019

Dr. Joyee Chatterjee / Yangon, Myanmar / 17 – 19 November 2019

Dr. Philippe Doneys / Yangon, Myanmar / 17 – 19 November 2019

Mr. Gullberto Borongan / Jakarta, Indonesia / 17 – 20 November 2019

Mr. Huno Solomon Kofi Mensah / Jakarta, Indonesia / 17 – 20 November 2019

Prof. Kyoko Kusakabe / Yangon, Myanmar / 17 – 20 November 2019

Ms. Pratichhya Sharma / Uttarakhand, India / 17 – 23 November 2019

Dr. Kavinda G. Hettiarachxhige / Delhi, India / 17 – 24 November 2019

Prof. C. Visvanathan / Trivandrum, India / 19 – 23 November 2019

Dr. Indrajit Pal / Kolkatta, India / 19 – 25 November 2019

Dr. Sarawut Ninsawat / Kunming, China / 21 – 28 November 2019

Dr. Sanit Arunplod / Kunming, China / 21 – 28 November 2019

Dr. Md. Zakir Hossain / Hanoi, Vietnam and Tokyo, Japan / 22 – 29 November 2019

Mr. Md. Anishur Rahman / Hanoi, Vietnam and Tokyo, Japan / 22 – 29 November 2019

Watcharathorn Chantinmathorn  / Luang Prabang, Lao PDR / 24 – 30 November 2019

Dr. Ram C. Bhujel / Vietnam / 24 November – 1 December 2019

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

 

E. Classifieds (Jobs) 

Position: Public Relations Coordinator (Office of Public Affairs)

Ref. No. 53/19

Deadline: 22 November 2019

http://www.hro.ait.ac.th/job/show/624 

Position: Senior Digital Media & Communications Officer (Office of Public Affairs)

Ref. No. 54/19

Deadline: 22 November 2019

http://www.hro.ait.ac.th/job/show/625 

Position: Doctor

Ref. No. 55/19

Deadline: 30 November 2019

http://www.hro.ait.ac.th/job/show/626 

Position: Programme Officer (Regional Resource Centre for Asia and the Pacific)

Ref. No. 45/19

Deadline: 30 November 2019

http://www.hro.ait.ac.th/job/show/623 

Post-doctoral Research Fellow / Research Associate (School Of Environment Resources and Development)

Ref. No. 49/19

Deadline: 15 December 2019

http://www.hro.ait.ac.th/job/show/628 

Position: Post-doctoral Research Fellow / Research Associate (School of Environment Resources and Development)

Ref. No. 56/19

Deadline: 15 December 2019

http://www.hro.ait.ac.th/job/show/629 

Project Officer (School Of Environment Resources and Development)

Ref. No. 50/19

Deadline: 15 December 2019

http://www.hro.ait.ac.th/job/show/630 

Position: Administrative Staff (IntERLab)

Ref. No. 47/19

Deadline: 20 December 2019

http://www.hro.ait.ac.th/job/show/631