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2006 Annual Report of the Asian Institute of TechnologyReleased in 2007by the Promotional Support Services Unit, AITEditor: Dr. Pritam K. ShresthaProduction Staff: Bernardo Gadlan, Natnipha Vimuktanon, Wiwat Upalakalin

Apichart Ngarmniyom, Paitoon Tinnapong, Somsak Supakorn

Asian Institute of Technology www.ait.ac.th

Street Address:Km. 42 Paholyothin HighwayKlong LuangPathumthani 12120Thailand

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PresidentProf. Said Irandoust

Vice PresidentsProf. Peter F. Haddawy Academic AffairsProf. Sudip K. Rakshit ResearchProf. Vilas Wuwongse External RelationsDr. Ir. Khin Ni Ni Thein Development & Resources

School DeansProf. Worsak Kanok-Nukulchai School of Engineering & TechnologyProf. Sivanappan Kumar School of Environment, Resources & DevelopmentProf. Indra M. Pandey School of Management

Director, AIT ExtensionDr. Jonathan L. Shaw

Director, AIT-VietnamProf. Nguyen Cong Thanh

Director, Swiss-AIT-Vietnam Management Development ProgramDr. Hans Stoessel

DirectorsMr. Matthew Laszewski Language CenterProf. Kanchana Kanchanasut Internet Education & Research Laboratory

Chief Internal AuditorMr. Teerapan Sattagowit (from 17 July 2006)Prof. Neelakantan Ramachandran (until 30 April 2006)

Head, External Relations & CommunicationsDr. Pritam K. Shrestha (from 16 November 2006)Mr. Sanjeev Jayasinghe (until 31 October 2006)

Head, FinanceMr. Avinash Patel Interim (from 13 June 2006)Mr. Ng Eng Wan (until 15 June 2006)

Head, Human ResourcesMs. Izel Ann Mojado-Dante Interim HRO In-charge (from 29 May 2006)Ms. Kalchana Nettayawichit (until 26 May 2006)

Head, InfrastructureDr. Hoang Le Tien

Head, Research & Education SupportMs. Izel Ann Mojado-Dante

Head, StudentsMs. Ann Lopez-Fontanilla

Institute Secretary and Coordinator, Executive CommitteeMr. Karma Rana

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Contents

Message from the Chairman of the Board of Trustees

Message from the President

2006 in Review

Academic Developments

Students

Graduates

Alumni

Faculty

Research

Trainings/ Workshops/Short Courses/ Symposia

Conferences/ Seminars

Other Projects

APPENDICES

AIT Board of Trustees

List of Faculty Members

Collaborations and Partnerships

Financial Statements and Auditorsí Report

Abbreviations

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MESSAGEfrom the Chairman of the Board of Trustees

he year 2006 has been a challenging one for AIT in many respects. Under the rapidlychanging landscape of higher learning in the region and worldwide as well as decline inthe direct funding available from donors and partners, it will become even more important

for the Institute to critically examine and adapt itself to the changing environment. On behalf of theBoard of Trustees, I wish to credit President Irandoust for his able leadership and for havingalready made a significant impact in a relatively short period of time. I feel that there is now astrong sense of solidarity and purpose among members of the community and realization of thechallenges that lie ahead and commitment to continue AITís fine tradition of service to the region.

I wish to commend the President as well as all members of the faculty, staff, students andalumni for their solidarity, efforts and commitment in putting AIT on a firm foundation. The ExecutiveCommittee and Board of Trustees have been working closely with the President on the InstituteStrategic Development Plan, as well as on its ownership and governance aspects in order toattain full international status for AIT, which I am confident we will be able to accomplish in the nearfuture. The Institute is also embarking on a very important fund-raising campaign leading up toAITís Golden Jubilee Celebrations in 2009.

AIT is a pioneering institution in the region conceived with the highest principles of educationin mind ñ to pursue excellence in teaching, research and training. AITís mission ñ ìTo develophighly qualified and committed professionals who will play a leading role in the sustainabledevelopment of the region and its integration into the global economyî ñ is one that is as relevanttoday as at any time in the Instituteís half-century history. Under the Instituteís new directions andstrategies, new opportunities are being pursued, proving the vitality of AIT and the importance ofits role in the region.

I feel highly honoured to have been appointed as Chairman of the Board of this great institution,which has a distinguished record of much success and achievement. As reported to the Boardfollowing my appointment as Chairman, I pledge to continue in the line and footsteps of whatformer Chairman Mr. Anand Panyarachun continuously pursued for AIT over the past six years inpromoting the integrity, reputation and academic excellence of the Institute.

I wish AIT the very best in the years to come.

Dr. Tej Bunnag

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ìI feel that there is now a strong sense ofsolidarity and purpose among members ofthe community and realization of thechallenges that lie ahead and commitmentto continue AITís fine tradition of service tothe region.íí

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look back at the past year reveals much to be proud of. It is remarkable to consider whatwe have accomplished together, despite weathering one of the greatest budgetarychallenges in our history. It is an exciting time at AIT, and I am excited by the prospect for

a reinvigorated Institute of which its stakeholders can be justifiably proud. The Institute is poisingitself to take on its second half century of existence with renewed vigour and a strength that willsee its sustainability in the long term. AIT now has a five-year strategic development plan thatpositions the Institute to meet and exceed the demands of its stakeholders. Additionally, througha new governance and ownership model, the Institute is looking to expand the number and vestedinterest of those stakeholders and reaffirm its international status.

AIT has the capacity and agility to rapidly mobilize both regional and global networks andpartners, collaborating together in research, teaching and development activities. In this regard,we have greatly enhanced our connections to the outside world and to critical constituencies. Icannot emphasize enough how important new means of revenue generation and the developmentof new educational products will be for the reinvigoration of AIT. We must concentrate our researchefforts in a limited number of topics in which it is possible to demonstrate excellence andleadership in the region. So into the future, not only will we be scrutinizing our current offerings fortheir relevance to prospective students and their financial viability, we will also be exploringinnovative offerings geared to the demands of the higher educational market based on the needsof both the public and private sectors. At the same time we must continue pursuing the researchand outreach projects that continue to build AITís international standing.

As we press on with these important initiatives we will continue to face some dauntingobstacles. It is important that we maintain a positive attitude and aim to turn the challenges weface into opportunities as we prepare AIT for the coming years in retaining its position as theleading development graduate school in Asia.

I would also like to take this opportunity to express our gratitude and sincere appreciation toall our partners for their continued support and confidence in the mission of AIT.

Professor Said Irandoust

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ìAIT now has a five-year strategic developmentplan that positions the Institute to meet andexceed the demands of its stakeholders.Additionally, through a new governance andownership model, the Institute is looking toexpand the number and vested interest of thosestakeholders and reaffirm its internationalstatus.î

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n the year 2006, AIT faced the greatest budgetarychallenge in its history. The operating losses ofthe Institute in the years 2004 and 2005 had wipedout the entire reserve of the Institute. In order to

face the challenge, the Executive Committee of theBoard of Trustees and the full Board approved inMarch/April 2006 the financial action plan proposed bythe AIT Administration led by the President. Theadministration with the help of the entire AITcommunity quickly implemented the action plan. Theactions included: voluntary salary reduction; right-sizing of staff; temporary reduction in the providentfund contribution; extension of work hours; temporarysalary freeze; revised tuition fees; reduction inbusiness travel; increased external relations efforts;monthly review of academic/operating activities andfinances; temporary freeze in capital expenditures;etc. While these measures were implemented, theInstitute also pursued revenue generation throughinnovative new academic programs and additionalresearch and outreach activities. Due to thesemeasures the AIT community had to endure somehardships, but eventually it has paid off. The Instituteis now on the right track and on the path to acomplete recovery.

Institute Strategic Development Plan

In 2006, the Institute developed its five-year (2006-2010) Strategic Development Plan. This plan lays thegroundwork for how AIT intends to accomplish itsaims: a new model of Governance, Ownership andFinancial Security; Academic Agility and AcademicQuality; Thematic Knowledge Areas; Internationalitywith an Asian Orientation; Sustainable Development;Entrepreneurship and Leadership; ProfessionOrientation; Grounded Learning and Research; and astreamlined, transparent, and service orientedAdministration.

A legal status as an international institution underthe new progressive governance and ownership modelwill provide long-term financial sustainability throughcore funding and endowment funds. While AIT willstrengthen its Asian orientation, it will use this toattract an increasing number of students from non-Asian countries. AIT will forge forward-lookingcurricula that tear down the walls of traditionaldisciplines and will introduce an administrativeacademic structure that allows academic programs toadapt quickly to new arising demands. At the sametime, AIT will introduce a rigorous system ofcontinuous quality control of its academic programs,including formal international accreditation. In order tobetter address the needs of the private sector andstudents alike, a new orientation directed towardprofessions will encourage practical knowledge,experience, fieldwork, internships, and a focus on

entrepreneurship, leadership and employability.Research focal areas will be defined to developgreater depth of knowledge in select areas and toattract the most talented faculty and students. Newpartnerships and closer collaboration with the publicand private sectors will strengthen the appliedresearch profile of AIT.

Possible New Ownership Model ñInternational Status of AIT

As outlined in the Institute Strategic DevelopmentPlan, AIT developed the new governance / ownershipconcept that would lead to a formal internationalstatus. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Thailandplayed an instrumental role on this by advising andassisting AIT in developing the draft charter based onthe new governance / ownership model. The finalizedcharter will completely replace the current AIT charter.Various partner governments will be invited to ratifyAITís new charter and hence take part in the newownership model.

Master Plan for Fund Raising

Under the leadership of Dr. Ir. Khin Ni Ni Thein,Vice President for Development and Resources, amaster plan for fund raising was initiated. Mr. FolkeHjalmers, former Director of International Relations atChalmers University and Senior Advisor to ChalmersIndustriteknik, who has considerable experience infund raising and promotional campaigns in the contextof universities, was engaged by AIT to assist in thedevelopment of the master plan for fund raising.

New Academic Offerings and Initiatives

In 2006 it emerged that the Institute had notsufficiently responded to the increasing competition,changing funding sources and emerging markets inthe region. Realizing this and to increase the numberof students, a number of new initiatives wereundertaken in 2006.

• Professional Master of Engineering in Offshore Technology and Management (OTM) Program

In May 2006, the first interdisciplinaryProfessional Master of Engineering in OffshoreTechnology and Management (OTM) program offeredby the School of Engineering and Technology (SET)was launched. OTM, a one-year program, was set upspecifically to serve staff from the oil and gasindustries in Thailand and in the region. The programenables these staff with few years of work experienceand who desire to broaden their knowledge in the

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H.E. Mr. Piyabutr Cholvijarn (middle), Deputy Industry Ministerinaugurated the launching ceremony in October 2006 andcongratulated AIT for offering the innovative Professional Doctoral(DBA) program, which will fill up the gap in practical researcheducation in Thailand.

NANOTECDirector WiwutTanthapanichakoon(left) and AITPresident SaidIrandoust cut theribbon to markAIT’snanotechnologylaboratoryopening.

AIT President Said Irandoust and Mr. Krairit Nilkuha, Director-General of the Department of Mineral Fuels shake hands after thesigning of an MoU heralding a new era in SE Asia oil and gasexploration expertise.

related area to obtain a masterís degree in a shorterstudy leave from their job. The first intake wasadmitted in the August 2006 semester.

• Nanotechnology Center of Excellence

Also in the month of May, the NanotechnologyCenter of Excellence was opened at AIT focusing onthe application of nanoparticles. The center is jointlysupported by Thailandís National NanotechnologyCenter (NANOTEC) of the National Science andTechnology Development Agency, Ministry of Scienceand Technology and AIT. The center addresses thecreation of knowledge in areas relevant to Thailand, itsindustries and its people. Activities proposed includejoint research with other local and internationaluniversities and institutes, education and trainingpersonnel in the field of nanotechnology, technology

transfer and promotion of public and industrialawareness of nanotechnology.

• Doctor of Business Administration Program

The School of Management in October officiallylaunched its Doctor of Business Administration (DBA)program, a professional doctoral program, designedfor senior professionals, managers and administrators.The program focuses on the combination ofcoursework and research investigations, and it intendsto create a body of knowledge embedded in practices.

• Master of Computer Science in Software Engineering

In order to help address the regionís growingneed for software development specialists, the Schoolof Engineering and Technologyís Computer Scienceand Information Management fields of study launchedin October 2006 a new masterís degree in ComputerScience with a specialization in Software Engineering.The first intake of students will be in January 2007.The program is particularly aimed at students alreadyhaving work experience in the software industry.

• Unified International Bachelor-Master’s Degree Programs

AIT and two universities in India joined hands inoffering a five-year unified international bachelor-masterís degree program. To this effect the agreementwith Singhania University was signed in November. InDecember, AIT and Shivaji University reached anagreement on offering a similar program at theInternational School of Engineering and Technology(ISET) under the university.

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Increased Korean Support to AIT

On January 2006, the Govern-ment of the Republic of Korea,through the Korea InternationalCooperation Agency (KOICA)formalized a second generouscontribution of US$500,000 to theKorea Endowment Fund at a cer-emony held at AIT.

In his opening remarks, AITPresident noted that the partnershipof Korea and AIT started way back in1975 when the Korean Governmenthad seconded Korean faculty to AITthrough the Ministry of Science andTechnology, Korea.

The Korea Endowment Fund,established by the Government ofthe Republic of Korea in 1981,started with the amount ofUS$500,000. The Fund, nowamounting to US$1,000,000, will beused in financing scholarships forstudents from developing countries inAsia.

tutors. The research may help bring problem-basedlearning to the public and extend the principles ofproblem-based learning through the use of moderntechnology.

According to Prof. Haddawy, Comet actuallyoutperformed the traditional learning methods in tests ofthe system. He says the system is being improved andextended. Two of his current masterís degree students -Lehong Hai and Phatthanaphong Chomphuwiset - aredeveloping a system that can even recognize anatomicalparts. The system, which is supported by a Royal ThaiGovernment grant, can identify not only organs but alsomultiple views and different sections of the organs.

Dr. Siriwan says the methodology from Comet istransferable to other areas of medical education.

In a recent development, Dr. Siriwan Suebnukarnreceived the Thai Inventorís Award from the NationalResearch Council of Thailand on 2 February 2007 atthe BITEC Exhibition and Convention Hall, Bangkok.The award was presented by Dr. TheeraphatSerirangsan (below left), from the Prime MinisterísOffice.

Now that Dr. Siriwan has returned to her facultyposition atThammasatUniversityísSchool ofDentistry, workis continuing asa collaborationbetween AITandThammasat.

Seen at the signing ceremony (from left), Prof. Vilas Wuwongse, AIT Vice President -External Relations, Mr. Chung Man-Young, Counsellor, Embassy of the Republic of Korea;Prof. Said Irandoust, AIT President; Mr. Lee Sang-Ahn, Resident Representative, KOICAThailand Office; Prof. Sudip Rakshit, AIT Vice President - Research; Mr. Kim Hyung Gon,President of Thai Korean Chamber of Commerce; HE Mr. Yoon Jee-Joon, Ambassador,Embassy of the Republic of Korea and Mr. Kim Eun Sub, Deputy Resident Representative,KOICA Thailand Office.

AIT Graduate Applies Cutting-edge Technology toMedical Education

A recent AIT graduate was featured in the 18January issue of the Bangkok Post for work she beganat AIT and continues at Thammasat Universityës Schoolof Dentistry. Dr. Siriwan Suebnukarn, a new graduate ofAITís Computer Science and Information Managementfields of study, School of Engineering and Technology,developed a computer system that helps bring problem-based learning to the masses.

Known as Comet ó short for Collaborative MedicalTutoring ó the system was developed by Dr. Siriwanduring her three years of doctoral study at AIT, under thesupervision of Prof. Peter Haddawy, now AITís VicePresident for Academic Affairs.

Comet is computer-assisted problem-basedlearning where computers take the place of human

2006 in Review

Dr. Siriwan Suebnukarn Prof. Peter F. Haddawy

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Dr. Tej Bunnag Appointed NewChairman of the AIT Board ofTrustees

AITís Board of Trustees at itsmeeting held in October 2006unanimously approved the nomina-tion of Dr. Tej Bunnag (above), ViceChairman of the Board, as the nextChairman of the Board of Trustees.

Dr. Tej becomes the sixthchairman. Preceding him wereProfessor Puey Ungpakorn, Profes-sor Oscar Mapua, H.E. Dr. ThanatKhoman (Chairman Emeritus), M. L.Birabhongse Kasemsri and H.E. Mr.Anand Panyarachun.

A special plaque presentationceremony was held immediatelyfollowing the meeting of the Board tofelicitate the new chairman as wellas to express appreciation tooutgoing chairman H.E. Mr. Anand(right photo, right) and trustee Dr.Phaichitr Uathavikul.

H.E. Mr. Anand, in his farewell

address, noted that he has beenmost fortunate to receive the trustand support from members of theBoard, AIT leadership and membersof the AIT community, which he wasconfident would also be provided tohis successor. He expressedconfidence that under the helm ofAIT President Said Irandoust, AITwill achieve great strides in thefuture. He was optimistic about theInstituteís future and remarked thathe would always be available to helpand assist the Institute in anymanner even after leaving the Board.

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The President of the Republic ofAzerbaijan has presented the Medal ofProgress to AIT President Prof. SaidIrandoust for activity in the field of solidarityof the World Azeris. Prof. Irandoust, a Swe-dish national and former Vice-Chancellor of theUniversity College of Boras, Sweden† from2001-2005, also worked with one of Swedenísleading University, Chalmers University ofTechnology, from 1991 to 2000 with the lastposition as Vice President. He is from anAzerbaijani province in northwest Iran.†

He was one of the 28 recipients whowas awarded the medal at a March 2006ceremony in Heydar Aliyev Palace, during the

Second Congress of World Azeris in Baku,Azerbaijan.

President Ilham Aliyev congratulatedrecipients, saying, ìWith your activity you tryto ensure alliance of the World Azerbaijanis.Diasporas led by you are very active. Theybring together several millions of people. Youhave given great contributions to the organiza-tion of Azeri Diaspora.î

ìOrganizations headed by you possessgreat power in countries you live,î PresidentAliyev said. ìI am sure the works that will bedone after this congress will let us possessstronger positions. I wish you success in thismission.î

AIT President Receives Medal of Progress from Azerbaijani President

Professor Irandoust alsoexpressed appreciation to outgoingtrustee Dr. Phaichitr Uathavikul(lower photo, right) for his contribu-tions in his capacity as member ofthe Board, Executive Committeeand chairman of the Bye-lawsWorking Group. Elected to theBoard in January 1991, Dr.Phaichitr brought to its affairs adedication, experience, sagacityand goodwill that served theinterests of the Institute outstand-ingly well throughout his tenure ofoffice.

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AIT Student Wins GoldmanEnvironmental Prize

AIT doctoral candidate YuXiaogang (below) was presentedwith one of the worldís mostprestigious awards forenvironmentalism. On April 2006, heand five others received the GoldmanEnvironmental Prize in SanFrancisco, California, U.S.A.

The prize recognizesindividuals for sustained and

HRH Princess Sirindhorn Confers DegreesUpon 469 Graduates

Her Royal Highness Princess Maha ChakriSirindhorn presided over the 105th graduationceremony of the Asian Institute of Technology, heldin 25 May 2006 at Thailand Science ParkConvention Center. This was the first time thePrincess conferred degrees at an internationalpostgraduate institution. Four hundred sixty ninegraduates were awarded masterís or doctoraldegrees at the ceremony. A total of 538 studentsgraduated, with some not able to attend theceremony.

ìAITís mission has been very closely alignedto His Majesty the Kingís support for the promotionof holistic education as an important base for thedevelopment of scientific knowledge and skills, and

significant efforts to protect andenhance the natural environment,often at great personal risk. Eachwinner receives an award ofUS$125,000, the largest award inthe world for grassroots

environmentalists. The GoldmanPrize views ìgrassrootsî leaders asthose involved in local efforts, wherepositive change is created throughcommunity or citizen participation inthe issues that affect them. Throughrecognizing these individual leaders,the prize seeks to inspire otherordinary people to take extraordinaryactions to protect the natural world.

Mr. Yu spent years creatinggroundbreaking watershedmanagement programs whileresearching and documenting thesocioeconomic impact of dams onChinese communities. His reportsare considered a primary reason thatthe central government paidadditional restitution to villagersdisplaced by existing dams and nowconsiders social impactassessments for major damdevelopments.

He holds his masterís degreefrom AIT and was employed by theInstitute from 1993 to 1994 as aresearch associate in Gender andDevelopment Studies. He iscurrently enrolled as a doctoralcandidate in the same field of theSchool of Environment, Resourcesand Development.

The Goldman EnvironmentalPrize was established in 1990 bySan Francisco civic leader andphilanthropist Richard N. Goldmanand his late wife, Rhoda H.Goldman. It has been awarded to113 people from 67 countries.

MacArthur Foundation AwardsGrant to AIT

The Asian Institute of Technol-ogy was among the 16 recipientsof grants totaling US$4.5 million(173 million baht) from the John D.and Catherine T. MacArthurFoundation. Announced in June2006, the grants promote efforts toprotect the biodiversity of the LowerMekong region.

AIT will receive US$325,000(12.5 million baht) spread overthree years for research on howto protect the forests ofVietnamís Thua Thien-Hueprovince and how to bettersupport local communities whodepend on forest resources fortheir livelihood. Funds will also beused to provide graduate-leveltraining to provincial forestryofficials and instructors at theuniversity who train district

Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn addresses theBatch 105 graduates at the National Science, Technology andDevelopment Agency convention center in May 2006.

AIT Center Opens inIndonesia

AIT President SaidIrandoust and H.E. Ir. DjokoKirmanto, Indonesiaís Ministerof Public Works signed in June2006 an agreement in Jakarta,Indonesia, to open an AITCenter in Bandung, Indonesiain collaboration with the

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their appropriate applications,î HerRoyal Highness said in her address tothe graduates. ìHis Majesty the Kinghas always adhered to a scientificapproach to development while at thesame time drawing upon great lessonsfrom nature. AITís mission has alwaysemphasized this important aspect andcontinuously sought scientific yetpractical solutions to development inthe region.î

ìAIT has made an excellent startalong the required path of change sothat new opportunities are beingopened up with partners in the regionand stands poised to embark on anexciting new phase in itsdevelopment.î

forestry officials in central Viet-nam.

Dr. Edward L. Webb, anassociate professor of NaturalResources Management in theSchool of Environment, Re-sources and Development, is theproject coordinator and principalinvestigator.

During the first phase, twomasterís students graduated andtwo continue field work, and twodoctoral students are working ondissertations in the study area.During the next phase, threemasterís and one doctoralstudent will be involved.

The Chicago, U.S.A., basedMacArthur Foundation is aprivate, independent grant makinginstitution dedicated to helpinggroups and individuals fosterlasting improvement in the humancondition. With assets of US$5.4billion, the foundation makes

grants of approximately US$200million each year.

United Nations UniversityApproved AIT as its AssociatedInstitution

The United Nations Univer-sity (UNU) council at its 53rdcouncil meeting held in Tokyoapproved AIT as a UNU Associ-ated Institution. To this effect AITand UNU will work closely on thefollowing issues:

• Urban Futures and MegaCities, which will include guide-lines for planning future urbanareas and ensuring a pleasantand secure urban environment aswell as managing present daymega cities.

• Water Management, whichwill include managing water in theMekong River Basin and becom-ing a center of excellence for

persistent organic pollutants.ï Online education and

information dissemination, whichwill include programs for devel-oping and delivering onlinecourses and course modules;the integration of informationrelated to the environment byleveraging each institution'sstrengths and network partneractivities; biodiplomacy, whichwill deal with biosafety and thesafe use of biotechnology; andresearch on online participatoryanalysis and application train-ing as part of capacity develop-ment.

For AIT, this cooperationoffers possibilities to hold jointresearch projects, conferences,symposia and training pro-grams. This cooperation willstrengthen AIT's role as aleading institute committed tosustainable development ofAsian region. Dr. SrikanthaHerath, AIT alumnus andSenior Academic ProgrammeOfficer, Environment and Sustain-able Development, UNU playedan instrumental role on bringingthis partnership to fruition withsupport from Prof. Hans vanGinkel, Rector, UNU, who alsoserved as the Vice Chairman ofthe AIT Board of Trustees.

From the AIT side, Prof. AjitAnnachhatre, coordinated theinitiative.

Indonesian Ministry of PublicWorks for providing humanresource development. Thecenter will facilitate researchand development, consultancy,professional trainings andhigher education.

This is AITís secondinternational center. TheInstitute has run a center inVietnam since 1993.

Dr. Sugimin Pranoto hasbeen appointed the InterimDirector of the new AIT Centerin Indonesia located inBandung, West Java.

Dr. Sugimin is a 1982 AITalumnus of the Human Settle-ments Development Programand currently the advisor tothe Indonesian Minister ofPublic Works.

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Honorary AIT Alumnus ReceivesNobel Peace Prize

Prof. Muhammad Yunus was awarded theNobel Peace Prize in October 2006. He and theGrameen Bank he founded in Bangladesh wereawarded the prize for their efforts to createeconomic and social development.

ìLasting peace can not be achieved unlesslarge population groups find ways in which tobreak out of poverty. Micro-credit is one suchmeans. Development from below also serves toadvance democracy and human rights,î theNorwegian Nominating Committee stated.

AIT Career Center Launched inNovember 2006

AIT launched the CareerCenter in November 2006 to assistAIT students, staff members andalumni in making informed deci-sions by providing the resources,programs and counseling that willlead them to different careeroptions, internship opportunities,part-time (on and off-campus) jobs,exchange programs and options forfurther education.

The Centerís services revolvearound career advising and place-ment, student assistantship/internship guidance and furtherstudies and exchange programcounseling.

Wireless ìDUMBOî TurnsOrdinary Laptops, PDAs into

Life-saving Network

AIT held a public demonstra-tion of a new mobile wirelessnetwork for use on an ad hocbasis, such as after a naturaldisaster when a fixed networkinfrastructure is not available orhas been destroyed. The demon-stration tookplace atIntERLab onAITísPathumthanicampus inDecember2006.

Known asProjectDUMBO, itstands forDigital Ubiqui-tous MobileBroadbandOLSR. (OLSRis a networkingterm meaningOptimized Link State Routing.)For demonstration purposes, theevent featured live satellitebroadcast of research activitiesfrom the DUMBO networks at twoelephant camps in Phuket,Thailand.

A mobile ad hoc network(MANET) consists of mobilenodes that cooperate to supportthe exchange of information

among the nodes through thewireless medium. Since they donot rely on fixed telecommunica-tion infrastructure, MANETs aresuitable for emergency situationsand can be set up within relativelyshort time and with little effort.With mobile nodes, the networkcan be stretched out or extendedto penetrate deeper into areas noteasily accessible by roads.

During the demonstration, acomputer user riding on a movingelephant served as a mobile noderelaying traffic to other mobile nodeson other elephants in the disasterareas. Communications betweenmobile ad hoc networks in differentdisaster sites can be establishedusing wireless satellite connections,which in turn are connected throughthe normal Internet.

Prof. Muhammad Yunus (right),addresses Batch 101 graduates with

his commemmorative speech.

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Vietnam Bestows Friendship Order to AIT

On behalf of the President of Vietnam,H.E. Prof. Banh Tien Long (left photo, left),Vice Minister, Ministry of Education andTraining presented the Friendship Order to theAsian Institute of Technology (AIT) at AITís106th Graduation Ceremony held in December2006 at the AIT Conference Center auditorium.

The Friendship Order is the highest awardgiven in the area of international relations andis presented to foreign institutions and per-sons that have contributed to human resourcetraining for Vietnam, and to the development offriendly relations between Vietnam and othercountries.

Prof. Said Irandoust, AIT President,received the award on behalf of AIT.

In this emergency network,the mobile nodes can communi-cate directly among themselvesusing voice over IP (VoIP) andSMS messages. Streaming videocan be sent from each node tothe central coordination unit,which can then broadcast to allnodes in the network. The centralunit can be located either in thedisaster area or anywhere in theInternet. In addition, sensors willbe deployed to measure environ-mental data such as temperature.Data from sensors will be sent tothe central unit and then broad-cast to all the nodes.

The idea of project DUMBOis to turn ordinary computers,such as laptops and PDAs, tonetwork devices without having toacquire special hardware. Henceany guest computer, with simplesoftware installation and configu-ration, can join in and be a part ofthe DUMBO network. Experi-ences and experimental resultsobtained from this project willprovide feedback for furtherenhancement of related networkand application protocols foremergency situations.

Project DUMBO is a collabo-ration among three main re-search groups: the IntERLab atthe Asian Institute of Technol-ogy, INRIA (France), and theWIDE Project (Japan) togetherwith other technical partnersand sponsors.

AIT DemonstratesThailandís First

UnmannedIntelligent Vehicle

Thailandís firstunmanned intelligentvehicle was success-fully demonstrated atAIT campus inNovember 2006 after apress conference onThailand IntelligentVehicle Challenge(TIVC), jointly organized by AIT, ThaiRobotics Society (TRS), andSeagate Technology (Thailand) Ltd.The Intelligent Vehicle Challenge isa competition of unmannedvehicles which have to driveautomatically in a selected road.The vehicles must be capable ofavoiding obstacles and followingtraffic signs.

The demonstration showed aprototype unmanned intelligentvehicle developed by AITísMechatronics field of study, Schoolof Engineering and Technolgoy.The vehicle tracked on straight ands-curve roads from the AIT cafeteriajunction to the playground next toST4 building.

The vehicle is a golf cardonated by Tiger Company. It isequipped with a digital camera inthe front which spots the borderline in the middle of the road andthen sends the processed dataabout relative position and orienta-

tion of the vehicle with respect tothe road to a computer notebookat the back of the car. The MachineVision system was developed tocontrol the carís movement anddirection by automatically directingthe car whether it should turn left,turn right, or stop, depending onthe condition of the road.

According to Dr. ManukidParnichkun (seen above with theprototype), project leader, thisprototype of intelligent vehicle canrun at 3.6 km/hr, which is still farfrom the target speed of 60 km/h. Itwill be further equipped with variousforms of sensors such as sonar,and laser sensors to monitorobstacles, and GPS to monitor itslatitude and longitude position inorder to be used along withregular vehicles in normal road inthe future.

The project is a joint coopera-tion among several institutions anduniversities.

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he year 2006 was a yearof academic transition.Several policies werereviewed and measures

geared towards qualityenhancement were implemented.

The Academic ProgramReview Policy & Procedure thatprovides for a systematic review ofall academic programs at AIT wasput in place. The review is designedto evaluate quality, missioncompatibility, and viability of theprograms. To be conducted everyfour years, the review requires eachprogram to prepare a self studydocument and involves externalreviewers.

The Policy and Procedure forEvaluation of Faculty forAppointment, Contract Renewal,and Promotion was completelyrevised and implemented in June2006. The new policy provides forgreater consistency andtransparency of the process andintroduces new criteria that are inline with the Instituteís strategicdevelopment plan and with the needto improve the financial health of theInstitute. A new policy on PeerTeaching Review was introducedand the Schools are now beginningto move forward on itsimplementation.

The financial data for the pastfive years (2002 to 2006) andenrollment data for the past fouryears (2003 to 2006) for eachschool and field-of-study werecompiled. They formed the basis forthe Financial Review ofAcademic Programs. Programs

with a history ofrepeated annualdeficits or withcontinuouslydropping enrollmentswere identified andmeetings were heldto discussnecessary actions.

The CreditPolicy was modifiedand among otherstipulations, thepolicy guides students onpenalties that will be levied foroutstanding and unpaid fees.

The Policy and Procedure onRescheduling Classes andExams was adopted.†The policywas reviewed to ensure that thequality of teaching is supported bykeeping regular teaching andexamination schedules.

The Dismissal Policy forDoctoral Students adoptedensures that a doctoral student/candidate on probation due to non-submission of progress†report inthe previous semester will facedismissal if no progressis†submitted by the end of thecurrent semester.

The students dismissed by theAcademic Senate but who wereallowed to continue with†certainconditions following their appeal toa tribunal, would be automaticallydismissed†without any†discussionin the Academic Senate andwithout privilege to re-appeal, ifthey fail to fulfill the conditions setby the tribunal for the continuationof their study.

Thedoctoralstudent wouldbe allowed tochoose theDoctoralDegree Titlebetween PhDand DTechSc.However, DEngcan be given tostudents withengineeringbackground

only. The promotional materialswould specifically mention that AIToffers PhD, DTechSc. and DEng.

The Affiliated Faculty statuswas re-introduced, and could begranted to AIT staff members whoare eligible to teach or co-teachcourses, without cost to AIT, asrecognition of their contribution tothe academic activities of theInstitute. The policy on AffiliatedFaculty provides a formalmechanism for staff members toparticipate in teaching, studentresearch supervision, andAcademic Senate discussions.†

The new initiatives/programs established were asfollows:

One-year ProfessionalMasterís Degree Program inOffshore Technology &Management (OTM)New area of specialization inëSoftware EngineeringíNew area of specialization inëAutomotive ManufacturingEngineeringíSeven month CertificateProgram in ëRapid ProductRealizationíMBA Coursework-only OptionProfessional Doctoral Degree(DBA) Program

Deliberations on Guidelinesfor Transfer of Credits to AITwere initiated. The guidelines willfacilitate student movementbetween institutions whereby creditalready achieved in anotherinstitution is recognized towards adegree at AIT.

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School of Engineering and Technology (SET)

Information and Communication GroupComputer ScienceInformation ManagementRemote Sensing and Geographic

Information SystemsTelecommunications

Industrial Systems Engineering GroupDesign & Manufacturing EngineeringIndustrial Engineering and ManagementMechatronicsMicroelectronics

Civil & Infrastructure Engineering GroupConstruction, Engineering and

Infrastructure ManagementGeotechnical and Geoenvironmental

EngineeringStructural EngineeringTransportation EngineeringWater Engineering and Management

School of Management (SOM)

Full-time MBA ó Management of Technology,International Business, International PublicManagement

Executive MBA ó EMBA in AIT and VietnamEMBA - Human Resources Management

Dual Degree Arrangements - AIT and one ofthe premier business schools in Europe

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) ProgramDoctor of Business Administration (DBA)

Program [Professional Doctoral Program]

School of Environment, Resources and Development (SERD)

Agricultural Systems and EngineeringAquaculture and Aquatic Resources ManagementEnergyEnvironmental Engineering and ManagementFood Engineering and Bioprocess TechnologyGender and Development StudiesNatural Resources ManagementPulp and Paper TechnologyRegional and Rural Development PlanningUrban Environmental Management

Interdisciplinary Programs

Interdisciplinary programs, between two or more fieldswithin and/or across Schools, are also offered. Theseprograms integrate knowledge and skills in a holisticmanner.

Cleaner ProductionGeosystem Exploration and Petroleum

GeoengineeringInformation and Communications TechnologiesIntegrated Tropical Coastal Zone ManagementOffshore Technology and Management

AIT Fields of Study

The Guidelines for theIntroduction of New AcademicPrograms were drafted and arecurrently being finalized.

The Policy and Procedure thatwill permit doctoral students toco-teach certain portions ofcourses as soon as they havecompleted their advancement tocandidacy examination is beingformalized.

Faculty fora to discuss newprogram ideas were organized, andtask forces for new academicprograms have been established.

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Admissions, scholarships and enrollmentprocesses were overhauled in 2006. These reformsenabled the implementation of the following.

Online Application System: A system wasdeployed in November 2006 that permits applicantsto apply to AIT over the web. With the onlinesystem, applicants are able to upload admission

documents via the web. They are also given accessto their files to view the status of their application.

The development of the internal processing compo-nent of the system that includes evaluation of theapplicants by faculty and schools is underway. Withthe enhanced system, automation of admissionsdata entry and routine checks will ultimately lead to

The launching of the CareerCenter@AIT by the Student Officein November 2006 was an institutemilestone. Envisioned not only toserve students and alumni, theCenter is a useful link for compa-nies to access the Instituteísyearly pool of 700 masterís and

doctoral graduates and its 15,000alumni in 79 countries around theworld.

Through the Center, compa-nies are given the opportunity toconnect with AIT students seekingemployment and internships. Thecenterís sophisticated web site

(www.careercenter.ait.ac.th) allowsorganizations to upload job postingsand receive email alerts whenapplications are submitted inresponse. Vice versa, the Centerprovides a venue where AIT commu-nity members hook up with profes-sionals through many of its indus-

CAREER CENTER@AIT: A MILESTONE

New students in August 2006 -- originating from 53 countries worldwide -- receive AITorientation from administrative office heads in the AIT Conference Center Auditorium.

paperless processing. Thefinal version of the system willinclude decision supportmodules to help with admis-sions decisions and to helpoptimize use of fellowships.

Admission Tracking andFellowship MonitoringSystem: Real-time monitor-ing of applications andadmissions was implementedin April 2006. Integrated inthis is a system that allowsreal-time monitoring andsimulation of fellowshipoffers. The fellowship report-ing segment of the systemaids schools in monitoringthe tuition discount leveloffered by each field of study

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and indicates when the level exceeds agreed-upon limits.

Enrollment Management: A system for tuitionrevenue stream projection was added to the currentStudent Information System. With this facility, thesystem is able to provide projections of future tuitionrevenues to be obtained from students currentlyenrolled. The newest feature of the system providesanalysis of sources of tuition revenue (i.e. scholar-ships, external support, self-paying students, orfellowships).

Institute Scholarship Allocation Guidelines.The allocation of scholarships was revisited in 2006.Under the new set of guidelines, the followingmeasures are implemented: (a) open competition toselect strongest candidates and to break downsegregation and encourage innovative interdiscipli-nary approaches to problems; (b) greater transpar-ency through disclosure of guidelines and use ofinstitute committees of experts; (c) reward activitythat brings in funding; and (d) reward programs thatachieve accreditation or pass academic programreview.

English Language Proficiency. A new policy onstudent English language proficiency was intro-duced in 2006. This was accompanied by increased

support for English language skills development.These initiatives include: (a) requiring proof ofEnglish language proficiency corresponding to aminimum TOEFL score of 500 for admission; (b)requiring a level of English proficiency approximatelyequal to a TOEFL score of 550 before graduation;and (c) complementing regular courses with inten-sive summer and regular-semester English coursesthat are necessary to upgrade studentsí level ofproficiency throughout the duration of their studyprogram.

Admissions Follow-Up. In order to help ensure arobust enrollment and to gather information toimprove the admissions process and for use inrecruitment, the Student Office, assisted by studentvolunteers, used email and telephone to follow upwith all applicants who had not yet accepted the AIToffer of admission. The activity, which took place inJuly 2006, allowed contacts to a total of 800applicants. Response among those contacted wasvery positive ñ not only did they appreciate thepersonal attention and demonstration of care butmany of those contacted revealed an easier adjust-ment period by having the same volunteers leadtheir way in the first few weeks after their arrival atAIT.

try-oriented activities ñ career fairs,corporate talks, company visits,and career seminars.

One of its core activities isthe holding of the bi-annual CareerFairs in November and March. Atits launching on 24 November2006, the Center attracted 26

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multinational companies. Thesefairs not only lead to job or intern-ship placements but also provide aplatform for AIT faculty and staff tocollaborate with organizations forresearch endeavors.

The addition and integration ofthe Career Center@AIT under theStudent Office facilitated studentservices to become more holistic.The Center is paving the way by

which the Student Office is slowlyachieving its vision of becoming atruly one-stop-student center.

Vice President Prof. Peter Haddawy (left)and AIT President Prof. Said Irandoust(2nd from left) hands a token ofappreciation to Mr. Gregory Poupon,representative of Manpower Co. andparticipant at the AIT Career Fair 2006.

Photosfrom left:Scenes atthe AITCareerFair inNovember2006.

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ENROLLMENT TRENDS

January 2005 versus January 2006The enrollment data for January 2005 versus January 2006 is shown in Table 1. Although the applica-

tions reduced by 20% in January 2006 (from 550 to 441), the percentage of enrollment in terms of totalheadcount significantly increased from 46% to 54%. This is effectively complemented by the increase inthe actual number of fee-paying students, which rose from 98 in January 2005 to 121 in January 2006.Overall, there was an increase of 22 full-fee equivalent students in January 2006 than in January 2005.

In order to help ensure a robustenrollment, the Student Office used emailand telephone to follow up with allapplicants who had not yet accepted theAIT offer of admission. Response amongthose contacted was very positive – notonly did they appreciate the personalattention and demonstration of care butmany of those contacted revealed aneasier adjustment period.

Students

Notes:1. Fee-Paying Enrolled: refers to the headcount of students paying full or partial AIT fees (registration and tuition fees)2. Discount Rate: refers to the average discount each fee-paying student receives; discount is given in the form of credit fellowships3. FFE: refers to the Full-Fee Equivalent of all fee-paying enrolled students (e.g. 1 FFE = 1 student paying the full fees of 48 credits)

Table 1: INTAKE STATISTICS (January 2005 versus January 2006)

AIToverall

Applications Offers EnrolledPercent

EnrolmentFee-paying

EnrolledDifference

(%)Discount

Rate FFEDifference

(FFE)

Jan-05 156 114 44 39% 31 19.76% 25Jan-06 130 85 27 32% 23 -26% 12.14% 20 -5


Jan-05 550 395 182 46% 98 9.65% 89Jan-06 441 289 155 54% 121 23% 8.51% 111 22

School of Engineering, Development and Resources (SERD)

Jan-05 325 221 87 39% 44 7.38% 41Jan-06 216 123 61 50% 45 2% 16.67% 37 -4


Jan-05 69 60 51 85% 23 0.00% 23Jan-06 95 81 67 83% 53 130% 0.00% 53 30

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To summarize, as a result of the new policies, the Institute has been able to generate more tuition revenue withfewer students while at the same time increasing admission standards. Fewer students mean that facultymembers are able to devote more attention to students, resulting in a higher quality of education. Facultymembers are also able to focus more on teaching substantive course content and less on problems of communi-cating with students in English.

August 2005 versus August 2006The admissions data for August 2006 versus August 2005 is shown in Table 2. In August 2006, the Institute

received 1,828 applications, which is down 46% from August 2005. A significant drop was mainly due to theintended effect of the imposition of the application processing fee. The other effect expected was the significantincrease in the percentage of students accepting the offer of admission. This was, in fact, what happened withan increase of acceptance rate from 27% in August 2005 to 44% in August 2006. Due to the increase in tuitionand fees and the limit on tuition discounts, it was also expected for the Institute to witness a reduction inenrollment. The number of non-exchange students (fee-paying enrolled) in August 2006 is 599, which is a dropof 11% from the figure of 672 in August 2005. On the surface such a large drop in enrollment could be a reasonfor concern. However, due to a lower discount rate of 14.56% in August 2006 versus 18.83% in August 2005combined with a 14% increase in tuition, the full-fee equivalent enrollment is actually 33 students more in August2006 than in August 2005. It is also worth noting that the average percentage tuition paid by a self-payingstudent increased from 18% in August 2005 to 20% in August 2006.

Notes:1. Fee-Paying Enrolled: refers to the headcount of students paying full or partial AIT fees (registration and tuition fees)2. Discount Rate: refers to the average discount each fee-paying student receives; discount is given in the form of credit fellowships3. Tuition Factor: In August 2006, the Institute increased tuition fees by 14%.4. Aug. 2006 FFE: refers to the Full-Fee Equivalent of all fee-paying enrolled students based on Aug. 2006 fees (e.g. 1 FFE = 1 student paying the full fees

of 48 credits).

Table 2: INTAKE STATISTICS (August 2005 versus August 2006)

AIToverall

Applications Offers EnrolledPercent

EnrolmentFee-paying

EnrolledDifference

(%)Discount

RateDifference

(FFE)

Aug-05 1,250 1,119 291 26% 283 20.43% 1 198Aug-06 614 572 245 43% 246 -13% 12.44% 1.14 215 18


Aug-05 3,395 2,946 793 27% 672 18.83% 1 478Aug-06 1,828 1,599 702 44% 599 -11% 14.56% 1.14 512 33

School of Engineering, Development and Resources (SERD)

Aug-05 1,567 1,386 290 21% 276 17.68% 1 199Aug-06 775 648 240 37% 234 -15% 17.79% 1.14 192 -7


Aug-05 578 441 212 48% 113 17.65% 1 82Aug-06 439 379 217 57% 119 5% 12.61% 1.14 104 22

Aug. 2006FFE

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Students

2006 TOTAL ENROLLMENTBy School and Degree Program

School of Engineering and Technology (SET) January 2006 August 2006Semester Semester

†By Degree Program 179 179 †

ï Masterís 502 488 †ï Diploma 2 2 †

Total (Degree programs) 683 669 † † † †Other Programs: † † †

- CAS 28 23 †- Certificate 6 3 †- Special/Exchange 2 1 †

Total (Other programs) 36 27

† SET Total 719 696 †

School of Environment, January 2006 August 2006Resources and Development (SERD) Semester Semester† † † †By Degree Program: † † †

ï Doctoral 233 251 †ï Masterís 500 484 †ï Diploma † † †


- CAS 15 12 †- Bridging 2 †- Certificate 9 8 †- Special/Exchange 19 5 †- Research Fellows 1 1- Post Doctoral 2 1 †

Total (Other programs) 48 27

SERD Total 781 762 †

School of Management (SOM) January 2006 August 2006Semester Semester

By Degree Program:† † †ï Doctoral 66 86 †ï Masterís 382 414 †ï Diploma 2 1 †


- CAS 7 7 †- Certificate 3 †- Special/Exchange 14 27 †

Total (Other programs) 21 37 †

SOM Total 471 538

Overall Total 1,971 1,996

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January 2006 Semester August 2006 Semester

Southeast Asia 1,421 72.10% 1,488 74.55%Cambodia 64 54 Indonesia 45 46 Laos 68 65 Malaysia 7 7 Myanmar 80 67 Philippines 19 22 Thailand 708 761 Timor Leste - 1 Vietnam 430 465

†† † †East Asia 101 5.12% 83 4.16%

Hong Kong 1 1 Japan 10 7 Korea 13 6 PR China 71 62 Taiwan 6 7

Central Asia 10 0.51% 12 0.60%Afghanistan - 1Kyrghyzstan 2 2 Mongolia 6 5 Turkmenistan - 2Uzbekistan 2 2

South Asia and West Asia 368 18.67% 343 17.18%Bangladesh 80 59 Bhutan 26 23 India 99 83 Maldives 1 4Nepal 88 84 Pakistan 34 36Sri Lanka 40 54

Pacific 1 0.05% 1 0.05%Papua New Guinea 1 1 † † † †

North America 14 0.71% 5 0.25%Canada 4 2 USA 10 3

† † † †Europe 46 2.34% 55 2.76%

Austria 1 - Belgium 1 - Bulgaria 1 1 Denmark 5 6 Ecuador - 1 Finland - 2 France 23 30 Germany 5 6 Italy 1 2 Latvia - 1 Netherlands 1 - Norway 1 - Poland 1 - Spain - 2 Sweden 5 3 Switzerland 1 1

† † † †Africa 9 0.46% 8 0.40%

Cameroon 1 -Egypt 1 -Ethiopia 1 1 Malawi 1 1 Morocco 2 4 Nigeria 2 1 Rwanda 1 - Togo - 1

† † † †Tibetan Living in India 1 0.05% 1 †0.05%† † † † †

TOTAL 1,971 100% 1,996 100%

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2006 TOTAL STUDENT ENROLLMENTBy Country of Origin

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Y. P. Singhania AIT Masterís Thesis Awardees

Held for the first time in AITís history, Professor Sudip K.Rakshit, VP - Research, with funding support from the Y. P.Singhania Group from India, organized the AIT MasterísTheses Competition on 21 May 2006. Competition categorieswere: Energy and Environment; Resources; Development;Information & Communications Technologies; IndustrialSystems & Engineering; Civil Engineering; and Management.Recipients of the Y. P. Singhania AIT Masterís Thesis Prizeswere as follows:

Laricar Dominic Ortega TraniSyed Hassan Mujtaba JafriRittick BorahNguyen Minh ThuDona Wilani Dynatra SubasinghePunyatoya MohapattraShraddha ShahPye Soe Thu Zar

May Aug Sep Dec

Southeast Asia 354 21 13 127Cambodia 24 2 3Indonesia 11 1 5Laos 19 1 4Malaysia 2 1Myanmar 39 1 3Philippines 6Thailand 120 12 11 52Vietnam 133 5 1 59

East Asia 27 2 6Hong KongJapan 1Korea 4PR China 22 1 5Taiwan 1 1

South Asia and West Asia 142 10 20Bangladesh 44 2 4Bhutan 8 1India 36 7 8IranNepal 34 3Pakistan 8 1 1Sri Lanka 12 3

North America 1 1USA 1 1

Europe 12 2 1 6Austria 1Belgium 1Bulgaria 1Denmark 1France 6 1 4Germany 3Norway 1Poland 1Sweden 1

Africa 4Cameroon 1Egypt 1Nigeria 1Rwanda 1

TOTAL 539 36 14 160

2006 Graduates by Country of Origin

May Aug Sep Dec TotalSAT 147 10 4 31 192SCE 83 1 2 7 93SERD 214 2 4 34 254SOM 95 23 4 88 210

539 36 14 160 749

2006 Graduates by School

May Aug Sep Dec Total

D.Eng 13 6 10 29Ph.D 6 6 12 24D.Tech.Sc. 6 1 2 9M.Eng 235 7 22 264MBA/(Exec) 90 21 1 83 195Diploma 3 1 4

2006 Graduates by Degree Program

Speaking at the 106th graduation ceremony on 15 December2006, Dr. Tej Bunnag, Chairman of the AIT Board of Trustees,urged graduates to remain committed to the values es-poused by AIT.

ìGraduands, a convocation is an extremely importantday in the life of a student. Each of you stand today at anew threshold in your life. Here, in this great institution, youhave imbibed the values and skills needed to deal with theworld outside. Some of you may have been trained to enter

Dr. Tej Bunnag addresses Batch 106

Mr. Trani (right) defends his plight during the 1st Y. P.Singhania-AIT Master’s Thesis competition held in May 2006.

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Md. Zeenatul Basher A.M.Shahabuddin(AARM @ SERD) BangladeshChintana Boonthamjinda Memorial Prize

Prithula Dhungel(CS @ SET) NepalHisamatsu Prize

Luong Viet Phong(IM @ SET) VietnamThe James A. Linen III Memorial Prize

Manavit Vinaipanit(IEM @ SET) ThailandThe Tim Kendall Memorial Prize

Umesh Phuyal(ICT @ SET) NepalThe Yoshiro Takasaki Prize

Nguyen Quang Kanh(Mechatronics @ SET) VietnamThe Werner Von Siemens ExcellenceAward

Syed Hassan Mujtaba Jafri(Microelectronics @ SET) PakistanThe Infineon Prize

Jiang Fenghuan(RSGIS @ SET) P.R. ChinaJohn A. Hrones Prize

Pham Tran Tung(TC @ SET) VietnamThe Sonera Prize

Sivasothy Senthuran(TC @ SET) Sri LankaThe Wireless Personal Multimedia(WPMC) Prize

Rojee Suwal(NRM @ SERD) NepalThe Shoichiro Toyoda Prize

Muhammad Afzal(CEIM @ SET) PakistanThe Mahesh Varma Prize

Anil Bhandari(GTE @ SET) NepalThe Chin Fung Kee Prize

May 2006 (Batch 105) Awardees

Noorma Shrestha(SE @ SET) NepalThe Aoyagi PrizeThe Hiromichi Seya Prize

Fayyaz Mahmood Qadir, PakistanMr. Taqsim Husnain, Bangladesh(TE @ SET)The Barbara and John Hugh Jones Prize

Nisha Budhathoki(WEM @ SET) NepalThe Chainarong Na Lamphun Prize

Lokhande Suresh Bajirao, IndiaMwumvaneza Valens, RwandaWilloram Mudiyanselage Ratnayake,Sri Lanka(ASE @ SERD)The Y.Y. Kishida Prize

A.M.C.J. Angammana(Energy @ SERD) Sri LankaThe Yoshiro Takasaki Prize

Nguyen Quang Hung(EEM @ SERD) VietnamThe Robert B. Banks Prize

Siriprapa Sootthiboon(FEBT @ SERD) ThailandThe Albert Stevens PrizeYoh Kurosawa Prize

Felma Joy I. Tadios(GDS @ SERD) PhilippinesThe Alastair M. North Prize

Rojee Suwal, NepalDevi Chandra Pokhrel, NepalMd. Humayun Kabir, BangladeshMd. Ruhul Amin, Bangladesh(NRM @ SERD)Tim Kendall Memorial Prize

Panupong Piyawongsomboon(MOT @ SOM) ThailandThe John A. Hrones PrizeThe AITAA Prize

Nguyen Thi Kieu Oanh(IPM @ SOM) VietnamThe Tim Kendall Memorial Prize<p>

Sanjay Bhatnagar, IndiaMr. Sameer Prasadm, India(EMBA @ SOM)Thyssen Budd Automotive Prize

December 2006 (Batch 106)Awardees

Graduation AwardeesLe Tien Dung(PPT @ SERD) VietnamSukum Navapan Prize

Aryuwath Pratumsa(RRDP @ SERD) ThailandJames A. Linen III Memorial Prize

Nguyen Minh Thu(UEM @ SERD) VietnamThe John A. Hrones Prize

Ashish Narayanan(IB @ SOM) IndiaThe Wilhelm Hill Prize

Manavit VinaipanitNguyen Quang KhanhPham Tran TungMuhammad AfzalAnil BhandariNoorma ShresthaFayyaz Mahmood QadirTaqsim HusnainMohammed Ruhul AminA.M.C.J. AngammanaLokhande Suresh BajiraoNguyen Quang HungMd. Humayun KabirDevi Chandra PokhrelWilloram Mudiyanselage RatnayakeRojee SuwalMwumvaneza ValensSiriprapa SoothiboonAIT Alumni Association Prize

the private sector, while others may aim to work in thepublic sector or non-governmental organizations. Theseare not different worlds, for I strongly believe they areunited in their commitment to improve the lives andlivelihoods of people.

Whatever walk of life you may pursue, you will findthat a commitment to excellence, to justice and fair play,to hard work and team spirit will stand you in good stead.

I urge you, dear graduands, to remain committed tothe values espoused by AIT.î

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he Asian Institute ofTechnology (AIT), withalmost 50 years of service,

is proud to have taken a leadingrole in the capacity building andhuman resource development ofthe Asia-Pacific region. As ofDecember 2006, AIT has gra-duated 14,769 young professionalsfrom 79 countries and territories.

Pursuant to the newadministrative structure, theAlumni Relations Office wasrenamed as Alumni RelationsUnit (ARU) under the ExternalRelations and CommunicationsOffice (ERCO) in February 2006.ARU works with the AIT AlumniAssociation (AITAA) MotherChapter and its National Chaptersand alumni at large to jointlypromote AITís academic programsas well as launch new initiativesthat would contribute to the longterm viability/sustainability of theInstitute.

In order to keep the alumnibody informed, the quarterly AITAlumni Newsletter (ElectronicVersion) launched in June 2002continued to be published. ARUhas also maintained a mailing list,[email protected], with over9,200 active e-mail addresses ofalumni.

Alumni Distribution by Nationality (as of December 2006)

Southeast AsiaBrunei Darussalam 10Cambodia 288Indonesia 590Laos 224Malaysia 301Myanmar 436Philippines 864Singapore 29Thailand 3864Vietnam 1837 Sub-total 8,443

East AsiaPR China 645Hong Kong 88Japan 83Korea 153Macao 7Mongolia 41Taiwan 844 Sub-total 1861

EuropeAustria 2Azerbaijan 5Belgium 12Bolivia 1Bulgaria 1Denmark 10Finland 18France 121Germany 25Honduras 1Italy 4Luxemburg 1Netherlands 7Norway 3Poland 1Portugal 2Spain 9Sweden 3Switzerland 2Turkey 6UK 4

Sub-total 251

AfricaCameroon 1Egypt 2Ethiopia 12Ghana 2Kenya 4Malawi 5Morocco 1Mozambique 1Nigeria 4Rwanda 1Tanzania 8Zambia 1

Sub-total 42

Total 14,769

Central AsiaIran 22Kazakhstan 14Kyrghyzstan 10Tajikistan 1Uzbekistan 3 Sub-total 50

PacificAustralia 2Fiji 1Kiribati 1Papua New Guinea 9Solomon Island 1Tonga 1Tuvalu 1

Sub-total 16

South Asia and West AsiaAfghanistan 19Bangladesh 874Bhutan 58India 851Maldives 5Nepal 831Pakistan 675Sri Lanka 764Stateless 6

Sub-total 4,083

North and South AmericasArgentina 1Canada 10Bolivia 2Honduras 1Peru 1USA 18Venezuela 1

Sub-total 34

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The AIT Alumni Association (AITAA) Lao PDR in cooperation withthe AITAA Mother Chapter hosted the 35th AITAA Governing BoardMeeting (GBM). The meeting was held on 10 December 2006 inVientiane, Lao PDR.

At the meeting, Dr. Ir. Khin Ni Ni Thein (above left), Vice Presidentfor Development and Resources read out the AIT Presidentís message tothe participants. She also presented and described the Master Plan ñglobal strategy, complementary activities, multi-tracked major campaign,essential elements for fund raising, annual fund raising, institutionalreadiness and others. Following VP Dr. Ir. Theinís address, the AITAAMother Chapter and National Chapter presidents and representativespresented their respective Chapterís reports; discussed AITAA issues,alumni matters, the AIT landmark project and other related matters.

Attendees in the event were President and Executive CommitteeMembers of AITAA (Mother Chapter), Presidents and Representatives of15 National Chapters (Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Korea,Lao PDR, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka,Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam). The AIT delegation comprised of 5members including two Vice Presidents - Vice President for ExternalRelations & Vice President for Development and Resources.

The 36th AITAA GBM in 2007 will be hosted by the AITAA-Sri LankaChapter.

AITAA Lao PDR Chapter Hosts 35th GBM

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AIT Faculty Receives IGSAchievement Award

The InternationalGeosynthetics Society (IGS) on 22September 2006, through a nomina-tion of the IGS Thailand Chapter,awarded the IGS AchievementAward, a new category of awardintroduced by the IGS Council, toProf. Dennes T. Bergado (rightphoto, second from left) of theSchool of Engineering and Technol-ogy.

Prof. Bergardo was recog-nized for his contributions to IGSThailand Chapter and IGS activitiesas well as for research and appli-cation of geosynthetic products.The award was presented at aspecial ceremony at the IGSGeneral Assembly of the 8th

New ProfessorsInstalled

At the 106th graduationceremony of 15 December 2006

specialization are management oftechnology, technology anddevelopment, technology policyand technology transfer.

Prof. Ganesh P. Shivakotiof the Natural ResourcesManagement and the Agricul-tural Systems and Engineeringfields of study, School ofEnvironment, Resources andDevelopment has been associ-ated with the Institute sinceAugust 1998. His major areasof specialization include farmingsystem economics, commonproperty resources, institutionsand policies related to water,land and forestry, and popula-tion and environment relation-ship.

AIT Faculty and AlumnusReceive Most Outstanding Award

on Vetiver

Her Royal Highness Prin-cess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn on23 October 2006 graciouslypresented awards to an AITfaculty member and an AITalumnus in Caracas,Venezuela.The Princess pre-sented ìThe King of ThailandVetiver Awardsî for the mostoutstanding achievements on

basket-making and roof thatch-ing.

Among the award recipientsare AIT faculty member Dr. PichaiNimityongskul (left) of the Struc-tural Engineering field of study,School of Engineering and Technol-ogy and Dr. ThammanoonHengsadeekul (right), an AITalumnus (SEC í95 & í06) who wereselected to receive the King ofThailand Certificate of Excellenceunder the Non-Agricultural Applica-tion category.

Prof. Nazrul Islam (above) ofthe School of Management andProf. Ganesh Shivakoti (left) ofthe School of Environment,Resources and Development wereinstalled as new Professors.

Prof. Nazrul Islam of theManagement of Technology fieldof study has been associatedwith the Institute since Septem-ber 1998. His major areas of

International Conference onGeosynthetics in Yokohama,Japan.

The award tops up as one of

Prof. Bergadoís internationalawards and accomplishmentshaving been a recent PhilippinesëBalik Scientistí Awardee in 2004.

vetiver at the opening ceremonyof the Fourth International Confer-ence on Vetiver. Vetiver is a typeof grass used in applications thatrange from erosion control to

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Publications SET SERD SOM 2006 Total

Journal Papers 99 151 28 278Conference Papers/ Proceedings 205 125 10 340Refereed Books/ Chapters in Books 20 28 2 50Others** 17 40 4 61

Total 341 344 44 729

** Monographs, working papers, consultancy reports, reviews, newsletters, reference materials

2006 Annual Report

2006 Report on Academic Activities

The table below shows the published outputs in 2006 of the three schools: SET, SERD and SOM.

2006 Average

SET 10.15SERD 13.22SOM 18.35

Average 13.91

2006 Average

Long-term Faculty 93.92 Direct Hire 82.50 Seconded 11.42

Short-term Faculty 35.17 Visiting Faculty 15.17 Adjunct Faculty 20.00

TOTAL 129.08

Note: The faculty headcount fractions indicate jointappointment with two or more schools andadministrative assignments.

Institute-wide Faculty Headcount 2006

Publications

Student-to-Faculty Ratio 2005

Prof. Sivanappan Kumar, Dean SERD explains the conceptsof Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) in an August 2006workshop using a Powerpoint presentation.

Prof. Vilas Wuwongse, VP External Relations (below left)welcomes participants to the GMSARN Int’l Conference inDecember 2006 while Dr. Monthip Tabucanon (right photo),Director General, DEQP, MONRE delivers her welcome remarks.

Prof. Said Irandoust, AIT President delivers his welcomeremark to participants of the Electricity Pricing and RiskManagement in November 2006.

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he Institute continued toconsolidate its researchactivities, identifying its

strengths, experience in the regionand beyond, as well as to makeplans for the future. Some thematicknowledge areas were identified andincluded in the Institute StrategicDevelopment Plan (SDP). Theyshall be developed further. Theseare used in discussions withdevelopment agencies, privatesector and other stakeholders forproposing appropriate support ontheir part and serve as inputs tothe overall research fund raisingeffort of the Institute.

The thematic knowledge areasfocus on the creation of niche areas

Research Initiatives• Technology transfer and

development of pre-incubators• Development of consultancy

services, etc.The newly formed Institute

Intellectual Property (IP) Commit-tee reviewed and further developedpolicies to help protect potentialinnovative inventions, which eithercan be patented or be licenseddirectly to end users who willconvert the same into wealth. Italso contributed towards thedevelopment of the IP initiatives ofthe Institute, played an importantrole in raising the awareness ofthe†capital†value†of IP for AIT, andworked on the legal aspects oflicensing inventions.

and showcase outstanding re-search conducted by its studentsthereby promoting and emphasizinga research atmosphere in theInstitute. It has created an aware-ness of the type of research workcarried out in various fields in theInstitute; gave students confidencein their research and presentationskills; exposed students to theappropriateness of their work thuspaving the way to encourageexcellence in graduate scholarlyresearch and recognizing outstand-ing student accomplishments.

There were seven competitioncategories, namely: Energy andEnvironment; Resources; Develop-ment; Information & Communica-

AIT Master’s Theses competition brings out the best researchtheses among the AIT graduating students in May 2006.

of expertise that have a critical massof faculty with the expertise in theInstitute. The thematic areas underconsideration are: ICT for develop-ment; food and bioresource sys-tems, urban and rural sustainability;Asian models of management; watermanagement and technology; androbotic and sensor networks forintelligent environment. This focus,along with entrepreneurship, innova-tion and leadership, will move theInstitute from a center of highereducation to one of higher learningand knowledge center.

Intellectual Property Initiatives

It is evident that the researchcapacity and knowledge created byAIT research activities need to beharnessed. With this in mind, amulti-pronged strategy was devel-oped that includes:

• Protection of intellectual pro-perty

The Instituteís first experiencein capitalizing the intellectualproperty in its research as assetwas through a patent licenseagreement between the Instituteand an important US IP manage-ment company, with the help of anIP agent, Axis Associates Interna-tional. Under the agreement, thecompany acquired the licenses forspecific invention disclosuresbased on the research conductedby Dr. Nitin Afzulpurkar, AssociateProfessor, Mechatronics andMicroelectronics Fields of Study ofAITís School of Engineering &Technology. The agreement willopen further developments in thefield of converting research outputsinto intellectual property which willbe protected by patents.

First AIT MasterísThesis Competition

A competition of the bestresearch theses among the AITgraduating students in May 2006was carried out to acknowledge

tions Technologies; IndustrialSystems & Engineering; CivilEngineering; and Management.Theses presentations were judgedaccording to the following criteria:relevance; originality; scientific/society contribution; generalknowledge of the field; futurepotential for innovation; andpresentation skills. The judgeswere renowned scientists, facultycolleagues, industry practitioners,and senior officials from interna-tional organizations, governmentand academe. The competitionwas sponsored by the Y. K.Singhania Group from India.

Policy and Procedure Decisions

The three Decision Meetings in2006 streamlined procedures andfurther actions to rationalize andpromote sponsored projects.Schemes were put in place forresearch projects sponsored bygovernment and developmentagencies, as well as for trainingprojects, conferences and personal

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consultancies. Decisions werealso made on faculty/staff timerecovery from sponsored projectswhile allowing faculty and staff toearn additional income fromsponsored projects; and propercrediting of sponsored projectsoverhead as unrestricted revenue toresponsibility centers (fields ofstudy). An incentive scheme wasbuilt into the system while derivingsome revenue to the Institute forfuture initiatives.

Special and ExtramuralLectures

In line with the Presidentísencouragement to continuouslystimulate active discussions anddebate among community members,an Extramural Lecture Series wasinitiated, and steps were taken torevive the Instituteís ProfessorialLecture Series. The lecture seriesdefinitely instigated more fora forspecial speakers, and later, for thereporting of faculty research, andfor the presentation of dissertationresearch by doctoral students.†These will encourage AIT doctoralstudents to develop professionalcompetency in interacting andcommunicating across disci-plines.

In January, an extramurallecture was delivered by Dr. BrianAtwater, renowned tsunami expertfrom the US Geological Survey,based on his book ìThe OrphanTsunami of 1700î.† Dr. Atwaterhad been listed by Time Magazineas one of the 100 most influentialpeople of 2005 because of hisdiscovery of evidence of ancienttsunamis of a magnitude that hadnot been seen in recent historyuntil late last year.

In September, special lectureswere delivered by two UNESCODirectors on opportunities ofcollaboration for AIT. A presenta-tion on ìUNESCO-IHE and thepotential for collaboration with AITîwas given by Prof. Dr. RichardMeganck, Director/ Rector ofUNESCO ñ IHE, Delft, the Nether-lands. Another presentation onìWindows of opportunities forUNESCO-AIT collaboration in theAsian regionî was given by Prof. Dr.

Hubert Gijzen, Director, JakartaOffice, Indonesia.

In October, Prof. StephenOlsen, Director of the CoastalResources Center of the Universityof Rhode Island and an internation-ally recognized advocate ofintegrated coastal management,made a presentation on theìMilestones in the Evolution ofIntegrated Coastal Management:Theory and Practiceî. The CoastalResources Center is the Instituteísmain partner in the USAID-funded

2006 Annual Report

Dr. Brian Atwater (above), renowned tsunami expert from the US Geological Survey, deliveredan extramural lecture in January 2006 based on his book “The Orphan Tsunami of 1700”.

A presentation on “UNESCO-IHE and the potential for collaboration with AIT” was given byProf. Dr. Richard Meganck (top left), Director/ Rector of UNESCO – IHE, Delft, the Nether-lands. Another presentation on “Windows of opportunities for UNESCO-AIT collaboration inthe Asian region” was given by Prof. Dr. Hubert Gijzen (lower left), Director, UNESCOJakarta Office, Indonesia. Both presentations were held in September 2006.

Type of Activity SET SERD SOM AIT IntERLab 2006Extension Total

Research 40 21 1 0 1 63Training/WorkshopsShort Courses/Symposia 4 10 0 77 5 96Conferences/Seminars 3 0 0 2 1 6Others** 1 9 1 0 0 11

post-tsunami sustainable liveli-hood program.

Sponsored and ContractedProjects

The following pages providesa listing of completed and ongo-ing sponsored and contractedprojects ñ research; trainings,workshops, short courses,symposia; conferences, semi-nars; and other projects ñ carriedout in 2006.

SPONSORED AND CONTRACTED PROJECTS

Type of Activity SET SERD SOM AIT IntERLab 2006Extension Total

Research 34 31 0 0 2 67Training, /WorkshopsShort Courses/Symposia 3 14 1 9 4 31Conferences/Seminars 2 1 2 1 1 6Others** 9 23 6 0 1 39

Ongoing Projects

** Capacity Building, development, study visits, networking, student-exchange, etc.

Completed Projects

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Soft Bangkok Clay Improvement byThermal Consolidation withPrefabricated Vertical Drains(PVD)Investigator: Prof. Dennes T. BergadoSponsor: Royal Thai Government (RTG)Duration: 30-Sep-04 - 31-Jul-06Total: 950,000 THB

Full-Scale Test of ReinforcedSegmental Wall/Embankment UsingHigh Strength GeogridReinforcement with LightweightRubber Tire Chip-Sand Fill on SoftGroundInvestigator: Prof. Dennes T. BergadoSponsor: Royal Thai Government (RTG)Duration: 30-Sep-04 - 30-Jun-06Total: 600,000 THB

GTE Lab TestingInvestigator: Dr. Noppadol Phien-wejSponsor: AIT OperationDuration: 1-Jan-06 - 31-Dec-06Total: 3,000,000 THB

Mechatronics and Microelectronics

Development of a Systemic-Error-Compensate CNC Controller ProjectInvestigator: Dr. Manukid ParnichkunSponsor: Mitutoyo Association forScience and TechnologyDuration: 1-Jan-02 - 31-Dec-06Total: 828,000 THB

A Study of Development of anIntelligent Vehicle ProjectInvestigator: Dr. Manukid ParnichkunSponsor: National Electronics andComputer Technology Center (NECTEC),ThailandDuration: Mar-05 - Dec-06Total: 1,000,000 THB

Conjugated SemiconductorNanoparticles as Fluorophores forRapid Detection of BacteriaísInvestigator: Dr. Joydeep DuttaSponsor: NANOTECH/NSTDATotal: 1,498,992 THB

Development of an AutomatedVisual Inspection System (2005-2006)Investigator: Dr. Nitin AfzulpurkarSponsor: Consortium of Seagate, Hitachi,Western Digital and NECTECDuration: 1-Nov-04 - 31-Dec-06Total: 1,500,000 THB

Development of Generic SmartMEMS Based Control SystemsInvestigator: Dr. Nitin AfzulpurkarSponsor: NSTDA, ThailandDuration: Feb-04 - Dec-06Total: 3,880,800 THB

Development of an Automatic TideSensing Unit for Tsunami EarlyWarning SystemInvestigator: Dr. Manukid ParnichkunSponsor: Royal Thai Government JointResearch FundDuration: Dec-05 - Dec-06Total: 1,000,000 THB

Nanotechnology Based PressureSensors for Tsunami DetectionInvestigator: Dr. Joydeep DuttaSponsor: AIT-RTG Joint Research ProjectDuration: Jun-05 - Dec-06Total: 875,000 THB

Remote Sensing & GeographicInformation Systems

Road Management ResearchInvestigator: Dr. Kiyoshi HondaSponsor: Japan Bank of InternationalCooperationDuration: 5-Feb-02 - 5-Feb-06Total: 1,111,968 THB

Asian Highway GISInvestigator: Dr. Kiyoshi HondaSponsor: UNESCAPDuration: 1-Oct-03 - 30-Aug-06Total: 652,500 THB

Geographic Information System andNutritional Status of Thai PeopleInvestigator: Prof. Michiro Kusanagi, Dr.Srisaang KaojarenSponsor: Royal Thai Government (RTG)Duration: 1-Sep-04 - 31-Aug-06Total: 600,000 THB

E3P Environmental Protection andPig ProductionInvestigator: Dr. Frederic BorneSponsor: Centre de CooperationInternationale en Recherche Agronomiquepour le Development, FranceDuration: 1-Mar-05 - 28-Feb-06Total: 324,000 THB

World Summit on SustainableDevelopment-2 (WSSD-2)Investigator: Dr. Lal SamarakoonSponsor: Japan Aerospace ExplorationAgencyDuration: 1-Jun-05 - 30-Jun-06Total: 11,000,000 THB

Analysis of Factors Influencing RiceGrain Quality cv. KDML 105 UsingGeographic Information SystemInvestigators: Dr. Xiaoyang Chen,Dr. Srisaang KaojarenSponsor: Royal Thai Government (RTG)Duration: 1-Nov-05 - 31-Oct-06Total: 1,000,000 THB

Human Network ProjectInvestigator: Dr. Lal SamarakoonSponsor: Japan Aerospace ExplorationAgencyDuration: 1-Dec-05 - 31-Jul-06Total: 774,810 THB

Applying Parallel Computing onCluster and Grid Systems forAgricultural Monitoring Based onCrop Model and Remote SensingInvestigator: Dr. Honda KiyoshiSponsor: Royal Thai GovernmentDuration: Oct-04 - Oct-06Total:970,000 THB

School of Engineering andTechnology

Completed projects

Computer Science and InformationManagement

Ubiquitous Network Societies forKnowledge Based EconomiesInvestigator: Dr. Paul JanecekSponsor: ADB-AIT Networking ProjectDuration: 1-Mar-06 - 31-Jul-06Total: 193,000 THB

Construction, Engineering &Infrastructure Management

Consistency of Safety and HealthManagement SystemImplementationInvestigator: Dr. B.H.W. HadikusumoSponsor: Bovis Lend Lease (Thailand)Ltd.Duration: May-05 - Dec-06Total: 88,500 THB

Construction Work Performanceunder Bovis Lend Lease Safety andHealth Management SystemInvestigator: Dr. B.H.W. HadikusumoSponsor: Bovis Lend Lease (Thailand)Ltd.Duration: May-05 - Dec-06Total: 88,500 THB

Strategic Budgeting System IIInvestigator: Dr. Chotchai CharoenngamSponsor: Chulalongkorn University,ThailandDuration: Oct-04 - Mar-06Total: 1,000,000 THB

Inspection Manuals and Proceduresfor Expressway Transit Authority ofThailandInvestigator: Dr. Pannapa HerabatSponsor: Expressway Transit Authorityof ThailandDuration: Dec-05 - Jun-06Total: 600,000 THB

Geotechnical andGeoenvironmental Engineering

Technology Transfer of Geotechnicaland Geophysical Field TestingTechniquesInvestigator: Dr. Pham Huy GiaoSponsor: Hanoi University of Mining andGeology, VietnamDuration: 15-Mar-06 - 30-Apr-06Total: 90,000 THB

Development of System forTunneling-induced Building DamageRisk Assessment Using AnalyticalMethodsInvestigator: Dr. Kyung-Ho ParkSponsor: Noweng Co. Ltd., Seoul, KoreaDuration: 1-Sep-04 - 31-Dec-06Total: 376,972 THB

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Spatial Analysis of Malaria Risk tothe Determination ofEpidemiological Surveillance in anEndemic Region of Thailand and theEffectiveness of a New ControlStrategyInvestigator: Dr. Honda KiyoshiSponsor: Royal Thai GovernmentDuration: Oct-04 - Oct-06Total: 1,000,000 THB

Structural Engineering

Seismic Hazard Assessment andMitigation of Seismic Risk inThailand (Phase I): Sub-projects 3and 4Investigator: Dr. Pennung Warnitchaiand Dr. Noppadol PhienwejSponsor: Thailand Research FundDuration: 1-Sep-02 - 31-Dec-06Total: 3,154,000 THB

Structural Engineering LaboratoryInvestigator: Dr. Pichai NimityongskulSponsor: AIT OperationDuration: 1-Jan-06 - 31-Dec-06Total: 5,000,000 THB

Chemical Modification of NaturalRubber Composites for StructuralApplicationsInvestigator: Prof. Worsak Kanok-NukulchaiSponsor: Royal Thai Government (RTG)Duration: 1-Nov-04 - 30-Sep-06Total: 996,000 THB

Telecommunications

Algorithm and System Design ofTurbo Codes and Signal Processingon Quantum Cryptography System:SimulationsInvestigator: Dr. TeerapatSanguankotchakornSponsor: Royal Thai Government (RTG)Duration: 15-Sep-04 - 31-Mar-06Total: 810,000 THB

Transportation Engineering

Road Safety Audit along the ChalongRat and Burpha Withi ExpresswaysInvestigators: Prof. YordpholTanaboriboon, Dr. Shinya Hanaoka

Sponsor: The Expressway and RapidTransit Authority of Thailand (ETA)

Duration: 22-Aug-05 - 30-Nov-06Total: 1,000,000 THB

Fatigue and Sleep Deprivation onDriving PerformanceInvestigators: Prof. YordpholTanaboriboon, Dr. Kunnawee KanitpongSponsor: Department of Land Transport,ThailandDuration: 1-Apr-06 - 30-Nov-06Total: 600,000 THB

Water Engineering and Management

The Study of Water ResourcesManagement ReviewInvestigator: Dr. Sutat WeesakulSponsor: Hydro and Agro InformaticsInstitute (HAII)Duration: 1-Jan-06 - 30-Sep-06Total: 1,120,000 THB

JFK Integrated Disaster MitigationInvestigator: Prof. Tawatchai TingsanchaliSponsor: John F. Kennedy Foundation ofThailandDuration: 15-Jun-06 - 31-Dec-06Total: 500,000 THB

An Assessment of the Socio-economic Impacts of Flood underClimate Change Conditions in LargeCoastal Cities in South and South-east AsiaInvestigator: Dr. Mukand Singh BabelSponsor: Asia Pacific Network for GlobalChange ResearchDuration: 1-Sep-04 - 31-Jan-06Total: 1,839,235 THB

Hydraulics Laboratory WEM SCEInvestigator: Dr. Sutat WeesakulSponsor: AIT OperationDuration: 1-Jan-06 - 31-Dec-06Total: 249,913 THB

Review and Investigation on FloodDrainage around Suwanna BhumiAirportInvestigator: Prof. TawatchaiTingsanchaliSponsor: Royal Irrigation Department,ThailandDuration: 1-Sep-03 - 30-Sep-06Total: 2,727,250 THB

An assessment of GroundwaterVulnerability to Contamination andEstimation of Potential AreasContributing Risk and Hazard toGroundwater in the ChaophrayaBasin by Numerical ModelingInvestigator: Prof. Ashim Das GuptaSponsor: Royal Thai Government (RTG)Duration: 1-Oct-04 - 30-Mar-06Total: 999,000 THB

Water Quality Modeling in TachinRiverInvestigator: Dr. Sutat WeesakulSponsor: Hydro and Agro InformaticsInstitute (HAII)Duration: 1-Jun-05 - 31-May-06Total: 1,140,000 THB

Hydraulic Model Study of DiversionTunnel Nam Ngum 2 HydroelectricProjectInvestigator: Dr. Sutat WeesakulSponsor: Team Consulting Engineeringand Management Co., Ltd, ThailandDuration: 1-Sep-05 - 31-Dec-06Total: 3,132,193 THB

Ongoing projects


Building an Integrated Leading Euro-Asian Higher Education andResearch Community in the field ofthe semantic webInvestigator: Prof. Vilas WuwongseSponsor: European CommissionDuration: 1-Oct-06 - 9-Sep-09Total: 2,960,964 THB

Argumentation as Foundation forSemantic GridInvestigator: Prof. Pham Minh DungSponsor: European CommissionDuration: 2-Jun-06 - 31-May-09Total: 10,000,000 THB

Ministry of Science and TechnologyVirtual LibraryInvestigator: Prof. Vilas WuwongseSponsor: Thaksin University, ThailandDuration: 1-Dec-06 - 31-May-07Total: 1,000,000 THB


Construction Work Performanceunder Bovis Lend Lease Safety andHealth Management SystemInvestigator: Dr. B.H.W. HadikusumoSponsor: Bovis Lend Lease (Thailand)Ltd.Duration: Dec-06 - Dec-07Total: 100,000 THB

The Strategic Portfolio ProgramManagementInvestigators: Dr. Chotchai Charoenngam,Dr. B.H.W. HadikusumoSponsor: Ministry of Foreign AffairsTotal: 4,978,000 THB

Design & ManufacturingEngineering and IndustrialEngineering & Management

Evaluation of the Modernization ofTechnical Education in ProductionTechnologyInvestigator: Assoc. Prof. Erik L.J. BohezSponsor: EMCO/RITDuration: Jul-01 - Dec-07Total: 450,000 THB

Biodegradable Polylactide andNatural Rubber for MulticolorArticles Rapid PrototypingInvestigator: Dr. Pisut KoomsapSponsor: Royal Thai GovernmentDuration: Dec-05 - Dec-07Total: 785,000 THB

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Geotechnical andGeoenvironmental Engineering

Geotechnical Study HutgyiHydropower Project (AdditionalWork)Investigator: Dr. Noppadol Phien-wejSponsor: EGAT Public Company, ThailandDuration: 1-Apr-06 - 31-Oct-07Total: 1,416,680 THB

An Engineering Geophysical Studyon Ground Penetration Radar (GPR)and Electric Imaging (EI) Responsesto Detect Voids beneath and/orinside a Concrete Pavement Modelwith Reference to RoadwaysMaintenanceInvestigator: Dr. Pham H. GiaoSponsor: Bureau of Road Research andDevelopment, Department of Highways,ThailandDuration: 1-Sep-06 - 30-Mar-07Total: 199,919 THB

Geotechnical Advice in ConstructionSupervision on Foundation andTunnel, Kawenoi Dam ProjectInvestigator: Dr. Noppadol Phien-wejSponsor: P&C Management, Co., Ltd.,ThailandDuration: 1-Mar-06 - 30-Apr-07Total: 321,000 THB

Research on the Damages on theNorth East Reef of Male, TheMaldivesInvestigator: Dr. Ulrich GlaweSponsor: Environment Research CenterMale, MVDuration: 1-May-06 - 30-Apr-09Total: 1,563,109 THB


Brain-Machine Interface for Robo-Animal Control ProjectInvestigator: Dr. Manukid ParnichkunSponsor: Thailand Research FundDuration: 31-Jul-06 - 30-Jul-09Total: 1,200,000 THB

Development of an ExoskeletonRobot for Handicapped PeopleProjectInvestigator: Dr. Manukid ParnichkunSponsor: National Electronics andComputer Technology Center (NECTEC),ThailandDuration: 1-Jul-06 - 30-Jun-09Total: 2,043,100 THB

Development of a Medical Tele-Analyzer by Force-Displacement-Hybrid Tactile Sensor and Actuatorfor Abdominal Mass Analysis(Phase 2) ProjectInvestigator: Dr. Manukid ParnichkunSponsor: NECTECDuration: Aug-04 - Dec-08Toatal: 1,674,200 THB

Automated Pick and Place ofConcrete Roof Tile at the PressingMachine OperationInvestigator: Dr. Nitin AfzulpurkarSponsor: CPAC Roof Tile Co. Ltd, ThailandDuration: 1-Jun-06 - 30-Jun-07Total: 1,350,000 THB

Fabrication and Properties ofNanoparticles ArrayInvestigator: Dr. Joydeep DuttaSponsor: KISTDuration: 11-Jan-06 - 31-Dec-07Total: 1,150,000 THB

Inorganic Particle Nanocompositefor Sensor ApplicationsInvestigator: Dr. Joydeep DuttaSponsor: Sida Research Grant, SwedenDuration: May-05 - Jun-07Total: 2,018,500 THB

Nanocomposite Polymer-metalPlasmon SensorsInvestigator: Dr. Joydeep DuttaSponsor: Sida Research Grant, SwedenDuration: May-05 - Apr-08Total: 2,018,500 THB

Printed Electronics Using DirectWriting TechnologyInvestigator: Dr. Joydeep DuttaCollaborator: Dr. ApinuntThanachayanont, KMIT-Ladkrabang,ThailandSponsor: NANOTEC/NSTDADuration: 2006-2009Total: 2,498,776 THB

Photocatalytic Thin Film CoatingTechnology Program ResearchInvestigator: Dr. Joydeep DuttaSponsor: NECTEC/NSTDADuration: 2006-2008Total: 3,402,000 THB

Sputtering Deposition, AtmosphericCVD-like Deposition andCharacterizationInvestigator: Dr. Joydeep DuttaSponsor: NECTEC/NSTDADuration: 2006-2009Total: 198,000 THB


JAXA Mini Project 2006-2007Investigator: Dr. Lal SamarakoonSponsor: Japan Aerospace ExplorationAgencyDuration: 1-Apr-06 - 1-May-07Total: 12,308,800 THB

Global Irrigation MappingInvestigator: Dr. Honda KiyoshiSponsor: International Water ManagementInstituteDuration: Dec-02 - Apr-07Total: 1,825,031

The GIS Component in TsunamiEarly Warning System of AITInvestigator: Dr. Honda KiyoshiSponsor: Royal Thai GovernmentDuration: Nov-05 - Apr-07Total: 875,000 THB

Remote Sensing Images Analysisaround the Mesopotamia MarshInvestigator: Dr. Honda KiyoshiSponsor: Digital Service international Co.,Ltd. (DSI)Duration:Jan-04 - Jun-07Total: 1,092,530

New Technologies for Urban Safetyof Mega Cities in AsiaInvestigator: Dr. RaktipongSahamitmongkolSponsor: JAXADuration: 1-Aug-06 - 31-Mar-07Total: 950,000 THB


Mix design of RCC for Nam Ngum 3DamInvestigators: Dr. Pichai Nimityongskul,Dr. Sun SayamipukSponsor: MDX Lao Co., LtdDuration: 6-Nov-06 - 7-Sep-07Total: 695,328 THB

Load test for the Second MekongInternational BridgeInvestigators: Dr. Pichai Nimityongskul, Dr.Sun SayamipukSponsor: Sumitomo Mitsui-Vichitbhan-Siam Syntech-Krung Thon JV (SVSK JV)Duration: 6-Nov-06 - 7-Sep-07Total: 962,000 THB


Logistics Management at theintermodel TerminalsInvestigator: Dr. Shinya HanaokaSponsor: Royal Thai GovernmentDuration: 1-Nov-05 - 28-Feb-07Total: 876,000 THB

Analysis of the Causes of SchoolBus Accident and Study of SchoolBus Management in ThailandInvestigator: Dr. Kunnawee KanitpongSponsor: National Health FoundationDuration: 15-Dec-06 - 30-Apr-07Total: 220,000 THB


UNEP Water VulnerabilityAssessment in South and SouthEast AsiaInvestigator: Prof. Ashim Das GuptaSponsor: UNEP ROAPDuration: 1-Jan-06 - 31-Jul-07Total: 3,600,000 THB

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Hydraulic Model Study on OverflowSpillway for Nam Ngum 2HydroelectricInvestigator: Dr. Sutat WeesakulSponsor: Team Consulting Engineeringand Management Co.,Ltd, ThailandDuration: 1-Feb-06 - 30-Apr-07Total: 6,300,000 THB

Development of River Basin FloodManagement System by OptimalReservoir Operation and Real TimeFlood Forecasting and Warning: ACase Study of Pasak River BasinInvestigator: Prof. Tawatchai TingsanchaliSponsor: National Research Council ofThailandDuration: 1-Aug-06 - 31-Oct-07Total: 2,000,000 THB

An ecological approach to water andsanitation assessment andmanagement in Panglao Island,PhilippinesInvestigator: Dr. Roberto S. ClementeSponsor: SEA-UEMA / CIDADuration: 1-Oct-06 - 31-Jul-07Total: 150,800 THB

School of Environment,Resources andDevelopment

Completed projects

Aquaculture and Aquatic ResourcesManagement

Identification of sex in immatureMekong giant catfish(Pangasianodon gigas) by usingmolecular genetic technique (AFLP)Investigator: Dr. Amrit N. BartSponsor: Royal Thai Government (RTG)Duration: 1-Oct-04 - 30-Sep-06Total: 995,000 THB

The Application of the Mekong GiantCatfish (Pangasianodon gigas)Sperm Cryopreservation forConservation and CommercialBreeding in AquacultureInvestigator: Dr. Amrit N. BartSponsor: Royal Thai Government (RTG)Duration: 1-Oct-04 - 30-Sep-06Total: 950,000 THB

Energy

Laboratory testingInvestigator: Dr. MithulananthanNadarajahSponsor: AIT OperationDuration: 1-Jan-05 - 31-Dec-06Total: 200,000 THB

Environmental Engineering andManagement

Feasibility Study of Eco-IndustrialClusters Located in Urban-FringedAreas as a Strategic Approach forIntegrated Environmental andEconomic PlanningInvestigator: Prof. C. VisvanathanSponsor: Institute for Global EnvironmentalStrategies, JapanDuration: 1-Jan-06 - 31-Mar-06Total: 242,497 THB

Development of Microbial Character-ization Techniques for BiologicalWastewater Treatment in DevelopingCountries under Center for Sustain-able Urban Regeneration (CSUR)projectInvestigators: Prof. Ajit Annachhatre,Dr. Toshiya Aramaki, UTSponsor: CSUR, The University ofTokyo (UT)Duration: 1-Jan-06 - 31-Dec-06Total: 90,000 THB

Development of Toxic IndustrialWastewater Treatment TechnologyBased on Advanced OxidationProcesses & Membrane BioreactorInvestigator: Prof. C. VisvanathanSponsor: Royal Thai GovernmentDuration: Nov-05 - Nov-06Total: 1,000,000 THB

Dissolved oxygen control system forupgrading conventional activatedsludge process for seafoodindustrial wastewater in SouthernThailandInvestigator: Prof. Ajit P. AnnachhatreSponsor: RTG Joint Research ProjectFY 2004Duration: 1-Sep-04 - 31-May-06Total: 975,000 THB

Feasibility Study on Refuse DerivedFuel Potential in Municipal SolidWastes in Thailand for Co-Processing in Cement KilnsInvestigator: Prof. C. VisvanathanSponsor: Blackwood Ventures (Thailand)Co., LtdDuration: 1-Nov-05 - 31-Dec-06Total: 374,500 THB

Joint AIT-Japanese Survey of theSurface Water and PondsInvestigator: Dr. Oleg ShipinSponsor: Public Works Research Institute(Tsukuba) and University of TokyoDuration: 1-Jan-05 - 28-Feb-06Total: 563,240 THB

Joint survey of the AIT pond-basedwastewater treatment plantInvestigator: Dr. Oleg ShipinSponsor: Public Works Research Institute(Tsukuba) & University of TokyoDuration: 1-Feb-05 - 28-Feb-06Total: 563,240 THB

Food Engineering and BioprocessTechnology

Analysis of Fish Sauce SampleObtained by Different FermentationModesInvestigator: Prof. Athapol Noomhorm, Dr.Mukku Shrinivas RaoSponsor: Marine Resources DevelopmentCo. Ltd.Duration: 10-Apr-04 - 31-Dec-06Total: 1,139,800 THB

Organic Food ProductionInvestigator: Prof. Athapol NoomhormSponsor: Royal Thai Government (RTG)Duration: 1-Sep-04 - 28-Feb-06Total: 940,000 THB

Development of Standard Methodsfor Evaluating Thai Rice Quality byNear Infrared SpectroscopyInvestigator: Prof. Athapol NoomhormSponsor: Royal Thai Government (RTG)Duration: 1-Sep-04 - 30-Apr-06Total: 950,000 THB

Milling Yield Evaluation for Thai RiceInvestigator: Prof. Athapol NoomhormSponsor: Department of Internal Trade,ThailandDuration: 1-Dec-05 - 31-Jul-06Total: 600,000 THB

Improvement of Fumigation andApplication of CA and Irradiation toControl Insects in Packaged RiceInvestigator: Prof. Athapol NoomhormSponsor: Thailand Research Fund andRice Engineering Supply Co.,Ltd.Duration: 1-Sep-03 - 31-May-06Total: 1,592,838 THB

Use of Combination of Irradiationand Modified AtmospherePackaging in Extending Shelf Life ofChilled Thai Spicy Basil RiceInvestigator: Prof. Athapol NoomhormSponsor: International Atomic EnergyAgencyDuration: 1-Jan-04 - 31-Aug-06Total: 436,480 THB

Gender and Development Studies

Japanese Government - Gender andDevelopmentInvestigator: Dr. Kyoko KusakabeSponsor: Japanese GovernmentDuration: 31-Dec-06Total: 15,556,465 THB

The Impact of State Power in EthnicConflict AreasInvestigator: Dr. Kyoko KusakabeSponsor: OSI Development Foundation(OSIDEV), SwitzerlandDuration: 1-May-05 - 31-Dec-06Total: 1,038,301 THB

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Understanding Policy Processes inBiotechnology and BiosafetyMeasures in Thailand and ChinaInvestigator: Dr. Bernadette ResurreccionSponsor: International DevelopmentResearch Centre, CanadaDuration: 1-Jul-05 - 31-Dec-06Total: 5,007,383 THB

Pulp and Paper Technology

Laboratory testingInvestigator: Dr. Raimo MalinenSponsor: Hercules Chemicals, APRIL,Other CompaniesDuration: 1-Jun-04 - 31-Dec-06Total: 926,759 THB

Urban Evironmental Management

Research Project on EnvironmentalSituation Investigation of ThailandInvestigator: Dr. Nowarat CoowanitwongSponsor: Korea Environmental InstituteDuration: 3-Apr-06 - 22-Sep-06Total: 120,000 THB

Ongoing projects


Development of Release Strategiesfor Stock Enhancement of theTropical Abalone Haliotis AsininaInvestigator: Dr. Wenresti GallardoSponsor: International Foundation forScienceDuration: 1-Oct-05 - Dec-07Total: 239,663 THB

Impact Study on Wooden TrailConstruction in Mangroves Eco-systemInvestigator: Dr. Kou IkejimaSponsor: The University of Tokyo, JapanDuration: 1-May-06 - 31-Dec-07Total: 264,880 THB

Regional Studies of AquacultureSystems and Impacts in South EastAsia, and ManagementConsiderations for Non-TraditionalAquaculture Systems in Vietnam(CRSP Workplan 11)Investigators: Dr. Yang Yi, Dr. Amrit BartSponsor: CRSPDuration: Aug-01 - Jun-07Total: 46,665,752 THB

Agricultural Systems andEngineering

Protected Cultivation ñ An Approachto Sustainable Vegetable Productionin the Humid Tropics- Phase IIInvestigator: Prof Vilas M SalokheSponsor: German Research Grant - DFGDuration: 2004-2007Total: 10,000,000 THB

Hannover-AIT Greenhouse Project ñPhase-IIInvestigator: Prof Vilas M SalokheSponsor:German Research Grant - DGFDuration: 2004-2007Total: 15,550,000 THB

Upgrading of Green House FacilityInvestigator: Prof. V. M. SalokheSponsor: Hannover University, GermanyDuration: 2004-2007Total: 986,995 THB

Increasing Water Use Efficiency byUsing Mulch Under SRI (System ofRice Intensification) ManagementPractices in Northeast ThailandInvestigator: Prof. Vilas SalokheSponsor: International Water ManagementInstituteDuration: 1-Jan- 06 - 30 Jun-07Total: 2,925,000 THB

Energy

Promotion of Biofuels forSustainable Development in Southand Southeast AsiaInvestigator: Dr. Animesh Dutta, Prof. S.Kumar, Prof. Ram ShresthaSponsor: Winrock International IndiaDuration: 25-May-06 - 30-Jun-07Total: 608,580 THB

The Potential for Transferring andImplementing Sustainable EnergyTechnologies through the CleanDevelopment Mechanism of theKyoto ProtocolInvestigator: Dr. MithulananthanNadarajahCo-Investigator: Dr. A. DuttaSponsor: Commission of the EuropeanCommunities (CEC)Duration: 1-Feb-06 - 31-Jan-08Total: 2,237,200 THB


Aerosol Emission from Diesel-Powered Vehicles and Open Bio-mass Burning, and Effects on AirQuality and ClimateInvestigator: Dr. Nguyen Thi Kim OanhSponsor: University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignDuration: 1-Jul--6 - Jun-07Total: 245,560 THB

Application of Filtration Technologiesfor Piggery and Industrial Wastewa-ter Treatment/Reuse and ResourceRecovery under Tropical ConditionsInvestigator: Dr. Oleg ShipinSponsor: Kumoh National Institute ofTechnology, Korea, and EnvironmentalManagement Corporation, IncheonDuration: 1-Nov-03 - 30-Jan-08Total: 1,827,081 THB

Biowaste Reuse in Southeast AsianCitiesInvestigator: Dr. Thammarat KoottatepSponsor: European Commission (Asia ProEco Program)Duration: 30-Nov-06 - 31-Mar-07Total: 915,123.10 THB

Determination and MitigationMeasures of Pollution Controls inthe Upper Gulf of Thailand (UPPERGOT)Investigator: Dr. Thammarat KoottatepSponsor: Pollution Control Department,Ministry of Natural Resources andEnvironment, ThailandDuration: 1-Mar-06 - 31-Jul-07Total: 1,664,064 THB

Health Effects of Traffic Air Pollutionin HanoiInvestigator: Dr. Nguyen Thi Kim OanhSponsor: CIDA (through the SEA-UEMAProject)Duration: 1-Apr-06 - 31-Mar-07Total: 345,150 THB

Improving Air Quality in AsianDeveloping Countries ProjectInvestigators: Dr. Nguyen Thi Kim Oanh,Prof. Chongrak PolprasertCollaborating Institutes: Research Centrefor Eco-Environmental Sciences, ChineseAcademy of Sciences, University ofScience and Technology of China, Beijing,China; Indian Insitute of Technology,Madras, India; Institute of Technology ofBandung, Indonesia; Manila Observatory,Phlippines, and Hanoi University ofSciences, VietnamSponsor: SidaDuration: 1-Jan-04 to 30-Jun-08Total: SEK 7,589,944

Industrial and Hazardous WasteTreatment and Management ProjectInvestigator: Prof. Ajit P. AnnachhatreCollaborating Institutes: AgharkarResearch Institute, India; Center for Pulpand Paper, Indonesia UniversitiKebangsaan Malaysia, Malaysia; De laSalle University, Manila, Philippines;University of Moratuwa, Sri LankaSponsor: SidaDuration: 1-Jan-04 to 30-Jun-08Total: SEK 7,764,006

Integrated Study on Treatment ofShrimp Aquaculture WastewaterBased on Membrane Bioreactor andDevelopment of a MembraneTechnology CurriculumInvestigator: Prof. C. VisvanathanSponsor: Royal Thai GovernmentDuration: 1-Nov-05 to 31-Mar-07Total: 1,000,000 THB

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Investigation on the Impacts ofUrban-Rural Air Pollution on AirQuality and Climate in SoutheastAsiaInvestigator: Dr. Nguyen Thi Kim OanhSponsor: Asia Paciifc Network (APN) forGlobal Change ResearchDuration: 1-Dec-06 - 31-Dec-08Total: 2,134,800 THB

Sai Noi Dumpsite Rehabilitation andIts Potential for Refuse Derived FuelRecoveryInvestigator: Prof. C. VisvanathanSponsor: SEA-UEMA / CIDA ProjectDuration: 1-Jan-06 - 31-Mar-07Total: 395,650 THB

Septage Treatment in ConstructedWetlands and Attached-GrowthWaste Stabilisation PondsInvestigator: Dr. Thammarat KoottatepSponsor: EAWAG, SwitzerlandDuration: 1-Sept-96-31-Dec-08Total: 7,555,556 THB

Sustainable Solid Waste LandfillManagement in Asia ProjectInvestigator: Prof. C. VisvanathanCollaborating Institutes: Anna University,Chennai, India; Kasetsart University,Thailand; University of Peradeniya, SriLanka; Tongji University, ChinaDuration: 1-Jan-04 to 30-Jun-08Total: SEK 5,751,479

SWOp Analysis of Eco-IndustrialClusters in Thailand, India andVietnamInvestigator: Prof. C. VisvanathanSponsor: Institute for GlobalEnvironmental Strategies, JapanDuration: 1-Apr-06 - 31-Mar-07Total: 918,197 THB

Wastewater Treatment and Manage-ment ProjectInvestigator: Prof. Ajit P. AnnachhatreCollaborating Institutes: Indian Institute ofTechnology, Kanpur, India; Indian Instituteof Technology, Bombay, India; Center forEnvironmental Technology and Manage-ment, Vanlang University, Vietnam; KingMongkut University of TechnologyThonburi, Bangkok, ThailandTotal: SEK 6,648,179


Development of Rapid Methods forthe Detection of Pathogens inAquatic FoodInvestigator: Prof. Sudip K. RakshitSponsor: Royal Thai Government (RTG)Duration: 1-Feb-06 - 30-June-07Total: 830,000 THB


Gender, Cross Border MigrantWorkers and Citizenship- A CaseStudy of the Burmese-Thai BorderInvestigator: Dr. Kyoko KusakabeSponsor: International DevelopmentResearch Centre, CanadaDuration: 1-Nov-06 - 31-Oct-09Total: 10,559,630 THB

Understanding Policy Processes inBiotechnology and Bio-safetyMeasures in Thailand & ChinaInvestigator: Dr. Bernadette ResurreccionSponsor: IDRCDuration: 2005-2007Total: 5,007,383

The Impact of State Power in EthnicConflict AreasInvestigator: Dr. Kyoko KusakabeSponsor: OSI DevelopmentDuration: 2005-2007Total: 1,038,301 THB

Natural Resources Management

Monitoring and Conserving ForestDiversity in Nam Dong District, ThuaThien Province, VietnamInvestigator: Dr. Edward L. WebbSponsor: The MacArthur FoundationDuration: 1-Jan-06 - 31-Dec-09Total: 9,504,000 THB

Pulp and Paper Technology

Hercules US StudyInvestigator: Dr. Raimo MalinenSponsor: Hercules Incorporated, USADuration: 15-Jul-06 - 14-Jul-07Total: 1,140,000 THB

Regional and Rural DevelopmentPlanning

Indian Ocean Tsunami WarningSystems (IOTWS)Investigator: Dr. Mokbul Morshed AhmadSponsor: USAIDDuration: 1-Sep-06 - 31-Aug-07Total: 869,500 THB

Urban Environmental Management

Research on Understanding PolicyProcesses in BiotechnologyDevelopment in Thailand and ChinaInvestigators: Dr. BernadetteResurreccion, Dr. Edsel Sajor (Co-Principal Investigator)Sponsors: Research on KnowledgeSystems, International DevelopmentResearch Center; Rockefeller FoundationDuration: Jul-05 - Jul-07Total: 4,709,100 THB

School of Management

Completed projects

Research for Local Action TowardsSustainable Human SettlementsInvestigator: Dr. Willi ZimmermannSponsor: European Commission / ICLEIFreiburgDuration: 15-May-05 - 14-Apr-06Total: 791,988 THB

Other Units

Internet Education and Research

Laboratory (IntERLab)

Completed projects

Study on Telephone NumberMapping (ENUM)Investigator: Prof. KanchanaKanchanasutSponsor: THNIC Co., LtdDuration: 1-Jan-05 - 31-Dec-06Total: 1,643,520 THB

Ongoing projects

New Generation Internet for MedicalScience Remote ClassroomInvestigator: Prof. KanchanaKanchanasutSponsor: Science and Technologies ofInformation and Communication in Asia -IíUniversite Pierre et Marie CurieDuration: 1-Jan-06 - 31-Dec-07Total: 506,000 THB

Multimedia Architecture andApplication Based on SIPInvestigator: Prof. KanchanaKanchanasutSponsor: Science and Technologies ofInformation and Communication in Asia -Institute National de TechnologieDuration: 1-Mar-06 - 31-Dec-07Total: 460,000 THB

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Completed projects


Computer-Aided Learning Programfor Health Professional Students inDiabetes Patient History TakingCoordinator: Prof. Peter HaddawySponsor: Royal Thai Government (RTG)Duration: 1-Sep-04 - 30-Sep-06Total: 156,000 THB

A Collaborative Intelligent TutoringSystem for Medical Problem-BasedLearningCoordinator: Prof. Peter HaddawySponsor: Royal Thai Government (RTG)Duration: 1-Sep-04 - 30-Sep-06Total: 942,500 THB


CIB Symposium on Globalization andConstructionCoordinator: Prof. Stephen C. Ogunlana,Dr. Chotchai Charoenngam, Dr. PannapaHerabat, Dr. B.H.W. HadikusumoSponsor: ParticipantsDuration: 1-Mar-04 - 31-Mar-06Total: 1,025,000 THB


Road Safety TrainingCoordinator: Dr. Shinya HanaokaSponsor: Handicap International inVietnamDuration: 1-Jun-06 - 31-Aug-06Total: 302,974 THB

Ongoing projects


E-learning Program on IWRM forUCC-WaterCoordinator: Dr. Mukand Singh BabelSponsor: UCC-WaterDuration: 1-Sep-06 - 3-Aug-08Total: 1,242,500 THB

Workshop on SedimentManagement in South andSoutheast AsiaCoordinator: Dr. Mukand Singh BabelSponsor: UNESCO, ParisDuration: 1-Apr-06 - 31-Dec-07Total: 874,000 THB

E-learning Program on IWRM for selfpay StudentCoordinator: Dr. Mukand Singh BabelSponsor: Self Paying StudentDuration: 6-Sep-06 - 8-Aug-08Total: 190,000 THB


Completed projects


Training Course on ìAquacultureExtensionîCoordinator: Dr. Yang YiSponsor: NAQDA Sri LankaDuration: 19-Nov-06 - 31-Dec-06Total: 370,336 THB

Energy

Workshop on Mainstream Policiesand Investment on Low Carbon:Opportunities for new approachesto investment and flexiblemechanismsCoordinator: Dr. MithulananthanNadarajah, Prof. Ram ShresthaSponsor: UNESCAPDuration: 20-Aug-06 - 20-Nov-06Total: 2,506,524 THB


Short Term Training Program onTechnical Support of LaboratoryApplication and Multimedia HandlingCoordinator: Prof. C. VisvanathanSponsor: Department of Chemical andProcess Engineering, University ofMoratuwa, Sri LankaDuration: 1-Oct-05 - 31-Jan-06Total: 120,000 THB

The Third International Symposiumon Southeast Asian WaterEnvironmentCoordinator: Dr. Toshiya AramakiSponsor: The University of Tokyo, JapanDuration: 1-Jul-05 - 30-Jun-06Total: 735,600 THB

Training on ìAmbiant Air Monitoringwith Emphasis on EquipmentOperation, Data Management andReceptor ModelingîCoordinator: Dr. Nguyen Thi Kim OanhSponsor: Department of Environment,BangladeshDuration: 1-Jul-06 - 30-Sept-06Total: 239,400 THB

Training of Trainers (ToT) WorkshopDistance Learning Course on UrbanAir Quality Management for AsianCitiesCoordinator: Dr. Nguyen Thi Kim OanhSponsor: World Bank InstituteDuration: 1-Feb-05 - 31-Mar-06Total: 245,700 THB


Testing of Samples, Training toVisiting Researchers and OtherLaboratory ServicesCoordinator: Dr. Shrinivas RaoSponsor: Multi-donorsDuration: 1-Jun-06 - 30-Aug-06Total: 40,000 THB


Workshop on the Assessment ofGender Mainstreaming Practices inThailand: Identifying Factors ofSuccesses and FailuresCoordinator: Dr. Kyoko KusakabeSponsor: Government of JapanDuration: 1-Feb-06 - 30-Sep-06Total: 795,622 THB

Training workshop for the studentsfrom Ochanomizu University, JapanCoordinator: Dr. Kyoko KusakabeSponsor: ParticipantsDuration: 1-Jun-05 - 31-Mar-06Total: 97,778 THB


International Forestry Resourcesand Institutions trainingCoordinator: Prof. Ganesh P. Shivakoti,Dr. Edward L. Webb, Dr. Ambika PGautamSponsor: Indiana University IFRI Center &MacArthur FoundationDuration: 1-May-05 - 31-Aug-06Total: 493,685 THB

Ongoing projects

Energy

Training on and Transfer of EfficientEU Technology in the Sugar Sector inThailandCoordinator: Dr. MithulananthanNadarajah, Dr. Weerakon Ongsakul, Dr.Animesh Dutta, Prof. SurapongChirarattananon, Dr. H.P.W. JayasuriyaSponsor: EU-Thailand EconomicCooperation (Small Projects Facility)Duration: 7-Jan-06 - 06-Apr-07Total: 9,500,000 THB

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Technical Officer TrainingCoordinator: Dr. MithulananthanNadarajah, Prof. Athapol NoomhormSponsor: University of Moratuwa,Sri LankaDuration: 6-Nov-06 - 28-Feb-07Total: 125,400 THB


Annual Review Workshops underARRPET IICoordinator: Prof. Ajit P. AnnachhatreSponsor: SidaDuration: 1-Jan-04 - 31-Dec-07Total: SEK 1,765,445

Asian Institute of Technology - UnitedNations University (AIT-UNU) Brain-storming WorkshopCoordinator: Prof. Ajit P. AnnachhatreSponsor: AITDuration: Nov-06 - May -07Total: 117,600 THB

IWA Specialist Group Conference onWaste Stabilization PondsCoordinator: Dr. Thammarat Koottatep,Prof. Chongrak PolprasertSponsor: IWA, United KingdomDuration: 15-sep-05 - 31-Mar-07Total: 1,130,978.83 THB

The Fourth International Symposiumon Southeast Asian WaterEnvironmentCoordinator: Prof. C. VisvanathanSponsor: The University of Tokyo, JapanDuration: 16-May-06 - 31-Mar-07Total: 311,875 THB

Technical Training-Cum-Study Visitson Sustainable Sanitation Systemsand Constructed Wetlands (UNICEFTraining)Coordinator: Dr. Thammarat KoottatepSponsor: UNICEF, Sri LankaDuration: 15-May-06 - 30-Apr-07Total: 1,440,791.50 THB

WHO Collaborating Centre for WaterSupply and Waste Disposal: Interna-tional Symposium on Water Treat-ment, Research Projects andTraining Programs in Health-relatedEnvironmental EngineeringCoordinator: Dr. Oleg ShipinSponsor: WHO GenevaDuration: 1-Jan-05 - 1-Dec-07Total: 1,236,609 THB

Workshop on Asian RegionalProgramme on Persistent OrganicPollutants (ARPPOPs)Coordinator: Prof. Ajit P. AnnachhatreSponsor: SidaDuration: Aug-05 - Apr-07Total: SEK 530,000


Regional Workshop on ìIntegratedPolicies for Bio-Innovations inAgriculture and Health in AsiaîCoordinator: Prof. Sudip K. RakshitSponsor: International DevelopmentResearch Centre (IDRC) and theRockefeller FoundationDuration: 1-Oct-06 - 01-Oct-07Total: 1,555,937 THB

Training Workshop on Food SafetyAssessment of Agriculture-RelatedGMOsCoordinator: Prof. Sudip K. RakshitSponsor: Agrico/ Asian DevelopmentBank TADuration: 1-Sep-06 - 31-May-07Total: 940,236 THB


Training Workshop for the Studentsfrom Ochanomizu University, JapanCoordinator: Dr. Kyoko KusakabeSponsor: Japanese GovernmentDuration: 2007Total: 1,050,000 THB


Regional workshop on sustainableland managementCoordinator: Dr. Rajendra P.ShresthaSponsor: United Nations Office forProject ServicesDuration: 1-Oct-06 - 30-Apr-07Total: 1,228,910 THB


Training Programme onEnvironmental Management Toolsfor SAARC CountriesCoordinator: Prof Jayant RoutraySponsor: UNEP ROAPDuration: 1-Jan-06 - 31-Dec-07Total: 1,920,000 THB


Ongoing projects

AIT-SOM GTZ e-LearningCoordinator: Dr. Sundar VenkateshSponsor: GTZDuration: 0ct-05 - Aug-07Total: 150,000 Euro

AIT Extension

Completed projects

Time ManagementCoordinator: Mrs. Niramol PonvilaiSponsor: UNESCAPDuration: 21-Nov-05 - 31-Mar-06Total: 429,000 THB

Rural Information Networks in Asia-Pacific: Innovative Practices andFuture DirectionCoordinator: Mrs. Niramol PonvilaiSponsor: Food and AgricultureOrganizationDuration: 14-Dec-05 - 16-Mar-06Total: 143,000 THB

2nd Lead Regional Session: CSR-Strategy for EnvironmentManagementCoordinator: Mr. Voravate ChonlasinSponsor: LEADDuration: 1-Nov-05 - 31-Jan-06Total: 963,300 THB

Natural Resources andEnvironmental Planning andManagementCoordinator: Ms. Worawan SumroentrumSponsor: National Capacity DevelopmentProject - Danida in CambodiaDuration: 20-Nov-05 - 28-Feb-06Total: 400,000 THB

Social/Community Forestry andNatural Resources ManagementCoordinator: Ms. Worawan SumroentrumSponsor: Asian Development Bank (ADB)Duration: 14-Nov-05 - 28-Feb-06Total: 673,000 THB

Rural Agribusiness Developmentand Extension TechniquesCoordinator: Mr. Wichit SilpamaneephanSponsor: Palli Karma SahayakFoundation, BangladeshDuration: 14-Nov-05 - 02-Mar-06Total: 1,120,160 THB

Water Environment Monitoring andManagement Using GIS and RemoteSensing TechnologyCoordinator: Dr. Sahdev SinghSponsor: Environmental MonitoringInformation Network, CIDADuration: 28-Nov-05 - 01-Jan-06Total: 518,400 THB

Development and Production ofLearning PackagesCoordinator: Mr. Reynaldo CalabdanSponsor: NIV (Malaysia), PKSF & LGED(Bangladesh), GTZ (Pakistan)Duration: 19-Sep-05 - 30-Jan-06Total: 1,063,200 THB

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Management / Administration forSenior Sri Lankan UniversityOfficialsCoordinator: Mr. Reynaldo CalabdanSponsor: IRQUE Project, Ministry ofEducation, Sri LankaDuration: 17-Oct-05 - 30-Jan-06Total: 1,408,000 THB

Professional Development Courseon Training of TrainersCoordinator: Mr. Reynaldo CalabdanSponsor: Governments of India &Malaysia, CAMPE (Bangladesh), GTZ,University of Kelaniya (Sri Lanka)Duration: 17-Oct-05 - 15-Jan-06Total: 844,800 THB

Financial Management for Senior SriLankan University OfficialsCoordinator: Mr. Reynaldo CalabdanSponsor: IRQUE Project, Ministry ofEducation, Sri LankaDuration: 31-Oct-05 - 28-Feb-06Total: 1,408,000 THB

Effective Training Implementationand ManagementCoordinator: Mr. Reynaldo CalabdanSponsor: LGED, UNICEF, Multi-sponsorsfrom Malaysia & PakistanDuration: 21-Nov-05 - 30-Mar-06Total: 1,760,320 THB

Educational Information SystemManagementCoordinator: Mr. Fazle KarimSponsor: Multi-donorsDuration: 5-Dec-05 - 05-Mar-06Total: 476,000 THB

E-business Development for SMESupport Agencies in the GreaterMekong SubregionCoordinator: Ms. Kanlaya MuangsanSponsor: UNESCAPDuration: 7-Nov-05 - 25-Feb-06Total: 920,000 THB

Information TechnologyManagementCoordinator: Mr. Fazle KarimSponsor: Multi-donorsDuration: 5-Dec-05 - 05-Mar-06Total: 368,320 THB

Effective Rural LeadershipCoordinator: Ms. Sorat Phutthaphithak,Ms. Khin Ma Ma GyiSponsor: Asian Development BankDuration: 18-Oct-04 - 29-Oct-06Total: 1,724,320 THB

Public Relations for OrganizationalSuccessCoordinator: Mr. Anil Gopal RajbhandariSponsor: Bhutan National BankDuration: 3-Oct-05 - 1-Jan-06Total: 162,400 THB

Management and Implementation ofDevelopment ProjectCoordinator: Mr. Anil Gopal RajbhandariSponsor: Multi-donorsDuration: 24-Oct-05 - 11-Feb-06Total: 1,477,200 THB

Project Management - MaldivesCoordinator: Dr. Pradeep Kumar DashSponsor: Multi-donorsDuration: 7-Nov-05 - 30-Jan-06Total: 1,160,160 THB

Project Monitoring and EvaluationCoordinator: Mr. Anil Gopal RajbhandariSponsor: Multi-donorsDuration: 7-Nov-05 - 25-Feb-06Total: 1,035,200 THB

Effective and AccountableGovernment by ImprovingOrganizational EffectivenessCoordinator: Ms. Khin Ma Ma GyiSponsor: Ministry of Education, MalaysiaDuration: 14-Nov-05 - 31-Jan-06Total: 529,920 THB

Business Leadership in anUncertain EnvironmentCoordinator: Mr. Tanuj Kumar HalderSponsor: Commercial Bank of Ceylon, SriLankaDuration: 5-Dec-05 - 28-Feb-06Total: 450,000 THB

Supervisory Skills DevelopmentTraining for WFP StaffCoordinator: Mr. Anil Gopal RajbhandariSponsor: Multi-donorsDuration: 28-Nov-05 - 28-Dec-06Total: 1,042,400 THB

Workshop on Needs Verification andPlanningCoordinator: Dr. Jonathan ShawSponsor: National Center for EducationalDevelopment / Education SecondaryAdvisory TeamDuration: 3-Apr-06 - 05-Sep-06Total: 387,504 THB

SCCC Training Center ProjectCoordinator: Mr. Voravate ChonlasinSponsor: Siam City Cement Public Co.,Ltd., ThailandDuration: 1-Mar-06 - 31-Oct-06Total: 1,037,900 THB

Training Course on IntellectualProperty ManagementCoordinator: Mr. Reynaldo CalabdanSponsor: Multi-SponsorsDuration: 25-Sep-06 - 07-Oct-06Total: 520,405 THB

Rural Agribusiness Developmentand ManagementCoordinator: Mr. Wichit SilpamaneephanSponsor: Danish InternationalDevelopment Agency (Danida)Duration: 22-Feb-06 - 02-May-06Total: 582,660 THB

Natural Resources and Environmen-tal Planning and Management 2Coordinator: Mr. Voravate ChonlasinSponsor: Ministry of Environment,Sri LankaDuration: 16-Jan-06 - 28-Apr-06Total: 560,000 THB

Inland Aquaculture Developmentand ManagementCoordinator: Mr. Wichit SilpamaneephanSponsor: University of GuamDuration: 5-Jun-06 - 15-Sep-06Total: 993,000 THB

Rural Poverty AlleviationCoordinator: Mr. Wichit SilpamaneephanSponsor: DANIDA / Local GovernmentEngineering Department, BangladeshDuration: 3-Jul-06 - 13-Sep-06Total: 875,520 THB

Small-scale Livestock Developmentand ManagementCoordinator: Mr. Wichit SilpamaneephanSponsor: Palli Karma-SahayukFoundation, BangladeshDuration: 12-Jul-06 - 20-Oct-06Total: 669,864 THB

Workshop on Advocacy & Inter-regional Cooperation for ICT/ICM inARDCoordinator: Mrs. Niramol PonvilaiSponsor: Asia-Pacific Association ofAgricultural Research Institutions / GlobalForum on Agricultural ResearchDuration: 3-Jul-06 - 01-Nov-06Total: 171,750 THB

Public Health Policy, Planning andFinancial AdministrationCoordinator: Ms. Worawan SumroetrumSponsor: Training Technology Transfer,BangladeshDuration: 23-Jul-06 - 30-Nov-06Total: 569,800 THB

Gender and DevelopmentCoordinator: Ms. Sirinthip PongsuvinaiSponsor: LGED/DANIDADuration: 11-Sep-06 - 22-Sep-06Total: 399,600 THB

Urban Poverty AlleviationCoordinator: Ms. Worawan SumroentrumSponsor: GTZ- NepalDuration: 23-Oct-06 - 31-Jan-07Total: 532,800 THB

Water Environment Monitoring andManagement Using Remote Sensingand GIS TechnologyCoordinator: Ms. Sirinthip PongsuvinaiSponsor: CIDA EMIN, CEGISDuration: 5-Jun-06 - 30-Aug-06Total: 552,300 THB

Gender and DevelopmentCoordinator: Ms. Worawan SumroetrumSponsor: Northeast CommunityRestoration and Development Project(NECORD), Sri LankaDuration: 13-Feb-06 - 31-Jul-06Total: 813,600 THB

Trainings/Workshops/Short Courses/Symposia

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3rd SCSV Program on Environmentand Natural Resources Planning andManagementCoordinator: Mr. Voravate ChonlasinSponsor: Ministry of Environment, SriLankaDuration: 24-Apr-06 - 05-Aug-06Total: 600,400 THB

Training of Trainers on UrbanEnvironmental Infrastructure andServicesCoordinator: Mr. Voravate ChonlasinSponsor: SEA-UEMA / CIDA ProjectDuration: 15-May-06 - 26-Jun-06Total: 660,000 THB

Rural Road MaintenanceManagementCoordinator: Ms. Worawan SumroetrumSponsor: GTZ BangladeshDuration: 7-Aug-06 - 30-Nov-06Total: 945,300 THB

Effective Energy Systems forSustainable DevelopmentCoordinator: Ms. Worawan SumroetrumSponsor: EBARA CorporationDuration: 21-Aug-06 - 30-Nov-06Total: 366,300 THB

Community Based DisasterManagementCoordinator: Mr. Voravate ChonlasinSponsor: World Food Program, Sri LankaDuration: 16-Oct-06 - 11-Dec-06Total: 704,850 THB

Management of ModernBiotechnologyCoordinator: Ms. Worawan SumroetrumSponsor: Multi-SponsorsDuration: 9-Oct-06 - 30-Dec-06Total: 392,200 THB

Toxic & Hazardous WasteManagementCoordinator: Mr. Voravate ChonlasinSponsor: BEPZA BangladeshDuration: 23-Oct-06 - 22-Dec-06Total: 462,500 THB

FTN Training on Agrobiodiversity,Agbiotechnology and Food Securityfor Civil Society Groups in AsiaCoordinator: Mrs. Niramol PonvilaiSponsor: Gene CampaignDuration: 06-Nov-06 - 29-Nov-06Total: 262,836 THB

Information Technology Applicationin Project ManagementCoordinator: Mr. Fazle KarimSponsor: Multi-donorsDuration: 15-Mar-06 - 04-Jul-06Total: 838,500 THB

Development of Database forStatistical Data ManagementCoordinator: Mr. Fazle KarimSponsor: FAODuration: 27-Feb-06 - 25-Jun-06Total: 236,000 THB

Web Page Development andCommunications DevelopmentCoordinator: Mr. Fazle KarimSponsor: DANIDADuration: 29-Mar-06 - 04-Jul-06Total: 285,000 THB

Professional Development Courseon Management of Training CenterCoordinator: Mr. Reynaldo Calabdan,Ms. Kanlaya MuangsanSponsor: BPATC, CIDB, MettaDevelopment Foundation, MultipleCropping CenterDuration: 24-Apr-06 - 12-Aug-06Total: 595,000 THB

5th Fredskorpset PreparatoryCourse in AsiaCoordinator: Mr. Reynaldo Calabdan,Ms. Kanlaya MuangsanSponsor: Fredskorpset, NorwayDuration: 24-Apr-06 - 12-Aug-06Total: 2,040,100 THB

International Management TrainingCourseCoordinator: Mr. Reynaldo Calabdan,Ms. Kanlaya MuangsanSponsor: Secondary Education SectorImprovement Project, BangladeshDuration: 14-May-06 - 07-Sep-06Total: 2,064,440 THB

IT Applications in ManagementCoordinator: Mrs. ThaniyaJirasathitpornpong, Mr. Fazle KarimSponsor: IRQUE Project, Ministry ofEducation, Sri LankaDuration: 5-Jun-06 - 16-Sep-06Total: 326,844 THB

Network SecurityCoordinator: Mrs. ThaniyaJirasathitpornpong, Mr. Fazle KarimSponsor: Multi-donorsDuration: 22-May-06 - 09-Sep-06Total: 446,400 THB

Selected Advanced Tools forOracle 9 Database Developmentand AdministrationCoordinator: Mrs. Maria SocorroFontanilla, Mr. Fazle KarimSponsor: The Bank of MongoliaDuration: 29-May-06 - 30-Sep-06Total: 1,648,350 THB

Linux Essentials and ServerAdministrationCoordinator: Mrs. Maria SocorroFontanilla, Mr. Fazle KarimSponsor: Multi-donorsDuration: 17-Jul-06 - 20-Nov-06Total: 740,000 THB

Implementing and TroubleshootingPC NetworksCoordinator: Mrs. ThaniyaJirasathitpornpong, Mr. Fazle KarimSponsor: Multi-donorsDuration: 17-Jul-06 - 30-Oct-06Total: 370,000 THB

Oracle Database Development andAdministrationCoordinator: Mrs. Maria SocorroFontanilla, Mr. Fazle KarimSponsor: Multi-donorsDuration: 21-Aug-06 - 08-Dec-06Total: 333,000 THB

ICT Applications in Management andProject ManagementCoordinator: Mrs. ThaniyaJirasathitpornpong, Mr. Fazle KarimSponsor: Multi-donorsDuration: 4-Sep-06 - 22-Sep-06Total: 489,880 THB

Installation and Administration ofWindows 2000/2003 ServerCoordinator: Mrs. Maria SocorroFontanilla, Mr. Fazle KarimSponsor: World BankDuration: 18-Sep-06 - 31-Dec-06Total: 148,000 THB

6th Fredskorpset PreparatoryCourse in AsiaCoordinator: Mr. Reynaldo Calabdan, Ms.Kanlaya MuangsanSponsor: Fredskorpset, NorwayDuration: 22-Sep-06 - 31-Dec-06Total: 31-Dec-06 THB

Standardization of Power PurchasePricing Policy for Small Hydro PowerProducer in NepalCoordinator: Mr. Anil RajbhandariSponsor: Nepal Electricity Authority, NepalDuration: 30-Jan-06 - 04-May-06Total: 384,000 THB

Logistics ManagementCoordinator: Ms. Khin Ma Ma GyiSponsor: World Health Organization;Maldives Airport Co., Ltd.Duration: 30-Jan-06 - 10-May-06Total: 739,200 THB

Strategic Management of NGOsCoordinator: Mr. Tanuj Kumar HalderSponsor: Multi-donorsDuration: 20-Feb-06 - 03-May-06Total: 480,000 THB

Effective Managerial Skills andTechniquesCoordinator: Dr. Pradeep Kumar DashSponsor: Commercial Bank of Ceylon, S.L.Duration: 20-Feb-06 - 30-Apr-06Total: 390,000 THB

Working Capital Management andFinancial RestructuringCoordinator: Mr. Anil RajbhandariSponsor: Nepal Electricity Authority, NepalDuration: 27-Mar-06 - 07-Jul-06Total: 649,040 THB

Project ManagementCoordinator: Dr. Pradeep Kumar Dash,Ms. Khin Ma Ma GyiSponsor: Multi-donorsDuration: 24-Apr-06 - 19-Aug-06Total: 1,173,744 THB

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Project Management (BhutaneseGroup)Coordinator: Ms. Khin Ma Ma GyiSponsor: Bhutan National BankDuration: 24-Apr-06 - 05-Aug-06Total: 687,040 THB

Organizational Financial Planningand Cost ControlCoordinator: Ms. Purvi ChudasamaSponsor: Multi-donorsDuration: 1-May-06 - 31-Jul-06Total: 1,560,660 THB

Marketing Strategies for Asia TodayCoordinator: Mr. Anil RajbhandariSponsor: Commercial Bank of Ceylon,Sri LankaDuration: 20-May-06 - 27-Aug-06Total: 629,000 THB

Project Monitoring and Evaluation(Mongolian Group)Coordinator: Ms. Khin Ma Ma GyiSponsor: SEDP Ministry of Education,MongoliaDuration: 29-May-06 - 30-Sep-06Total: 997,500 THB

Project Monitoring and EvaluationCoordinator: Dr. Pradeep Kumar Dash,Ms. Purvi ChudasamaSponsor: Multi-donorsDuration: 29-May-06 - 30-Sep-06Total: 1,201,464 THB

Good GovernanceCoordinator: Mr. Anil RajbhandariSponsor: Office of the Prime Minister,NepalDuration: 3-Jul-06 - 14-Oct-06Total: 540,800 THB

Planning and Administering GoodGovernanceCoordinator: Ms. Khin Ma Ma Gyi,Ms. Purvi ChudasamaSponsor: Multi-donorsDuration: 4-Sep-06 - 31-Dec-06Total: 775,276 THB

Training Program on ìEffectiveManagement Skills and TechniquesîCoordinator: Dr. Pradeep Kumar DashSponsor: Multi-donorsDuration: 2-Oct-06 - 11-Dec-06Total: 866,466 THB

Leadership in Public ServicesCoordinator: Mr. Anil Rajbhandari,Ms. Purvi ChudasamaSponsor: Ministry of Health, MaldivesDuration: 9-Oct-06 - 11-Dec-06Total: 334,480 THB

Training Program on ìHumanResource ManagementîCoordinator: Dr. Pradeep K. DashSponsor: Multi-donorsDuration: 6-Nov-06 - 17-Jan-07Total: 963,332 THB

Leading Change and OrganizationalRenewalCoordinator: Ms. Khin Ma Ma GyiSponsor: Ministry of Health, MaldivesDuration: 6-Nov-06 - 31-Jan-07Total: 343,878 THB

Ongoing projects

Convention on Bio DiversityWorkshopCoordinator: Mr. Voravate ChonlasinSponsor: UNEPDuration: 9-Oct-06 - 30-Apr-07Total: 1,912,904 THB

IT Applications in ManagementCoordinator: Mrs. ThaniyaJirasathitpornpongSponsor: World Bank/IDA/GoBDuration: 6-Nov-06 - 28-Feb-07Total: 388,800 THB

Education Policy Formulation &Education Quality AssuranceCoordinator: Mr. Reynaldo A. Calabdan,Ms. Kanlaya MuangsanSponsor: Multi-SponsorsDuration: 13-Nov-06 - 30-Mar-07Total: 486,587 THB

Effective Training Implementationand ManagementCoordinator: Mr. Reynaldo A. Calabdan,Ms. Kanlaya MuangsanSponsor: Multi-SponsorsDuration: 20-Nov-06 - 08-Mar-07Total: 2,499,313 THB

Supervisory Skills DevelopmentTraining for WFP Staff (Batch Two)Coordinator: Mr. Anil RajbhandariSponsor: World Food ProgramDuration: 15-May-06 - 28-Mar-07Total: 990,280 THB

Knowledge Management andOrganizational LearningCoordinator: Dr. Pradeep Kumar DashSponsor: Multi-donorsDuration: 3-Jul-06 - 28-Feb-07Total: 880,600 THB

Management and Implementation ofDevelopment ProjectCoordinator: Mr. Anil RajbhandariSponsor: Multi-donorsDuration: 23-Oct-06 - 10-Feb-07Total: 1,565,100 THB

Management of OrganizationalChangeCoordinator: Mr. Wichit Silpamaneephan,Ms. Khin Ma Ma GyiSponsor: BEPZA BangladeshDuration: 27-Nov-06 - 28-Feb-07Total: 370,872 THB

Modern Public Sector ManagementCoordinator: Ms. Sorat Phutthaphithak,Mr. Anil Gopal Rajbhandari, Mrs. ThaniyaJirasathipornpongSponsor: Sri Lanka Institute ofDevelopment AdministrationDuration: 20-Nov-06 - 05-Feb-07Total: 1,018,082 THB

Trainings/Workshops/Short Courses/Symposia

Other Units

Internet Education and ResearchLaboratory (IntERLab)

Completed projects

Advanced Network Security TrainingCoordinator: Prof. Kanchana KanchanasutSponsor: ParticipantsDuration: 1-Jan-06 - 31-May-06Total: 350,000 THB

VoIP and SIP TrainingCoordinator: Prof. Kanchana KanchanasutSponsor: ParticipantsDuration: 1-May-06 - 30-Jun-06Total: 250,000 THB

Basic Routing TrainingCoordinator: Prof. Kanchana KanchanasutSponsor: ParticipantsDuration: 1-Jun-06 - 31-Aug-06Total: 540,000 THB

Basic DNS TrainingCoordinator: Prof. Kanchana KanchanasutSponsor: ParticipantsDuration: 1-Aug-06 - 30-Nov-06Total: 315,660 THB

Advanced Routing TrainingCoordinator: Prof. Kanchana KanchanasutSponsor: ParticipantsDuration: 1-Aug-06 - 30-Nov-06Total: 325,000 THB

Ongoing projects

Vclass SIP-based Mobile ClassroomCoordinator: Prof. Kanchana KanchanasutSponsor: Asian Media Information andCommunication Centre (AMIC), SingaporeDuration: 1-Feb-06 - 31-Jan-08Total: 1,200,000 THB

TEIN2 Workshops in 2006 for HRDCoordinator: Prof. Kanchana KanchanasutSponsor: DANTEDuration: 1-Apr-06 - 31-Mar-07Total: 2,055,000 THB

Multicast WorkshopCoordinator: Prof. Kanchana KanchanasutSponsor: ParticipantsDuration: 1-Sep-06 - 1-Dec-06Total: 350,000 THB

DSSEC WorkshopCoordinator: Prof. Kanchana KanchanasutSponsor: ParticipantsDuration: 6-Oct-06 - 1-Mar-07Total: 350,000 THB

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School of Engineeringand Technology

Completed projects

Design & ManufacturingEngineering and IndustrialEngineering & Management

The International Conference onMicro/Nano FabricationTechnologies (ICM/NFT06) inBangkokOrganizer: Assoc. Prof. Erik L.J. Bohez,ChairCollaborator: Xpert Management Co.,Ltd. ThailandSponsors: AIT; The University of Toledo/PMMC, USA; American Society forAbrasive Technology, USA; Siamrak Co.,Ltd., ThailandDuration: 1-Aug-05 - 31-Jul-06Total: 600,000 THB

The 7th Asia Pacific IndustrialEngineering & ManagementSystems Conference, and The 9thAsia Pacific Division Meeting of theInternational Foundation forProduction Research in ThailandOrganizer: Dr. VoratasKachitvichyanukul, ChairSponsors: NSTDA; MTEC; Commission ofHigher Education-Thailand; EMP-Kasetsart Univ.; Center for LogisticsManagement-Mahidol Univ.; ThaiAirways Int. Public Co., Ltd.; TheBangchak Petroleum Public Co., Ltd.;Toyota Motor Thailand Co., Ltd.; ThaiAcrylic Fibre Co., Ltd.-ThailandDuration: 17-20-Dec-06Total: 3,000,000 THB

Water Engineering andManagement

12th Congress of the Asia andPacific Division of IAHROrganizer: Prof. Ashim Das GuptaSponsor: International Association ofHydraulic Engineering and ResearchDuration: 13-Nov-99 - 30-Jun-06Total: 2,579,383 THB

Ongoing projects

Construction, Engineering &Infrastructure ManagementSeminar on Dispute Prevention andResolution on Mega ConstructionProjectsCoordinator: Prof. Stephen O. OgunlanaSponsor: Warner/PPPDuration: 1-Oct-06 - 30-Sep-07Total: 418,689.70 THB

Water Engineering andManagement

MTERM International ConferenceOrganizer: Dr. Mukand Singh Babel,Prof. Ashim Das GuptaSponsor: ParticipantsDuration: 1-Jan-05 - 31-Dec-07Total: 1,000,000 THB


Ongoing projects

Food Engineering and Bioprocess

Technology

International Conference onInnovations in Food and BioprocessTechnologiesOrganizer: Prof. Sudip Kumar Rakshitand Dr. Binod YadavSponsor: ParticipantsDuration: 1-Jun-06 - 31-Jul-07Total: 570,000 THB


Ongoing projects

The 6th Global Conference onFlexible Systems Management 2006Organizer: Prof. Himangshu PaulSponsor: ParticipantsDuration: 1-Dec-06 - 31-Mar-07Total: 231,515 THB

The 12th Asia Pacific ManagementConference 2006Organizer: Prof. Nazul IslamSponsor: ParticipantsDuration: 1-Oct-06 - 28-Feb-07Total: 693,750 THB

AIT Extension

Completed projects

Seminar and Study Visit forManagement Information Systemand ITCoordinator: Mrs. ThaniyaJirasathitpornpong, Mr. Fazle KarimSponsor: Technology Transfer Training,BangladeshDuration: 6-Aug-06 - 30-Nov-06Total: 251,000 THB

Seminar cum Study Visit onMangrove Management in ThailandCoordinator: Dr. Sahdev Singh,Mrs. Niramol PonvilaiSponsor: UN Industrial DevelopmentOrganizationDuration: 1-Sep-06 - 09-Sep-06Total: 370,000 THB

Ongoing projects

Seminar and Study Visit for PublicAdministration Capacity Building(Batch 1)Coordinator: Mr. Fazle KarimSponsor: Bangladesh PublicAdministration Training Centre,Government of BangladeshDuration: 22-Apr-06 - 31-Jan-07Total: 2,017,800 THB

Other Units

Internet Education and ResearchLaboratory (IntERLab)

Completed projects

Asian Internet EngineeringConference (AINTEC) 2005Organizer: Prof. Kanchana KanchanasutSponsor: Multi-donorsDuration: 1-Dec-05 - 31-Mar-06Total: 1,360,000 THB

Ongoing projects

Asian Internet EngineeringConference (AINTEC) 2006Organizer: Prof. Kanchana KanchanasutSponsor: Multi-donorsDuration: 1-Sep-06 - 31-May-07Total: 800,000 THB

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(Capacity Building, Development,Study Visits,Networking, Student

Exchange, etc...)


Completed projects


JST, Japan Science and TechnologyCoordinator: Dr. Lal SamarakoonSponsor: Japan Science and Technology,JapanDuration: 1-Jan-05 - 31-Mar-06Total: 2,242,000 THB

Ongoing projects


Database Systems for AdvancedApplicationsCoordinator: Prof. Vilas WuwongseSponsor: ParticipantsDuration: 1-Dec-06 - 31-May-07Total: 1,700,000 THB


EU-Asia Network of CompetenceEnhancement on Public-PrivatePartnerships (PPPs) inInfrastructure DevelopmentCoordinator: Prof. Stephen O. OgunlanaSponsor: The European UnionDuration: Apr-04 - Apr-07Total: Euro 400,000


Nanotechnology Center ofExcellence (CoEN)Coordinator: Dr. Joydeep DuttaSponsor: NANOTEC, NSTDA & Royal ThaiGovernment - AITDuration: May-06 - 2010Total: 25,000,000 THB


Digital Asian Network 2006-2009Coordinator: Dr. Lal SamarakoonSponsor: Keio Research Institute at SFC,Keio University, JapanDuration: 1-Mar-06 - 31-Mar-09Total: 362,835 THB

Japan Science and Technology 2006-2007Coordinator: Dr. Lal SamarakoonSponsor: Japan Science and TechnologyAgencyDuration: 1-Apr-06 - 31-Mar-07Total: 831,750 THB

Strengthening Capacity on Multi-Hazard Risk Assessment inTsunamiCoordinator: Dr. Manzul HazarikaSponsor: USAIDDuration: 15-Aug-06 - 1-Aug-07Total: 3,604,702 THB


Reconstruction and Development inthe Tsunami-Hit Phangnga ProvinceCoordinator: Mr. Gyanendra R. Sthapit/Habitech CenterSponsor: European CommissionDuration: 1-Dec-05 - 31-Dec-08Total: 3,021,700 THB


Thailand Accident Research CenterCoordinator: Dr. Kunnawee KanitpongSponsor: Department of Highways,ThailandDuration: 1-Jul-05 - 30-Jun-07Total: 14,000,000 THB


UN Water Virtual Learning Center(WVLC)Coordinator: Dr. Mukand Singh Babel,Prof. Ashim Das Gupta, Dr. RobertoClemente, Dr. Nowarat Coowanitwong,Dr. Kou IkejimaDuration: 2005-2007


Completed projects


Development of Pre-bridgingProgram and Mentoring Program forLao PDR, Cambodia and VietnamStudents to Enter Flexible MastersProgram at AITCoordinator: Dr. Amararatne YakupitiyageSponsor: Swedish InternationalDevelopment Cooperation Agency,SwedenDuration: 1-Feb-06 - 01-May-06Total: 678,400 THB

Study Tour for Shrimp FarmingAquacultureCoordinator: Dr. Yang YiSponsor: Research Institute forAquaculture, VietnamDuration: 11-Nov-06 - 17-Nov-06Total: 72,324 THB

Energy

Setting up of National Associationfor Cogeneration and DistributedSystem in ASEAN (EC-ASEAN EnergyFacility)Coordinator: Dr. Weerakorn Ongsakul,Dr. Mithulananthan NadarajahSponsor: EC-ASEAN Energy Facility(EAEF)Duration: 1-Jan-05 - 31-Jan-06Total: 7,875,844 THB

Capacity Building in FormulatingHarmonized Policy Instruments forthe Promotion of Renewable Energy(RE) and Energy Efficiency (EE) in theASEAN Member CountriesCoordinator: Dr. MithulananthanNadarajah, Dr. Weerakorn OngsakulSponsor: EC-ASEAN Energy Facility (EAEF)Duration: 12-Jan-05 - 31-May-06Total: 7,969,800 THB

Center for Sustainable UrbanRegeneration, The University ofTokyo, JapanCoordinator: Dr. Toshiya AramakiSponsor: University of Tokyo, JapanDuration: 1-Feb-06 - 30-Apr-06Total: 280,000 THB


Development of Teaching andTraining Modules for HigherEducation in Waste ManagementSector (TETRAWAMA)Coordinator: Prof. C. VisvanathanSponsor: European CommissionDuration: Apr-03 - Sep-06Total: 1,374,912 THB


MSU Study Abroad Program IVCoordinator: Prof. Ganesh P.Shivakotiand Dr. Soparth PongquanSponsor: Michigan State University, USADuration: 1-Jan-05 - 31-Dec-06Total: 2,051,980 THB

Urban Evironmental Management

UMP (Urban ManagementProgramme)-AIT PartnershipCoordinator: Dr. Ranjith Perera andDr. Barbara EarthSponsor: United Nations HumanSettlements Programme (UN HABITAT)Duration: 15-Sep-02 - 31-Dec-06Total: 10,911,198 THB

UEM - GENDEV CollaborationCoordinator: Dr. Ranjith Perera andDr. Barbara EarthSponsor: United Nations HumanSettlements Programme (UN HABITAT)Duration: 25-Sep-00 - 31-Dec-06Total: 9,374,102 THB

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2006 Annual Report

Ongoing projects


Capacity building of small-scaleshrimp farmers on adaptation ofbest management practices (BMPs)to promote Thai Shrimp export tothe EU.Coordinator: Dr. Dhirendra Prasad ThakurSponsor: European CommissionDuration: 1-Sep-06 - 31-Jan-08Total: 8,034,639 THB

Capacity Building of CoastalCommunities on Coastal MitigationCoordinator: Dr. Wenresti G. Gallardo,Dr. Animesh Dutta, Dr. Kou Ikejima,Dr. Mokbul Morshed Ahmad, Prof. DennesT. BergadoSponsor: USAIDDuration: 1-Nov-06 - 30-Apr-07

Resources Management inCambodia, Nepal and VietnamCoordinator: Dr. Amrit N. BartCo-coordinator: Dr. Ram BhujelSponsor: Asia-Link, European UnionDuration: 1-Sep-05 - 31-Aug-08Total: 14,425,150 THB

Development of Marine and CoastalResources Database in ThailandCoordinator: Dr. Kou IkejimaSponsor: UNEP ROAPDuration: 20-Aug-05 - Jun-07Total: 2,460,000 THB

Post-Tsunami Sustainable CoastalLivelihoods ProgramCoordinator: Dr. Amrit N. BartSponsor: US Agency for InternationalDevelopment (USAID)Duration: Mar-05 - Mar-08Total: 12,760,605

AIT-Coca Cola for SustainableCoastal Livelihoods Project inRanongCoordinator: Dr. Amrit N. BartSponsor: Coca Cola (Thailand) Ltd.Duration: 1-Oct-05 - 31-Mar-08Toatal: 8,000,000 THB

Energy

Targeted Capacity Development onCDM (TCD - CDM) in ThailandCoordinator: Prof. Ram M. Shrestha,Prof. Sivanappan KumarSponsor: UNEP Risoe Centre (URC)Duration: 15-Apr-06 - 30-Jan-07Total: 2,452,450 THB

Networking with Norwegian andRegional Institutions in EnergyIssues (South-South-NorthNetworking): 2006-2009Coordinator: Dr. MithulananthanNadarajah, Prof. Ram Shrestha,Dr. Animesh DuttaSponsor: Norwegian Ministry of ForeignAffairsDuration: 1-Aug-06 - 31-Dec-09Total: 4,140,000 THB

Transfer of EU Knowledge andTechnology for Development ofWind Energy Tech. in ThailandCoordinator: Dr. MithulananthanNadarajah, Dr. Weerakorn Ongsakul,Dr. Animesh DuttaSponsor: EU Thailand EconomicCooperation SPFDuration: 1-Jan-06 - 28-Feb-07Total: 6,575,000 THB

Strategic Database of Energy and AirPollution in ASEAN and South AsianCountriesCoordinator: Prof. Ram M. ShresthaSponsor: Mizuho Information andResearch Institution, Inc., JapanDuration: 13-Nov-06 - 28-Feb-08Total: 1,950,000 THB


Asian Regional Research Programmeon Environmental Technology PhaseII (ARRPET Phase II)Coordinator: Prof. Ajit AnnachatreSponsor: SidaDuration: 1-Jan-04 - 31-Dec-07

3R Knowledge HubCoordinator: Prof. C. VisvanathanSponsor: Asian Development BankDuration: 10-Oct-06 - 09-Oct-08Total: 4,500,000 THB

Quality Assurance for theCurriculum and Course Materialsfor the Major Courses ofUndergraduate EnvironmentalScience (RUPP)Coordinator: Dr. Thammarat KoottatepSponsor: Royal Danish EmbassyDuration: 1-Apr-03 - 31-Mar-07Total: 2,297,400 THB

Development of an InternationalLong Distance Internet BasedMasters Course on EnvironmentalTechnology and ManagementCoordinator: Prof. C. VisvanathanSponsor: Asia-Link; European CommissionDuration: Apr-03 - 31-May-07Total: 2,621,843 THB

National Center of Competence inResearch North-South: WP3: Healthand Environmental SanitationCoordinator: Dr. Thammarat KoottatepSponsor: EAWAG, SwitzerlandDuration: Sept-02 - Dec-09Total: 14,668,452.64 THB

Quality Assurance for theCurriculum and Course Materialsfor the Major Courses ofUndergraduate EnvironmentalScience (RUPP)Coordinator: Dr. Thammarat KoottatepSponsor: Royal Danish EmbassyDuration: 1-Apr-03 - 31-Mar-07Total: 2,297,400 THB

Swedish Resource Persons underARRPET IICoordinator: Prof. Ajit P. AnnachhatreSponsor: SidaDuration: 1-Jan-04 - 30-Jun-08Total: SEK 681,000


NORAD-Gender and DevelopmentStudies 2006-2009Coordinator: Dr. Bernadette ResurreccionSponsor: NORADDuration: 1-Jan-06 - 31-Dec-09Total: 20,781,377 THB

Post-Graduate Education: Genderand Social Analysis in Environment& DevelopmentCoordinator: Dr. Bernadette ResurreccionSponsor: IDRCDuration: 2005-2008Total: 8,406,177 THB

IDRC Publication on Gender andNatural Resources Managementin AsiaCoordinator: Dr. Bernadette ResurreccionSponsor: IDRCDuration: 2005-2007Total: 372,520 THB


AIT Support to National Universityof LaosCoordinator: Dr. Dietricht Schmidt-VogtSponsor: SIDA-Swedish ResearchCouncilDuration: 1-Sep-06 - 30-Jun-07Total: 2,012,000 THB


AIT-Norwegian InstitutionNetworkingCoordinator: Prof. Jayant RoutraySponsor: The Norwegian Ministry ofForeign AffairsDuration: 1-Jan-06 - 31-Dec-09Total: 12,178,388 THB

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Other Projects

Urban Environmental Management

Southeast Asia Urban EnvironmentalManagement Applications (SEA-UEMA) ProjectCoordinator: Prof. A.T.M. Nurul Amin,Dr. Nowarat Coowanitwong, Dr. KyokoKusakabe, Dr. Vilas Nitivattananon,Dr. Edsel SajorSponsor: Canadian InternationalDevelopment Agency (CIDA)Duration: Nov-03 - Nov-08Total: CAD$ 9,479,839


Completed projects

Ansell Leadership DevelopmentProgram 2005 - 06Coordinator: Dr. Singha Chiamsiri,Dr. Sundar VenkateshSponsor: Ansell Ltd., AustraliaDuration: 1-Sept-05 - 30-Nov-06Total: 4,092,090 THB

Ongoing projects

Technolopreneur DevelopmentProgram 2006Coordinator: Dr. Barbara IgelSponsor: NECTEC, ThailandDuration: 11-Mar-06 - 30-Jun-07Total: 1,050,000 THB

2nd Swiss EMBA Programme StudyTripCoordinator: Prof. John TangSponsor: University of Applied Sciences(HTW, Churs) SwitzerlandDuration: 15-Dec-06 - 15-Feb-07Total: 864,000 THB

DBA Program in Sri Lanka 2006Coordinator: Prof. I.M. PandeySponsor: ParticipantsDuration: 31-Oct-06 - 31-Dec-09Total: 11,988,000 THB

DBA Program in Bangkok 2006Coordinator: Prof. I.M. PandeySponsor: ParticipantsDuration: 31-Oct-06 - 31-Dec-09Total: 15,552,000 THB

MTEC Management DevelopmentProgram (MTEC MDP)Coordinator: Dr. Singha ChiamsiriSponsor: National Metal and MaterialsTechnology Center (MTEC), NSTDADuration: 1-Dec-06 - 31-Aug-07Total: 2,000,000 THB

Ansell Leadership DevelopmentProgram 2006-07Coordinator: Dr. Sundar VenkateshSponsor: Ansell Limited, AustraliaDuration: 1-Oct-06 - 30-Sep-07Total: 3,948,000 THB

Other Units

Internet Education and Research

Laboratory (IntERLab)

Ongoing projects

APNG SecretariatCoordinator: Prof. KanchanaKanchanasutSponsor: Asia Pacific Networking GroupDuration: 1-Dec-06 - 30-Nov-07Total: 600,000 THB

AIT's Habitech Center assistedin EU-ASIA PRO ECO II B

post-tsunami reconstructionwork in Baan Nam

Khem Village,Phangnga Province.

The AIT-Hannover University Greenhouse Project

CIDA-AIT agreement on urban environmental management made in the form of SoutheastAsia Urban Environmental Management Applications (SEA-UEMA) Project, aims to improvethe Urban Environmental Management (UEM) policies and good practices in the region.

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Chairman EmeritusH.E. Dr. Thanat Khoman Former Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand

and Former Minister of Foreign AffairsChairman

Dr. Tej Bunnag Advisor to the Office of His Majestyís Principal Private Secretary

Vice ChairmenH.E. Mr. J.D.A. Wijewardena Ambassador of Sri Lanka to ThailandProf. Shinichiro Ohgaki Professor and Former Dean of the Graduate

School of Engineering, University of Tokyo, Japan

Board MembersH.E. Mr. Shahed Akhtar Ambassador of Bangladesh to ThailandH.E. Mr. Laurent Aublin Ambassador of France to ThailandH.E. Mr. Lars Backstrˆm Ambassador of Finland to ThailandMr. Liu Baoli Deputy Director-General, Department of

International Cooperation and Exchanges,Ministry of Education, China

H.E. Mrs. Merete Fjeld Brattested Ambassador of Norway to ThailandH.E. Mr. Denis Comeau Ambassador of Canada to ThailandH.E. Mr. Jonas Hafstrˆm Ambassador of Sweden to ThailandH.E. Dr. Friedrick Hamburger Head of Delegation, European Commission

to ThailandH.E. Mr. Han Tae-kyu Ambassador of the Republic of KoreaDr. Tongchat Hongladaromp President of the University Council,

King Mongkutís University of Technology (Thonburi)Prof. Said Irandoust President (ex-officio)H.E. Lt. Gen. (Retd) Khateer Hasan Khan Ambassador of Pakistan to ThailandH.E. Mr. Hideaki Kobayashi Ambassador of Japan to ThailandH.E. Mr. Pieter Marres Ambassador of the Netherlands to ThailandH.E. Mr. Nguyen Duy Hung Ambassador of VietnamProf. Surapon Nitikraipot Rector, Thammasat UniversityGeneral Dr. Boonsrang Niumpradit President, AIT Alumni Association (ex-officio)H.E. Mr. Ouan Phommachak Ambassador of Lao Peopleís Democratic Republic to ThailandMr. Sihasak Phuangketkeow Deputy Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, ThailandH.E. Mr. Arno Riedel Ambassador of Austria to ThailandH.E. Mr. Antonio Rodriguez Ambassador of Philippines to ThailandH.E. Mr. Ung Sean Ambassador of Cambodia to ThailandMr. Jean-Pierre Verbiest Country Director, Thailand Resident Mission, Asian

Development BankKhunying Jada Wattanasiritham President of the Siam Commercial Bank Public Co., Ltd.H.E. Mr. Ibrahim Yusuf Ambassador of Indonesia to ThailandProf. Yongyuth Yuthavong Minister of Science and Technology, ThailandH.E. Miss Vijaya Latha Reddy Ambassador of IndiaIncoming Ambassador of NepalDr. Pavich Tongroach Secretary-General of the Higher Education Commission

of Thailand

Ex-officio Participants1. Prof. Peter F. Haddawy Vice President, Academic Affairs2. Prof. Sudip K. Rakshit Vice President, Research3. Prof. Vilas Wuwongse Vice President, External Relations4. Prof. Stephen Ogulana Chairman of the Academic Senate5. Prof. Dennes T. Bergado Representative of the Faculty6. Representative of the Staff (To be elected)7. Mr. Imran Khan President of the Student Union

SecretariatMrs. Kulvimol Wasuntiwongse Secretary to the Board

Appendices

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Full-Time Faculty 2006

Finn Arve AagesenM.Sc., NTH, Trondheim, Norway; Ph.D,NTH, Trondheim, Norway;Visiting Professor, Computer Scienceand Information Management (SET)

Nitin V. AfzulpurkarB.Eng., Univ. of Poona, India; Ph.D.,Univ. of Canterbury, New ZealandAssociate Professor, Mechatronicsand Microelectronics (SET)

Mokbul Morshed AhmadB.Sc, M.Sc., Dhaka Univ., Bangladesh;M.Sc., AIT; Ph.D., Univ. of Durham, U.K.Assistant Professor, Regional & RuralDevelopment Planning (SERD)

Kazi Mohiuddin AhmedM.Sc., Inst. of Communications,Leningrad, USSR; Ph.D., Univ. ofNewcastle, AustraliaProfessor, Telecommunications (SET)

A.T.M. Nurul AminB.A. (Hons), M.A.,Univ. of Dhaka,Bangladesh; M.A., Ph.D., Univ. ofManitoba, Canada.Professor, Urban EnvironmentalManagement (SERD)

Roland Amoussou-GuenouLL.B., National Univ. of Benin, SouthAfrica; LL.M., Univ. of Toulouse,France; Ph.D., Univ. of Paris II, FranceVisiting Lecturer (SOM)

Ajit P. AnnachhatreB.Tech., Ph.D., Indian Inst. of Tech.,Kanpur, IndiaProfessor, Environmental Engineering &Management (SERD)

Toshiya AramakiB.S., M.E., D.Eng., University of Tokyo,JapanVisiting Associate Professor,Environmental Engineering &Management (SERD)

Mukand S. BabelB.Eng., Rajasthan Agr. Univ., India;M.Eng., D.Eng., AITAssociate Professor, WaterEngineering & Management (SET)

Amrit BartB.A., Earlham College, U.S.A.; M.A.,M.S., Ph.D., Auburn Univ., U.S.A.Associate Professor, Aquaculture &Aquatic Resources Management(SERD)

Marian Beise-zeeDipl., Wirtschaftsingenieurwesen; Ph.D.,Technical Univ. of Berlin, Germany.Assistant Professor (SOM)

Carl Erik HÂkan BergPh. D., MSc. Aquatic Ecotoxicology,Stockholm University, Sweden;Visiting Faculty, Aquaculture & AquaticResources Management (SERD)

Dennes T. BergadoB.S.C.E., Mindanao State Univ.,Philippines; M.Eng., AIT; Ph.D., UtahState Univ., U.S.A.Professor, Geotechnical &Geoenvironmental Engineering (SET)

Erik L.J. BohezB.Eng., High Tech. Inst. St. Antonius,Ghent; M.Eng. State Univ. of Ghent,BelgiumAssociate Professor, Design &Manufacturing Engineering andIndustrial Engineering & Management(SET)

Chotchai CharoenngamB.Eng., King Mongkutís Inst. of Tech.,Thonburi, Thailand; M.S., Univ. ofKansas; Ph.D., Univ. of Texas, U.S.A.Associate Professor, Construction,Engineering & InfrastructureManagement (SET)

Xiaoyong ChenB.S., M.S., Ph.D., Wuhan TechnicalUniv. of Survey and Mapping, PeopleísRep. of ChinaAssociate Professor, Remote Sensing& Geographic Information Systems(SET)

Surapong ChirarattananonB.Eng., Univ. of New South Wales;M.Eng., Monash Univ., Ph.D., Univ. ofNewcastle, AustraliaProfessor, Energy (SERD)

Roberto ClementeB.S.A.E., Univ. of the Philippines at LosBaÒos; M.S., AIT; Ph.D., McGill Univ.,CanadaAssociate Professor, WaterEngineering & Management (SET)

Nowarat CoowanitwongB.S., Mahidol Univ., Thailand; M.S.,Long Island Univ.; M.S., Ph.D., Univ. ofFlorida, U.S.A.Assistant Professor, UrbanEnvironmental Management (SERD)

Noel CrespiB.S. Physics, Univ. of Kent & Univ. ofParis 11; M.Sc. Telecommunications,Ecole Nationale Superiure desTelecommunications; PhD ComputerScience, Univ. Paris 6Visiting Professor, Internet Education &Research Laboratory

Teresita Cruz del RosarioB.A., Maryknoll College, M.P.A., NewYork Univ., M.P.A., M.A., Harvard Univ.,Ph.D., Boston College, U.S.A.Visiting Associate Professor

Matthew M. DaileyB.S., M.S., North Carolina State Univ.;Ph.D., Univ. of California, U.S.A.Assistant Professor, Computer Scienceand Information Management (SET)

Nicholas J. DimmittB.A., M.A., San Francisco State Univ.;Ph.D., Univ. of Southern California,U.S.A.Assistant Professor (SOM)

Phan Minh DungM.Sc., Ph.D., Univ. of Tech., Dresden,GermanyProfessor, Computer Science andInformation Management (SET)

Animesh DuttaB.Sc.Eng., Bangladesh Univ. of Eng. &Tech.; M.Eng., AIT; Ph.D., DalhousieUniv., CanadaAssistant Professor, Energy (SERD)

Joydeep DuttaB.Sc. (Hons.), St. Edmundís College;M.Sc. (Physics), North Eastern HillUniv.; Ph.D., IACS, Calcutta Univ., IndiaAssociate Professor, Microelectronics(SET)

Barbara EarthB.A., M.S., Univ. of Cincinnati; M.A.,Ph.D., Ohio Univ., U.S.A.Assistant Professor, Gender &Development Studies (SERD)

Tapio J. ErkeM.Sc., Helsinki Univ. of Tech., FinlandVisiting Associate Professor,Telecommunications (SET)

Vatcharaporn EsichaikulB.Acc., Chulalongkorn Univ., Thailand;M.B.A., Oklahoma State Univ.; Ph.D.,Kent State Univ., U.S.A.Associate Professor, InformationManagement (SET)

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Wenresti G. GallardoB.S., M.S. (Aqua), Univ. of thePhilippines; M.S. (Fisheries), Ph.D.,Nagasaki Univ., JapanAssistant Professor, Aquaculture &Aquatic Resources Management(SERD)

Ambika Prasad GautamM.Sc., Ph.D., AITLecturer, Natural ResourcesManagement (SERD)

Pham Huy GiaoD. Eng. in Geotech. Engg. (Engg. andApplied Geology), AIT , Thailand; M. Eng.in Geotech. Engg. (Engg. Geol. &Applied Geophysics), AIT, Thailand;Dipl. Ing. (M.Sc.) in Geological-Geophysical Engineering(Geophysics), Bucharest University,Romania,Assistant Professor, Geotechnical &Geoenvironmental Engineering andGeosystem Exploration & PetroleumGeoengineering (SET)

Ulrich GlaweDipl.- Geol., Univ. of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany; M.Sc., ImperialCollege, U.K.; Ph.D., Univ. of ErlangenNuremberg, GermanyAssociate Professor, Geotechnical &Geoenvironmental Engineering (SET)

Sumanta GuhaB.Sc., M.Sc., Univ. of Calcutta; Ph.D.,Indian Statistical Inst., India; M.S., Ph.D.,Univ. of Michigan, U.S.A.Associate Professor, ComputerScience and Information Management(SET)

Ashim Das GuptaB.Eng., Gauhati Univ., India; M.Eng.,D.Eng., AITProfessor, Water Engineering &Management (SET)

Peter HaddawyB.A., Pomona College, Claremont,U.S.A.; M.Sc., Ph.D., Univ. of Illinois,Urbana, U.S.A.AIT Vice President ñ Academic Affairsand Professor, InformationManagement (SET)

Bonaventura H.W. HadikusumoB.Eng., Univ. of Diponegoro, Indonesia;M.Eng., AIT; Ph.D., Univ. of Hong KongAssistant Professor, Construction,Engineering & InfrastructureManagement (SET)

Shinya HanaokaB.Eng., M. Info. Sc., D. Info. Sc.,Tohoku Univ., JapanAssistant Professor, TransportationEngineering (SET)

Pannapa HerabatB.S., M.S., Ph.D., Carnegie Mellon Univ.,U.S.A.Assistant Professor, Construction,Engineering & InfrastructureManagement (SET)

Kiyoshi HondaB.Agr., D.Eng., Tokyo Univ., JapanAssociate Professor, Remote Sensing& Geographic Information Systems(SET)

Barbara IgelB.A., M.A., Technical Univ., Berlin;Ph.D., Freie Univ., Berlin, GermanyAssociate Professor (SOM)

Ko IkejimaB.Sc., Univ. of Agriculture and Tech.;M.Sc., Ph.D., Univ. of Tokyo, JapanAssistant Professor, Aquaculture &Aquatic Resources Management(SERD)

Nazrul IslamB.Sc.Eng., BUET, Bangladesh; M.Eng.,D.Eng., AITProfessor (SOM)

Paul JanecekB.S.E.E., U.S. Military Academy, WestPoint, U.S.A.; Advanced M.Sc., QueenMary and Westfield College, Univ. ofLondon, U.K.; Ph.D., Swiss FederalInstitute of TechnologyAssistant Professor, ComputerScience and Information Management(SET)

Hemantha P.W. JayasuriyaB.Sc.Eng., Univ. of Peradeniya, SriLanka; M.Eng., D.Eng., AITAssistant Professor, AgriculturalSystems & Engineering (SERD)

Tae-Hong JieM.S., US Naval P.G. School, California;Ph.D., Brunel Univ., U.K.Visiting Professor (SOM)

Lalit M. JohriB.Sc. (Hons.), M.Sc., M.B.A., Ph.D.,Univ. of Delhi, IndiaProfessor (SOM)

Voratas KachitvichyanukulB.S., Natíl. Taiwan Univ.; M.Eng., AIT;Ph.D., Purdue Univ., Indiana, U.S.A.Associate Professor, IndustrialEngineering & Management and Design& Manufacturing Engineering (SET)

Kanchana KanchanasutB.Sc., Univ. of Queensland; M.Sc.,Ph.D., Univ. of Melbourne, AustraliaDirector, Internet Education & ResearchLaboratory and Professor, ComputerScience (SET)

Kunnawee KanitpongB.S., Chulalongkorn Univ.; M.S. Univ. ofMaryland at College Park, U.S.A.; Ph.D.Univ of Wisconsin-MadisonAssistant Professor, TransportationEngineering (SET)

Worsak Kanok-NukulchaiB.Eng. (Hon.), Chulalongkorn Univ.,Thailand; M.Eng., AIT; Ph.D., Univ. ofCalifornia (Berkeley), U.S.A.Dean and Professor, StructuralEngineering (SET)

Yoshitaka KatoB.S. and Ph.D., Univ. of Tokyo†Visiting Assistant Professor, StructuralEngineering (SET)

Ilkka KauranenM.Eng., D.Tech., Helsinki Univ. ofTechnology, FinlandVisiting Professor (SOM)

Do Ba KhangM.Sc., Eotvos Lorand Univ., Hungary;M.Sc., D.Tech.Sc., AIT, ThailandAssociate Professor (SOM)

Seishiro KibeB.S.; M.Sc.; Ph.D, Tokyo University,JapanVisiting Professor, Remote Sensing &Geographic Information Systems (SET)

Pisut KoomsapB.Eng., Thammasat Univ.; M.Sc., Univ.of Louisville; Ph.D., Pennsylvania StateUniv., U.S.A.Assistant Professor, Design &Manufacturing Engineering (SET)

Thammarat KoottatepB.Eng., Chiangmai Univ.; M.Eng.,D.Eng., AITAssistant Professor, EnvironmentalEngineering & Management (SERD)

Roy KouwenbergM.Sc., Ph.D., Erasmus Univ. ofRotterdam, The NetherlandsAssistant Professor (SOM)

Mikko KovalainenM.Sc., Univ. of Jyvaskyla, FinlandCITP Diploma, Univ. of Jyvaskyla,Finland; Ph.D., Univ. of Jyvaskyla,Finland; Visiting Faculty, Information &Communications Technologies (SET)

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Donyaprueth KrairitB.S., Thammasat Univ., Thailand; M.S.,Univ. of Colorado at Boulder; Ph.D.,Massachusetts Inst. of Tech.,Cambridge, U.S.A.Assistant Professor (SOM)

Sivanappan KumarB.E., Univ. of Madras, India; M.Eng.,AIT; Ph.D., Inst. Natíl. Polytechnique,Toulouse, FranceDean and Professor, Energy (SERD)

Jaako Elias KurhilaM.Sc., Univ. of Helsinki, FinlandPh.D., Univ. of Helsinki, FinlandVisiting Lecturer (SET)

Kyoko KusakabeB.A., Sophia Univ., Tokyo, Japan;M.Sc., Ph.D., AITAssociate Professor, Gender &Development Studies (SERD)

Michiro KusanagiB.S., M.S., Univ. of Tokyo, Japan; M.S.,Ph.D., Univ. of California, U.S.A.Visiting Professor, Remote Sensing &Geographic Information Systems (SET)

Esa Kalevi LehtinenM.Sc., Lic. Sc., Helsinki Univ. ofTechnology, FinlandVisiting Lecturer, Pulp & PaperTechnology (SERD)

Lertsak LekawatB.E., King Mongkutís Institute ofTechnology Ladkrabang, Thailand;M.Sc., George Washington Univ.; Ph.D.,Carnegie Mellon Univ.Visiting Lecturer, Microelectronics(SET)

Huynh Trung LuongB.Eng., Ho Chi Minh City Univ. of Tech.,Vietnam; M.Eng., D.Eng., AITAssistant Professor, IndustrialEngineering & Management (SET)

Raimo O. MalinenM.Sc., Lic.Tech., D.Tech., Helsinki Univ.of Tech., FinlandAssociate Professor, Pulp & PaperTechnology (SERD)

Sunil MunasingheB.Sc.Eng., Univ. of Peradeniya, SriLanka; M.Eng., AIT, Thailand; D.Eng.,Univ. of Tokyo, Japan.Visiting Assistant Professor, StructuralEngineering (SET)

Mithulananthan NadarajahB.Sc.Eng., M.Eng., Univ. ofPeradeniya, Sri Lanka; Ph.D., Univ. ofWaterloo, CanadaAssistant Professor, Energy (SERD)

Mousa M. NazhadB.Sc., Univ. of Tehran, Iran; M.Sc.,Univ. of Concordia Montreal; Ph.D.,Univ. of British Columbia, Vancouver,CanadaAssociate Professor, Pulp & PaperTechnology (SERD)

Nguyen Cong ThanhB.Sc., D.Sc., Laval UniversityVisiting Professor, EnvironmentalEngineering & Management (SERD)

Nguyen Thi Kim OanhDip.Eng., Odessa HydrometeorologyInst., Ukraine; M.Eng., D.Eng., AITAssociate Professor, EnvironmentalEngineering & Management (SERD)

Pichai NimityongskulB.Eng., Chulalongkorn Univ., Thailand;M.Eng., D.Eng., AITAssociate Professor, StructuralEngineering (SET)

Vilas NitivattananonB.Eng., Chulalongkorn Univ.; M.A.,Thammasat Univ.; M.Eng., AIT; Ph.D.,Univ. of Pittsburgh, U.S.A.Assistant Professor, UrbanEnvironmental Management (SERD)

Athapol NoomhormB.Sc., Kasetsart Univ., Thailand;M.Eng., Lamar Univ., Texas; Ph.D.,Louisiana State Univ., U.S.A.Professor, Food Engineering &Bioprocess Technology (SERD)

Stephen O. OgunlanaB.Sc., M.Sc., Univ. of Ife, Nigeria;Ph.D., Loughborough Univ. of Tech.,U.K.Professor, Construction, Engineering &Infrastructure Management (SET)

Weerakorn OngsakulB.Eng., Chulalongkorn Univ., Thailand;M.S., Ph.D., Texas A&M Univ., U.S.A.Associate Professor, Energy (SERD)

Indra M. PandeyM. Com., Ph.D., Univ. of Delhi, IndiaDean and Professor (SOM)

Kyung-Ho ParkB.Eng., M.Eng., Korea Univ.; D.Eng.,SUNY at Buffalo, U.S.A.Assistant Professor, Geotechnical &Geoenvironmental Engineering (SET)

Preeda ParkpianB.Sc., Kasetsart Univ., Thailand; M.Sc.,Mississippi State Univ.;Ph.D., Texas A&M Univ., U.S.A.Associate Professor, EnvironmentalEngineering & Management (SERD)

Manukid ParnichkunB.Eng., Chulalongkorn Univ., Thailand;M.Eng., Ph.D., Univ. of Tokyo, JapanAssociate Professor, Mechatronics(SET)

Himangshu PaulB.E., Univ. of Gauhati, India; M.Eng.,D.Eng., AITProfessor (SOM)

L.A.S. Ranjith PereraB.Sc., M.Sc., Univ. of Moratuwa, SriLanka; M.Sc., Ph.D., AITAssistant Professor, UrbanEnvironmental Management (SERD)

Noppadol Phien-wejB.Eng., Chulalongkorn Univ.,Thailand;M.S., Ph.D., Illinois at UrbanaChampaign, U.S.A.Associate Professor, Geotechnical &Geoenvironmental Engineering (SET)

Chongrak PolprasertB.Eng., Chulalongkorn Univ., Thailand;M.Eng., AIT; Ph.D., Univ. of Washington,U.S.A.Professor, Environmental Engineering &Management (SERD)

Soparth PongquanB.Sc., Chiang Mai Univ.; M.Sc., AIT;D.Sc., Univ. of Wageningen, TheNetherlandsAssociate Professor, Regional & RuralDevelopment Planning (SERD)

Truong QuangB.Sc., M.Sc., Natíl. Inst. ofAdministration, Vietnam; M.P.A., Inst. ofSocial Studies, Hague, TheNetherlands; Ph.D., Drs., Free Univ.,The Netherlands;Associate Professor (SOM)

R.M.A.P. RajathevaB.Sc., Moratuwa Univ., Sri Lanka;M.Sc., Ph.D., Univ. of Manitoba,CanadaAssociate Professor,Telecommunications (SET)

Sudip Kumar RakshitB.Sc., Loyola College; B.Tech.,Jadavpur Univ., India; M.Tech, Ph.D.,Indian Inst. of Tech., Delhi, IndiaAIT Vice President ñ Research andProfessor, Food Engineering &Bioprocess Technology (SERD)

S. L. RanamukhaarachchiB.Sc., Univ. of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka;M.Sc., Ph.D., Pennsylvania State Univ.,U.S.A.Associate Professor, AgriculturalSystems & Engineering (SERD)

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Bernadette ResurreccionB.Sc., Assumption Coll., Philippines;M.A., Ph.D., Inst. of Social Studies,Hague, NetherlandsAssistant Professor, Gender &Development Studies (SERD)

Jayant K. RoutrayB.Sc.(Hons.)., M.Sc., Ph.D., Utkal Univ.;M.R.P., Indian Inst. of Tech., IndiaProfessor, Regional & RuralDevelopment Planning (SERD)

Poompat SaengudomlertB.S.E., Princeton Univ.; M.S., Ph.D., MIT,U.S.A.Assistant Professor,Telecommunications (SET)

Edsel E. SajorB.Sc., Univ. of the Philippines; M.A.,Ph.D., ISS, Hague, NetherlandsAssistant Professor, UrbanEnvironmental Management (SERD)

Vilas M. SalokheB.Tech., Mahatma Phule AgriculturalUniv.; M.Eng., Univ. of Sukhdia, India;D.Eng., AITProfessor, Agricultural Systems &Engineering (SERD)

Teerapat SanguankotchakornB. Eng., Chulalongkorn Univ., Thailand;M.Eng., D.Eng., Tokyo Institute of Tech.,JapanAssociate Professor,Telecommunications (SET)

Dietrich Schmidt-VogtB.Sc., Freiburg University, Germany;M.Sc., University of Saskatoon,Canada; Ph.D., Heidelberg University,GermanyAssociate Professor, NaturalResources Management (SERD)

A. B. SharmaB.Sc., Univ. of Newcastle-upon-Tyne,U.K.; Lic.Tech., D. Tech., Helsinki Univ.of Tech., FinlandVisiting Professor, ICT &Telecommunications (SET)

Oleg V. ShipinM.Sc., Univ. of Saratov; D.Sc., Inst. ofBiochemistry and Physiology, RussiaAssociate Professor, EnvironmentalEngineering & Management (SERD)

Ganesh P. ShivakotiB.S., M.S., Udaipur Univ., India; Ph.D.,Michigan State Univ., U.S.A.Professor, Agricultural Systems &Engineering and Natural ResourcesManagement (SERD)

Rajendra P. ShresthaB.Sc., Haryana Agricultural Univ., India;M.Sc., D.Tech.Sc., AITAssistant Professor, NaturalResources Management (SERD)

Ram M. ShresthaB.E., Univ of Baroda; B.L.L., TribhuvanUniv., Nepal; M.Eng., D.Eng., AITProfessor, Energy (SERD)

Sununta SiengthaiB.A., Chulalongkorn Univ., Thailand;M.A., Ph.D., Univ. of Illinois, U.S.A.Associate Professor (SOM)

Junichi SusakiB.Eng., M.Eng., and D.Eng., Univ. ofTokyo, JapanVisiting Assistant Professor, RemoteSensing & Geographic InformationSystems (SET)

Fredric W. SwierczekB.A., Temple Univ., U.S.A.; M.Econ. &Soc. Dev., Ph.D., Univ. of Pittsburgh,Pennsylvania, U.S.A.Associate Professor (SOM)

Mario T. TabucanonB.S.E.E., B.S.M.E., Cebu Inst. of Tech.,Philippines; M.Eng., D.Eng., AITProfessor, Industrial Engineering &Management (SET)

Yordphol TanaboriboonB.S., M.S., Oklahoma State Univ.; Ph.D.,Virginia Polytechnic Univ., U.S.A.Professor, Transportation Engineering(SET)

John C. S. TangB.S., M.S., Ph.D., Univ. of Florida,U.S.A.Professor (SOM)

Gopal B. ThapaB.Sc., Tribhuvan Univ., Nepal; M.Sc.,D.Tech.Sc., AIT, Thailand.Professor, Regional & RuralDevelopment Planning (SERD)

Tawatchai TingsanchaliB.Eng., Chulalongkorn Univ., Thailand;M.Eng., D.Eng., AITProfessor, Water Engineering &Management (SET)

Nitin Kumar TripathiB.Tech., Regional Eng. College, India;M.Tech., Ph.D., IIT., Kanpur, IndiaAssociate Professor, Remote Sensing& Geographic Information Systems(SET)

Yasuo TsuchimotoB.A., M.Sc., Ph.D., Keio Univ., Japan

Visiting Assistant Professor, InternetEducation & Research Laboratory

Sundar VenkateshB.Sc.,B.Law,Univ. of Calcutta;Chartered Accountant, Fellow, Ph.D.,Indian Inst. of Management,Ahmedabad, IndiaVisiting Associate Professor (SOM)

Aki VilpponenLic. Sc. (Tech.), Helsinki Univ. ofTechnology, FinlandVisiting Lecturer, Pulp & PaperTechnology (SERD)

Chettiyappan VisvanathanB.Tech., IIT, Madras, India; M.Eng., AIT;D.Eng., Inst. Natíl. Polytech., Toulouse,FranceProfessor, Environmental Engineering &Management (SERD)

Pennung WarnitchaiB.Eng., Chulalongkorn Univ., Thailand;M.Eng., Ph.D., Tokyo Univ., JapanAssociate Professor, StructuralEngineering (SET)

Edward L. WebbB.A., Occidental College, Los Angeles;Ph.D., Univ. of Miami, U.S.A.Associate Professor, NaturalResources Management (SERD)

Joko Harsono WidjajaB.Eng., Univ. of Indonesia, Jakarta,Indonesia; M.Eng., AIT; Ph.D., Univ. ofTechnology, Sydney, NSW, Australia.Visiting Associate Professor, OffshoreTechnology & Management (SET)

Vilas WuwongseB.Eng., M.Eng., D.Eng., Tokyo Inst. ofTech., JapanAIT Vice President ñ External Relationsand Professor, Computer Science andInformation Management (SET)

Amararatne YakupitiyageB.Sc., Univ. of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka;M.Sc., AIT; Ph.D., Univ. of Stirling,ScotlandAssociate Professor, Aquaculture &Aquatic Resources Management(SERD)

Yang YiB.Sc., Sichuan Univ., P.R.C.; M.Sc.,D.Tech.Sc., AITAssociate Professor, Aquaculture &Aquatic Resources Management(SERD)

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IT has steadily evolved since its inception as the SEATO Graduate School of Engineering in 1959 and hasearned a reputation for high quality teaching, research and outreach activities. The Instituteís academicprograms, leading to masterís or doctoral degrees, diplomas or certificates, are offered in response to the

needs of the countries in the region. They are interdisciplinary so that engineering subjects are supplemented withtheir applications in the economic and social context.

The needs of Asian countries for higher education in engineering, technology and management focusing onenvironment, gender equality and sustainable development, continue to be high. This demand outpaces the capacityof the Institute to help in the human resource development and capacity building of the region. To meet this demand,AIT enters into cooperation or partnership agreements with governments, their national-level agencies, state universi-ties and research institutions, international funding organizations, foundations as well as the private sector. In addition,the Institute continues to develop and foster academic and research links with Asian, European and American institu-tions for student and faculty exchange programs.

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AfricaThe AIT-Africa Initiative Task Force is working on thepreparation of a forum titled Asia-Africa Initiative forHigher Learning in Science and Technology forDevelopment in close collaboration with UNESCAP.The forum is scheduled for early 2008. The objectiveof the forum is to discuss about how Asia and Africacan work together to contribute to sustainabledevelopment with the help of higher learning inscience and technology. The forum will provide aplatform where stakeholders, policy makers, donorpartners and academic & research institutions likeAIT can work together to meet the objectives.

AustraliaThe Australian governmentís official multi-lateralprogram at AIT, inclusive of scholarships for Asianstudents, ended in the early 1990s. However, AITcontinues to promote cooperation with Australianinstitutions through agreements on academic andstudent exchanges, dual-degree and joint-teachingprograms as well as collaboration on research.

Currently, the following collaborative programs areunder process:

• University of Wollongong, for a dual-degree program in Environmental Engineering under the existing MoU.

• Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, for a dual-degree program in Food Engineering and Bioprocess Technology under the existing MoU.

• Deakin†University, for dual-degree programs in†Water Engineering and Management under the existing MoU.

AustriaAIT and Austria had signed several scholarshipagreements since the early 1990s for the support ofAsian nationals to study at AIT, particularly Bhutanesestudents nominated by the Royal Civil ServiceCommission (RCSC) of Bhutan.

Recently, the Austrian Development Agency (ADA),Vienna and AIT signed an agreement for academiccooperation (2006 to 2009). Under this cooperation,ADA will provide 20 full masterís scholarships forcandidates from Bhutan, Afghanistan and Nepal in

order to help in the development of human resourcesin these countries. At the end of 2009, ADA and AIT willsign another agreement for 10 full masterís scholar-ships covering a period of two more years.

BangladeshAITís partnership with Bangladesh is implementedthrough MoUs on international cooperation ineducation and research for institutional capacitybuilding. These MoUs are with the Ministry of Sci-ence, Information and Communication Technology,and institutions such as the American InternationalUniversity, Chittagong and the International IslamicUniversity, Bangladesh. Besides the few AIT adminis-tered scholarships, majority of Bangladeshi masterísand doctoral students are supported with scholar-ships through grants from the World Bank, Denmark,and the Asian Development Bank to governmentagencies/universities.

In order to attract self-supported and/or externallyfunded students, AIT intends to speed up promotionactivities in Bangladesh through visits to prominentprivate universities in Bangladesh through, educationconsultancy agencies, and student recruitmentagents in Bangladesh.

BelgiumAlthough official Belgian multi-lateral assistanceprogram at AIT has ended, Belgium has actively beenproviding bilateral grants to its program countries inthe Greater Mekong Subregion. Through its bilateralproject in Vietnam, five Vietnamese scholars arefunded under the two-stage masterís programconducted at AIT Center in Vietnam and at AIT.

BhutanAIT has entered into a fellowship agreement with theRoyal Civil Service Commission of Bhutan forBhutanese students to be funded jointly by Bhutanand AIT fellowships. In addition to those Bhutanesestudents funded by the Austrian Government scholar-ships, Bhutanese scholars are also supported by theBhutanese government or state agencies such asthe Department of Roads and Chukka HydropowerCorporation.

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BruneiInitiatives are on to formalize partnership with theUniversity of Brunei Darussalam (UBD), Brunei. TheVice President for External Relations is scheduled tovisit UBD in February 2007. Potential areas in whichthere could be collaboration with UBD are: facultydevelopment for UBDís Department of ComputerScience; joint masterís and Ph.D. programs inpetroleum geoscience; and AIT assisting in theestablishment of a new Faculty of Engineering atUBD.

CambodiaAIT has entered into several agreements with donorgovernments for human resource development of theCambodian government and universities. There havebeen provisions of AIT administered scholarships toqualified Cambodian candidates nominated by thedifferent ministries. A new MoU being explored withthe Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports seeksthird party funding for masterís and doctoral degreestudents from Cambodia. AIT also helped the RoyalUniversity of Phnom Penh in academic curriculumdevelopment and an AIT faculty was stationed inCambodia for a certain period.

CanadaThe five year partnership program (2003-2008)between AIT and the Canadian International Develop-ment Agency (CIDA) is implemented through theSoutheast Asia Urban Environmental ManagementApplciations (SEA-UEMA) Project, UEM Field of Study,SERD. Under the graduate education component ofthe†Project, it†provides†masterís and doctoral scholar-ships in the field of Urban Environmental Manage-ment for students from Southeast Asian countries,namely, Cambodia, Lao PDR, Indonesia, the Philip-pines, Thailand, Timor-Leste, and Vietnam.†Theapplication components of the project†include alumnidemonstration projects, joint action research, sub-sector networks and professional support program,and application of research results and lessonslearned.

AIT also has several academic exchange programswith Canadian universities that provide Canadianstudents opportunity to undergo special study orresearch in Asia through AIT.

Central AsiaCentral Asia is an emerging market. A Central Asiatask force in coordination with regional experts fromthe United Nations Environmental Programme -Regional Resource Center for Asia and Pacific hasbeen formed. The President attended a meeting onthe Interstate Sustainable Development Commissionfor Central Asia in Turkmenistan in March 2006,during which AIT was officially listed by the participat-ing governments as a collaborative partner.

H.E. Dr. Arystanbek Davletkeldiev, Director of StateAgency for Environment Protection and Forestry,

Kyrgyz Republic, accompanied by senior officialsfrom Republic of Kazakhstan and Republic ofTajikistan visited AIT. In addition, Mr. AsadjonKhodjaev, Deputy Director General of Communicationand Information Agency of Uzbekistan and hisdelegation also visited AIT.

AIT was represented by intERLab at the National ICTSummit in Tashkent, Uzbekistan held from 25 to 26September 2006. It is the first step of establishing thecollaboration between Central Asia partners and ICTexperts at AIT.

ChinaNew initiatives are under way to promote AIT and torecruit students from China. The possibility ofappointing student recruitment agencies is beingexplored. AIT has established contacts with theDongfang International Center for Education Ex-change, Beijing. The Center is part of the ChinaScholarship Council, which is a nonprofit institutionunder the Ministry of Education. The Council adminis-ters financial support for Chinese students goingabroad to study and foreigners coming to study inChina.

AITís formal partnership program with China isimplemented through an MoU between AIT and theDepartment of International Cooperation and Ex-change, Ministry of Education of China for masterís ordoctoral degree scholarships at AIT for Chinesestudents nominated by the China ScholarshipsCouncil. Several MoUs have been successivelysigned since 1993, and the next MOU will cover theperiod 2007-2009 under which 10 doctoral degreescholarships are expected to be offered.

A delegation comprising of the President, VicePresident for External Relations and few facultymembers will visit China for promotional activities.

AIT also entered into several agreements on aca-demic cooperation and exchanges with a number ofreputed Chinese universities and institutions such asWuhan University, Heilongiang Bureau of Surveyingand Mapping, Kunming University of Science andTechnology, Chinese Academy of Engineering, TongjiUniversity and the Chinese Academy of Surveying andMapping.

DenmarkThe Danish multi-lateral support for scholarshipsprogram at AIT for students ended in 2004. Thirteendoctoral students who were offered Danish scholar-ships during the agreement period are continuingtheir studies with the last batch expected to graduatein December 2007. The objective of the Danishsupport was to impart and improve the technical andmanagerial skills of Asians, enabling them to play keyroles in guiding an accelerated yet sustainabledevelopment process in the region.

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AIT continued to seek partnerships with the Danidaprogram countries in Asia through their bilateralcooperation. Notable among these bilateral pro-grams is the WaterSPS project based at the WaterResources University (WRU) in Hanoi. Vietnamesestaff and faculty working at WaterSPS and WRU weresupported for their masterís or certificate studies atAIT.

AIT also continues to promote close relationshipswith Danish organizations. For example, an MoU wassigned with the UNEP Collaborating Centre on Waterand Environment (UCC-Water) Denmark, on 9January 2006. The MoU serves as an arrangement toencourage mutual ties of friendship and understand-ing between the two parties and to further developcollaborative activities in the areas of mutual interestthrough education and training.

EthiopiaA number of Ethiopian doctoral students at AIT fundedwith bilateral grants provided by the World Bank orEuropean donors to Ethiopian universities such asthe Alemaya University ñ Agricultural ResearchTraining Project, and the Ethiopian AgriculturalResearch Organization have completed their studyand graduated. Most of these doctoral graduates,who are senior faculty members or departmentheads in Ethiopian universities, have returned back toEthiopia. Currently, one Ethiopian student is awaitinghis graduation.

European Union (EU)AIT has had a productive cooperation with theEuropean Commission through successive Euro-pean Union-funded programs at AIT that includescholarships for Asian and European students.Noteworthy was the Postgraduate TechnologicalStudies (PTS) Program in 1999-2002. In recent years,AIT won research grants for projects under the ECísAsia-Link Programme. AIT intends to continueparticipating in this program by partnering withinstitutions in Europe and Asia.

AIT Energy field of study also launched a projectnamed ìTransfer of EU Knowledge and Technologyfor Development of Wind Energy Technology inThailand.î It is co-funded by the Commission of theEuropean Communities through EU-ThailandEconomic Cooperation Small Project Facilities. Theobjective of the project is to promote the wind energysector in Thailand with the transfer of knowledge andtechnology from EU and to support the Thaigovernmentís move toward greater energy security,diversity and independence. The project activities willtake the form of studies, workshops, seminars andtraining sessions that are aimed at creating aware-ness and capacity-building in wind energy sector inThailand. They will target personnel from electricutilities, financial institutions, existing independentpower producers and small power producers, energy

supply companies, universities and other relatedgovernment and private entities.

FinlandAITís main partnership program with the governmentof Finland is implemented through the AIT-FinlandMoU that was successively renewed since the 1990s.The MoU for 2004-2006 provided support for the Pulp& Paper Technology (PPT) and Information andCommunications Technologies (ICT) fields of study.Under the MoU, masterís scholarships to Asianstudents at AIT were offered in the August 2006semester intake. Negotiations for the renewal of thisMOU are underway. The Government of Finland wasalso involved in the evaluation of the instituteísadministration and management. Several Finnishcompanies, in the past, also provided scholarshipssuch as Telecom-Finland-SONERA and Nokia.Finland Governmentís approval of the renewal of theMoU for the period 2007-2009 is expected in early2007.

FranceA founder of AIT, France has supported AIT undervarious schemes since its creation in 1959. Withinthe general objectives of the French cooperation inthe region, under the aegis of the Regional Coopera-tion Office in Southeast Asia, the current activities ofthe French cooperation at AIT are developed alongseveral axes with the aim of fostering the develop-ment of the region through human resource develop-ment and capacity building:

• the development of joint academic and research activities between AIT and French institutions with a particular focus on high quality doctoral program and research. In this framework, the French cooperation welcomes and

fully supports the strategic initiatives taken by AIT.

• the coordination and integration of AITís activities with other relevant sponsored cooperation programmes in the ASEAN and the wider Asian region.

In 2006, the support provided by the French coopera-tion programme to AIT amounts to 645,300 Euros.French support also included contributions to the ICT-Asia programme and a specific program in favor ofTibetan students from China. Under the latterprogram, 3 students joined the AIT bridging programin March 2006 and were enrolled in the masterísprogram in August 2006 semester.

There were 23 new students admitted in 2006 in 3main academic fields: information and communica-tions technologies, energy and environment andbusiness education, including 2 students enrolled inthe doctoral programme. By February 2007, it isexpected that there will be 40 holders of Frenchscholarships enrolled at AIT, including those admittedin 2006.

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Also in 2006, the French cooperation will havesponsored the participation of 29 AIT students toexchange, dual-degree programs or researchinternships in French academic and researchinstitutions such as ESCP-EAP, CERAM, INT, EDHECINRIA and CEMAGREF. Twenty of these students willreceive dual-degree masterís degrees from AIT and aFrench partnering institution (ESCP-EAP, INT,CERAM).

AIT's French partner, Institut National des Telecom-munications (INT) has officially notified that theinstitutes' joint Master of Science program entitled"ComNets - Communication Networks and Services"has been accredited by the French Conference desGrandes Ecoles. This is possibly the first time that anAIT offering in the engineering field was accredited.The accreditation received is an initial and provisionalone valid for one year after which it will be reexam-ined. The dual-degree master's program with theFrench institute requires students to spend one yearat AIT followed by one year at INT. After completing theprogram, the students will receive master's degreesfrom both AIT and INT. The accreditation covers bothparts of the master's program.

GermanyAlthough official multi-lateral programs at AIT by theGerman government ended in 2002, AIT continues toseek cooperation with Germany through academicexchanges and joint degree programs between AITand top German universities.

The newly appointed German ambassador toThailand, H.E. Dr. Christoph Brummer, visited AIT inFebruary 2006. The visit was an occasion tostrengthen the collaboration between AIT andGerman government. The Ambassador had an opendiscussion with the recipients of KatolischerAcademischer Auslander - Dienst (KAAD) Scholar-ships and students from Germany. In addition, visitsto the Industrial Systems Engineering (ISE) laborato-ries and the Hannover-AIT Protected CultivationProject under the School of Environment, Resourcesand Development were also made.

The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD),which had provided substantial number of scholar-ships through the German-AIT Cooperation Programin the past, has shown renewed interest. Accordingly,discussions are ongoing for DAAD scholarships forAsian students to study at AIT, and joint programsbetween AIT and German universities.

To know about AIT, Dr. Markus Waechter, Director ofGerman Institute of Science and Technology inSingapore visited AIT and also Professor VolkhardWtzel, director of German Federal Institute of Hydrol-ogy, Germany paid a visit to AIT in 2006.

IndiaAITís main partnership programs with India areimplemented through the Indian faculty secondmentprogram at AIT and operational grant support throughthe local currency fund for Indian students, staff andfaculty. As India is no longer a major recipient ofinternational scholarship grants, many Indianstudents enroll at AIT with external funding support aswell as through the AIT fellowships scheme. AIT hassigned a number of student recruitment agreementswith companies in India to attract fee paying studentsfrom India.

AIT has signed MoUs with two institutions in India forUnified bachelor-masterís degree program. Theinstitutions are Sir Padampat Singhania University inRajasthan and Shivaji University in Maharashtra.Several promotional activities will be undertaken topromote the unified program in Thailand. The targetnumber of students is about 150.

IndonesiaAITís partnership activities with Indonesia areimplemented through its MoUs with IndonesianGovernment Ministries such as Ministry of PublicWorks as well as several top Indonesia universitiessuch as with Andalas University, Petra ChristianUniversity, Atma Jaya University, University of GadjahMada and Bogor Agricultural University. Under theseMoUs, Indonesian university faculty and researchersare admitted to AITís masterís and doctoral degreeprograms. AIT and the Institute of TechnologySepuluh Nopember (ITS) in Indonesia also enteredinto an agreement on 1 July 2006 for establishingcollaborative programs.

On 28 June 2006, AIT established the AIT Center inIndonesia (AIT-CI) in collaboration with the Ministry ofPublic Works (MPW), Indonesia. Its current status isbased on the MoA between AIT and MPW for a periodof five years. AIT-CI operation has been legalized bythe Minister of Public Worksí Decree that providesfunding from the state budget for the first three years(2006-2008) of its operation.

AIT in collaboration with the University of GadjahMada and AIT-CI will launch an 18-month joint dual-degree masterís program in transportation systems& engineering. The program which will be imple-mented by the AIT-CI will start from August 2007 withfull funding for 20 students provided by the WorldBank. Students would spend 9 months at Universityof Gadjah Mada and the remaining 9 months at AITand AIT-CI.

To attract fee paying students from Indonesia, AIT hassigned a student recruitment agreement with acompany in Indonesia.

In 2006, AIT President made several follow-up visitsto partner institutions in Indonesia. AIT also received

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several delegations from partner institutions inIndonesia.

IranA high level delegation led by H.E. Dr. HassanKhalegh, Deputy Minister of Science, Research andTechnology of the Islamic Republic of Iran visited inJuly 2006 to discuss cooperation between AIT withTarbiyat Modarres University (TMU). TMU is a well-known State University and is responsible for trainingteachers to be absorbed into other universities inIran. Possible collaborative activities are a coopera-tion program focusing on student exchange, facultyexchange, joint supervision of research projects, andpost-doctoral fellows to be sent to AIT for a semesterto teach. The concept of sending TMU Ph.D. scholarsto AIT for a semester to pursue their researchactivities was also discussed.

AIT has also explored collaboration and receivedencouraging feedback from the Ministry of Educationof Iran and several universities such as AmirkarbirUniversity, Azad University, Shomal University and theUniversity of Tehran.

IsraelOpportunities for cooperation were discussed withH.E. Ms. Yael Rubinstein, Ambassador of Israel toThailand who visited AIT in March 2006. The IsraeliAmbassador expressed interest in exchangeprograms between AIT and institutions in Israel as astart to take part in the internationality of AIT. She alsoinformed AIT about the Israel-Thailand cooperationthat was signed to strengthen the culture, education,research and science programs between Israel andThailand and that it would be a great opportunity forAIT to be part of this cooperation. The ambassadorinformed the president that through her embassy,she would assist AIT in building partnerships andcooperation programs with institutions and organiza-tions in Israel.

JapanThe Government of Japanís support to AIT started in1969. It is one of the largest and oldest donors to AIT.The Japanese Government is, by far, the secondlargest government supporter of AIT, following theRoyal Thai Government. The usual annual support ofthe Japanese Government, mainly through theMinistry of Foreign Affairs and the Japan InternationalCooperation Agency (JICA), and more currently theJapan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), to AIThas been in the forms of scholarships, equipmentgrants, operating grants, special funds for specificpurposes/projects, and faculty secondment. From1971 to present, a total of 127 Japanese experts havebeen seconded to AIT to contribute to various aca-demic programs of AIT.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs scholarships formasterís degree and doctoral degree programs areearmarked for students from developing countries in

the Greater Mekong Sub-region, Central Asia andSouth Asia. From 1969-2006, almost 900 nationalsfrom 29 countries have been awarded with Japanesescholarships to study at AIT.

The new Japanese ambassador to Thailand and AITtrustee, H.E. Mr. Hideaki Kobayashi also visited thecampus in February 2006. During his visit, he wasbriefed on the partnership between Japan and AIT.Areas in which the partnership could be furtherstrengthened were also explored.

A proposal for the modification of the utilization ofincome from the Japan-AIT Human ResourcesDevelopment Endowment Fund has been approvedby the Japanese government. This will allow for afund of approximately 1,500,000 baht to be utilizedeach year for short-term Japanese experts at AIT. TheJapan-AIT Human Resources Development Endow-ment Fund, an amount of US$ 500,000, was donatedto AIT in 1986 for the purpose of human resourcedevelopment for Asia and the Pacific.

AIT has also entered into several academic exchangeand research cooperation programs with leadingJapanese universities and research institutions suchas with Keio University, Kyoto University, NationalInstitute of Informatics, Tokyo, the University of Tokyo,the University of Tsukuba, and the University ofYamanashi to name a few.

Visitors from key Japanese partners during thereporting period include those from: Japan Aero-space Exploration Agency (JAXA), University of Tokyo,Tokyo Institute of Technology, National Institute ofInformatics (NII) and Ochanomizu University.

JordanAIT was invited by the Royal Scientific Society ofJordan in March 2006 to participate and presentabout AIT at the 9th Commission on Science andTechnology for Sustainable Development in theSouth. High-level representatives from 14 membercountries participated in this conference. Further-more, meetings were arranged with senior adminis-trators and faculty members of the University ofJordan. There is an interest to send faculty membersand potential students to AIT. Discussions were alsoheld with the Jordanian Ministry of Higher Educationin this respect. Meetings were also held with theUnited Nations University ñ International LeadershipInstitute. There is demand for AIT to offer short-termtraining programs.

KoreaThe partnership between Korea and AIT started wayback in 1975 when the Korean Government sec-onded Korean faculty to AIT through the Ministry ofScience and Technology, Korea and currently throughthe Korean International Cooperation Agency(KOICA). The secondment of faculty has been

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arranged by KOICA through the Korean Embassy andthe KOICA Office in Bangkok in cooperation withvarious institutes and universities in Korea. Koreanexperts seconded to AIT up to now totals 25. Since itsinception in 1975, seconded Korean faculties haveprovided invaluable expertise to the various schoolsand fields of study at AIT.

In January 2006, the Government of the Republic ofKorea, through KOICA formalized a second contribu-tion of US$ 500,000 to the Korea Endowment Fund atAIT. The Korea Endowment Fund, established by theGovernment of the Republic of Korea in 1981, startedwith the amount of US$500,000 and now amounts toUS$1,000,000, which is being used in financingscholarships for students from developing countriesin Asia.

AIT has entered into academic cooperation andexchange programs with a number of leading Koreanuniversities and institutions. The long-standingpartnership is also exemplified through the followingaccomplishments:

• The Korea House building which was formally opened at AIT in 1982. To date, the Korea House has served the entire AIT community by bringing them together under one roof for various social activities. With joint efforts plus the support of KOICA, the upgrade of the facility at Korea House is being looked into.

• The Arirang Endowment Fund established in 2000 by Dr. Young-Suk Hyun, then on secondment from KOICA. The Fund supports North Korean nationals to come to AIT for short- term training courses as well as degree programs.

• AIT academic cooperation and exchange programs with Hanyang University, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), the Kumoh National University of Technology, and the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) for a dual-degree program for eligible AIT and KIST students.

• An agreement with the Korea Polytechnic University (KPU) on academic collaboration and exchange. The Koreansíconcept on ë…ngineering Houseí and ëUniversity-Industry Relationsí was discussed at length during a meeting. It is anticipated that both universities will develop concrete collaborative activities in this area.

Lao PDRAIT has an agreement with the Ministry of Educationof Laos for a cooperation program in education andresearch in technology, planning and managementand to provide higher education to Laotian students.Lao PDR is a major recipient of AIT administered

scholarships, particularly masterís scholarshipsprovided by Sida. Cooperation programs and theformulation of joint proposals with Laotian ministriesand universities on human resource developmentand institutional capacity building for third partyfunding are being explored in the next phase ofpartnership between AIT and Lao PDR.

MalaysiaAIT continues its promotional efforts to increaseawareness of AIT in Malaysia and to attract Malaysianstudents to AIT.

In July 2006, a delegation from the Institution ofEngineers (Mechanical Engineering TechnicalDivision), Malaysia visited AIT. The objective of thevisit was to study the roles of AIT in energy efficiencyand renewable energy for Asia and other developingcountries.

Also in July 2006, a visiting delegation from theUniversiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) was receivedby AIT to discuss an agreement for collaboration inacademic, research and other activities. UKM isalready a partner in the Asian Regional ResearchProgramme on Environmental Technologies(ARRPET) carrying out research with faculty from theEnvironmental Engineering and Management field ofstudy. UKM and AIT already have a fruitful relationshipin the fields of advanced technologies and engineer-ing, but UKM would like to pursue and work outdetails of a broader partnership. UKM would like tosend their faculty and students to study at AIT to meetthe needs of human resources development andinstitutional capacity building.

A delegation from the Universiti Teknologi Malaysia(UTM) visited AIT to learn more about AIT and to seekopportunities for collaboration on student/facultyexchanges, joint research projects and faculty andstaff development through both degree programs andtraining programs.

To strengthen the partner relationship, a delegationfrom the Universiti Teknologi Petronas, Malaysia,made an official visit to AIT in reciprocation to an AITSchool of Engineering and Technology delegationísvisit to Malaysia a few months back. Discussionscentered on collaboration between the two universi-ties, mainly with regard to AITís Offshore Technologyand Management program.

MaldivesAIT continues to explore possibility to increase therecruitment of students from Maldives, a non-traditional source of AIT students, through promotionsand invitations extended to officials of the MaldivesGovernment.

In May 2006, H. E. Ahmed Abdullah, Minister, Ministryof Environment, Energy & Water, Maldives visited AITaccompanied by Mr. Moosa, Director General, Ministryof Water, Energy & Environment. The minister was on

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an official visit with Mr. Surendra Shrestha, RegionalDirector of the Asia and the Pacific Region for UNEP.Although the number of Maldivian alumni is nominaland the tourism industry is the main priority of theMaldives, the Maldivian government has stressedgreat importance to capacity building through humanresource development in which AIT could be a keyplayer. A new university is being established in thecapital Male in 2007. At the early phase of its estab-lishment AIT could assist in curriculum development.AIT could also help in the capacity building of thefaculty members in specific focus areas of interest.

MyanmarAlthough Myanmar is not a major recipient of donorgovernment scholarships, AIT has establishedchannels to ensure that academic and technologicaltraining are provided to Myanmar students. Inaddition, AIT also offers fellowships to enableoutstanding but financially handicapped Myanmarstudents the opportunity to study at AIT. The AsianDevelopment Bank, the Government of Japan and theWorld Bank are also regularly approached to assistthe Institute in its human resource developmentprograms for Myanmar.

The Vice President for External Relations visitedYangon, Myanmar in September 2006. He met theVice President and other senior officials of the Unionof Myanmar Federation of Chambers of Commerceand Industry (UMFCCI). Unlike other universities orgovernmental organizations, UMFCCI is private andrelatively independent and flexible. Its modernheadquarter building with training classrooms andequipment is going to be completed before the end of2006. It was discussed to start AIT-UMFCCI coopera-tion by organizing training courses. Other follow upactivities shall be carried out in early 2007.

To attract fee paying students from Myanmar, AIT hassigned a student recruitment agreement with analumnus-led company in Myanmar.

NepalNepal is one of the Asian countries which receivescholarships administered by AIT on behalf of itsdonor partners (Austria, Japan, Norway, and Thai-land). AIT has several agreements on humanresource development and capacity building withNepal government ministries such as the Ministry ofScience and Technology, under which severalstudents are funded in their study program at AIT. AITalso has an agreement with Tribhuvan University foracademic cooperation.

In October 2006, AIT signed a memorandum ofunderstanding with the National Center for EducationDevelopment (NCED), Government of Nepal. TheMoU establishes an institutional link between NCEDand AIT (AIT Extension) that will support capacitybuilding through the sharing of expertise. Under theagreement, short- and long-term international anddomestic training courses on various job competen-

cies as well as technical assistance will be orga-nized by the AIT Extension. Certification of the domes-tic courses will be co-branded by AIT. The duration ofthe agreement is three years, ending in September2009 with an approximate budget of US$2.5 million.Danida-Nepal is the donor agency supporting theactivities.

A student recruitment agreement has been signedwith an alumnus-led organization in Nepal in order toattract fee-paying students from Nepal.

The NetherlandsIn response to the request from the NetherlandsMinistry of Development Cooperation, AIT submitted arevised proposal on ìHuman Resources Develop-ment (HRD) for Asian Partner Countriesî in August2006. In November 2006, the Netherlands Ministry ofDevelopment Cooperation approved AITís revisedproposal and decided to support the HRD Programwith a total of Baht 52,324,905. The support includes40 masterís, 5 doctoral and 5 bridging scholarshipsfor nationals of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Indonesia,Mongolia, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Vietnam. Scholar-ships will be offered in 2007 in the fields of WaterEngineering and Management, Rural Developmentand Sustainable Use of Natural Resources andUrban Environmental Management. Ten masterísscholarships are planned to be awarded in theJanuary 2007 semester. Fifty percent of the scholar-ship awardees will be women.

The objective is to contribute to poverty reduction inthe partner countries through capacity building inrelation to relevant fields to sustainable development,environmental protection and promotion of genderequity.

The long-term cooperation between the DutchMinistry of Development Cooperation and AIT will bedecided after a review of its International InstitutesProgramme at the end of 2007. AIT has informed theMinistry of Development Cooperation about itswillingness to participate in the proposed review.

NorwayAn agreement between the Norwegian Ministry ofForeign Affairs (MFA) and AIT was signed on 27 April2006. The agreement, which covers the period ofJanuary 2006 - December 2009, includes amongother activities, 65 masterís and 8 doctoral scholar-ships.

Twenty masterís and 8 doctoral scholarships wereoffered during 2006. Fifty percent students werewomen. Eighteen masterís students who wereoffered scholarships under the previous phase ofcooperation (2003-2005) continued their studies in2006.

The objective is to enhance capacity building in theNorway-AIT programme countries of South andSoutheast Asia, i.e., Afghanistan, Bangladesh, East

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Timor, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Vietnam, theMekong region low income countries (Lao PDR andCambodia) as well as other less developed coun-tries in Asia.

An amount of NOK 20,000,000 was agreed forcontribution by the Norwegian Ministry of ForeignAffairs (MFA) in April 2006 for scholarships in thegender and development studies (GDS) and aca-demic networking with regional and Norwegianinstitutions. An additional sum of NOK 4,042,000(NOK 1,198,000 being the core budget for AIT) wasapproved by MFA for research cooperation to becarried out between AIT and the Foundation forScientific and Industrial Research in Norway(SINTEF) in the field of ìHazardous ChemicalsManagementî. An addendum was signed betweenAIT and MFA to that effect in August 2006 and a sub-contract was signed between SINTEF and AIT inDecember 2006.

As part of AITís academic networking programme, acontract was signed with the Norwegian Institute ofScience and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim,Norway.

PakistanCollaborative activities with Pakistan at the ministryand university levels have been launched to assist inthe postgraduate education of Pakistan governmentofficials and university lecturers and staff.

An AIT delegation to Pakistan visited the PakistanHigher Education Commission (HEC) in Islamabadin May 2006 and secured support for Pakistanistudents and faculty at AIT. Under the collaboration,the commission will send and support 20 studentsper year to pursue their master's in engineering for aperiod of three years. In addition, the Commissionwould like to second Pakistani faculty members to AITas soon as the fields of study are identified by AIT.Moreover, Pakistan would fully support AIT in itsefforts to be accredited as an intergovernmentalorganization.

A new MoU for masterís leading to doctoral degreeprogram will soon be signed between the HigherEducation Commission of Pakistan and AIT. Underthis agreement, Pakistani nationals will be providedAIT fellowships and HEC support to pursue theirmasterís leading to doctoral degree programs invarious fields of study at AIT. An AIT delegation plansto visit Pakistan to interview the students, meetexisting partners to strengthen the cooperation, andexplore new partnerships.

Other AIT collaborative ventures in Pakistan forcapacity building and human resource developmentare with the University of Balochistan (UOB), Univer-sity of Engineering & Technology (UET), Peshawar,and the Lahore College for Women University(LCWU). AIT is also exploring possibilities ofestablishing an AIT Center in Pakistan.

PhilippinesAs students from the Philippines are no longer amajor recipient of AIT administered scholarships,AITís thrust in the Philippines has been to establishacademic and research cooperation programs withgovernmental ministries, leading Philippine universi-ties and research institutions as well as local bodies.

In June 2006, a Philippine delegation led by an AITalumnus from the city council of the Science City ofMunoz, Nueva Ecija, Philippines, visited AIT to explorethe collaboration and to seek opportunities for futurepartnership. The delegation showed interest inexploring the possibility of studying and exchangingexperiences in training methods in various develop-mental areas.

In September 2006, 19 undergraduate students fromPolitical Science, Development Studies, De La SalleUniversity - Manila accompanied by Mr. Allen B. Surla,Vice Chairman, Political Science Department, visitedAIT. The visit was part of an educational tour toThailand for the students whose major interest wasto scout graduate schools in the region to further theirstudies.

RussiaThere is a potential for AIT to attract students fromRussia who currently pursue their higher studies inthe West. With the assistance of the ambassador ofthe Russian Federation to Thailand, a high-level visitis planned to Moscow to meet with the Ministry ofEducation and Science, officials from Moscow StateUniversity and other leading Russian businessschools.

Sri LankaAIT has successfully negotiated the approval of theSri Lankan Government Parliamentary ScholarshipBoard in availing of two full merit-based masterísscholarships a year valued at a total of US$42,000.

In March 2006, an AIT delegation visited Colombowhich resulted in strengthening AITís ties with SriLanka. The main purpose of the visit was to meetwith the chairman of the Urban Development Authorityand the chairman of the National Water Supply andDrainage Board, Ministry of Urban Development andWater Supply to discuss the specific details of a two-year geo-informatics-based water supply andsanitation project for sustainable development oftsunami-affected communities in Sri Lanka. Fundingwas explored for a two-week seminar/study visitprogram to be conducted by the AIT Extension onlocal governance and decentralization for a group of15 Sri Lankan officials comprising of members ofparliament, provincial ministers, provincial mayorsand senior officers.

In late July 2006, an AIT delegation led by the AITPresident made another visit to Colombo, Sri Lanka,to discuss funding for masterís scholarships at the

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proposed AIT Center, Sri Lanka and training pro-grams for public administrators, with the Minister ofEducation and the Minister of Home Affairs and PublicAdministration and other Sri Lankan officials. Dis-cussions with the Minister of Education Mr. SusilPremajayantha, centered on proposed funding for AITCenter, Sri Lanka, which will initially focus onmasterís degree students in Applied Biotechnology.The possibility of the ministry providing 10 fullscholarships a year for three years for qualified SriLankans was explored. The Vice Chancellor of theUniversity of Colombo ñ which will house the AITCenter at its Institute of Biochemistry, MolecularBiology and Biotechnology ñ and the universitysenate had approved the center. Minutes of theapproval were sent to the chairman of the UniversityGrants Commission, which has also approved theestablishment of the AIT Center. Once the cabinetapproves the allocation of funds for the first threeyears of operation, the center will be in a position toopen by early 2007.

Another meeting, also in late July 2006, with theMinister of Home Affairs and Public Administration Dr.Sarath Amunugama, arranged through the assis-tance of the Sri Lankan Ambassador to Thailand,focused on the ministryís request for AIT to prepare aprogram for a study tour of public administrators toAIT Extension, as well as to discuss the ministryísfuture training requirements.

In addition, with the financial support of the WorldBank, the University of Sabaragamuwa will besending two of their faculty/staff members to pursuetheir masterís degree at AIT.

SwedenSweden is currently one of the major scholarshippartners of AIT. Under the ongoing agreementbetween Sida and AIT for 2004-2008, a total of 136masterís degree scholarships are available fornationals of Cambodia, Lao PDR and Vietnam.

As of December 2006, 134 scholarships wereoffered, of which 49 students were enrolled in 2006.Fifty-two students graduated and 82 students werecontinuing.

The objective of the program is to ìstrengthen thecapability of institutions in Cambodia, Laos andVietnam to address issues related to poverty allevia-tion, environmentally sustainable natural resourcemanagement through higher education and trainingof relevant personnelî.

The annual consultations between Sida and AIT wereheld at AIT during 11- 13 December 2006. AIT followedup on its earlier discussion with Sida on the possibilityof offering scholarships to students from Myanmar,which is not yet a program country for Swedishscholarships. It was, however, agreed that AIT would tryto offer one or two scholarships from the ongoing Sida-AIT Cooperation to Myanmar nationals.

Following a request from AIT in October 2005, Sidadecided to provide SEK 44,750,000 for the WetlandsAlliance Program (WAP) during 2006-2008. Anagreement between Sida and AIT was signed on 5April 2006 to that effect. Working in close collabora-tion with three other regional partners, AIT hadproposed the establishment of a Wetlands Alliance tobuild local-level capacity in aquatic resourcesmanagement. Aiming to address issues related topoverty alleviation in and around the Mekong region,AIT, Coastal Resources Institute (CORIN) of thePrince of Songkla University, the WorldFish Centerand WWF will work together to build on their com-bined strengths in education, training, conservation,development and research. The Alliance represents agreat step towards improved cooperation for povertyalleviation in the region. Its methods of work areunique in the sense that the Alliance partnershipactivities start from the rural poor.

In November 2006, AIT submitted a proposal to Sidaon Asian Regional Research Program on ìPersistentOrganic Pollutantsî. The proposal was preparedbased on the outcome of the research conducted bythe Asian Regional Research Program on Environ-mental Technology (ARRPET): 2004-2007 (Phase II)as well as the workshop on Persistent OrganicPollutants (POPs) which was held at AIT during 31May ñ 01 June 2006. The proposal is divided into twoparts. Part 1 covers the period of January ñ Decem-ber 2007 with a total requested budget of SEK3,000,000 and Part II covers the period of January2008-December 2010 with a total requested budgetof SEK 16,697,962.

AIT has also been working on a regional researchprogram proposal on ìEnergy for SustainableDevelopment and Climate Changeî for funding bySida. Discussions and workshops were held withvarious stakeholders, including policy makers fromSouth and Southeast Asia. The proposal is expectedto be submitted to Sida in March 2007. This proposalis being prepared following the closing of AsianRegional Research Program in Energy, Environmentand Climate (ARRPEEC) and Renewable EnergyTechnologies in Asia (RETs) projects.

AIT provided support to the National University ofLaos (NUOL) during a six-month extension phase ofthe Sida/SAREC project from July 2006 to March 2007with a budget of 400,000 SEK. During this phase AITassisted NUOL in the financial management of Sida-supported programs by providing hands-on trainingfor NUOL staff, and in facilitating a discussion on theimprovement/development of existing and newmasterís programs.

AIT is in the process of submitting the proposal for afar more extensive support program for the secondphase of the Sida-SAREC project 2007-2010.Support will include development of curricula formasterís programs, assisting NUOL and especially

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the Post Graduate and Research Office at NUOL inbuilding up structures and policies for the manage-ment of research projects, and providing support tothe Information Technology Center (ITC) at NUOL.The budget for curriculum development and supportfor research management is SEK 1,600,000. Thebudget for support to ITC has not yet been finalized,but will be significantly higher than the budget for theother components.

SwitzerlandOfficial multi-lateral assistance program of theGovernment of Switzerland to AIT ended in June2004, with the last batch of students graduating inMay 2005. Due to the change in developmentemphasis and approach, Swiss Agency for Develop-ment and Cooperation (SDC) will provide onlybilateral assistance to its program countries in Asia.AITís strategy will be to tap into these bilateralprograms and work jointly with the program countriesto develop human resources and other forms ofacademic and research collaborations.

TaiwanIn order to revitalize relationships with Taiwan, AITPresident had visited Taipei in December 2005. As afollow-up, AIT submitted a proposal to the Ministry ofEducation, Taiwan, for scholarships, research andfaculty secondment through the Taipei Economic &Cultural Office (TECO) in Thailand and a proposal tothe Council for Economic Planning and Development,Taiwan, to consider AIT as one of the venues forTaiwan Merit Scholarship recipients to pursue theirstudies. Both proposals were well received and thePresident made a follow-up visit to Taipei in Novem-ber 2006.

Chia Nan National University of Science and Phar-macy sent two faculty members for Ph.D. studies atSOM, AIT in August 2006.

With the help of senior alumni in Taiwan, it is learnedthat the government of Taiwan will allocate scholar-ships funds and a budget for faculty secondment toAIT for the 2007 fiscal year. The Ministry of Educationhas assigned Dr. D. J. Wang of National YunlinUniversity of Science and Technology as the programmanager responsible for processing the applicationsof doctoral students and faculty members to beseconded to AIT in August 2007.

Earlier in March 2006, Mr. James Chang, executiveassistant to the representative and head of culturaldivision, Taipei Economic & Cultural Office in Thai-land visited AIT. The visit was part of AITís on-goingefforts to revitalize relationships with Taiwan, throughfaculty secondment, scholarships for master's anddoctoral programs and research fund for jointresearch activities between AIT and Taiwan universi-ties.

In July 2006, AIT and the National Yunlin University ofScience & Technology, Taiwan, signed an open-

ended agreement for collaboration. The agreementcovers secondment of a Taiwanese faculty memberto AIT and 10 doctoral scholarships for Taiwanesescholars to be funded by Taiwanís Ministry of Educa-tion. AIT and National Yunlin University of Science &Technology also discussed the concept of a dualdoctoral program and tentatively plan a symposium todiscuss joint research projects that would receiveTaiwanese funding. The National Yunlin Universityfounded in 1991, was recently ranked the No. 2science and technology university in Taiwan and theNo. 1 teaching university by the Taiwanese Ministry ofEducation.

Thailand (RTG)A founder of AIT, the host country Thailand continuesto be one of AITís main and long-standing partner.Thailand has been a generous partner of AIT provid-ing full scholarships through official Royal ThaiGovernment assistance program to AIT under TheirMajesties the King and Queen Scholarships for Asianstudents in environment, technology, planning andmanagement. The Royal Thai Government Fellow-ships Program provides partial scholarships supportto Thai students to study at masterís and doctorallevels. Through these programs, AIT supports theThai governmentís human resources developmentprogram, in particular complementing the Thaiuniversity system in producing doctoral degreegraduates who will become faculty members.

The contribution from the Royal Thai Government isin the form of a five-year plan of cooperation. Theeighth five-year RTG-AIT Cooperation Plan (FY 2005-2009) was approved by the cabinet at its meeting on28 December 2004. The total approved budget for theeighth five-year plan is Baht 724,042,000. Comparedto the seventh five-year plan (FY 2000-2004), thisbudget is 20 percent more. Under the cooperation,masterís degree scholarships are being offeredannually under Their Majesties the King and QueenScholarships.

In 2006, as one of the significant milestones in thislong-standing cooperation, AIT was greatly honoredby Her Royal Highness Princess Maha ChakriSirindhorn presiding over the AIT 105th GraduationCeremony, held on 24 May 2006 in the ThailandScience Park Convention Center. At the ceremony,469 graduates were awarded masterís or doctoraldegrees. The event was also graced by H.E. Mr.Anand Panyarachun, former Thailand Prime Ministerand AIT Board of Trustees Chairman, as well as Gen.Dr. Boonsrang Niumpradit, then Deputy SupremeCommander of the Royal Thai Armed Forces and AITAlumni Associationís President. A 5-minute videopresentation in honor of His Majesty the Kingís 60thAnniversary of Accession to the Throne was alsoshown.

AIT has existing agreements on academic andresearch cooperation with leading Thai universitiesand institutions such as the Chulabhorn Research

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Institute, Chulalongkorn University, ChiangmaiUniversity, Kasetsart University, RajamangalaInstitute of Technology and Rajabhat Universities,Thammasat University, and the National Science andTechnology Development Agency (NSTDA).

A delegation from the Chulachomklao MilitaryAcademy also visited AIT on 24 March 2006, to signan agreement for collaboration in joint researchactivities, training, and exchange of faculty members.

United Arab EmiratesAIT is preparing to enter the Middle East market,initially targeting the United Arab Emirates, especiallyDubai, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah. The major constraintAIT faces is to get AIT programs accredited in a fewfocused areas that are of national importance to UAE.AIT will be discussing areas of possible cooperationwith the ambassador of UAE to Thailand. Through theambassadorís assistance, AIT will seek an appoint-ment with the Minister of Higher Education of UAE,who is also the chancellor of the United Arab Emir-ates University and ruler of Dubai.

USAIn May 2006, Dr. David Hannaway, Department ofCrop & Soil Sciences, Oregon State University,Corvallis, U.S.A. and Mr. Alan S. Cooper, an OregonState adjunct faculty member from ANE-Asia Associ-ates LLC, Hua Hin, Thailand visited AIT to fosteradvancement in teaching, research, cultural under-standing as well as to enhance international reputa-tions of both institutions. Through an MoU signed inSeptember 2006, AIT and Oregon State University,U.S.A., will also soon cooperate in teaching andresearch. The five-year agreement involves: facultyexchange, joint research, technical assistance anddevelopment activities, participation in seminars andacademic meetings, exchange of academic materi-als and other information, special short-term aca-demic programs and student exchange for researchand study.

VietnamAn increasing number of Vietnamese students, whoare state officials or employees, are being supportedin their study program at the masterís and doctoraldegree levels in AIT. For the past several years, theVietnamese Government through the Ministry ofEducation and Training (MOET), as well as stateagencies such as Vietnam Oil & Gas Corporation(Petro Vietnam), Electricity of Vietnam (EVN), the Postand Telecommunications of Ho Chi Minh City, andProject 300 of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam haveprovided masterís and doctoral scholarships toVietnamese officials for their study either in theregular program at AIT or in the two-stage program atAIT Center Vietnam and AIT. All these scholarshipprograms are administered under various MoUs,MoAs or special agreements.

The AIT Center in Vietnam also continues to be aninternational gateway for technology transfer support-ing national development of Vietnam through post-graduate and short-term training, informationservices, research and consultancy.

A delegation headed by the Vice Minister fromVietnamís Ministry of Agriculture and Department ofScience and Technology visited AIT in April 2006. TheVice Minister informed that the government ofVietnam is taking steps to increase capabilities ofemployees by offering short-term training and jointresearch programs in agricultural biotechnology, foodprocessing and ecological conservation. Discus-sions for signing an MOU for collaboration with theministry are underway.

A delegation from Dong Naiís Peopleís Committeedelegation visited AIT during 23-25 May 2006 andattended the 105th Graduation Ceremony. Thepurpose of the visit was to see AITís academicofferings, campus and research facilities since DongNaiís Peopleís Committee would like to send theirstaff to study at AIT to meet their needs in humanresources development and institutional capacitybuilding. Furthermore, Dong Nai TV Broadcasting willtransmit and promote AIT academic activities andteachings in Vietnam.

A delegation from Hue College of Economics,Vietnam visited AIT in August 2006 to foster advance-ment in teaching, research, cultural understandingand the international reputations of both institutions.Specifically addressed were the exchange of stu-dents and faculty, the possibility of a doctoral studentexchange program, collaboration in research andtraining programs and exchange of academicinformation and materials. Furthermore, Hue Collegeexpressed interest to explore developing a Regionaland Rural Development Planning Program with theassistance of the School of Environment, Resourcesand Development and School of Management.

During the 106th Graduation Ceremony, the ViceMinister, Ministry of Education and Training ofVietnam presented the Friendship Order to the AsianInstitute of Technology (AIT) on behalf of the Vietnam-ese Government. The Friendship Order is thehighest award given in the area of internationalrelations and is presented to foreign institutions andpersons that have contributed to human resourcetraining for Vietnam, and to the development offriendly relations between Vietnam and other coun-tries.

Vietnam and AIT have a very fruitful, long lastingrelationship and AIT has a good reputation in Vietnamas AIT Vietnamese alumni are well appreciated by theorganization that they are working for.

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International Organizations, Foundations andCorporate Sector

AIT also continues to maintain and launch newinitiatives aimed at partnerships with internationalorganizations, foundations and corporate sector forAsiaís HRD, R& D and institutional capacity building.Noteworthy among these are:

ADB-JSPSince 1989, the Asian Development Bank through theADB-Japan Scholarships Program (ADB-JSP) hasbeen providing scholarships to students fromdeveloping member countries of ADB for their study atAIT and other Asian institutions. ADB priorities are forstudents from developing ADB member countries inCentral Asia, Greater Mekong Sub-region and SouthAsia. Fourteen masterís scholarships were approvedby ADB for the August 2006 semester.

Asian Scholarship FoundationIn October 2006, the Asian Scholarship Foundationannounced the opening of the 2007 competition forthe International Fellowships Program (IFP) inThailand. With funding from the Ford Foundation, theInternational Fellowships Program provides opportu-nities for exceptional individuals who wish to under-take advanced studies and who will use this educa-tion to make outstanding contributions in theirrespective fields, furthering development in their owncountries and greater economic and social justiceworldwide. To ensure that fellows are drawn frommore diverse backgrounds, the program activelyrecruits candidates from social groups and commu-nities that lack systematic access to higher educa-tion. The Fellowship provides: graduate-level awardsin an appropriate university program anywhere in theworld, including Thailand; full-time enrollment in anaccredited university; support for up to two yearstowards a masterís degree in any academic disci-pline or field of study that is consistent with FordFoundation priority areas; assistance in choosingand enrolling at the chosen university; and intensiveforeign language studies for not more than one year,plus basic skills training in research methodologyand computers prior to enrollment.

The IFP has been funding scholars from China,Vietnam and Thailand to study in the masterís degreeprogram at AIT under the MoU between IFP and AIT.

Starr FoundationThe Starr Foundation scholarship program at AITstarted in the 1970s and has continued until present.With the first graduate in 1976, the Starr Foundationscholarships have been mainly for Thai students,with an exception of one case. In 2003, the scholar-ship program was expanded to include scholarshipsupport for a Vietnamese student to study in amasterís program at AIT in August 2003.

Indian Corporate SectorAIT is following up on the partnership program withTata Technologies Ltd. of India for scholarshipssupport to Indian students in Industrial SystemsEngineering and International Business fields ofstudy.

Japanese Corporate SectorAIT has undertaken initiatives to increase the interac-tion with the Japanese private sector. Exchange ofvisits were made between AIT and different sectionsof the Japanese Chamber of Commerce. Membercompanies of the Japanese Chamber of Commercein Bangkok in the information technology sectorvisited AIT in February 2006.

JJ/WBGSPThe Japanese Government, through the Joint Japan/World Bank Graduate Scholarship Program (JJ/WBGSP) has been providing masterís and doctoraldegree scholarships to Asian students who meet JJ/WBGSP scholarship criteria. JJ/WBGSP scholarshipsare provided to AIT students from a number of Asiancountries such as Bangladesh, Cambodia, Laos,Myanmar, the Philippines, Sri Lanka and Vietnam.Many of the scholars receive some AIT fellowships asspecified and JJ/WBGSP provides support for themajor tuition costs not covered by the AIT fellowships.There were only a few AIT students funded by JJ/WBGSP in the 2006 academic year. AIT is exploringthe possibility to enter into a more formal agreementwith the World Bank on the administration of the JJ/WBGSP at AIT. A visit of the JJ/WBGSP ScholarshipAdministrator is expected in March 2007.

Korean Corporate SectorIn June 2006, Dr. Kyul-Ho Kwak, former KoreanMinister of Environment and currently President ofKorea Water Resources Corporation (K-water) alsodelivered a speech on the direction of environmentalpolicies in the Republic of Korea as part of anongoing lecture series at AIT. This lecture was jointlyorganized by The Korea Water Corporation, Thailandand AIT. K-water representatives expressed interestin faculty visits to K-water and K-water representativevisits to AIT, short-term programs, professionalprograms, enhancement of staff skills and jointresearch projects. Possible K-water collaborationcould involve the Asian Development Bank,UNESCAP and AITís Integrated Water ResourcesManagement field of study. In addition, 14 studentsfrom AIT participated in an internship program at K-water in Korea for 2 months (June-July 2006) and K-water provided for accommodation, subsistenceallowance, some meals and local transportationincluding cultural trips within Korea.

As a result of continuous communications with ThaiSamsung Electronics, the company has contractedAIT to conduct a market research for their washingmachine business. Other R&D projects are alsobeing discussed.

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Open Society Institute and Prospect BurmaAIT continues to seek scholarship opportunities for students from Myanmar through the Open SocietyInstitute and Prospect Burma. The scholarships areprovided for students in many fields of study andusually for those who have already been providedpartial scholarships by other sources.

Thai Corporate SectorAs one of AITís increasing collaboration with the Thaiprivate sector, an agreement was signed with theSEAFCO Public Company Limited for masterísscholarships for Thai students and for provisions ofjoint research projects. SEAFCO initiated thecollaboration with AIT to promote research anddevelopment activities focusing on geotechnicalissues in Thailand. The collaboration will provideopportunities for SEAFCO Research andDevelopment team to participate in leading-edgeacademic research networks and strengthen theirinternational research experience, under theCooperative Research Initiative Program. SEAFCOwill form the partnership with AITís School ofEngineering and Technology to exchange technicaland academic information and materials, arrangejoint seminars and organize joint researchprograms. The scholarship to be offered under theìSupot Thasnanipan Scholarshipî program waslaunched in dedication and memory of the late Mr.Supot Thasnanipan, the founder of SEAFCO and anAIT alumnus. During his time of leadership inSEAFCO, Mr. Supot intended to initiate scholarshipsfor qualified Thai students to undertake advancedstudies at AIT. The scholarship program, amountingto 1.9 million Baht, supports two masterís degreestudents of Thai nationality to further their studies inthe field of Geotechnical and Geo-environmentalEngineering (with specialization in foundationengineering) in 2006 and 2007. SEAFCO alsoprovides additional funding and other forms ofsupport to the students in conducting fieldexperiments of their thesis work in piled foundationand deep excavation research.

In March 2006, representatives from the Federationof Thai Industries (FTI) visited AIT to discuss ways inwhich FTI might collaborate with AIT. Furthermore, inJune 2006, an AIT faculty team led by the VicePresident for External Relations visited the FTI officeand discussed about capacity building and jointresearch between AIT and industries. This resultedin FTI member companies being invited to partnerAIT in undertaking research projects under theìRoyal Thai Government Joint Industrial ResearchProgramî. These research projects would directlybenefit the participating companies and/or therelated industry in Thailand. The program aims toenable FTI member companies to make use of AITísresearch capabilities, while AIT faculty members willhave an opportunity to conduct research in solvingreal-world problems. Each joint industrial researchproject will be conducted under the financial schemeof 50% AIT funds and 50% matching funds from a

partner company. The difference of these jointprojects from the traditional sponsored projects isthe participation of researchers from the partnercompanies.

Vietnamese Corporate SectorAs part of AITís efforts to increase partnership with theVietnamese private sector, a delegation from the HoChi Minh City Investment Fund for Urban Develop-ment and Saigon-Tay Bac Joint Stock Company wasreceived by AIT in July 2006. The delegation hadfruitful discussions with the AIT President. Theyvisited the School of Management to discuss futurecollaboration and also met Vietnamese students inSOM.

Partnership with AlumniAs of December 2006 graduation, 14,769 youngprofessionals from 79 countries and territories havegraduated from the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT).

In order to maintain and strengthen the existingpartnership between the Institute and its alumni, theAlumni Relations Unit (ARU) under the ExternalRelations and Communications Office (ERCO) hastaken greater responsibilities with proactive efforts towork with the AIT Alumni Association (AITAA) MotherChapter and its 27 National Chapters and Alumni atlarge to jointly promote AIT's academic programs aswell as launch new initiatives that will contribute tothe long term viability/sustainability of the Institute.

To mark the occasion of the 50th anniversary of theInstitute, AIT has embarked on a Golden Jubilee FundRaising Campaign. The alumniís role in this will beinstrumental. The newly established Fund RaisingUnit is working on this, and in coordination with ARU,will be contacting the AITAA Mother Chapter andNational Chapters for their support.

AIT Prominent Alumni Lecture Series was introducedand jointly organized by AIT and AITAA Mother Chapterto provide recognition to AIT alumni who havedistinguished themselves and their alma materthrough lifetime achievement and professionalaccomplishments. Three lectures were organized inFebruary, May and October 2005. No lecture could beorganized in 2006, but efforts will be made in 2007 togive it continuity.

During official visits in the region, AIT President metwith presidents, executive committee members, andmembers of AITAA-National Chapters. Many senioralumni and presidents of AITAA-National Chaptersalso visited AIT quite often.

On December 10, 2006, on behalf of the Institute, AITdelegation comprising of senior administrators,professors and staffs attended AITAAís 35th Govern-ing Board Meeting held in Vientiane, Lao PDR. Duringthe 35th GBM, the association extended honoraryalumni membership to a number of senior AITadministrators and professors, including the Presi-

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dent. At the same meeting, three current AIT facultymembers were honored as Distinguished Alumni inthe category of Academic/Research Excellence.

In order to keep the Alumni body informed, thequarterly AIT Alumni Newsletter (Electronic Version)has been published by ARU since June 2002. Morerecently, ARU started forwarding AIT PresidentísWeekly Letter addressed to the AIT Community alsoto the alumni national chapter presidents in order tokeep them informed about what is happening at AITand the Instituteís initiatives in the region. As aconsequence, the alumni could propose and partnertheir alma mater in various initiatives.

For an official communication channel of AIT to itsalumni body, a mailing list [email protected] of over 9,200 active e-mail addresses ofalumni is maintained.

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To the Board of Trustees of Asian Institute of Technology

I have audited the accompanying balance sheet of Asian Institute of Technology as at 31December 2006, and the related statements of revenues and expenses, changes in fund balancesand cash flows for the year then ended. These financial statements are the responsibility of theOrganization’s management. My responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial state-ments based on my audit. The financial statements of Asian Institute of Technology for the yearended 31 December 2005 were audited by another auditor whose report dated 4 August 2006expressed an unqualified opinion on those statements.

I conducted my audit in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards. Thosestandards require that I plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whetherthe financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a testbasis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit alsoincludes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management,as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. I believe that my audit providesa reasonable basis for my opinion.

In my opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects,the financial position of Asian Institute of Technology as at 31 December 2006, and the revenuesand expenses, the changes in fund balances and cash flows for the year then ended in accordancewith generally accepted accounting principles appropriate for non-profit organization as set out inNote 2 to the financial statements.

Audit report of Certified Public Accountant

(Maliwan Phahuwattanakorn)Certified Public AccountantRegistration number 4701

KPMG Phoomchai Audit Ltd.Bangkok26 March 2007

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Assets Note 2006 2005

(in Baht)

Current assets

Cash and deposits at financial institutions 5 255,881,176 151,393,545

Fixed deposits 6 169,647,637 195,586,241

Accounts receivable 7 74,440,890 67,600,381

Receivables from Program fund 37,948,043 28,273,991

Inventories 296,397 398,524

Assets held on behalf of donors 10 448,222,532 431,987,744

Assets held on behalf of UNEP RRC.AP 11 200,384,761 225,737,851

Other current assets 29,833,405 22,574,282

Total current assets 1,216,654,841 1,123,552,559

Non-current assets

Property and equipment 8 826,222,700 885,983,433

Advance deposits 245,216 245,216

Total non-current assets 826,467,916 886,228,649

Total assets 2,043,122,757 2,009,781,208

Liabilities and fund balances Note 2006 2005

(in Baht)

Current liabilities

Accounts payable and accrued expenses 9 103,874,972 103,197,628

Advances from Program fund 230,772,214 172,509,745

Deposit payables 6,823,053 7,107,533

Due to donors, and liabilities, of Agency fund 10 448,222,532 431,987,744

Due to UNEP RRC.AP 11 200,384,761 225,737,851

Total current liabilities 990,077,532 940,540,501

Fund balances

Restricted

Endowment fund balances 154,814,706 131,580,259

Capital funds balances 838,299,664 895,849,330

General reserve 59,930,855 41,811,118

Total fund balances 1,053,045,225 1,069,240,707

Total liabilities and fund balances 2,043,122,757 2,009,781,208

Asian Institute of TechnologyBalance Sheets

As at 31 December 2005 and 2004

The accompanying notes are integral part of these financial statements

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Note 2006 2005

(in Baht)

Revenues

Tuition and other fees 510,989,854 477,164,925

Research grants and contracts 219,767,420 245,890,334

Support operations 152,496,517 153,702,925

Training 214,827,652 103,956,636

Other contributions 38,216,087 28,667,861

Faculty secondments 54,465,903 66,069,182

Total revenues 1,190,763,433 1,075,451,863

Expenses

Salaries and benefits 12 606,323,266 646,118,696

Materials, supplies and services 204,666,595 262,036,348

Contracted services 90,277,455 87,875,674

Communication and travel 62,711,289 70,398,863

Utilities and insurance 55,766,259 41,401,457

Faculty secondments 54,465,903 66,069,182

Total expenses 1,074,210,767 1,173,900,220

Excess of revenues over (under) expenses 116,552,666 (98,448,357)

Depreciation 8 94,759,276 101,317,949

Excess of revenues over (under) expensesincluding depreciation 21,793,390 (199,766,306)

Non operating income/(expenses)

Investment income 21,469,546 16,308,591

Gains (losses) on exchange rate (30,000,783) 11,254,949

Gains (losses) on disposal of assets (321,291) 1,692,417

Net excess of revenues over (under) expenses 12,940,862 (170,510,349)

Asian Institute of TechnologyStatements of revenues and expenses

For the years ended 31 December 2006 and 2005

The accompanying notes are integral part of these financial statements

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Advances from Program fund 58,262,469 (111,662,742)

Deposit payables (284,480) 1,665,837

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities 167,411,469 (184,291,251)

Cash flows from investing activities

(Increase) decrease in fixed deposits 5,120,452 (5,475,461)

Proceeds from disposal of equipment 1,913,391 4,591,879

Increase in property and equipment (37,233,225) (145,241,517)

Net cash used in investing activities (30,199,382) (146,125,099)

Cash flows from financing activities - -

Effects of foreign exchange translationon cash and cash equivalents (32,724,456) 9,166,685

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 104,487,631 (321,249,665)

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year 151,393,545 472,643,210

Cash and cash equivalents at end of year 5 255,881,176 151,393,545

Less: Deposits held as security for guarantee issued by Bank (30,000,000) (30,692,490)

Cash and cash equivalents at end of year 5 225,881,176 120,701,055

Asian Institute of TechnologyStatements of cash flows

For the years ended 31 December 2006 and 2005

The accompanying notes are integral part of the financial statements

Appendices

69

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71

Notes to the financial statementsFor the years ended 31 December 2006 and 2005

1. General informationThe Asian Institute of Technology (ìthe Instituteî)

is an international post-graduate institution. TheInstituteís operates on not-for-profit basis. The Instituteis located at Km 42 Paholyothin Highway, Klong Luang,Pathum Thani, Thailand.

The principal activities of the Institute areproviding programs in engineering, science, advancedtechnologies and related management and administra-tion.

2. Basis of preparation of financial statementsThe financial statements issued for Thai reporting

purposes are prepared in the Thai language. ThisEnglish translation of the financial statements hasbeen prepared for the convenience of readers notconversant with the Thai language.

The financial statements are presented in ThaiBaht. They are prepared on the historical cost basisexcept for those items specified in the notes tofinancial statements.

The preparation of financial statements inconformity with TAS requires management to makejudgements, estimates and assumptions that affect theapplication of policies and reported amounts of assets,liabilities, income and expenses. The estimates andassociated assumptions are based on historicalexperience and various other factors that are believedto be reasonable under the circumstances, the resultsof which form the basis of making the judgementsabout carrying amounts of assets and liabilities thatare not readily apparent from other sources.

The estimates and underlying assumptions arereviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to account-ing estimates are recognised in the period in which theestimate is revised, if the revision affects only thatperiod, or in the period of the revision and futureperiods, if the revision affects both current and futureperiods.

Fund AccountingTo ensure observance of limitations and restric-

tions placed on the use of the resources available tothe Institute, the books of account of the Institute aremaintained in accordance with the principles of "fundaccounting" which is appropriate for non-profitorganization. This is the procedure by which re-sources for various purposes are classified foraccounting and reporting purposes into funds, whichare in accordance with activities or objects specified.Within each fund group, fund balances which arerestricted by outside sources are so indicated and aredistinguished from unrestricted fund allocated tospecific purposes by action of the governing board.The governing board retains full control of unrestrictedfunds to use in achieving institutional objectives.

The purposes and objects of the funds are as follows:

Unrestricted Current Fund (Fund 10)This fund is the operating account of AIT. It is

available for general operating purposes without

restrictions, such as might be imposed by a grantagency or donor.

Restricted Fund-General (Fund 21)The use of this fund is restricted to those units

holding non-profit making status. This includes: AITCenter, AITCV, certain campus services, academic-related services supporting academic units and certainadministrative functions.

Restricted Endowment Fund (Fund 22)The Endowment Fund is used where donors

have stipulated, as a condition of their gift, that theprincipal is to be maintained inviolate and in perpetuity.Some, or all, of the income from the investments maybe used to further the objectives of the endowment.

Restricted Fund-General Reserve (Fund 23)Donors and other agencies have granted funds to

the Institute on the basis that the principal is heldinviolate and in perpetuity. The income from the fund isavailable to the Institute to be expended in accordancewith agreements established by the gifting party at thepoint of the donation or grant. The Board of Trusteesstipulates that the surplus of the unrestricted currentfund each year is transferred to the General Reserveand that the funds must be held for future use.

Sponsored Program Fund (Fund 30)The sponsored program fund is subject to

restrictions by donors or other agencies limiting its useto funding specific research projects, conferences,short courses, workshops or similar projects.

Capital Fund (Fund 41)This fund holds the Instituteís property, plant and

equipment, including library books.

Capital Fund - Liquid Assets (Fund 42)This fund records the renovations, repairs and

replacement to the existing assets.

Agency Fund (accounted for as Fund 50)These funds are held on behalf of donors and

other agencies and are disbursed in accordance withtheir instructions. AIT has no title to these funds andthe associated revenues and expenses have beenexcluded from the statement of revenues andexpenses. The assets held on behalf of these othershave been disclosed in the balance sheet togetherwith the associated liability for the same amount tothese other parties.

3. Restatement of form and content of financialstatements

The Institute undertook a fundamental review ofthe form and content of its financial statements. Therewere two major drivers to the restatement. First theInstitute desired to show the financial statements on abasis which gave a clearer view of its affairs.Second, that funds to which the Institute has no title,

These notes form an integral part of the financial statements.The financial statements were authorized for issue by the President of the Institute on 26 March 2007.

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72

the escrow funds held on behalf of third parties, are clearlyidentified as such.

During 2005, the Institute presented the funds towhich the Institute has no title, the escrow funds heldon behalf of third parties, separately from its ownfunds. The Institute presented the negative fundbalances of the Program Fund as receivables fromProgram Fund and the positive fund balances asAdvances from Program Fund.

4. Significant accounting policies

(a) Basis of preparationThe financial statements of the Institute comprise

the funds of the Institute and those of its branch towhich it holds title.

BranchA Branch is an autonomous or semi-autonomous

operating entity within an organization and which doesnot have a separate legal identity. The Branch willhave separately identifiable assets, liabilities, cashflows, revenues and expenses over which it hasaccountability.

(b) Foreign currenciesForeign currency transactions

Transactions in foreign currencies are translatedat the foreign exchange rates ruling at the date of thetransaction.

Monetary assets and liabilities denominated inforeign currencies at the balance sheet date aretranslated to Thai baht at the foreign exchange ratesruling at that date. Foreign exchange differencesarising on translation are recognized in the statementof revenues and expenses.

Non-monetary assets and liabilities that aremeasured in terms of historical cost in a foreigncurrency are translated using the foreign exchangerates ruling at the date of the transaction. Non-monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreigncurrencies that are stated at fair value are translatedto Thai baht at the foreign exchange rates ruling at thedate that fair value was determined.

Foreign entitiesThe assets and liabilities of foreign entities are

translated to Thai baht at the foreign exchange ratesruling at the balance sheet date.

The revenues and expenses of foreign entities,excluding foreign entities in hyperinflationary econo-mies, are translated to Thai baht at rates approximatingthe foreign exchange rates ruling at the dates of thetransactions.

(c) Cash and cash equivalentsCash and cash equivalents comprise cash

balances, call deposits and highly liquid short-terminvestments.

(d) Accounts and other receivablesAccounts and other receivables are stated at

their invoice value less impairment losses.Any impairment loss on doubtful receivables is

assessed primarily on analysis of payment historiesand future expectations of customer payments.Allowances made are based on historical write-offpatterns and the aging of accounts receivables. Baddebts are written off when incurred.

(e) InventoriesInventories are stated at the lower of cost and

net realizable value.Cost is calculated using the first in first out

method and comprises all costs of purchase, costs ofconversion and other costs incurred in bringing theinventories to their present location and condition.

Net realizable value is the estimated selling pricein the ordinary course of business less the estimatedcosts necessary to make the sale.

An allowance is made for all deteriorated,damaged, obsolete and slow-moving inventories.

(f) Property and equipment

Owned assetsProperty and equipment are stated at cost less

accumulated depreciation and impairment losses. Thecost of self-constructed assets includes the cost ofmaterials, direct labor, the initial assessment of thecosts of dismantling (if relevant) and an appropriateproportion of production overheads.

Property that is being constructed or developedfor future use as investment property is classified asproperty and equipment and stated at cost untilconstruction or development is complete, at which timeit is reclassified as investment property.

Donated assets are stated at fair value at the timeof donation, deemed cost. Subsequently they arestated at the deemed cost less accumulated deprecia-tion.

Subsequent expenditureSubsequent expenditure relating to an item of

property and equipment is added to the carryingamount of the asset when it is probable that the futureeconomic benefits in excess of the originally assessedstandard of performance of the existing asset willflow to the Institute. All other subsequent expenditureis recognized as an expense in the period in which it isincurred.

DepreciationDepreciation is charged to the statement of

revenues and expenses on a straight-line basis overthe estimated useful lives of each part of an item ofbuildings and equipment. The estimated useful livesare as follows:

Buildings 20 to 40 yearsFurniture and equipment 5 to 10 yearsMotor vehicles 8 to 15 yearsLibrary acquisitions 6 years

No depreciation is provided on assets underconstruction.

The Institute calculated depreciation of each itemof buildings and equipment on a monthly basis withoutconsidering the date using of those assets. Themanagement of the Institute believes that the differ-ences from the said method of calculation areimmaterial.

(g) Employee benefitDefined contribution plans

Obligations to defined contribution pension plansare recognized as an expense in the statement ofrevenues and expenses as incurred.

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73

(h) ProvisionsA provision is recognized in the balance sheet

when the Institute has a present legal or constructiveobligation as a result of a past event, and it is probablethat an outflow of economic benefits will be requiredto settle the obligation and a reliable estimate can bemade of the amount of the obligation. If the effect ismaterial, provisions are determined by discounting theexpected future cash flows at a pre-tax rate thatreflects current market assessments of the time valueof money and, where appropriate, the risks specific tothe liability.

(i) PayablesPayables are stated at cost.

(j) RevenueRevenue received for the provision of goods and

services are recognized in the period in which thegoods are provided or the services rendered.

Grant incomeGrant income is recognized when it is received

due to the inherent uncertainty involved in both therights to the revenue and the timing of the revenue.

DonationsDue to the absence of any obligation on the donor

to make the donation and the uncertain nature of thetiming of receipt, donations have to be recognized on acash basis.

Contribution in kindThese represent services donated to the Institute

in the form of a secondment of faculty or staff andwhere the value is estimated based on the approvedInstitute professional salary scale. The amounts arerecognized as revenues and expenses in therestricted general fund.

Investment incomeInvestment income is recognized on an accrual

basis.

(k) ExpensesExpenses are recognized in the period they are

incurred. Interest expense is recognized in thestatement of revenues and expenses as it accrues.

(l) Income taxNo income tax provision is made in the financial

statements as the Institute is exempt from payment ofincome tax in accordance with the notification issuedin the Royal Gazette dated 25 October, 2510 B.E.(1967).

According to the announcement of Ministry ofFinance, the Institute has been exempted from ValueAdded Tax (VAT), except for services rendered byconference center following to Section 4(4) of theRoyal Decree issued following to the Revenue Codewhich mentioned about VAT exemption (Book number)239, 2534 B.E. (1991).

5. Cash and cash equivalents

2006 2005 (in Baht)

Bank accounts 56,837,549 64,762,618

Time deposits with maturitythree months or less than 199,043,627 86,630,927

Cash and deposits at financialinstitutions 255,881,176 151,393,545

Less Bank deposits pledgedas collateral (30,000,000) (30,692,490)

Cash and cash equivalentsñ net of collateral 225,881,176 120,701,055

As at 31 December 2006, time deposits of Baht30,000,000 (2005: Baht 30,692,490) is pledged to secure abank overdraft and provide collateral for outstanding lettersof guarantee issued by the same bank (see note 16).

6. Fixed deposits

2006 2005(in Baht)

Time deposits with maturity morethan three months 169,647,637 195,586,241

7. Accounts receivable and accrued income

2006 2005(in Baht)

Tuition and other fees 28,613,870 27,570,911

Others 45,827,020 40,029,470

Total 74,440,890 67,600,381

As at 31 December 2006, the Institute has outstandingbalances of accounts receivable aged by number ofmonths since due date as follows:

2006 2005(in Baht)

Current 21,330,520 20,282,122

Overdue less than 1 months 4,231,949 4,865,054

Overdue 1 month to 3 months 6,498,861 8,909,534

Overdue 3 months to 6 months 18,656,131 12,915,981

Overdue 6 months to 12 months 7,167,605 7,926,744

Overdue 12 months 16,555,824 12,700,946

Total 74,440,890 67,600,381

Less : allowance for doubtfulaccounts - -

Net 74,440,890 67,600,381

As at 31 December 2006, accounts receivable whichhad been overdue for more than 12 months amounts toBaht 16.56 million (2005: Baht 12.70 million) are theoutstanding amounts for Unrestricted Current Fund andRestricted Fund. Management has advised that theoutstanding amounts are collectible based on their previousexperience of recovering individual student fees in thelong-term.

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8. Property and equipment

Campus Furniture & Motor Library Construction

Development Buildings Equipment Vehicles Assets in Progress Total

Cost

At 1 January 2005 48,005,172 1,069,181,935 762,487,961 27,091,747 231,932,691 18,075,870 2,156,775,376

Additions 310,998 56,397,826 62,257,934 12,712,427 10,769,846 2,792,486 145,241,517

Disposals - - (264,727) (9,689,706) - - (9,954,433)

Transfers - - - - - - -

At 31 December 2005 48,316,170 1,125,579,761 824,481,168 30,114,468 242,702,537 20,868,356 2,292,062,460

Additions 313,320 195,746 25,370,497 29,000 10,215,888 1,108,774 37,233,225

Disposals - - (626,591) (5,684,321) - - (6,310,912)

Transfers - 15,115,437 4,884,552 681,276 - (20,681,265) -

At 31 December 2006 48,629,490 1,140,890,944 854,109,626 25,140,423 252,918,425 1,295,865 2,322,984,773

Accumulated depreciation

At 1 January 2005 - 451,448,432 650,760,551 18,475,637 191,131,429 - 1,311,816,049

Depreciation chargefor the year - 25,835,723 55,341,151 3,162,851 16,978,224 - 101,317,949

Impairment losses - - - - - - -

Disposals - - (193,658) (6,861,313) - - (7,054,971)

Transfers - - - - - - -

At 31 December 2005 - 477,284,155 705,908,044 14,777,175 208,109,653 - 1,406,079,027

Depreciation chargefor the year - 32,662,741 44,981,895 3,343,733 13,770,907 - 94,759,276

Impairment losses - - - - - - -

Disposals - - - (4,076,230) - - (4,076,230)

Transfers - - - - - - -

At 31 December 2006 - 509,946,896 750,889,939 14,044,678 221,880,560 - 1,496,762,073

Net book value

At 31 December 2005 48,316,170 648,295,606 118,573,124 15,337,293 34,592,884 20,868,356 885,983,433

At 31 December 2006 48,629,490 630,944,048 103,219,687 11,095,745 31,037,865 1,295,865 826,222,700

(in Baht)

The Institute entered into an agreement with the Ministry of Finance to lease land for 30 years from 19 January 1971 to18 January 2001; on expiry of the lease agreement it gave the Institute the right to continue to lease the land. The Council ofState ruled that the rightful entity with which the Institute should sign a new lease agreement is Thammasat University. TheInstitute successfully renewed the lease with the Thammasat University on 10 June 2005. The new lease also contains aMemorandum of Understanding between the Institute and Thammasat University, concerning academic co-operation, as anintegral part of the new lease agreement (see note 16).

Depreciation for the year ended 31 December 2006, amounted to Baht 94.76 million (2005: Baht 101.32 million) wasincluded in the statement of revenues and expenses.

As at 31 December 2006, the Companyís assets with original cost of Baht 848.52 million (2005: Baht 768.73 million)was fully depreciated but are still in use.

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2006 2005 (in Baht)

Owing to suppliers 7,319,792 12,124,476

Advance received from donors 1,355,474 1,208,371

Provision for ISF tax 19,086,617 22,550,142

Advance from students 13,594,563 25,620,103

Accruals 8,101,566 2,345,136

Tax payable 13,260,369 11,678,459

Payables to staff 4,999,357 2,082,110

Other liabilities 36,157,233 25,588,831

Total 103,874,971 103,197,628

9. Accounts payable and accrued expenses

10. Assets held on behalf of, and amounts due to, donors

The agency fund represents amounts held on behalf of donors and other agencies and are disbursed in accor-dance with their instructions. AIT has no title to these funds or the associated revenues and expenses. The revenuesgenerated and expenses made by the fund are as follows:

2006 2005 (in Baht)

Funds received from donors 400,261,105 255,653,321

Application of funds

- Salaries and other benefits 48,093,480 55,703,165

- Scholarships 302,031,431 239,333,503

- Contracted services 895,002 860,748

- Communication and travel 2,751,452 4,732,209

- Difference in exchange rate - 8,187,651

Total funds applied 353,771,365 308,817,276

Surplus/(deficit) for the year 46,489,740 (53,163,955)

Assets held on behalf of donors comprise:

Cash and deposits at financial institutions 447,898,916 421,472,342

Fixed deposits - 1,793,988

Accounts receivable 323,616 8,721,414

Total assets held on behalf of donors 448,222,532 431,987,744

Opening amounts due to donors 416,164,604 395,214,929

Surplus/(deficit) for the year 46,489,740 (53,163,955)

Transfers from other funds - 81,502,644

Transfers to other funds (19,452,075) (7,389,014)

Closing amounts due to donors 443,202,269 416,164,604

Liabilities 5,020,263 15,823,140

Closing amounts due to donors and liabilities 448,222,532 431,987,744

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11. Assets held on behalf of, and amounts due to, UNEP RRC.AP

2006 2005

(in Baht)

Funds received from UNEP RRC.AP 215,929,643 166,083,966

Total funds applied 161,029,894 132,222,212

Surplus/(deficit) for the year 54,899,749 33,861,754

Assets held on behalf of UNEP RRC.AP comprise:

Cash and deposits at financial institutions 197,076,567 223,360,452

Accounts receivable 1,634,436 480,880

Fixed assets 1,673,758 1,896,519

Total assets held on behalf of UNEP RRC.AP 200,384,761 225,737,851

Opening amounts due to UNEP RRC.AP 134,063,927 100,192,598

Surplus/(deficit) for the year 54,899,749 33,861,754

Transfers from other funds - 9,575

Closing amounts due to UNEP RRC.AP 188,963,676 134,063,927

Liabilities 11,421,085 91,673,924

Closing amounts due to UNEP RRC.AP and liabilities 200,384,761 225,737,851

12. Salaries and benefit2006 2005

(in Baht)

Wages and salaries 521,276,210 516,768,536

Social security costs 7,485,697 5,894,540

Pension costs 25,507,326 35,186,793

Income tax 22,265,538 20,280,048

Other costs 29,788,495 67,988,779

Salaries and benefit 606,323,266 646,118,696

(number of employees)

Number of employee as at 31 December 903 1,046

13. AIT Center in Vietnam (AITCV)

The Institute has a branch operation in Hanoi, Vietnam. The purpose of the Vietnamese operation is to:

Educate and train various forms of scientists, technocrats and business managers; andOrganization research and development activities as well as the transfer of technologies as required by theeconomic development of the country.

The results of the operation are summarized below and have been included in the results of the Restricted Fund ñGeneral (Fund 21)

2006 2005

(in Baht)

Revenues 59,530,296 72,103,996

Expenses 64,692,832 54,836,585

Excess of revenue over (under) expenses (5,162,536) 17,267,411

Financial statements for the years ended 31 December 2006 and 2005 have been produced and approved by themanagement of the branch.

Significant accounting transactions between the Institute and its branch were eliminated from these financialstatements.

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14. AIT Insured saving fundThe Institute and its staff jointly operated an

Insured Savings Fund post-retirement definedcontribution scheme. With effect from 1 February2004, a Provident Fund has replaced the InsuredSaving Fund. The Institute contributes to the fund asthe rate of 10% of salary earned, and the employeesare allowed to contribute 3% to 10% of gross salary.With effect from 1 April 2006, the Institute contributesto the fund as the rate of 5% of salary earned, andthe employees are allowed to contribute 3% to 5% ofgross salary. The fund is managed by TISCO AssetsManagement Co., Ltd. The assets of the InsuredSaving Fund were substantially transferred to thenew Provident Fund.

15. Commitments and contingent liabilitiesAs at 31 December 2006 and 2005, the Institute

has commitments and contingent liabilities as follows:

Bank guarantees amounting to approximately Baht3.17 million (2005: Baht 3.60 million) were issuedby a bank on behalf of the Institute in respect ofcertain performance bonds as required in thenormal course of operations of the Institute.

There are five labour cases pending for trial at theCourt involving with the claims under the LabourProtection Law and the Labour Relation Law. Fourcases have been decided by the Central LabourCourt favourably to the Institute. However, thefour cases are still pending in the Supreme Court.The management believes that the Supreme Courtwill decide in favour of the Institute. Another caseis pending for trial in the Central Labour Court. Themanagement also believes that the Institute willwin the case.

16. Land leaseAs disclosed in Note 8 the Institute entered into a

new Land Lease Agreement (Lease) in respect of thesite that the Institute occupies. The thirty-year Leasewas signed on 10 June 2005. The Lease wasobtained at a significant discount to the market rentalrates. However, the consideration for this discount isthat should the lease not be renewed and the landrevert to Thammasat University (University), or itssuccessor as the landlord, all buildings and infrastruc-ture on the Institute site will become the property ofthe University or its successor as landlord.

Furthermore, the Lease is contingent on aMemorandum of Understanding (MOU) between theUniversity and the Institute. The MOU provides thatthe Institute will make available and fund a total ofsixty scholarships over the thirty-year life of theLease. Scholarships made in accordance with theMOU will cover tuition fees for qualified lecturers fromthe University, selected by the University, to pursue aDoctoral degree at the Institute. As at 31 December2006, the Institute can only estimate that the cost ofthis commitment, at todayís values, will be approxi-mately Baht 77.76 million.

17. Disclosure of financial instrumentsThe Institute does not speculate or engage in the

trading of any derivative financial instruments.

Accounting policiesDetails of significant accounting policies and

methods adopted, including the criteria for recognition,the basis of measurement and the basis on whichrevenues and expenses are recognized, in respect ofeach class of financial assets and financial liabilitiesare disclosed in Note 4 to the financial statements.

Credit riskCredit risk is the risk arising from failure of

customer to meet their contractual obligations, whichmay eventually cause financial losses.

The Institute is exposed to credit risk for the supplyof educational services to enrolled primarily self-funding students. The Institute does not perform acredit evaluation on enrolling or enrolled students, nordoes it seek any collateral in respect of fees for futureyears from enrolled students. The Institute does notoperate a global credit risk management policy. Rather,individual perceived credit risks are identified andpolicies put in place to manage those risks.

Interest rate riskInterest rate risk is the uncertainty in value of

assets, financial debts or net interest income as aresult of the fluctuations of the market interest rate.

The deposit rates of all financial assets are basedon market rates. The Institute does not have aninterest rate risk management policy.

Foreign currency riskCurrency risk occurs when the value of financial

instruments changes in accordance with the fluctua-tions of the exchange rate, which may affect gain/losson foreign exchange currency of the present andfuture years.

The Institute insures foreign currency risk whenreceives payment for tuition and fees and makespayment of purchases of equipment in currenciesother than Thai Baht. The Institute does not have aforeign currency risk management policy.

Estimated fair value of financial instrumentsFair values have been estimated by the Institute

using available market information and appropriatevaluation methodologies. The methods and assump-tions in estimating fair value of financial instrumentsare as follows:

The fair value of cash on hand and cash at banks,accounts receivable and accounts payable are theircarrying value presented in balance sheet.

18. Reclassification of accountsCertain accounts in the 2005 financial statements

have been reclassified to conform with the presenta-tion in the 2006 financial statements.

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AbbreviationsAppendices

ADB Asian Development BankADB-JSP ADB-Japan Scholarship ProgramADA Austrian Development AgencyAIT Asian Institute of TechnologyAITAA Asian Institute of Technology Alumni AssociationAIT-CI AIT Center IndonesiaAIT-CV AIT Center VietnamARRPEEC Asian Regional Research Program in Energy, Environment and ClimateARRPET Asian Regional Research Program on Environmental TechnologyARU Alumni Relations UnitASEAN Association of South East Asian NationsCIDA Canadian International Development AgencyDAAD German Academic Exchange ServiceDanida Danish International Development AgencyEC European CommissionESCP-EAP European School of Management, FranceEU European UnionFTI Federation of Thai IndustriesGIS Geographic Information SystemGTE Geotechnical EngineeringGTZ German Technical CooperationICM Information and Communications ManagementICT Information and Communications TechnologyIDRC International Development Research Centre, CanadaIGS International Geosynthetics SocietyINT Institute of National Telecom, FranceIWA International Water AssociationIWRM Integrated Water Resources ManagementJAXA Japan Aerospace Exploration AgencyJJ/WBGSP Joint Japan/World Bank Graduate Scholarship ProgramJST Japan Science and TechnologyKMIT King Mongkut Institute of TechnologyKOICA Korea International Cooperation AgencyMOET Ministry of Education and Training, VietnamMSU Michigan State UniversityMTERM Modeling Tools for Environment and Resources ManagementNANOTEC National Nanotechnology Center, ThailandNAQDA National Aquaculture Development Authority, ThailandNECTEC National Electronics and Computer Technology Center, ThailandNECORD Northeast Community Restoration and Development Project, ThailandNGO Non-Governmental OrganizationNORAD Norwegian Agency for Development CooperationNSTDA National Science and Technology Development Agency, ThailandNTNU Norwegian University of Science and TechnologyNUOL National University of LaosOTM Offshore Technology and ManagementPPP Public Private PartnershipsRTG Royal Thai GovernmentRUPP Royal University of Phnom PenhSAARC South Asian Association for Regional CooperationSAREC Department for Research Cooperation, SidaSDP Strategic Development PlanSEA-UEMA SDouthEast Asia Urban Environmental Management ApplicationsSERD School of Environment, Resources and DevelopmentSET School of Engineering and TechnologySida Swedish International Development Cooperation AgencySINTEF Foundation for Scientific and Industrial Research, NorwaySME Small and Medium EnterpriseSOM School of Management

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TOEFL Test of English as a Foreign LanguageTRS Thai Robotics SocietyUEM Urban Environmental ManagementUKM Universiti Kebangsaan MalaysiaUMP Urban Management ProgramUNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural OrganizationUNEP ROAP United Nations Environment Programme Regional Office for Asia and the PacificUNESCAP United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the PacificUN Habitat United Nations Human Settlements ProgrammeUNICEF United Nations Childrenís FundUNU United Nations UniversityUSAID United States Agency for International DevelopmentUTM Universiti Teknologi MalaysiaWAP Wetland Alliance ProgramWFP World Food Program

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