Vietnam provided the maximum number of graduates (93) closely followed
by Thailand with 81. Sri Lanka with 70 graduates, Myanmar with 42, and
Nepal with 25 were the other countries among the top five.
AIT’s Interim President Prof. Worsak Kanok-Nukulchai, while
congratulating the graduands, stated that the Graduation Day was a
perfect occasion for students to pay tribute to their faculty who
taught, guided and mentored them. It is also an opportunity to thank
the donors who facilitated their education, and their families who
supported them during this endeavor.
While introducing Prof. Norihito Tambo, former President and Professor
Emeritus of Hokkaido University, who was the Graduation Speaker during
the morning session, Prof. Worsak stated that Prof. Tambo’s presence is
an acknowledgement of the strong collaboration between AIT and Japan.
Japan has provided scholarship support to nearly 1000 students at AIT,
deputed 140 faculty members as secondments, and helped in creating
infrastructure including the AIT Conference Center and the AIT
Library.
Delivering his Graduation Address, Prof. Tambo stated that the world
is now on the threshold of moving towards a post-modern society. While
burgeoning population, it is upon the graduates of today to ensure that
our civilization is stable and sustainable. “AIT is an elite academic
educational organization in the Eastern Hemisphere,” he said, while
adding that it is the graduates of such institutes which shall help
pave the way in the future.
The Graduation Address for the afternoon session was delivered by Mr.
Attila Nyitrai, Minister-Counsellor, Deputy Head of Delegation on
behalf of H.E. Mr. Jesús Miguel Sanz, Ambassador– Head of the
Delegation of the European Union to Thailand and Laos. Stating that
several issues including sustainability, peace and stability confront
humanity in the twenty-first century, Mr. Nyitrai remarked that
European Union remains committed towards tackling these challenges by
engaging universities and young scholars. Climate Change remains one of
the most serious issues today, and institutions like AIT can contribute
towards providing solutions to such issues.
Prominent Alumni messages were delivered by Mr. Sumate Tanthuwanich,
President, Managing Director and Executive Director, Regional Container
Lines (RCL) Public Company Limited, and Dr. Yuan Derun, Education and
Training Program Manager, Network of Aquaculture Centres in
Asia-Pacific.
Prof. Nitin Kumar Tripathi delivered the Professorial Address.
Messages by the Most Outstanding Doctoral Graduates were delivered by
Mr. Arshad Mahmood of Energy Field of Study from the School of
Environment, Resources and Development (SERD) and Mr. Anshul Agarwal of
Water Engineering and Management of the School of Engineering and
Technology (SET). Messages by the Most Outstanding Master’s Graduate
were delivered by Mrs. Shubhechchha Sharma of Natural Resource
Management of SERD, and Mr. Mohammad Dalower Hossain of Remote Sensing
and Geographical Information Systems of SET.
Dr. Subin Pinkayan, Chairman, AIT Board
of Trustees; Dr. Sahas Bunditkul, Member, AIT Board of Trustees;
Prof. Alastair M. North, Former AIT President; H.E. Dato’ Nazirah
binti Hussain, Ambassador, The Embassy of Malaysia; Mr. Francisco
Dionisio Fernandes, Charge d Affairs, The Embassy of Timor-Leste , Dr.
Yunardi, Education and Culture Attache’, Embassy of Indonesia; Mr.
Paulino Henrique Ribeiro, Attache of Education, Embassy of Timor Leste;
Dr. Vikas Wadhwa, Consultant Respiratory and Sleep Physician, Eastern
Health-Maroondha Hospital, Adjunct Senior Lecturer-Monash University
Eastern Clinical School; Ms. Samantha Kulasinghe, Director, HANA
Semiconductor AYT Co. Ltd.; Dr. Duminda Jayaranjan, Director, SPS
Global Consulting Co., Ltd.; Mr. Thao Sokmuny, Director of
Administration and Personnel, General Department of National Treasury
of the Ministry of Economy and Finance, Cambodia; Mr. Soegaard, Ragnar,
Managing Director (CEO) in Clean Energy Invest AS, Oslo, Norway; Mr.
Mikkelsen Bard, CEO of Stratkraft; Ms. Maleeya Sanundh, Social
Secretary, Malaysia Embassy; Dr. Tritos Laosirihongthong ,
Associate Professor, Thammasat University; Mr. Joseph Paul Sianghio,
Group CIO, DM Consunji Inc., Philippines; Mr. Rahul Shah, Senior
Marketing Manager, Southeast Asia, W.O.G. Technologies Co., Ltd.;
Mr. Sanjay Kumar Barjatya, Senior Marketing Manager, W.O.G.
Technologies Co., Ltd.; Mr. Dr. Chatri Moonstan, Senior Program Officer
(Development Cooperation), Royal Norwegian Embassy, The Royal Norwegian
Embassy; Mrs. Huynh Thi Nguyet Anh, Local Coordinator IEMBA Vietnam
Program; Mrs. Pham Thi Kim Ngoc, National Coordinator IEMBA Vietnam
Program; and Mr. Susheel Kumar Saraff, President, IndiaThai
Chamber of Commerce were among the dignitaries who graced the
occasion.
Prof. Sivanappan Kumar, Interim Vice President for Academic Affairs
was the Master of Ceremonies. Prof. Jayant Kumar Routray, Chair,
Academic Senate presented the resolutions of the Academic Senate to the
President. Prof. C Visvanathan, Interim Dean, School of Environment,
Resources and Development; Dr. Donyaprueth Krairit, Interim Dean,
School of Management; and Prof. Voratas Kachitvichyanukul, Interim
Dean, School of Engineering and Technology (SET) introduced the
graduands. Intermission numbers were performed by children of the AIT
International School.
A photo album from the Morning Session of the 121st Graduation is
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