Annual Report 2011
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Annual Report 2011 Asian Institute of Technology Copyright © 2011 Asian Institute of Technology. All rights reserved. ADDRESS: P.O. Box 4, Klong Luang Pathumthani 12120 Thailand www.ait.asia This Annual Report was compiled and produced by the Media and Communications Unit (MCU), External Relations and Communications Office (ERCO), with the involvement of all AIT employees. AIT wishes to thank the many people who rendered assistance in preparing this report. CONTENTS AIT LEADERSHIP 2 ACADEMICS 74 AIT Board of Trustees 2 Academic Quality 74 Senior Management 3 Admissions and Enrolment, Chairman’s Message 4 Management Improvements 74 President’s Message 5 Language Center 75 Career Center 76 AIT OVERVIEW 6 Fields of Study & Acedemic Programs 76 AIT Quick Facts 6 Institutional Highlights 8 SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY 78 Fundraising Office 32 AIT Alumni Office 33 SCHOOL OF ENVIRONMENT, RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT 84 FLOOD OF 2011 34 SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT 90 AWARDS AND RECOGNITION 40 UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS 94 Alumni, Former Faculty 40 Students 42 AIT EXTENSION 96 Faculty 45 AIT CONSULTING 98 AIT AT A GLANCE 52 intERLab 104 Projects 52 AIT VIETNAM 108 Students and Alumni at a Glance 54 Faculty at a Glance 55 CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE 110 Center of Excellence on Sustainable INTERNATIONAL REACH 56 Development in the context of Consolidating AIT’s Bridge with Europe Climate Change (CoE SDCC) 110 and North America 59 Yunus Center at AIT 111 Looking Towards Africa 61 CSR Asia at AIT 112 Looking towards the Indian Ocean United Nations, AIT Office 113 region and Central Asia 61 ASEAN Regional Center of Excellence Satellite campuses study for Nepal, on Millennium Development Sri Lanka and Vietnam 61 Goals (ARCMDG) 113 AIT opens its first Office in AIT-UNEP Regional Resource Centre Shanghai, China 62 for Asia and the Pacific Two stage Undergraduate and Unified (AIT-UNEP RRC.AP) 116 International Bachelor-Master’s Programs 62 Asian Center for Soil Improvement Visits and Exchanges 63 and Geosynthetics 117 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 68 WHO Collaborating Centre for Water Supply, Waste Disposal and Air Pollution 117 New Research Strategy Developed in 2011 68 Most Cited in Scopus 71 ACECOMS 118 Top Researchers with the Highest The Wetlands Alliance 2011 119 Number- of Projects initiated The Center of Excellence in 2006- 2011 71 Nanotechnology (CoEN) 120 Student Research 72 FACULTY MEMBERS 122 AIT Master’s Thesis Competition 2011 73 PARTNERS IN 2011 128 FINANCIAL REPORT 134 GLOSSARY 148 AIT ANNUAL REPORT 2011 1 AIT Leadership AIT BOARD OF TRUSTEES CHAIRMAN EMERITUS H.E. Gen. Shantha Kottegoda Ambassador of Sri Lanka to Thailand H.E. Dr. Thanat Khoman Former Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand and H.E. Mrs. Linglingay F. Lacanlale Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Ambassador of the Philippines to Thailand H.E. Mr. Gildas Le Lidec CHAIRMAN Ambassador of France to Thailand H.E. Dr. Tej Bunnag Professor Dr. Somkit Lertpaithoon Rector, Thammasat University Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Thailand and Assistant Secretary General for Administration, H.E. Mr. Lim Jae-hong the Thai Red Cross Society Ambassador of Republic of Korea to Thailand H.E. Mr. David Lipman VICE CHAIR PERSONS Ambassador-Head of Delegation European Commission to Thailand Professor Shinichiro Ohgaki Professor Emeritus of the University of Tokyo, H.E. Mr. Sohail Mahmood President, National Institute for Environmental Ambassador of Pakistan to Thailand Studies (NIES), Japan H.E. Ms. Sirpa Mäenpää Ambassador of Finland to Thailand Mr. Jean-Pierre Verbiest H.E. Mr. Klas Molin Former Country Director, Thailand Resident Ambassador of Sweden to Thailand Mission, Asian Development Bank H.E. Mrs. Katja Christina Nordgaard Board MEMBERS Ambassador of Norway to Thailand H.E. Mr. Ouan Phommachak H.E. Mrs. You Ay Ambassador of Lao People’s Democratic Republic Ambassador of Cambodia to Thailand to Thailand H.E. Mr. Johannes Andries Boer Dr. Chitriya Pinthong Ambassador of the Netherlands to Thailand Deputy Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Mr. Chawalit Ekabut Affairs, Thailand (retired end of September 2011) President, AIT Alumni Association (ex-officio) Mr. Deepak Seth Professor Hubert Gijzen Chairman, House of Pearl Fashion Ltd., India Director of UNESCO in Jakarta H.E. Mr. Naveen Prakash Jung Shah H.E. Mr. Mohammad Hatta Ambassador of Nepal to Thailand Ambassador of Indonesia to Thailand H.E. Mr. Ngo Duc Thang Dr. Tongchat Hongladaromp Ambassador of Vietnam to Thailand President of the University Council, King H.E. Mr. Anil Wadhwa Mongkut’s University of Technology (Thonburi) Ambassador of India to Thailand H.E. Mr. Kazi Imtiaz Hossain Khunying Jada Wattanasiritham Ambassador of Bangladesh to Thailand Director and Executive Director, Siam Commercial Professor Said Irandoust Bank Public Co., Ltd. President (ex-officio) Ms. Yang Xinyu Mr. Apichart Jeerawut Deputy Secretary-General of China Scholarship Secretary-General, Commission on Higher Council (CSC), PR of China Education, Ministry of Education, Thailand Professor Yongyuth Yuthavong H.E. Mr. Seiji Kojima Former Minister of Science and Technology, Ambassador of Japan to Thailand Ministry of Science and Technology, Thailand Secretary to the Board Mrs. Kulvimol Wasuntiwongse 2 AIT ANNUAL REPORT 2011 AIT Leadership SENIOR MANAGEMENT 2011 PRESIDENT ● Professor Said Irandoust VICE PRESIDENTS ● Professor Joydeep Dutta, Academic Affairs ● Professor Sudip K. Rakshit, Research ● Professor Worsak Kanok-Nukulchai, Resource Development DEANS ● Dr. Barbara Igel, School of Management ● Dr. Nitin V. Afzulpurkar, School of Engineering & Technology ● Dr. Weerakorn Ongsakul, School of Environment, Resources & Development DIRECTORS ● Dr. Amrit Bart, AIT Vietnam ● Mr. Nico Barito, AIT Indonesia ● Dr. Jonathan L. Shaw, AIT Extension and Regional Resource Centre for Asia and the Pacific (RRC-AP) (Deputy Director) ● Professor Kanchana Kanchanasut, Internet Education & Research Laboratory (intERLab) ● Dr. Naveed Anwar, AIT Consulting ● Mr. SanjeevJayasinghe, Fundraising ● Dr. Sandro Calvani, ASEAN Regional Center of Excellence on Millennium Development Goals based at AIT ● Professor Ajit P. Annachhatre, AIT-United Nations Office,based at AIT ● Dr. Riaz Rahman Khan, Yunus Center at AIT ● Ms. Leena Wokeck, CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) Asia Center at AIT ● Professor Gabor Louis Hornyak, Center for Learning Innovation & Quality ● Professor Dennes T Bergado, Unified Programs at AIT ● Dr. Mukand Singh Babel, Asian Water Research and Education (AWARE) Center at AIT AIT ANNUAL REPORT 2011 3 AIT Leadership CHAIRMAN'S MESSAGE in its fifty-second year, the Asian Institute of Technol- NOWogy is a special and unique example of an interna- tional approach to higher education that transcends boundaries, encourages regional amity, and works for the sustainable develop- ment of Asia and beyond. As Chairman of the Board of Trustees, I am privileged to be associ- ated with this noble endeavor, and to witness the empowerment of young people that takes place at the AIT through first-class scholar- ship and learning. This has been a year when further strides were taken to position the Institute towards possibilities and opportunities that would enable its historical mission to progress to the future. As you read this report, you will see that it was another year when AIT scored highly in teach- ing, research, capacity building and outreach, across the breadth of our extensive networks. Conversely, however, 2011 will also be remembered for an historical low that tested the Insti- tute’s resolve and shook it to its very core. While certainly destructive to infrastructure, the devastating flood that submerged our campus nevertheless failed to wash away the AIT Com- munity’s most precious commodity – its spirit of international solidarity and goodwill. The AIT’s journey forward passed a significant historical signpost this year, when a new Charter was signed by twelve countries and one international organization. By moving towards becom- ing a fully fledged intergovernmental organization, a new era dawns for this noble institute situated in Thailand. H.E. Dr. Tej Bunnag Chairman of the Board of Trustees Asian Institute of Technology 4 AIT ANNUAL REPORT 2011 AIT Leadership PRESIDENT'SPRESIDENT'S MESSAGEMESSAGE the great universities and institutes of higher AMONGlearning around the region and throughout the world, the Asian Institute of Technology stands out as a uniquely international organization of higher learning committed to advancing quality teaching, learning, research, capacity-building and outreach beyond boundaries. In 2011, AIT delivered on its pledge to “develop highly qualified and committed professionals who play a leading role in the region’s sustainable development and its integration into the global economy” in a multitude of ways, many of which are reflected throughout the pages of this Annual Report. Once again, AIT distinguished itself through its niche capacity for networking, connecting, reaching out as a positive agent for change for people from developing countries, and by servicing countries in transition with knowledge and expertise. Across our faculty, staff, students, alumni, friends, partners, supporters and stakeholders, the Institute achieved great results through ever more partnerships with public and private sector enterprises, all the while emphasizing excellence and practicality in the delivery of cutting edge new knowledge and enhanced human capital. In 2011, the Institute proudly finalized development of its research policy and research