Bangkok--20 Sep--AIT
Twelve students of the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) were felicitated by the Ambassador of Federal Republic of Germany to Thailand, H.E. Mr. Rolf Schulze, at a function held at the Embassy of Germany on 15 September 2011. Recipients of the Germany Academic Exchange Service scholarships, these students belong to Vietnam, Cambodia and Myanmar.
The Ambassador stated that Germany has a keen interest in the ASEAN region, and the scientific cooperation between the ASEAN region and Germany has spanned for over a century. “I express my sincere thanks and appreciation to the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) for ensuring an excellent academic environment for these students,” the Ambassador said.
“ASEAN is one of the most dynamic parts of the world and it is heartening that young people from ASEAN have availed this opportunity to enhance their career,” the Ambassador added.
Dr. Anil Kumar Anal, Associate Dean for Research and Outreach, School of Environment, Resources and Development (SERD), thanked the Ambassador its support to AIT. He also extended an invitation to the Ambassador to visit AIT, which was promptly accepted by the Ambassador.
Dr. Carolin M?lverstedt, Representative of Deutscher Akademishcher Austausch Dienst (DAAD), and Director of DAAD Information Center, welcomed queries from scholarship holders and asked them to continue their interaction with DAAD. Ms. Annette S?very, Counsellor, Press and Cultural Affairs, Embassy of Germany handed over the scholarship certificates to the AIT students.
AIT scholarship recipients include Su Su San (studying Regional and Rural Development Planning (RRDP); Chu Phuong Nhung, Moh Moh Thant Zin, Nguyen Duc Minh, Nguyen Huu Thuy, Nguyen Minh Vuong, Tran Thanh Thu, Phuc Hong Nguyen and Vu Manh Hoang from Environmental Engineering and Management (EEM); Pen Bovathana and Sar Dimdaline from Gender and Development Studies (GDS); Dinh Minh Hieu from Agri Business Management (ABM). Six of these students received the DAAD scholarship this year, while six of them are in the second year of AIT’s Master’s program.
Also participating in the ceremony were five students from Mahidol University. Mr. Tenzin Rabgyal, Senior Program Officer, External Relations and Communications Office (ERCO) also attended the ceremony.
Photo caption: Seen with AIT students are H.E. Mr. Rolf Schulze (4th from right), Dr. Anil Kumar Anal (3rd from right), Mr. Tenzin Rabgyal (2nd from right), and Dr. Carolin M?lverstedt (far right).