Bangkok--29 Nov--AIT
After over five weeks of inundation, the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) is set to launch a new, post-flood beginning.
All academic classes are set to resume on December 6 at temporary locations at Stamford International University (SIU), Hua Hin, and Silipakorn University, Petchaburi Information Technology (IT) Campus, Cha-Am.
AIT has tried to limit the disruption to students’ academic courses by resuming all classes faster than other universities similarly impacted by the flood. Students involved in research work will resume their studies at various locations by working in close consultation with their advisors.
AIT Student Union representatives welcomed back to Thailand over 100 class-taking students at Suvarnabhumi International Airport on November 28.
The international returnees were immediately transported to meet Student Office officials in Hua Hin. By evening, the returned students had been allocated their temporary accommodations.
Temporary AIT offices are already functional at different locations in greater Bangkok, withsignificant numbers of faculty and staff back on the job after more than a month of dealing with the impact of the flood.
Meanwhile, water is being pumped from the home campus in Pathumthani and it is expected to be completely dry by December 5. Damage assessments and professional cleansing operations will start after that, AIT officials said, followed by restoration and recovery work.
According to an initial estimate, AIT has sustained Bt. 1 billion in overall damages.