Bangkok--7 Dec--AIT
Japan’s University of Yamanashi has come to the aid of flood-stricken Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) by donating 1 million Yen to AIT’s relocation and recovery efforts and pledging to support the research activities of AIT students in need of facilities.
The assistance was extended on 2 December 2011 by Prof. Futaba Kazama, who led a delegation to AIT from University of Yamanashi that included Dr. Kei Nishida, Associate Professor, and Dr. Takeshi Nakamura, Assistant Professor.
The Japanese visitors were welcomed to AIT’s Temporary Office at Chulalongkorn University by H.E. Dr. Tej Bunnag, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, AIT, and Prof. Said Irandoust, President, AIT.
Prof. Kazama handed over the official financial donation to the AIT Chairman. “We will treasure it and use it well,” Dr. Tej remarked, as he thanked the delegation on behalf of the Institute.
The hand-over ceremony was also witnessed by Mr. Tetsuo Hasegawa, First Secretary, Embassy of Japan in Thailand.
From left: Dr. Nitin Afzulpurkar, Mr. Tetsuo Hasegawa, Prof. Said Irandoust, H.E. Dr. Tej Bunnag,Prof. Futaba Kazama and Dr. Sangam Shrestha.