Bangkok--16 May--Asian Institute of Technology
Yokohama National University (YNU) and Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) have finalized a partnership agreement aimed at student and faculty exchange.
At AIT on 12 May 2014, Prof. Fumihiko Nakamura, Dean, Graduate School of Urban Innovation, Yokohama National University, discussed modalities of admission and study programs for the exchange students. Under the agreement, both AIT and Yokohama University will select exchange students, while the host institution will decide on the final admission. The first batch of exchange students are expected to begin their programs in 2015.
A faculty exchange program was also discussed by Prof. Nakamura with his AIT counterparts. A Memorandum of Understand (MoU) and a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) between AIT and Yokohama National University has also been signed to facilitate student and faculty exchange programs.
Prof. Nakamura, who has served at AIT as Assistant Professor from 1992-1995, was welcomed by the Institute’s Interim President Prof. Worsak Kanok-Nukulchai. Prof. Worsak appreciated the strengthening of ties with Yokohama National University.
Deliberating on student and faculty exchange issues with YNU were Dr. Donyaprueth Krairit, Interim Dean, School of Management and Dr. Kyoko Kusabake of School of Environment, Resources and Development (SERD), who is AIT’s contact person for the partnership.
Visiting faculty members from Japan, Dr. Masahiko Nagai and Dr. Akiyuki Kawasaki of School of Engineering and Technology (SET) also participated in the meeting along with Dr. Gabrielle Groves, Head, External Relations and Communications Office (ERCO); and Ms. Sumana Shrestha, Program Officer, ERCO. Dr. Kawasaki is an alumnus of YNU.
Photo caption: From left are Dr. Masahiko Nagai, Dr. Akiyuki Kawasaki, Prof. Fumihiko Nakamura, Prof. Worsak Kanok-Nukulchai, Dr. Donyaprueth Krairit, Dr. Kyoko Kusakabe, Dr. Gabrielle Groves, and Ms. Sumana Shrestha.