Bangkok--10 Jun--Asian Institute of Technology
“Today is another milestone in our long collaboration,” said TEAM Group chief executive officer Dr. Prasert Patramai, praising a new memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed between his firm and the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) that will enable numerous student internships and lucrative co-research.
New AIT partnership with Thai giant TEAM Group fosters student internships and co-research TEAM Group CEO Dr. Prasert Patramai addresses the Technical Exchange Seminar 2015.
The deal signed on 3 June 2015 between AIT President Prof. Worsak Kanok-Nukulchai and TEAM Group Chief Executive Officer, International Sector, Mr. Chawalit Chantararat – as part of a ‘Technical Exchange Seminar 2015’ co-organized by AIT Consulting and TEAM Group – will foster cooperation over the next five years.
Under the MoU, AIT undergraduate and postgraduate students will now have a chance to intern at the leading conglomerate of Thai-based consulting firms, during the summer months of June and July.
The agreement also paves the way for significant co-research collaboration with some of AIT’s leading faculty members in the fields of water resources engineering, transportation engineering, building and infrastructure engineering, construction engineering and infrastructure management, and geotechnical and tunnel engineering.
AIT experts Prof. Mukand S. Babel, Dr. Noppadel Phien-Wej, Dr. Surachet Pravinvongvuth, Prof. Pennung Warnitchai and Dr. Djoen San Santoso will now spearhead specific research collaboration from AIT in scientific fields where TEAM Group has significant business interests.
“Highly qualified non-Thai students may even have a chance for a job with TEAM Group in their home countries,” Dr. Prasert said, outlining the multinational company’s ongoing efforts to increase its international understanding, as it operates across the Asian region.
The company founder, who is an AIT alumnus (M.Eng ’71 & D.Eng ’73) and 2010 AIT Hall of Fame inductee, said he was pleased to partner with his “beloved institution”, explaining that the company was launched in 1978 by himself and several AIT alumni.
President Worsak welcomed the fact that TEAM Group currently has over 60 AIT graduates on its payroll. Thanking the CEO for TEAM Group’s longstanding relationship, President Worsak expressed his hope that even more AIT graduates will gain good jobs at the company, through the internship program.
The half-day seminar opened by AIT Vice President for Research Prof. Kanchana Kanchanasut brought together 22 senior TEAM Group officials, AIT faculty members, and students.
AIT Consulting Executive Director Dr. Naveed Anwar noted the significance of the seminar, which was designed to strengthen mutual understanding and involvement of each organization’s research focuses, capabilities, and projects.
He said AIT Consulting provides the bridge between AIT’s technical capabilities and industry and society through a wide array of consulting services.
“All our goals have been achieved,” he said, in terms of accelerating professional relationships and cooperation between AIT and TEAM Group, and establishing real ways to collaborate for joint research and projects.
Photo caption 1: TEAM Group CEO Dr. Prasert Patramai addresses the Technical Exchange Seminar 2015
Photo caption 2: AIT President Worsak Kanok-Nukulchai, left, is seen with Mr. Chawalit Chantararat, TEAM Group Chief Executive Officer, International Sector, at the MoU Signing Ceremony.