Asian Institute of Technology
MARCH 2011
Prof. Said Irandoust, H.E. Dr. Tej Bunnag and Ms. Yang Xinyu at the inauguration of AIT China Office.
AIT inaugurates China Office in Shanghai
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IT inaugurated a new office in Shanghai, a first-of-its-kind in the People’s Republic of China (PRC), on 24 February 2011. The formal ribbon cutting ceremony to inaugurate the AIT China office was jointly performed by H.E. Dr. Tej Bunnag, Chairman, Board of Trustees, AIT and former foreign minister of Thailand; Ms. Yang Xinyu, Member, Board of Trustees, AIT and Deputy Secretary-General, China Scholarship Council (CSC), Ministry of Education, PRC; and Prof. Said Irandoust, President, AIT.
H.E. Dr. Tej Bunnag said the AIT China office not only reaffirms the institute’s longstanding relationship with China, but also signifies the beginning of a new era based on “an ardent desire for a bright future of linkages in higher education between China and Thailand, and other countries in the region.” Ms. Yang Xinyu, while welcoming the opening of AIT China Office, said this would strengthen AIT’s relations with China.
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