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JANUARY 2013
Asian Institute of Technology
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JANUARY 2013
AIT’s 118th Graduation
total of 271 students hailing from 20 countries in Asia, Africa, and Europe were conferred with graduate degrees by AIT President Prof. Said Irandoust at the 118th AIT Graduation Ceremony held on 18 December 2012. For the first time since the flood disaster of October 2011, the AIT Commencement Ceremony took place at the main campus, this time inside the Institute’s newly refurbished auditorium, and Conference Center. The graduation attracted a large number of diplomats, special dignitaries, honored guests and media. Students from Vietnam made up the largest number of gradu-
ates by nationality with 103, followed by 78 students from Thailand. Gracing AIT’s Graduation Ceremony for the first time was new Chairman of the AIT Board of Trustees, Mr. Nopadol Gunavibool, Deputy Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA), Thailand. Ms. Carrie Thompson, Acting Mission Director, Regional Development Mission for Asia, United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Bangkok, Thailand, delivered a well-received commencement address. Photo feature on page 4>>
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