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JANUARY 2017
Asian Institute of Technology
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JANUARY 2017
182 Conferred Degrees at AIT’s 126th Graduation
ne-hundred-and-eighty-two students hailing from 14 countries graduated from the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) on the occasion of its 126th graduation held on 15 December 2016. Vietnam provided the largest cohort of students (70), followed by Myanmar (34), Thailand (30). India (18), Nepal (8), Bangladesh and Pakistan (5 each), Sri Lanka (4), Iran and Indonesia (2 each), and Afghanistan, Malaysia, Philippines and Singapore (1 each). With this graduation, the strength of AIT alumni has reached 21,770.
In his graduation address, AIT President Prof. David Carmichael encouraged graduates to embrace sustainability, and social and environmental issues, along with technical and financial matters. The AIT alumni message was delivered by Mr. Tiger Leong King Ho, President, Ellipse Enterprise, Malaysia, who reminisced his days at the Institute. AIT President Prof. Worsak Kanok-Nukulchai exhorted students to serve as role models of globally responsible citizens.
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