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JUNE 2015
Asian Institute of Technology
JUNE 2015
123rd Graduation:
AIT reaches the 100-country mark
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he 123rd graduation of AIT was an historic occasion for the Institute, as it has now graduated students from 100 countries and territories spread across all continents. Till early May 2015, AIT graduates had come from 97 countries and territories. On 22 May 2015, AIT saw its first-ever graduates from three countries — Colombia, Namibia and Sierra Leone, taking the total number to 100. The three students who took the AIT score to 100 — Juan Camilo Polania Siculaba (Colombia), Natasha Otilie Kaunapawa Nuujoma (Namibia), and Joel Hindowa Kamanda (Sierra Leone) — graduated with
a Master’s of Science in Urban Water Engineering and Management. These students were among the 508 students from 27 countries that graduated. Sri Lanka with 123 graduates topped the list, followed by Myanmar (79), Thailand (73), Vietnam (61), and Nepal (57). Three countries from Europe (Austria, France and the United Kingdom), six from Africa (Cameroon, Namibia, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Sudan, and Tanzania), 16 from Asia, and one each from Australia and South America, were represented at the graduation, testifying to AIT’s enduring internationality. Photo gallery on page 3 >>>
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Graduation Speeches.....................................................................2 Photo Gallery..................................................................................3 Library / Fundraising / Scholarships...............................................4
Recent News / Happenings at AIT..................................................5
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