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JUNE 2016
Asian Institute of Technology
JUNE 2016
AIT holds landmark 125th Graduation
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s four-hundred and eighty-one students from 27 countries graduated to join the 22,000-strong alumni body, the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) crossed a significant milestone by holding its 125th Graduation Ceremony on 19 May 2016. AIT’s Quasquicentennial Graduation also crossed another landmark that day, when Benin became the 101st country from where AIT graduates hail. The day’s graduates came from Asia, Africa and Europe, with Sri Lanka graduating the largest number of students (100), followed by Thailand (77), Myanmar
and Vietnam (58 each), and India and Nepal (47 each). The Graduation Address was delivered by Dr. Doulaye Koné, Deputy Director, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and H.E. Mr. Jesús Miguel Sanz, Ambassador and Head of Delegation of the European Union in Thailand. The Prominent Alumni message was delivered by Dr. Tong Ki Woo, Governor of Education, Daegu Metropolitan City, Korea, and Dr. Suleeporn Choopavang, Director of Foreign Affairs Department, Office of the Chaipattana Foundation. Photo gallery on page 5 >>>
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