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SEPTEMBER 2013
Asian Institute of Technology
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SEPTEMBER 2013
Over 400 students from 37 countries join AIT in August semester
ver 400 students from 37 countries spread across five continents have joined the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) in the August 2013 semester. The August 2013 batch includes students from North and South America, Africa, Europe and Asia, with one student from Sierra Leone becoming the first from his country to join AIT. The maximum student intake is from Thailand, followed by Myanmar, Nepal, Bangladesh and India. Close to 80 per cent of the students
have enrolled for Master’s programs, while the remaining are Doctoral students. Forty-three per cent of the incoming student body is female. At the Orientation Day program organized on 9 August 2013, Interim AIT President Prof. Worsak Kanok Nukulchai highlighted AIT’s academic excellence and its internationality. Photo feature on page 5>>
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