AIT attains status of International Intergovernmental Organization

A landmark in Thailand’s higher learning was reached when the Minister of Foreign Affairs, H.E. Mr. Kasit Piromya signed the new Charter of the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) on behalf of the Royal Thai Government, thereby initiating the process to grant it the status of an International organization. AIT becomes the first international organization in the field of higher learning in Thailand.

H.E. Mr. Kasit Piromya signing the new AIT Charter
Signing the charter, the minister congratulated AIT and stated that “AIT is recognized as a center of excellence in research and knowledge in Southeast Asia.” The Foreign Minister stated that the Royal Thai Government fully endorses the new Charter and that the Charter will be open for signature for one year from today, and it will become effective when the fifth country deposits its instrument of ratification with the Royal Thai Government.

Today, 12 countries and one intergovernmental organization signed the new AIT Charter. They include People’s Republic of Bangladesh, Kingdom of Cambodia, Republic of India, Japan, Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Republic of Philippines, Republic of Seychelles, Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, Kingdom of Sweden, Kingdom of Thailand, Democratic Republic of Timor Leste and United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM).

Former minister of foreign affairs, H.E. Dr. Tej Bunnag, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of AIT, thanked the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) and stated that the new Charter is the most significant development in the five decade long history of AIT. Dr. Tej, said the move is the fulfillment of the dream of the founding fathers of AIT, who had envisioned the creation of an international institute of higher learning in Asia.

Prof. Said Irandoust, President AIT thanked all partners for their continuous support and stated that AIT foresees itself playing a lead role in ensuring that Thailand emerges as a top destination for international students.

News of new AIT Charter was displayed prominently in the Breaking News section in The Nation newspaper. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) of the Royal Thai Government has also prominently featured the news on their website.

News about AIT's new Charter can be found at these links:

MoFA
The Nation, Thailand, Breaking News
The Nation, National Section
RYT9 English
RYT9 Thai
ASEAN Affairs
Ministry of External Affairs Sri Lanka
Associated Press of Pakistan
Business Recorder, Pakistan
The New Nation, Bagladesh
UNBconnect, Bangladesh
SiamX

Source: AIT News (http://www.ait.ac.th/news-and-events/2010/news/ait-attains-status-of-international-intergovernmental-organization/view)

The Seminar Course: Work flow of O&G Exploration and Production operation in Vietnam

This course aims to give a better understanding of the practical side of the oil and gas exploration and production operations to the students. The course will be a combination of lectures, seminars as details below. The teaching of the course is largely carried out by the invited industrial experts.

§ Lecture 01: Overview of E&P Operation: from Bidding to First Oil

§ Lecture 02: Oil and Gas Economics, Policy and Management

§ Lecture 03: Seismic Interpetation - Sequence Stratigraphy (By Ph.D Nguyen Huy Ngoc)

§ Lecture 04: Wireline Logging Operation and Petrophysics

§ Lecture 05: Petroleum System Analysis

§ Lecture 06: Integrated Interpretation of Geological, Seismic and Well Logging Data

§ Lecture 07: Drilling and Well Completion

§ Lecture 08: Reservoir Management

§ Lecture 09: Production Technology

§ Lecture 10: Future E&P Activities in Vietnam

Course description: Practical works of petroleum geology and geophysics: seismic stratigraphy; petroleum reservoir management; petroleum drilling operation; petroleum production technology; project works.

The International Symposium

Hanoi Geoengineering 2010

Theme "Urban Geoengineering, Earth Resources and Sustainability in the Context of Climate Change"

22-23 November 2010 Venue: Le Van Thiem Conference Hall Vietnam National University, Hanoi 19 Le Thanh Tong, Hanoi, Vietnam

ORGANIZED BY: Vietnam National University, Hanoi (VNU) Asian Insitute of Technology (AIT) Kyoto University (KU) International Institute for Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (ITC) Vietnam Petroleum Institute (VPI), PetroVietnam

With the support and collaboration of:

• Global Center of Excellence (GCoE) Kyoto-AIT
• Vietnam Society of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (VSSMGE)
• Vietnam-Norway Co-operation Programmme on Geohazards (VINOGEO)
• Vietnam Geotechnical Institute (VGI)
• AIT Center in Vietnam (AITCV)
• Asian Technical Committee, ATC 12, ISSMGE
• The Coordinating Committee for Geoscience Programmes in East and Southeast Asia (CCOP)
• Asia-Pacific Network for Global Change Research (APN)
• Hanoi University of Mining and Geology (HUMG)
• Hanoi Water Resources University (HWRU)
• Vietnam Association of Egnineering Geology and Environment (VAEGE)
• Vietnam Association of Geophyscists (VAG)

Please send enquiries to

The Workshop Secretariat HANOIGEO2010
Department of Geotechnics & Geoenvironment
Hanoi University of Science, HUS-VNU
334 Nguyen Trai, Thanh Xuan, Hanoi, Vietnam
Tel: +84-4 5587060; Fax: +84-4 5571347
Email: luyendv@gmail.com, duongtoan109@gmail.com

Or

Dr. Pham Huy Giao
GEPG/SET, AIT
P. O. Box 4, Klong Luang
Pathumthani 12120, Thailand.
Tel. 66-2 524 5529, Fax 662- 254 5509
Email: hgiao@ait.ac.th

Source: http://www.set.ait.ac.th/gepg/news/index_template.html