Fifty four students of Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) returned to India after spending a month of intensive studies at the Thailand based Asian Institute of Technology (AIT). The 54 students were awarded certificates of attendance by Dr.Weerakorn Ongsakul, Dean, School of Environment, Resources and Development (SERD) at the concluding ceremony organized at the AIT Conference Center on 29 June 2011.
The students, who are from the School of Rural Management of KIIT, went through a program comprising of studies and coursework at AIT, combined with field work at Saraburi province in Thailand. AIT enrolls KIIT students as special students during the inter-semester period and offers them a certificate in Rural Management, which is counted towards credits in KIIT?s MBA in rural management. The students had arrived at AIT in the beginning of June, where they were welcomed by Prof. Joydeep Dutta, Vice President for Academic Affairs.
Led by Prof. Gopal Bahadur Thapa; Prof. Jayant Kumar Routray; and Dr. Soparth Pongquan of Regional and Rural Development Planning (RRDP) field of study at AIT?s SERD, the program is now running into its second year. The program follows a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) signed in June 2010 by Dr. Achuta Samanta, Chancellor of KIIT and Prof. Said Irandoust, President, AIT.
As a part of the field work for students, rural development projects in Saraburi province were identified with the help of the Chief of Community Development Department of Saraburi. Students analyzed 12 rural development programs, almost of which are a reflection of the concept of village sufficiency economy as conceptualized by His Majesty, the King of Thailand.
AIT is an international intergovernmental institute of higher learning based in Thailand. Founded in 1959, it is committed to higher education, research and capacity development in Asia and beyond.
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