By Office of Advancement and Alumni Affairs
16 October 2023 – AIT President Prof. Kazuo Yamamoto and Mr. Richard Jones, Director and Secretary, IVL Foundation signed the Sponsored Scholarship Agreement for the second batch of students. IVL Foundation generously awarded scholarships to two outstanding AIT students who enrolled for the August 2023 intake. Both are pursuing studies in the School of Environment Resources and Development. AIT is immensely grateful for the continuous support IVL Foundation has provided starting from the first batch of students in 2021.
The ceremony commenced with a warm welcome from Office of Advancement and Alumni Affairs Executive Director Mr. Sanjeev Jayasinghe, where he expressed his kind thanks to IVL Foundation for supporting a second batch of students through Masters Scholarships and that it is a great opportunity to have the signing ceremony done in person with the scholarship recipient able to be in attendance.
AIT President Prof. Kazuo Yamamoto shared insights about AIT’s ambitious goal of becoming a Net Zero institute by 2030. He also announced that AIT had achieved the status of a Science and Technology Park as conferred by the Board of Investment Thailand. Prof. Yamamoto further discussed plans for curriculum reform to enhance flexibility and customization for students, with an emphasis on increased industry involvement which could be something of interest for future collaboration with IVL Foundation.
Prof. Yamamoto expressed his enthusiasm for potential future collaborations with the IVL Foundation and extended his heartfelt gratitude. He further stated that AIT is excited to provide more proposals to IVL Foundation for grounds of collaboration and for this agreement signing for the second batch of scholarships, AIT would like to thank IVL Foundation for their continuous support.
Dr. Roger Levermore, Vice President of Development, conveyed his kind welcome and thanks to the IVL Foundation. He further expanded on remarks made by The President on AIT’s student-centric and industry-inclusive initiatives. He emphasized AIT’s commitment to aligning its education curriculum with industry standards to provide the best quality of education.
Prof. Abdul Salam, Dean of the School of Environment Resources and Development (SERD), welcomed and thanked the IVL Foundation’s support with gratitude and stated it’s a privilege to have the IVL Foundation scholarships both awarded in SERD.
Mr. Richard Jones, Director and Secretary of the IVL Foundation, thanked AIT for their warm welcome and stated that the Foundation’s mission is to support people who are bright and have potential but are in need of financial support” and “by providing education opportunities for talented individuals IVL Foundation aims for the scholarship recipients to utilize the knowledge and skills obtained from their education to go back and help their country”.
Mr. Souvik Roy Chowdhury, Director and Treasurer of the IVL Foundation, expressed the common passion shared by AIT and the Foundation for “creating social impact.”
Mr. Aadarsh Rijal, one of the IVL scholarship recipients for the August 2023 intake, acknowledged and feels grateful for the opportunity to pursue a Master’s Degree in Climate Change and Sustainable Development at AIT, expressing his immense gratitude to the IVL Foundation for making his education possible.
Also attending the signing ceremony from IVL Foundation was Ms. Meenaphat Krichtongpan (Coordinator). From AIT’s side were Ms. Amanda Karen Townshend, Senior Advancement Officer, and Ms. Lucena D. Talaid, Senior Alumni Affairs Officer, Office of Advancement and Alumni Affairs.
