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JAYASINGAM ADHURAN
SU President

I pen this message with greater responsibility to

serve the student community and make the AIT
campus life pleasant and a memorable one. First of
all, I would like to welcome all our new friends to
AIT. Student Union of January. Student Union
January 2016 is a bunch of energetic and dedicated
individuals who work with passion to create a
friendly, lively and healthy environment that is
filled with fun and excitement.
SU provides a solid platform for all the students to
implement collaborative work plans for the welfare
of the community. This semester, along with giving
continuity to the existing SU events, we will be
organizing some new ones as well. I encourage all
the community members to join in our activities
and contribute to success. I also take this
opportunity to thank the SU organizers, volunteers
and the participants for their active engagement in
a wide varieties of events this semester.

Welcome Dinner Party

Welcome Trip

Have a great year ahead!!!

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STUDENT PICKUP SERVICE

ORIENTATION DAY

Student Union Accommodation and Reservation

Committee arranged a pick-up service for the new
students coming from various parts of the world to
pursue their post graduate studies at Asian Institute
of Technology (AIT). Pick-up services were arranged
for over 90 new students from 1st to 3rd of January
2016 from Suvarnabhumi International Airport,
Bangkok.

AIT administration arranged the orientation day for

new students on 5th January 2016 in AITCC. The
Deans of different schools at AIT, VPAA and SU
president welcomed and briefed the student about
the academic and non-academic life at AIT.

Volunteers of SU Accommodation and Reservations

committee were present at the airport to greet the
new students and pick them up. After the pick up,
the new students were allotted with temporary
rooms inside the campus.

ACCOMODATION LOTTERY & CAMPUS WALK

SU Accommodation and Reservation committee
together with AIT Accommodation Office organized
the accommodation lottery for newly joined AITians
on 4th of January 2016. Students had to pick a lottery
number from a box and they were then allocated on
the basis of their lottery number.
After the room allocation, SU Campus and
Environment committee had organized a campus walk
for all new students. The campus tour was organized
to acquaint the students with the prime locations and
landmarks of the campus. Students walked around
the campus exploring different cafeterias, classrooms,
grounds and play-courts and other key areas.

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WELCOME GAMES
The SU Sports Committee organized welcome games for newly
joined AITians on 12th January 2016 at the AIT main grounds.
Main aim of this event was to develop the harmony between
new students and to introduce them to sports activities inside
the campus. The event consisted of exiting games such as Touch
Rugby, Futsal and Dodgeball. Over 80 new and old students
participated in this event. The highlight of the Welcome Games
was Dodgeball that drew the attention of many students and
was enjoyed by everyone.

WELCOME DINNER PARTY

Welcome dinner party for new students was held on 15 th January 2016. A
total of 95 new students participated in the event. The party started at 6:30
pm with the welcome speech followed by SU members introduction,
international group dance, games, Bollywood style dance, group song by
Thailand Student Association band and the crowning of Mr & Miss fresher.
The formal event was followed by a party at SU Cafe organized by SU Assets
and Recreation.

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CARRIER TALKS
Maintaining good relationship with companies is essential for placement. Career center in collaboration
with SU External affairs organizes career talk
throughout the semester for the students. Up to
February 12, 2016, career center organized four
career talks with the participation of Siam Cement
Group, Kozo Keikaku Engineering, Double A PLC and
MFEC Public Co. Ltd. In each career talk session
companies announced available opportunities for
graduating students as well as provided guideline on
career build up.

SU PERFORMANCE DURING WINTER CAMP CLOSING CEREMONY

Student Union exhibited the diversity of our

student community during the cultural night of
the winter camp conducted for students from JIS
group of Institutions and Assam down town
university, India on the 13th of January 2016, at
AIT conference center.

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THAI LANGUAGE SURVIVAL CLASS

SU Academic Affairs committee organized a basic
Thai Language course conducted by Mr. Kamon
Ruengdet. It was a four-session course held from
19th to 28th January 2016. Around 100 students
registered for the said course while up to 70 came
for the class. Participants interest was developed
through different games, while a quiz was also
conducted at the end for evaluation. Students who
attended are believed to manage the routine works
in a better way while engaging with local Thai
people.

1ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY FOR JANUARY 2016 SEMESTER

The 1st General Assembly (GA) Meeting for the
January 2016 semester was held on 20th January
2016 at Korea House from 6:30 PM to 11:00 PM.
There are 29 GA members from country associations
and field of studies, who registered in January 2016
Semester. Twenty two out of twenty nine GA members showed their presence in the meeting. The 1st
GA meeting was conducted as per the following
agenda, The SU President, Mr. Jayasingam Adhuran,
delivered the welcome speech to GA Members and
updated the GA Members regarding initiatives taken
by SU team, future plans of SU Team and updates
from Student Union Office. The approval of
proposed committee members and budgets of committees were approved by GA followed by a buffet. On the
second half of the meeting, the representative students raised their issues and discussed with SU President.
The meeting was then adjourned with a group photo of all SU team members along with the GA members.

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SU TEAM MEETS THE AIT PRESIDENT

The newly approved Student Union team was invited to the management meeting held on 21 st January in the Administration building. In this meeting the SU team was introduced to the AIT president by the SU president. Several
important student issues were discussed in this meeting.

WELCOME MOVIE
SU Film and Entertainment Committee organized the
Welcome Movie- Cop Out on 25th January, 2016
(Monday) for all the new students of January 2016 at
Milton Bender Auditorium. This event was an
opportunity to all the new students to meet with
new friends and give a sense of warm welcome by
SU as they will be new to AIT. The event started
from 7:00 PM and completed at 9:00 PM. More than
80 people participated in the event including the
volunteers.
The SU Film and Entertainment team entertained
the audience with a question and answer session
before and after the movie, where exiting gifts were given to students who answered the questions correctly.
After the movie had six raffle draws were held to select the winners of with the four gifts and two Grand Prizes
of 3D Movie Tickets.

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VISIT TO MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY JOB FAIR

A visit to Mahidol University International College
job fair was organized by SU External Affairs
Committee on 28th January 2016. Over 30
participants who were preregistered took part in this
event.
Through this visit AITians had the
opportunity to discuss their career prospects with
the leading companies in Thailand. Several spot
interviews also held at this career fair.

REVEAL YOUR TRUE POTENTIAL

SU Academic Affairs committee organized a motivation seminar named Reveal
Your True Potential delivered by Ms. Amelie Yan Gouffes on 29th January 2016.
Ms. Amelie Yan Gouffes is certified and accredited Associate Certified Coach
by the International Coach Federation and accredited member of the Asia
Speakers Association. This seminar was different from our technology based
traditional talks covering motivation and stress management issues. Around 80
students were present at this event.

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DJ BATTLE
SU Assets and Recreation Committee organized a DJ
Competition named DJ Battle on 29th January 2016
at SU Caf. The main purpose of this event was to
create a platform for talented DJ artists in AIT to
showcase their abilities and to create a fun and
enjoyable environment for all music lovers. Seven
contestants participated for the DJ competition
where each contestant got 10 minutes to showcase
their talents. The top three DJs were presented with
cash prizes and the opportunity to perform in up
coming SU Caf parties .

BICYCLE RENTAL SERVICE

SU Campus and Environment committee with the
cooperation of the AIT Alumni Association
implemented a bicycle rental service for the
convenience of the students, staff, alumni, residents
and also outsiders. This service commenced on 5th of
January 2016. The rental charges are for student and
staff- 100 THB/day, for residents and alumni- 15 THB/
day, for outsiders- 20 THB/day and the refundable
deposit- 1000 THB. This system was a great benefit to
most of the people in the AIT community.

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MINI MARATHON & SLOW BICYCLE RACE

The Sports Committee of the Student Union
organized slow bicycle race and mini marathon
on the 5th February 2016. Both the events had
2 categories Female + Children and Male. The
event saw the participation of a huge number
of people from the AIT community. Following
this, the winners for the two events were
presented with medals, certificates and
trophies.
T-shirts and certificates were given to first 20
female and first 40 males finishers of the mini
marathon.

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WELCOME TRIP
The Welcome Trip organized by the SU Leisure
team was held on 6th February 2016. Welcome trip
was organized as a one day trip to Dream World
theme park. Over 100 new students joined this
trip. Breakfast for the participants were served on
the way to the Dream World. Breakfast included
sandwich and the brownies, from the UFM Bakery
Shop. At the theme park students had the
opportunity to experience many rides and shows
such as Sky Coaster, Raptor, Vikings, Hurricane,
Tornado and so on.
A buffet lunch was served for all the participants
from the Dream World Theme park. After
experiencing all the fun and the excitement
welcome trippers returned to AIT around 7.00 pm.

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