Sri Lanka assures enhanced partnership with Asian Institute of Technology

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Kingdom of Thailand Ambassador and UNESCAP Permanent Representative C.A. Chaminda I. Colonne was elected as Co-Chairperson of the Student Relations Committee of the AIT at the Board of Trustees Meeting of the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Thailand held in hybrid mode on 25 January.

The meeting was chaired by Board of Trustees Chairman Dr. Tongchat Hongladaromp and attended by AIT President Dr. Eden Y. Woon, Thailand Former Deputy Prime Minister and Former Minister of Education and one of the Vice Chairs of the Board Dr. Suwit Khunkitti, other members to the Board, Thailand Ministry of Foreign Affairs Deputy Permanent Secretary Chutintorn Gongsakdi, Ambassadors of Bangladesh, Canada, France, India, Indonesia, Pakistan and representatives from the Diplomatic Missions of Cambodia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Nepal, Vietnam and Bangkok.

The Board elaborated on the plans for 2022 including expanding academic programs and teaching, research, outreach, global network, new university partnerships, AIT Hub project, AIT Strategy Task Force, etc. Joining the meeting online, Ambassador Chaminda Colonne expressed appreciation to AIT President Dr. Eden Y. Woon, for his tremendous efforts to achieve the goals of AIT, while facing common challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Ambassador Chaminda Colonne also highlighted on the initiatives taken recently to finalise the MoU between AIT, Thailand and State Ministry of Skills Development, Vocational Education, Research and Innovations of Sri Lanka on possible partnerships in the skill development sector in Sri Lanka and MoU on the Capacity Building PhD Partnership Programme between the AIT, Thailand and UGC, Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka has been represented on the AIT Board of Trustees since 1977 and enjoying long-standing partnerships and collaborations between AIT and higher education institutes in Sri Lanka.