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A Graduate Summer University in Thailand - for Thai students?
Yes, we think that's a good idea. Team up with a group of western students and make friends during the 3-week program from 21 July to 10 August 2013. The whole Summer U is in English - a good chance to practice and develop your skills in direct communication!
Find out more on this page: International Graduate Summer University 2013
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Invitation: Arts Exhibition Opening by the Mayor of Pattaya on Wednesday, May 8, 2013
Together with the President of Asian University, Dr. Viphand Roengpithya, Khun Itthiphol Kunplome, the Mayor of Pattaya, will open the Arts Exhibition at Pattaya School No. 11 on Wednesday, 8 May 2013, at 10.30 a.m.
The exhibition shows the works of seven graduates from the Bachelor of Arts in Multimedia (BAM) program. It opens on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday (10.30 a.m. to 5 p.m.) and offers a framing program with a Photoshop Workshop and a Drawing Competition. In the workshop, guest can mount their face into a poster and get it printed to take it away. The drawing competition comes in four rounds on different given topics. Every participant receives a little gift.
Furthermore, several multimedia experts are invited as guests to share their knowledge and experience. Snacks and drinks are available all day long.
The artists: Punchigah Prapawiwat(Punch), Patcharaphon Suphason (Bo), Nattapong Panjandee (Art), Putthipong Merrigan (Cartoon), Hiromichi Morizono (Hiro), Abhisit Montree (Ott), and Tanyaluk Goldsmith (Jane)
And here is how you get there.
Please find more images around the exhibition on Facebook! |
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Business Plan Writing Seminar for MBK Managers
22 MBK managers visited Asian U on 07 and 08 December 2012 to attend a seminar in Business Plan Writing, conducted by Dr. Viphandh Roengpithya, President of Asian U. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Saroj Aungsumalin, Dean of the Faculty of Business, introduced to the current economic outlook for Thailand, and Ulrich Werner, Director of International Environment, discussed some aspects of Business Education in Thailand.
The lively discussions started already on the breakfast table and went on through the lunch. It was a programme made for practitioners and the feedback was overwhelming, resulting in a most intensive seminar atmosphere.
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Summer University 2013
 From 21 July 2013 to 10 August 2013, Asian University offers its 8th International Summer University under the motto 'An Asian Experience'. Students will study on Campus, on Ko Samet island, in Jomtien, Chiang Mai and Bangkok. For more details, please visit the Summer U 2013 page.
Read about the experiences our students made with the previous Summer University in 2012 on Facebook.
Asian University invites Thai students to spend three weeks in a most international and inspiring atmosphere! |
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229 campers take part in Asian U summer camps
Asian University, Jomtien held its yearly Summer Camps from the 24th March to the 7th May and over the two separate camps we welcomed two hundred and twenty nine campers ranging from eight to twenty two years
of age.
The main focus of the Summer Camps is to concentrate on improving English language skills and building the campers’ self-confidence in order to use English in both academic and social settings.
Campers making shapes with sparklers during the evening activity.
In addition, the campers learn how to live and work with each other and build their social skills, not forgetting of course to have loads of fun at the same time, as you can see by the accompanying pictures.
A big plate of salad for this health-conscious camper.
Instructor (right), engaging one of her students to participate.
Getting a makeover by one of the camp’s instructors.
Fun and games inside the sports center.
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3rd English Summer Camp 10 May 2012 to 31 May 2012
Due to the high demand, Asian University offers a third English Summer Camp this year. Participants can choose to join one, two, or even all three Summer Camps for this year's holiday period. Please find the details at English Summer Camp. |
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International Thailand Semester discontinued
The President of Asian University, Dr. Viphandh Roengpithya, decided to discontinue the International Thailand Semester in its current modular form, which offered two courses in 5 weeks, four courses in 10 weeks, or 6 courses in 15 weeks. With immediate effect, Asian University will not accept any applications for the International Thailand Semester programme.
Students are invited to join our normal semester (15 weeks tuition plus 2 weeks examination) according to the academic calendar.
Not affected is the Summer University 'An Asian Experience' from 22.07. to 11.08.2012. The Summer University is offered the same way as it was over the past 6 years. We accepted until present day 12 applications from 7 countries. |
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New from August 2012: B.A. in International Business Communication
 In recent years there has been a complete revolution in how we communicate and how business is done. This has led to conventional thinking becoming dated or even redundant. With the increasing internationalization of business, there has developed a need for a new kind of business thinker, leader and communicator who can operate across a variety of challenges in a short space of time. The BA in International Business Communication is aimed at providing a platform for this kind of person.
The BA in International Business Communication, which is taught in English, is designed to give students the creative, analytical and technological tools combined with a broad solid background in both business and communication that they cannot get from traditional business or communication programmes. These are the skills that will be needed to respond to the ever changing and unpredictable multi-dimensional challenges of working in business and its myriad of related fields in an increasingly international context. The BA in International Business Communication is designed to give a skillset that will remain valid even with future changes in practice and technology. |
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Dow Chemical sponsors English Camp at Asian U
On invitation of Dow Chemical, 165 Prathom 4 to 6 students and 10 teachers attended a one-day English Camp at Asian University in Huay Yai. Asian U English Camps offer learning English with fun. They start in the morning around 9 a.m. with some icebreakers. Over the day, students build up their language confidence in small groups with music, songs and many games – all that in English, of course. Six teachers and six music teachers are supported by office staff and Asian U students, who love to pass on what they learned at Asian U themselves.
Cold drinks, snacks, and a good lunch from the university canteen keep body and mind together.
The day ends around 4 p.m. with handing over the certificates to all participants, and with the obligatory group photograph.
Please find more images on Facebook. |
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A day at Asian U: Samsen Wittayalai School, Bangkok
In the ongoing effort to excite Thai students to study sience and engineering in order to meet the urgend demand of Thai economy, Asian U invited 110 grade 11 students and 10 of their teachers to spend a day at Asian U. Students experienced that Engineering Laboratory, the Chemical Laboratory, learned about scientific problem solving in the Faculty of Business, and learned about effective communication in the Faculty of Liberal Arts.
Please find more photos on Facebook. |
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8 collaborative Bachelor degree programmes with Germany
 On 9 February 2012, Dr. Viphandh Roengpithya, President of Asian University, gave permission for the 2+3 programmes with Karlshochschule International University in Germany.
In these 2+3 programmes, students study the first 2 years the B.B.A. programme at Asian University in preparation to gain permission for university entrance in Germany and study at a German university. These two years focus on the foundations of management and enterprises (including economics and law), development of study skills, and an introduction to German language and culture within the Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.) programme at Asian University.
 Thai students holding school leaving certificates from Mathayom 6, College of Vocational Education Grade 12, or Armed Forces Academies Preparatory School who maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher can then further their study at Karlshochschule from where they graduate with a German Bachelor degree.
All programmes offered are conducted in the English language:
Please find here the details of 2+3 in Germany. |
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Korean students study at Asian U
From 28.01. to 06.02.2012, 15 students from Global Handong University in South Korea, attended the Asian U seminar on Culture, Philosophy and Grass-root Business Development in Thailand, headed by Prof. Dr. Kee-Seon Yoo, Dean of the Graduate School of Business at Handong Global University.
Khun Mechai Viravaidja, the philanthropist and director of the Mechai Viravaidja Foundation, personally introduced the visitors to grass-root business development as a successful means to eradicate poverty in Thailand.
The students attended several lectures on business and management, among others conducted by Dr. Viphandh Roengpithya, President of Asian U, who put a lot of personal effort into the successful execution of this seminar.
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Student exchange: University of Cambridge
 On February 7, 2012, we received the following email from the International Student Team at University of Cambridge, UK: "For your information, I have added the details of your programme to our internal ‘web noticeboard’ which is visible to all current students and staff at the University of Cambridge." We are glad (and a little bit proud, of course) that our Summer University passes the quality checks of even the best university worldwide. |
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Student exchange: Al Akhawayn University, Morocco
 On February 3, 2012, Meryem Inabi, study abroad advisor at Al Akhawayn University in Morocco, wrote to Asian U: "As we are getting ready to announce your summer program (July 22 to August 11) , we would like to let you know that we will be coordinating and working with you on our students applications and we are hoping to have a few students interested in your program." We look forward to welcoming our fellow students from Morocco to the Summer University 2012 'An Asian Experience'! |
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Student exchange: School of Arts & Design University of Michigan, USA
 On February 1, 2012, Professor Michael Rodemer from the School of Arts & Design, University of Michigan, USA, wrote to Asian U: "having reviewed the materials you sent [on the BAM and MA Interaction Design programmes], along with your institution's website, we are interested in exploring the establishment of an exchange agreement with you.Our students are required to embark on an international experience of at least 3 weeks' duration; your 5-week Spring program, depending on the dates, could be a good fit for a number of our students." |
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Asian U meets Mr. Condom
31.01.2012: Headed by Dr. Viphandh Roengpithya, Founder and President of Asian University, a delegation of lecturers and a group of visiting students from South Korea followed the invitation to visit the Mechai Viravaidja Foundation. Khun Mechai is better known as ‘Mr. Condom’ due to his successful efforts to reduce poverty by reducing the birth rate in Thailand single-handedly.
For his efforts in various development endeavors, Khun Mechai has been acclaimed with numerous awards, recognition, and honorary doctoral degrees as well as the United Nations Gold Peace Medal (1981), the Ramon Magsaysay Award for Public Service (1994), one of Asiaweek’s “20 Great Asians” (1995), the United Nations Population Award (1997), and one of TIME Magazine’s “Asian Heroes” (2006). Mechai and PDA have recently been the recipient of the Bill and Melinda Gates Award for Global Health in 2007, the Skoll Awardees for Social Entrepreneurship in 2008, and the Prince Mahidol Award for Public Health in 2009.
Khun Mechai promotes a grass-root business that requires 1 rai (1,600 sqm) of land of any soil to grow several plants in concrete rings and plastic bags, such as out-of-season lemon and cantaloupe. This way, the grass-roots farmer will earn about 240,000 baht in the first year, and about 360,000 baht any subsequent year.
An example project is installed on the ground of Birds & Bees, the famous hotel in Phratamnak Soi 4, which also hosts the restaurant Cabbages & Condoms which provided a tasty lunch for the visitors from Asian University.
The Asian U President offered to make use of the Asian U campus to help promote this surprisingly simple and effective approach.
Later that day, the Asian U delegation visited 2 rural public schools near Sriracha where the 1-rai solution is about to be implemented.
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Introduction to Innovation Teams at Satit Bangna School
On 23 January 2012, Aj. Freek Olaf de Groot (Head of M.Ed. TESOL), Aj. Ulrich Werner (Director of International Development), and Aj. Nipone Sirinuntananon (Lecturer and Assistant of International Development) visited Satit Bangna School to present the Asian U concept on Innovation Teams for the in-service teacher development.
Prof. Dr. Aree Sunhachawee, Principle of Satit Bangna, Ms. Nadrudee Chitrangsan (Deputy Director of Administration), Ms. Angela (English Consultant), Ms. Lilibeth (School Coordinator), and Mr. Thiha Win (Education Coordinator), discussed the Asian U concept thoroughly. It focuses on building innovation teams in each educational field at any school. Asian U takes care of the small innovation teams, which in turn act as an interface to educational development within their school and a communication channel to scientific analysis and support to Asian U.
This way, only a few teachers need to attend meetings and courses, but have a strong multiplying effect. Besides, the innovation teams at participating schools are connected to each other in order to learn from experiences and new ideas on educational development born in the participating schools.
Since the innovation team-building programme is a means of sustainable development for Thai schools, rather than being a 'product', close collaboration between all participants is necessary. Satit Bangna School is obviously ready for active participation in educational development, and all educators in the meeting agreed that the Asian U programme is a promising way to develop long-lasting solutions bottom up.
Aj. Ulrich Werner was invited to hand over the certificates for Satit Bangna's best students, who also took the chance to listen to the presentation of the innovation team programme.
The meeting was arranged by Aj. Thiha Win, a former student of Aj. Ulrich Werner, who now works on quality and skills development within Satit Bangna School.
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Summer Camps 2012 open for applications
| Asian University holds yearly camps in the school summer holiday period. In 2012, the two camps are held 24 March to 13 April 2012 and 17 April to 07 May 2012. (Due to the changed holiday periods after the flooding, each campus is only 3 weeks in 2012, instead of 4 weeks as usual.) The English Summer Camps are open to all age groups: Age 10 and above. Please find the details at Summer Camps 2012. |
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Summer University 2012 opens application period
 The 7th Summer University 'An Asian Experience' (22.07. - 11.08.2012) brings its participants to the Asian U Campus, to the island of Ko Samet, to the beach resort of Jomtien, to the cultural capitol Chiang Mai and of course, to Bangkok.
This twenty one day summer programme provides a serious academic programme coupled with enough free time to take a unique opportunity to visit some of the wildly different regions of Thailand. The course is designed specifically to expose students to various aspects of Asian culture, and to give them a better understanding of how cross cultural differences affect many aspects of doing business in a multicultural environment.
Participants can apply now. Please find the details on our Summer University page. |
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A day at Asian U: Somdetpittayakom School, Kalasin
In the ongoing effort to excite Thai students to study sience and engineering in order to meet the urgend demand of Thai economy, Asian U invited 54 grade 7 and grade10 students with 6 of their teachers to spend a day at Asian U. Students experienced that Engineering Laboratory, the Chemical Laboratory, learned about scientific problem solving in the Faculty of Business, and learned about effective communication in the Faculty of Liberal Arts.
Please find more photos on Facebook. |
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Have a great New Year! We are looking forward to having one, too...
We wish all our friends a happy, healthy and thriling New Year 2012 or, as it is in the Thai calendar, 2555!
Asian University is looking forward to the New Year itself since it will bring us the results of the collaboration with our European partner universities. Students coming in for a semester abroad; undergraduate programmes conducted half in Thailand and half in Germany or UK; exchange semesters in Germany, The Netherlands or UK allowing for specialization within the own field of study; and European university professors coming in to teach a course in their field of expertise in our programmes.
Many new things are coming up - stay conntected! |
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| Please find in the archive the news from August to December 2011 and from March to July 2011. |
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