09/10/2026
𝐀𝐈𝐓 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐑𝐨𝐲𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐇.𝐑.𝐇. 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐌𝐚𝐡𝐚 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐤𝐫𝐢 𝐒𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐧 𝐚𝐭 𝐒𝐚 𝐏𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐮𝐦 𝐏𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞
8 October 2026 - An AIT delegation led by the Chairman of the AIT Board of Trustees, General Dr. Boonsrang Niumpradit, together with officials of the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) and 73 students from 12 countries, was granted a Royal Audience with Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn at Sa Pathum Palace, Bangkok, on 8 October 2026.
During the ceremony, the students received their Royal Thai Government (RTG) Scholarship certificates directly from Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn, in recognition of their selection under the following scholarship categories:
- 𝗛𝗶𝘀 𝗠𝗮𝗷𝗲𝘀𝘁𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗞𝗶𝗻𝗴'𝘀 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘀
- 𝗛𝗲𝗿 𝗠𝗮𝗷𝗲𝘀𝘁𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗤𝘂𝗲𝗲𝗻'𝘀 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘀
- 𝗟𝗼𝗼𝗺 𝗡𝗮𝗺 𝗞𝗵𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗶𝗷𝗮𝗶 (𝗚𝗠𝗦) 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘀
The 73 scholars represent 12 countries, reflecting AIT's enduring role as a regional hub for postgraduate education and international development: 𝗕𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗮𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗵 (𝟭), 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮 (𝟭), 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗮 (𝟯), 𝗜𝗿𝗮𝗾 (𝟭), 𝗠𝘆𝗮𝗻𝗺𝗮𝗿 (𝟭𝟱), 𝗡𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗹 (𝟲), 𝗣𝗮𝗸𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻 (𝟭), 𝗣𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 (𝟱), 𝗦𝗿𝗶 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗸𝗮 (𝟭), 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 (𝟯𝟱), 𝗩𝗶𝗲𝘁𝗻𝗮𝗺 (𝟯), 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗞𝘆𝗿𝗴𝘆𝘇𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻 (𝟭).
The Royal Audience marks one of the most cherished milestones of the scholars' academic journey, celebrating the longstanding Royal patronage of the Royal Thai Government scholarship programs at AIT - a partnership that has shaped generations of leaders, engineers, and development professionals across Asia and beyond.