Professional Project Management Education

Thursday, 7 February 2008

CEIM Community congratulates Dr. Nguyen Duy Long (CEIM 2003) who has succesfully finished his PhD at UC Berkley

From Dr. Chotchai:

Dear Dr. Long,

I am very happy on ur major mailstone acheivement. Seeing our students
being successful is one of the major job statisfaction of teachers. One
student told me that AIT was like a star gate. Ordinary people came to
AIT. Once they go out, they can go as far as they can be.

As always,

Dr. Chotchai
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From Prof. Ogunlana:

Dr. Long,

Congratulations!

Please use S.O.Ogunlana@hw.ac.uk in further correspondences.

Best wishes,

Stephen Ogunlana
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From Dr. BHW Hadikusumo:

Dear Dr. Nguyen Duy Long

Congratulations for you successful achievement in getting the highest
degree in education.

Regards
Hadikusumo
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From Mr. Setha Yoosomsook

Hi Mr.Long,

Long time no see, "Our usual words".

Congratulations !!!

Wish you enjoy the work there, and

when back to here, do not forget to

get pass Bangkok.

Take Care

Settha
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From Suchanya:

Dear Long,
...You Did So Well...
CONGRATULATIONS!!

Suchanya (moodang)
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From Ria:

Congratulation Mr. Long

May you have a bright future a head with PhD in your hand

-ria-
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From Dr. Dinh Tuan Hai:

Best wishes to Long and families.

Hai

Vietnam
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From Patchawarat Jasopasrat

Congratulation naka... Mr. Long...
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From Nguyen Van Thuyet:

So great Mr. Long. Big Congatulations....

Hope to see you there in US :-)

P/s: Happy new year to All

Regards,

Thuyet NGUYEN

Posted by
Dr. BHW Hadikusumo
CEIM Coordinator
http://www.set.ait.ac.th/ceim/

" CEIM offers Master and Doctoral degrees in Construction Project Management and Infrastructure Management in Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam "

Job Vacancy at CUEL - Project Planner

Dear All

I received this from our alumni, Dr. Djoen Santoso.

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My company CUEL is looking for a project planner who have experience in P3.

Urgent!

Best Regards,

Kanchana Varoonchotikul
CUEL Project Planner
Tel 0-2500-1338

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Note: CUEL is a company operating in oil and gas projects.

Friday, 1 February 2008

Happy Lunar New Year

Dear All

CEIM wishes you Happy Lunar New Year (Rat Year)!

May this New Year bring happiness, health and prosperity to you, family and friends.

Posted by
Dr. BHW Hadikusumo
CEIM Coordinator
http://www.set.ait.ac.th/ceim/

" CEIM offers Master and Doctoral degrees in Construction Project Management and Infrastructure Management in Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam "

Dr. Chotchai and Dr. Hadikusumo organized MPM and CEIM Introductory Seminar in Saigon on 29 Jan 2008

On 28 January 2008, Dr. Chotchai and Dr. Hadikusumo organized "MPM and CEIM Introductory Seminar" in SEAMEO, Saigon. The purpose of the seminar is to explain our MPM and CEIM program and curriculum to potential students.

Dr. Chotchai made a presentation on "The Need of Higher Education in Project Management". According to him, the construction growth in Vietnam is very high at about 12% of the National GDP. Vietnam is facing a new environment in constructing projects such as international investors and high complexity projects. He discussed that there is a big opportunity in the project management career especially for students who get their degree from international universities. Many Foreign Direct Investors project need qualified engineers who have good project management knowledge and English proficiency.

He mentioned that so far engineers learn project management through (i) short course training which is not sufficient to learn holistic view of project management and (ii) experience which may cost a lot of money since delay and cost overrun may happen.

Short course trainings usually only teach the hard components of project management such as cost estimation and control and project scheduling. However, due to the nature and characteristic of projects in which many companies and people work together at the same time, Project Manager needs to have the 'soft components' of project management such as communication management and skills, negotiation, team management, leadership, project organization and contract risk management which hardly can be learned through a short course training. This is one of the reasons for why CEIM offers higher education (i.e. master and doctoral) in Project Management in Construction.

Another reason, project manager needs to develop his/her problem solving skills. This problem solving skill can only be learned through intensive research work in which a scientific approach is used (observation, hypothesis development, hypothesis testing and analysis).

After Dr. Chotchai's presentation, Dr. Hadi made a presentation about 'Professional Master of Engineering in Project Management in Construction (MPM)' and 'Two-Phase Master and PhD'. Dr. Hadi highlighted that MPM is designed based on a balance between theoretical and practical aspects of project management knowledge while two-phase programs emphasize more on the theoretical aspects. Therefore, MPM is suitable for professionals who have been working in construction industry for at least three years, while two phase programs are suitable for fresh graduate engineers and researchers.

The seminar was attended by 25 potential students.

Posted by
Dr. BHW Hadikusumo
CEIM Coordinator
http://www.set.ait.ac.th/ceim/

" CEIM offers Master and Doctoral degrees in Construction Project Management and Infrastructure Management in Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam "

CEIM Joined SET Promotion in Vietnam

On 28 to 29 January 2008, CEIM joined SET Promotion in Vietnam. We visited several organizations and universities in Vung Tau and Saigon as follows:

VietSov Petro, Vung Tau
Ba Ria Vung Tau University
PetroVietnam Manpower Training College, Vung Tau
Hoa Sen University, Saigon
Van Lang University, Saigon

From our visits, we receive several potential collaborations to expand CEIM operation in Vietnam.

Posted by
Dr. BHW Hadikusumo
CEIM Coordinator
http://www.set.ait.ac.th/ceim/

" CEIM offers Master and Doctoral degrees in Construction Project Management and Infrastructure Management in Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam "

Senior Project Manager Job Vacancy in Vietnam

Dear All

I read this advertisement in UK Telegraph News.

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http://jobs.telegraph.co.uk/job/105670-permanent-vietnam-senior-project-manager-vietnam.aspx?FromRSSFeed=14

Employer: Beresford Blake Thomas
Location: Vietnam
Salary: On Application
Benefits: Full Remuneration and Benefits Package

Senior Project Manager

Vietnam

Excellent Remuneration Package

Our client is an international management consultancy advising, facilitating and delivering projects in property and commercialization. The company services the sectors of property, hotel, commercialization, retails, infrastructure, aged care, telecommunications, technology and infrastructure. They require an experienced Senior Project Manager.

You should have tertiary qualifications in construction, engineering or building discipline. Relevant experience in hotel, resort, retail or commercial experience is an advantage, and international work experience is highly preferred.

You must have highly developed communication skills and be confident in coordinating multiple activities and staff, You must be willing to take a ‘hands on’ approach and strong leadership skills are a must.

In return you will get great career development, an excellent remuneration package and the opportunity to work ona variety of exciting projects.

========= Good Luck ====================

Posted by
Dr. BHW Hadikusumo
CEIM Coordinator
http://www.set.ait.ac.th/ceim/

" CEIM offers Master and Doctoral degrees in Construction Project Management and Infrastructure Management in Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam "

Congratulation to Dr. Nguyen Duy Long (CEIM 2003) Who Successfully Completed His PhD at The University of Berkeley

Congratulation to Dr. Nguyen Duy Long who has successfully finished his PhD in Construction management at The University of Berkeley in December 2007.

Dr. Nguyen Duy Long graduated from CEIM Thailand in 2003. After graduation, he worked as a researcher in Hong Kong. Then, he enrolled to a PhD program at The University of Berkeley.

We are proud of Dr. Nguyen Duy Long for his successful achievement.

This is another success story of our CEIM alumni!

Posted by
Dr. BHW Hadikusumo
CEIM Coordinator
http://www.set.ait.ac.th/ceim/

" CEIM offers Master and Doctoral degrees in Construction Project Management and Infrastructure Management in Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam "