H.E. Enno Drofenik (center),
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Austria,
and Watcharin Siriphanit (right), director of the Thai - Austria
Technical College, listen to students presenting their inventions.
Warunya Thongrod
Vocational students showed off 108 inventions as the
Thai-Austrian Technical College opened its 19th annual Thai-Austrian
Tech fair.
Austrian Ambassador Enno Drofenik joined Mayor Itthiphol Kunplome Jan. 9
at the Sattahip campus.
More than 3,000 students participated in the annual fair, which also
offered Thai cultural shows, academic quizzes, shops for selling
inexpensive goods, locally made products, and auto sound accessories.
The event also featured the opening of the Thai-Austrian Car Care
venture, offering vocational students experience in the work world.
College Director Watcharin Siriphanit said the exposition introduces
educational trends to students wanting to continue their technical
education. It also gives students an opportunity to showcase their
skills.
The college was founded in 1970 as Sattahip Technical College by the
Thai and Austrian governments, with the Europeans supplying much of the
equipment and capital to get the institution off the ground.
The name was changed to Thai-Austrian Technical College in 1990 with the
commonwealth continuing its support over the years while the college has
performed social activities and produced personnel for the industrial
sector.
