AIT International study trip to Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam

Construction, Engineering and Infrastructure Management (CEIM)
Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Thailand

AIT successfully organized an international study visit for CEIM to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam during 08 - 10 May 2017. There are 45 students from Thailand, Myanmar, Srilanka, and India. They joined 2 site visits:
1. Estella Heights project, Keppel Land is owner, COFICO is the main contractor that using BIM for whole projects.
2. Lucky Palace projects from contractor AGC, also using BIM for that project. 
 

Site visit at Estella Height project

Comprehensively and professionally, sites owner presented about BIM system using for the projects, starting from the designing to the building. CEIM students gained a lot of practical knowledge by visiting actual construction sites and listening to the presentation there.

Site visit at Lucky Palace project

Besides, representative from Coteccons, BIM Manager, delivered a presentation about BIM application for D&B contractors in Vietnam. This broadened their minds about the development of constructional industry in Vietnam as well as provided practical knowledge and experience. BIM now becomes a powerful tools and necessary for the development of constructional contractors and owners.

This trip is a compulsory activity for CEIM students. Meanwhile, MPM students will participate in a fieldtrip in Thailand.

MPM Information is also at http://professionalprojectmanagement.blogspot.com/