Mr. Yang Binyuan announced his decision to resign from the post as Director of AIBD effective 15 September 2014, due to family reasons. As an expression of the gratitude for his years of service and efforts for the Institute the AIBD staff arranged a farewell ceremony on Friday, 29 August 2014.
Mr. Yang Binyuan announced his decision to resign from the post as Director of AIBD effective 15 September 2014, due to family reasons. As an expression of the gratitude for his years of service and efforts for the Institute the AIBD staff arranged a farewell ceremony on Friday, 29 August 2014.
During the ceremony, Mr. Binyuan was presented with a plaque with the engraving, “In recognition of your invaluable contribution and service towards the Asia-Pacific Institute for Broadcasting Development (AIBD). All the best wishes for the future.” Along with this, he was given a token of appreciation on behalf of all the AIBD staff.
AIBD Deputy Director Mr. Marcel Gomez thanked Mr. Binyuan for all his great leadership and notable contributions made during his time at the helm of the Institute. Mr. Gomez sincerely wished him the best in his future endeavors, as he will return back to his home country of China.
Mr. Henning Effner, Director of FES Media Asia, Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES), one of the most important partners of AIBD, also presented Mr. Binyuan with a token of appreciation.
Mr. Binyuan took the opportunity to personally thank each staff member present and extend his appreciation to each individually for their support and contribution during his time. He conveyed how this period at AIBD was one of the most significant for him in his life and brought his immense satisfaction. While he expressed his regret at having to leave, he noted that this was not a final goodbye as he intended to visit often and keep involved with the Institute as it looks ahead.
Mr. Binyuan served as AIBD Director from 2010 to 2014. He is the first Chinese national to lead the international organisation in the field of electronic media development. Prior to this, he was Deputy Director of the Office of International Cooperation of China Radio International (CRI), and Head of Broadcast of the Beijing Olympic Organizing Committee (BOCOG) and Secretary-General of the International Broadcast Centre (IBC) of Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.
AIBD Bids Farewell to Director Yang Binyuan
Mr. Yang Binyuan announced his decision to resign from the post as Director of AIBD effective 15 September 2014, due to family reasons. As an expression of the gratitude for his years of service and efforts for the Institute the AIBD staff arranged a farewell ceremony on Friday, 29 August 2014.
Recruitment notice for AIBD Director
The Asia-Pacific Institute for Broadcasting Development (AIBD), a Regional Intergovernmental Organisation hosted by the Malaysian government, invites applications from suitably qualified candidates who are from its members for the position of DIRECTOR, AIBD.
AIBD Successfully Completed its Surveillance Audit
AIBD has successfully completed its annual surveillance audit and the auditor concluded that AIBD’s management system is in line with the requirements of the standard and demonstrated the ability to achieve agreed requirements for services within the scope of the Institute’s policy and objectives during the period under review from 2013 to 2014.
Binyuan Resigns from AIBD
AIBD Director Yang Binyuan has formally announced his resignation effective 15 September 2014 at the meetings of the AIBD Executive Board and Strategic Planning Team held during the AIBD General Conference in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. After the General Conference, AIBD will publish a recruitment notice to find Binyuan’s replacement.
SODEC Nepal Joins the AIBD Family
Development Communication Society, Nepal (SODEC-Nepal), a forum of journalists and social scientists who believe in social transformation through development communication has become an AIBD affiliate member.
Visit of ITU Deputy Secretary-General
Mr. Zhao Houlin, Deputy Secretary-General of the International Telecommunication Union
A Befitting Farewell to Mrs Manil Cooray, Deputy Director, AIBD
On the retirement from services as the Deputy Director of
A Befitting Farewell to Mrs Manil Cooray, Deputy Director, AIBD
On the retirement from services as the Deputy Director of the Institute, AIBD held a befitting farewell ceremony to Mrs. Manil Cooray on 20 June 2014. Manil leaves AIBD after serving the Institute for more than two decades. We wish Manil all the best in her retirement that she so rightly deserves.
Call for More Dialogue
Dr. Abdul-Aziz Bin Muhiuddin Khoja, Minister of Culture and Information on behalf of the Custodian of the two Holy Mosques, Saudi Arabia, has urged broadcasters to adopt and strengthen the principle of dialogue between Muslims and others that will enrich humanity.