An AIT alumnus is the new Vice Rector of Webster University Thailand Hua Hin Today, on 31 October 2006, announced the appointment of Dr. Wajee Chookittikul, an AIT alumnus, as the new Vice Rector of Webster University Thailand, the only residential American University in the S.E. Asian region.

Former AIT faculty appointed the new ADB Country Director for Sri Lanka
On 1 November 2006, Colombo Page, a Sri Lanka Internet Newspaper, published the appointment of former AIT faculty, Mr. Richard Vokes, as the new Asian Development Bank (ADB) Country Director for Sri Lanka.

An AIT alumnus is the new Vice Rector of Webster University Thailand Hua Hin Today, on 31 October 2006, announced the appointment of Dr. Wajee Chookittikul, an AIT alumnus, as the new Vice Rector of Webster University Thailand, the only residential American University in the S.E. Asian region.

Former AIT faculty appointed the new ADB Country Director for Sri Lanka
On 1 November 2006, Colombo Page, a Sri Lanka Internet Newspaper, published the appointment of former AIT faculty, Mr. Richard Vokes, as the new Asian Development Bank (ADB) Country Director for Sri Lanka.

Sustainable Energy Technologies certificate program offered

AIT is inviting applications for a postgraduate certificate program on Sustainable Energy Technologies, offered by the School of Environment, Resources and Development.

This fifteen-week intensive course is designed for middle- to senior-level professionals, policy-makers and researchers from government, industry and non-governmental organizations and staff from educational and research institutes.

AIT alumnus named chief research scientist
Dr. Abdul Samad (Sami) Kazi, a 1996 and 2004 School of Civil Engineering alumnus has recently been promoted to the post of chief research scientist, Building Informatics at VTT - Technical Research Centre of Finland.

Sustainable Energy Technologies certificate program offered

AIT is inviting applications for a postgraduate certificate program on Sustainable Energy Technologies, offered by the School of Environment, Resources and Development.

This fifteen-week intensive course is designed for middle- to senior-level professionals, policy-makers and researchers from government, industry and non-governmental organizations and staff from educational and research institutes.

AIT alumnus named chief research scientist
Dr. Abdul Samad (Sami) Kazi, a 1996 and 2004 School of Civil Engineering alumnus has recently been promoted to the post of chief research scientist, Building Informatics at VTT - Technical Research Centre of Finland.

AIT to become an affiliate center of UNU

AIT plans to sign a Memorandum of Understanding to make AIT to become an affiliate center of the United Nations University (UNU). This will be an umbrella agreement between the two organizations and will foster a number of joint activities together.

Book on renewable energy guide

A new book, 'The Business Case for Renewable Energy: A Guide for Colleges
and Universities,' by Andrea Putman and Michael Philips, has been issued by the National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO) in the U.S. The book walks the reader through the process of
evaluating the various technologies, ownership options, relationships with
utilities, and financing strategies.