Bio-innovation subject of November workshop
AIT with support from the International Development Research Centre, is organizing a workshop on 'Integrated Policies for Bio-innovations in Agriculture and Health in Asia' 6 - 8 November 2006. Additional support for the workshop has been provided by the Rockefeller Foundation (Southeast Asia Regional Office) and the Asian Development Bank.
Word of AIT’s achievements spreads
AIT and its recent initiatives and achievements have been noted in several newspapers and Web sites recently.
Word of AIT’s achievements spreads
AIT and its recent initiatives and achievements have been noted in several newspapers and Web sites recently.
Meeting on 27 July in Colombo, Sri Lanka, were Mr. Nihal Herath, technical advisor, SEMP; Mr. Sanjeev Jayasinghe, Head, External Relations and Communications Office, AIT President Said Irandoust, Sri Lankan Minister of Education the Hon. Susil Premajayanta and Mr. Amura Dissanayake, director, SEMP.
Sri Lankan mission establishes time frame for AIT center, training possibilities
An AIT delegation made a late July visit to Colombo, Sri Lanka, to discuss funding for 10 master's scholarships at the AIT Center Sri Lanka and training programs for public administrators.
Rice farmers of Roi-et, AIT staff and local government officials gather for a rice transplanting ceremony.
AIT, NGO team up to make rice growing greener
AIT and the Thai Education Foundation won a competitive research grant from the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research Challenge Program for Water and Food in February 2006. AIT and the non-governmental organization collaborated with the Department of Non-Formal Education to select the village Ban Chaeng; District; At Smart; Roi-Et for what is known as Participatory Action Research.
Meeting on 27 July in Colombo, Sri Lanka, were Mr. Nihal Herath, technical advisor, SEMP; Mr. Sanjeev Jayasinghe, Head, External Relations and Communications Office, AIT President Said Irandoust, Sri Lankan Minister of Education the Hon. Susil Premajayanta and Mr. Amura Dissanayake, director, SEMP.
Sri Lankan mission establishes time frame for AIT center, training possibilities
An AIT delegation made a late July visit to Colombo, Sri Lanka, to discuss funding for 10 master's scholarships at the AIT Center Sri Lanka and training programs for public administrators.
Rice farmers of Roi-et, AIT staff and local government officials gather for a rice transplanting ceremony.
AIT, NGO team up to make rice growing greener
AIT and the Thai Education Foundation won a competitive research grant from the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research Challenge Program for Water and Food in February 2006. AIT and the non-governmental organization collaborated with the Department of Non-Formal Education to select the village Ban Chaeng; District; At Smart; Roi-Et for what is known as Participatory Action Research.
Reduce, reuse, recycle promoted regionally through new knowledge hub
Mr. Surendra Shrestha, regional director and representative, UNEP, AIT President Said Irandoust, Dr. Bindu Lohani, director general, Regional and Sustainable Development Department of the ADB, and Mr. Rae Kwon Chung, director of Environment and Sustainable Development Division, UNESCAP, shake hands after signing the agreement.
RS&GIS; welcomes visiting faculty member
The Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems (RS&GIS;) field of study, School of Engineering and Technology welcomes Dr. Seishiro Kibe (left), who is seconded by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) as a visiting professor starting from July 2006.
Dr. Kibe completed his bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering in 1975, his master's in Structural Dynamics in 1977 and his doctorate in Engineering in 1981, all from Tokyo University.
Aquaculture hosts Curriculum Development Workshop
The Aquaculture and Aquatic Resources Management organized a Curriculum Development Workshop from 9 to 21 July 2006 at AIT.
A total of 20 instructors (five from each institution) participated from Royal University of Agriculture, Phnom Penh, Cambodia; Tribhuvan University, Institute of Agriculture and Animal Sciences, Rampur, Nepal; Research Institute for Aquaculture No.1 / Hanoi Agricultural University, Hanoi, Vietnam; and the University of Agriculture and Forestry, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.