Doctoral comprehensive examinations scheduled
Ms. Kannapa Pongponrat (RRP028076), a candidate for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Regional and Rural Development Planning field of study, School of Environment, Resources and Development (SERD) will have her comprehensive examination on Wednesday, 4 July 2007, 10:00 a.m. in Room S101, SERD Building.

AIT launches online distance education program in GIS in cooperation with University of Salzburg, Austria
AIT recently signed a MoA with the University of Salzburg, Austria to launch a two year masters program and one year professional diploma in GIS under the UNIGIS worldwide program.

AIT enters into a partnership agreement with Ceylinco Education Group
On 22 May 2007, AIT entered into a partnership agreement with the Ceylinco Education Group (CEG), Sri Lanka, after the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding which was participated by Mr. Jagath Alwis, Deputy Chairman, CEG. CEG is a member of the largest and highly respected and diversified group of companies known as Ceylinco Consolidated.

AIT School of ManagementSecond Meeting of the Board:
The School of Management held the second meeting of the School Board on 24 May 2007. The meeting was chaired by Mr. Narayana N. R. Murthy, Chairman of the Board and Chief Mentor, Infosys, India and attended by external members Mr. John W. Hancock, Honorary Chairman and Senior Advisor, Baker and Mckenzie Co. Ltd.

H.E. Mr. Anand Panyarachun Honored by His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden
H.E. Mr. Jonas Hafström, left, Swedish Ambassador, on behalf of HM King Carl XVI Gustaf, confers the Royal Order of the Polar Star with the degree of Commander Grand Cross to H.E. Mr. Anand Panyarachun at the Swedish Ambassador’s residence.

Gadjah Mada University proposes AIT for Joint Offering of Master's Program in Transportation Engineering

Gadjah Mada University (UGM), Indonesia, recently proposed AIT's Transportation Engineering field of study, School of Engineering and Technology (SET), to partner the university in jointly offering a master's program in transportation engineering.

AIT delegation participates in the First International Conference on Natural Disaster Management and Rehabilitation

An AIT delegation comprising of faculty members Dr. Nitin Kumar Tripathi, Dr. Kiyoshi Honda, Dr. Pennung Warnitchai, and Mr. Jothiganesh Sundaram, joined by representatives from the Embassy of Iran, and the Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (GISTDA), Thailand participated in the 'First International Conference on Natural Disaster Management and Rehabilitation' held in Esfahan, Iran, during 7-10 May 2007. Around 500 delegates participated in the event which was inaugurated and addressed by the Mayor; Vice Minister for Disaster and Crisis Management; Chairman, Iran Space Agency and Vice Minister for Science and Technology, along with many high-ranking officials.

An AIT alumnus appointed as a Senior Research Economist at the World Bank

Dr. Govinda Timilsina, an AIT alumnus, and advisee of Prof. Ram M. Shrestha, has recently joined the Development Research Group (DEG) of the World Bank in Washington, DC, as a Senior Research Economist.

AIT faculty and staff invited to join ICE WaRM 2008 International visits and exchanges program

As part of the recently signed MOU between AIT and the International Centre of Excellence in Water Resources Management (ICE WaRM) - www.icewarm.com.au , AIT faculty and staff members are now eligible to apply for ICE WaRM fully funded International visits and short-term exchange programmes for conducting research, etc in water related fields.

Oxford University Water Research Fellow

Oxford University Centre for the Environment is seeking applications for the Louwes Water Research Fellow. The ideal candidate is likely to have recently completed a PhD and have peer-reviewed publications that demonstrate outstanding research in any area of water research, including the socio-political nature of water and / or development studies.