AIT President Attends ADPC Board Meeting
On 4 July, AIT President Said Irandoust attended the Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC) Board under the Chairmanship of H.E. Prof. Dr. Krasae Chanawongse. During the meeting, the board members were informed by the Director General, International Organizations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Thailand that ADPC's Charter aimed at attaining formal international status has already been submitted to the Thai cabinet for approval.
AIT President Interviewed for VINNOVA-nytt
On 2 July 2007, Mr. Tomas Eriksson (second from right), (Kinnekulle Reportage AB, Sweden) and Ms. Catharina Eriksson (right), (Freelance Journalist), conducted interviews with AIT President Said Irandoust for the VINNOVA-nytt (news magazine of VINNOVA) and G?teborg-posten (Swedish daily newspaper which has already accepted to publish the article). VINNOVA (Swedish Governmental Agency for Innovation Systems)
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NANOTEC Center of Excellence Nameplate Presented to AIT
On 5 July, The National Nanotechnology (NANOTEC) Center of Excellence nameplate was presented by NANOTEC to AIT at a presentation ceremony which was held at AIT, and represented by Prof. Dr. Wiwut Tanthapanichakoon (third from left), Director of NANOTEC and other executives and members from NANOTEC.
AIT in partnership with NANOTEC set up the Center of Excellence in Nanotechnology at AIT, for application of nanoparticles, which is suitable for addressing developmental issues utilizing this burgeoning field of knowledge.
Visit of Romanian Ambassador to AIT
On 4 July, H.E. Mr. Radu Gabriel Mateescu (third from right), Ambassador of Romania to Thailand visited AIT. AIT President Said Irandoust, ed AIT higher administrative heads and representatives from the Schools and External Relations and Communications Office (ERCO) welcomed the Romanian Ambassador and presented him the renewed AIT strategy and its potential in developing fruitful academic and research collaborations with Romanian institutions.
AIT Vice President Shares His Views on Asian Research
In an exclusive interview in The Nation newspaper dated 15 July 2007, Prof. Sudip Kumar Rakshit, AIT Vice President for Research, shared his views on research in Asia that there ought to be closer linkage between academic institutes, industries and public-policy makers in the region.
AIT Trip to the Netherlands Leads to MoU with UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education
On 15 June 2007, AIT signed a Memorandum of Understanding with UNESCO-IHE to pave the way for collaboration between AIT and UNESCO-IHE in areas of water education, research, capacity building and training, staff and faculty exchange, partnership building, and dual degree programmes.
Workshop on CDM Energy Technologies for Sustainable Development in Thailand
On June 29, 2007, a workshop was held on “CDM Energy Technologies for Sustainable Development in Thailand” at AIT. This is one of the activities of a project entitled “Potential of transferring and implementing Sustainable Energy Technologies through Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) of the Kyoto Protocol”. The project also known as ENTTRANS or energy technology transfer has been conducted by an international consortium that consists of ten organizations around the world.
AIT's Internet Education and Research Laboratory (intERLab) will conduct a 5-day "Network Security" Hands-on workshop at intERLab training center as follows:
Date: 20 - 24 August 2007 Time: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Venue: intERLab Training Center, AIT Class Size: 28 participants (max.
Old KBank ATM Card Needs to be Replaced with New Debit VISA Card
Owners of the old Kasikorn Bank ATM card (the card number beginning with 0004--) are requested to replace their card with the new Debit VISA card for free of charge at any branches of Kbank by this July 2007. AIT staff are advised to bring their ID card or passport for expat staff and bank book for the replacement.
A Seminar on SRI - A New Paradigm for Agricultural Production and Participatory Development at AIT
Norman Uphoff, professor of government and international agriculture at Cornell University, will conduct a seminar on SRI (System of Rice Intensification) - A New Paradigm for Agricultural Production and Participatory Development at Milton Bender Auditorium, on Thursday, 19 July 2007, from 10-11 a.m. Prof.