On 18 October 2007, AIT President Said Irandoust, along with Professor Kazi Ahmed, met with Dr. Masayuki Fujise, Director of the National Institute of Information and Communication Technology (NiCT) Asia Research Center. NiCT has been a strong supporter of AIT partnering us in various R&D collaborative programs since 1998. NiCT celebrated their 5th anniversary in Thailand and also signed a MoA with the Ministry of Science and Technology on 25 October 2007, in Bangkok.