Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn on 21 December 2007 conferred H.E. Mr. Anand Panyarachun, former Prime Minister of Thailand, the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy (honoris causa) at the Asian Institute of Technology’s (AIT) 108th Graduation Ceremony.

On 6 December 2007, AIT President Said Irandoust attended the "International Symposium on Geotechnical Engineering Ground Improvement and Geosynthetics for Human Security and Environmental Preservation". The event was organized by AIT's Asian Center for Soil Improvement and Geosynthetics (ACSIG), School of Engineering and Technology (SET) and its partners, which include: the International Geosynthetics Society (IGS), Thailand Chapter; Southeast Asian Geotechnical Society (SEAGS); King Mongkut's University of Technology (KMUTT); and the Department of Environmental Quality and Promotion in the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE), Thailand.

On 6 December 2007, AIT signed an MoU with Islamic University of Indonesia (UII), Yogyakarta UII, which will further strengthen the cooperation between AIT and UII through joint academic, research, training, advisory, and consultancy activities. Under this MoU, AIT-UII will carry out joint education programs and research covering all relevant disciplines in AIT and UII. Priority areas are UII staff development, dual degree program, faculty / staff exchange and joint research.

On 4 December 2007, Dr Jonathan Shaw and AIT President Said Irandoust met with Dr Paul Beresford-Hill MBE, the Director-General of the Mountbatten Institute, and his colleagues Ajai Randhawa and Isabel Hedges, for further discussions on a possible collaboration between AIT and the Mountbatten Institute.

The 36th Annual Meeting of the Governing Board of the AIT Alumni Association (AITAA) was held during 7-9 December 2007 under the leadership of distinguished AIT alumnus and President of the AITAA Mother Chapter, General Dr. Boonsrang Niumpradit.

AIT President Said Irandoust represented AIT at two important events held on the auspicious occasion of His Majesty the King of Thailand's 80th birthday. On 5 December, AIT President took part in the program convened by H.E. General Surayud Chulanot (Ret.

The Asian Association for Agricultural Engineering (AAAE) organized a four-day International Agricultural Engineering Conference (IAEC), the ninth in its series, at the AIT Conference Center during 3-6 December. This biennial event, convened by Professor V. M. Salokhe, was attended by nearly 120 participants, representing over 20 countries.

On 7 December 2007, the AIT Community School held its annual Inter-House Athletic Meet which was presided over by Dr. Jonathan Shaw, Director, AIT Extension. Pol. Maj. General. Praphan Panikhom, Commander, Pathumthani Provincial Police, declared the meet open.

Congratulations to AIT alumnus from School of Management (SOM), Dr. Phallapa Petison, whose recent research paper was chosen by the Editor(s) of the Management Decision and their judging panel as worthy of a Special Commendation of the 2007 Emerald / EFMD Outstanding Doctoral Research Award in the category of Management and Governance.

Professor Peter Haddawy, Vice President for Academic Affairs is working on organizing a workshop on teaching and learning which will be held at AIT on 5 and 6 April 2008, under the umbrella of ASAIHL. The workshop will be led by Dr. Lynne Hunt, who is a Board Member of the Carrick Institute for Teaching and Learning in Australia, and who is a recipient of the Prime Minister's Award for Excellence in Teaching.