Delegation from National Development Planning Agency, Indonesia, visits intERLab

On 20 April, 2007 Dr. Ir. Dedy S. Priatna, Deputy of BAPPENAS (National Development Planning Agency), Indonesia, accompanied by Dr. Avip Syaefullah, Mr. Dida Heryadi Salya, Mr. Yusuf Arby, Mr. Purwa Malaysianto, Ms. Meily Djohar, Dr. Intan Ahmad, Mr. Hari Nasiri Mochtar, Mr. Hariman Prakoso (Indonesian local consultant), Dr. Eichi Kawai from Asia SEED, and Ms. Sayaka Fukuda and Ms. Patcharee Basu from SOI Asia Project visited Internet Education and Research Laboratory (intERLab), AIT. During their visit to Thailand from 21 - 24 April 2007, the delegation had also visited advanced universities and government projects which are involved in e-learning/distance education field.

AIT delegation in Pakistan

An AIT delegation comprising Prof. A.T.M. Nurul Amin, Prof. Kazi Ahmed, Dr. Naveed Anwar, and Dr. Pritam K. Shrestha, Head, External Relations and Communications Office, visited Pakistan during 2-9 April 2007. In Islamabad, the delegation interviewed more than 100 applicants - who were applicants for the master's leading to doctoral degree program to be sponsored by the Higher Education Commission (HEC) of Pakistan.

SET welcomes new faculty

The Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems (RS&GIS;) FoS, School of Engineering and Technology, is pleased to welcome warmly Dr. Takahiro Endo, seconded by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to AIT. Dr. Endo has been appointed as Visiting Faculty starting 18 April 2007.

Dr. Endo completed his bachelor's and master's degrees in biotechnology from Yamanashi University as well as a master's and doctoral degree in civil engineering from University of Tokyo, Japan.

AIT faculty invited to serve as the plenary speaker at a Conference in South Africa

Congratulations to Dr. Barbara Igel, faculty member from the School of Management, for having been invited to serve as the plenary speaker to address the Entrepreneurship Development Conference in Durban, South Africa, to be held from 19-22 June 2007. Dr. Igel's participation in the event which will be attended by 600-800 delegates from all over the world will be supported by the South African Government.

A company owned by an AIT alumnus selected as 'Best Employers in Asia 2007'

Congratulations to Mr. Sudhanshu Singh, an AIT alumnus from SOM (2006) whose organization Satyam Computer Services Limited, India, was selected by Hewitt Associates and its partners as being among the 'Best Employers in Asia 2007' at an Award Event in Shanghai, PRC, on 19 April 2007. The results were published in The Wall Street Journal Asia on 20 April 2007.

EU sponsored Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) partner

Dr. S. Olutunde Oyadiji has indicated interest in partnering with AIT for the Seventh Framework Programme (FP7). You can contact Dr. Oyadiji through this email address: s.o.oyadiji@manchester.ac.uk

NECTEC, AIT to further develop automotive electronics technology
Realizing the importance of research and development in automotive electronics technology, the National Electronics and Computer Technology Center (NECTEC), National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA), and the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) agreed to establish collaboration for development of new technologies and prepare human resources in this field so that the research can be further developed for commercial purpose.

A seminar on "A Comparative study of Water Resources Management in Georgetown, Malaysia and Pattaya, Thailand with Emphasis on Households, Hotels and Gender" by Prof. Ngai Weng Chan, a Visiting Professor, Urban Environmental Management, School of Environment, Resources and Development (SERD) will be held on Wednesday, 25 April 2007, from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m., at room S101, SERD building.

AIT and Chalmers University, Sweden, jointly develop a proposal for collaboration in geo-engineering education

AIT in partnership with Chalmers University, Sweden is currently developing a proposal for collaboration in the area of geo-engineering (which could also be expanded to water engineering). Many of the geotechnical and foundation problems encountered in the lowlands in Southeast Asia are similar to those dealt with in Sweden, due in part to similar geological conditions.

Paper by AIT alumnus and SOM faculty receives Emerald Literarti Network Award

Congratulations to an AIT alumnus Dr. Anote Chanopas and co-authors Dr. Donyaprueth Krarit and Dr. Do Ba Khang, whose paper entitled 'Managing Information Technology Infrastructure: A New Flexibility Framework' has been selected as a Highly Commended Winner at the Emerald Literati Network Awards for Excellence 2007. The paper was published in the Management Research News.