AIT President Said Irandoust met the Ambassador of Islamic Republic of Pakistan to Germany, H.E. Shahid Kamal and discussed with him the possibility of establishing an AIT Center in Pakistan.
AIT President meets Ambassador of Pakistan to Germany
AIT features on UNEP website
Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) is one of the institutes which is featured prominently on the website of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) . This follows the move by AIT to join the UN Climate Neutral Network.
AIT signs agreements with three companies for RTG-funded Joint Research Projects
Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) has signed agreements with three companies – Advanced Agro Public Company Limited, D.A. Research Center Company Limited, and Likitomi (Thailand) Company Limited to launch joint research projects under the Royal Thai Government (RTG) funding program. AIT faculty members and researchers from these companies will jointly participate in the respective projects.
Nobel laureate has AIT connection
Nobel laureate Professor Elinor Ostrom has an AIT connection. AIT has been collaborating with Prof. Ostrom for the past 11 years with Prof. Ganesh P Shivakoti of School of Environment, Resources and Development (SERD) having coauthored five publications with Prof. Ostrom.
Eight AIT students receive Japanese scholarships
Eight students from AIT today (12 October) were awarded scholarships by H.E. Mr. Kyoji Komachi, Ambassador of Japan to Thailand at a simple yet impressive ceremony at AIT. The ambassador congratulated the students for their success in winning the scholarship.
WirelessU Workshop, “Wireless Internet – Emergency Networks”
This WirelessU Workshop, "Wireless Internet - Emergency Networks" is co-organized by RISTEK-Indonesia, AIT and NECTEC, with support of ISIF.asia, ISOC, NSRC, THNIC Foundation and NetworkTheWorld.org in order to provide participants hands-on experience on WiMAX technologies and deploying mobile wireless network on an ad hoc basis for emergency conditions, such as after a natural disaster when a fixed network infrastructure is not available or had been destroyed.
70 per cent of World’s irrigated land is in Asia: expert
With 70 per cent of the world’s irrigated land lying in Asia, environmental water stress is very closely correlated to irrigation practices in the region. Demography, diet and diversification are the three major drivers influencing irrigation practices in Asia. This was stated by Mr. Thierry Facon, Senior Water Management Officer of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) while delivering the keynote address at the Regional R&D Workshop on “Water saving irrigation practices in rice-based canal systemsâ€, which is being jointly organized by the University of Copenhagen (KU and the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) at the AIT Conference Center.
Sri Lanka evinces interest in AIT programs
Three students from Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) are among the volunteers helping Telecoms Sans Frontières (TSF) in providing communications in the disaster hit areas in South East Asia. The three are already in Philippines and Samoa to help install, and operate communications equipment following the disasters.
Three AIT students help TSF lead disaster relief operations in Asia-Pacific
Three students from Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) are among the volunteers helping Telecoms Sans Frontières (TSF) in providing communications in the disaster hit areas in South East Asia. The three are already in Philippines and Samoa to help install, and operate communications equipment following the disasters.
Thai-ASEAN News (TAN) Network features AIT Climate Change Conference and Centre of Excellence
The next time you design a house or a building and wish to embellish your house with large glazed window panes, consult the experts at Asian Institute of Technology (AIT). Because your window panes not only influence the amount of light that enters your room, but it also impinges on the cost of power to cool your room.