Seventh ICT-Asia Seminar

Seventh ICT-Asia Seminar shall be held at the Keio University, Mita Campus, Tokyo, Japan East Research Building, Keio Global Studio (6th Floor), and Seminar Room (4th Floor) on 15-16 March 2010.The conference will also be broadcasted in China, Korea, Philippines and Thailand through the project CanalAVIST of IntERLab (Internet Education and Research Laboratory) of the Asian Institute of Technology, and is supported by the Regional French Cooperation at AIT. Detailed program regarding the seminar is available at this link.

SEAGAL Workshop on Global Navigation Satellite System

Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) will organize a workshop on “Global Navigation Satellite System” (GNSS) on 15-17 March 2010 at the AIT Conference Centre.South East as a centre on European GNSS for International cooperation and Local development (SEAGAL) aims to set up a European GNSS (Global Navigations Satellite Systems) collaboration centre in support of educational, commercial and technical needs in South-East Asia.

University of Tokyo evinces interest in AIT

The Office of International Cooperation and Exchange (OICE), University of Tokyo has evinced deep interest in the activities of the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT). A delegation of OICE of the School of Engineering, University of Tokyo led by its Director, Prof. Koichi Maekawa expressed their keen desire to learn about AIT’s best practices as an international academic institute.

Field Day at Ratchaburi province

Agricultural Systems and Engineering field of study (ASE), School of Environment Resources and Development (SERD) of Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) is organizing a “Field Day” at Ban Nongri, Nongkob sub-district, Ban Pong district, Ratchaburi province on 10 March, 2010. The Field day is aimed at sharing and disseminating knowledge to farmers and other stakeholders engaged in rice production systems.

Environmental education of special interest to DPR Korea

Environmental education is of special interest to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPR Korea) and the Environment Education and Awareness (EEA) is one of the focus areas of the DPR Korea Trust Fund project. This was stated by Mr. Han Kyu Sam, Director, Department of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Education of DPR Korea during his visit to the Asian Institute of Technology.

President calls for gender equity and equality

The week long International Women’s Day celebrations at the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) got off to a start with the Institute President Said Irandoust felicitating everyone on the occasion. Addressing participants prior to a rally organized to kickoff the celebrations, the President called for equity and equality stating that the gender perspective has been integrated into all of AIT’s actions to ensure adherence to the fundamental principles of humanity and impartiality.