Gender and Development Studies Field of Study at AIT is organizing activities this week to mark the International Women's Day celebration. The activities will kick off on Monday, 8 March 2010 with a rally . The rally is done in collaboration with the AIT International School.
International Women’s Day celebration
AIT signs MOU with National Institute of Metrology
The Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the National Institute of Metrology (Thailand) to enable greater cooperation between the two institutes. The MOU was signed by Air Vice Marshal Pian Totarong, Director NIMT and the President of AIT, Said Irandoust.
AIT partners with National Banking Training Institute of Nepal
Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the National Banking Training Institute (NBTI) to provide capacity building programs for human resources development in the financial sector of Nepal.
EHMF to install Micro Hydro Solar Hybrid System at AIT
The EBARA Hatakeyama Memorial Fund (EHMF), Japan has signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) for installation of a Micro Hydro – Solar Hybrid System at AIT’s Energy Park.
“Intellectual Property Rights – Imperative in Nanotechnology Developmentâ€
Center of Excellence in Nanotechnology (CoEN) at Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) is organizing a special Series of Seminars on 2 March 2009 and 9 March 2009 between 14:00-17:00 hours on the topic “Intellectual Property Rights: Imperative in Nanotechnology Development”.The seminar will be delivered by Prof.
By 2020, half of ADB’s work will be in PPP mode : Dr Lohani
By the year 2020, 50 per cent of the work done by the Asia Development Bank (ADB) shall be with the private sector. This is because the public sector will be unable to undertake all the tasks on its own. This was stated by Dr. Bindu N. Lohani, ADB Vice President (Finance and Administration) while delivering a talk on “Asia 2020: ADB’s Strategic Agenda and its People Strategy.â€
Thai higher education needs public-private investment
An article jointly authored by AIT President Said Irandoust and Mr. Vikrom Kromadit, CEO of Amata Corporation, appeared in the newspaper “The Nation” on 26 February, 2010. The article titled “Thai higher education needs public-private investment” can be read here.
Asia 2020: ADB’s Strategic Agenda and its People Strategy: lecture by Dr Bindu Lohani
Following the lecture there will be an informal interaction over coffee / tea prior to the Q&A session. The lecture will also be broadcast live and can be viewed at the following link: http://203.159.28.31/LiveAbout Dr. Bindu N. Lohani :Dr. Lohani is Vice-President (Finance and Administration) of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and is a member of the Bank’s Management Team.
Meeting of Alumni National Chapter presidents
Blood Donation camp at AIT
The Thai Red Cross Society has been working with the volunteer students and staff of the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) to collect units of blood from the AIT community. The bloodmobile visits AIT every three months; four times a year, hoping to collect enough units to supply the constant demand for blood.