Civil Service Commission (CSC) of Republic of Maldives has signed a Memorandum of Understanding to create more capacity among civil servants to pursue public sector reform initiatives. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed by Mr. Mohammed Fahmy Hassan, Chairman of Maldives CSC, and Prof. Sudip Kumar Rakshit, Vice President – Research, AIT on 25 July 2011.

Prof. Murugesu Sivapalan, an AIT alumnus who received his M.Eng in Water Resources Engineering in 1977, was selected by the American Geophysical Union as the 2011 AGU Robert E. Horton Medalist in recognition of his “fundamental contributions to the science of hydrologic predictions at the watershed scale”. This is the highest and most prestigious award for hydrology, worldwide, awarded for outstanding contributions to hydrology. He will be honored at the Honors Ceremony on the evening of December 7 at the 2011 AGU Fall Meeting in San Francisco, U.S.A.

Prof. Murugesu Sivapalan, an AIT alumnus who received his M.Eng in Water Resources Engineering in 1977, was selected by the American Geophysical Union as the 2011 AGU Robert E. Horton Medalist in recognition of his “fundamental contributions to the science of hydrologic predictions at the watershed scale”. This is the highest and most prestigious award for hydrology, worldwide, awarded for outstanding contributions to hydrology. He will be honored at the Honors Ceremony on the evening of December 7 at the 2011 AGU Fall Meeting in San Francisco, U.S.A.

Prof. Murugesu Sivapalan, an AIT alumnus who received his M.Eng in Water Resources Engineering in 1977, was selected by the American Geophysical Union as the 2011 AGU Robert E. Horton Medalist in recognition of his “fundamental contributions to the science of hydrologic predictions at the watershed scale”. This is the highest and most prestigious award for hydrology, worldwide, awarded for outstanding contributions to hydrology. He will be honored at the Honors Ceremony on the evening of December 7 at the 2011 AGU Fall Meeting in San Francisco, U.S.A.

National Economics University (NEU), Vietnam today explored partnership with the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), including the possibility of offering joint educational programs. A twenty-six member strong delegation from NEU visited AIT’s School of Management (SOM) on 13 July 2011, and sought its help in curriculum development in the field of marketing.

AIT alumna Dr. Ranjna Jindal of Mahidol University (MU) was recently honored by her university as the advisor of the Mahidol University 2010 Distinguished Thesis Awardee, Ms. Ying Li.

Auburn University, Alabama, USA, has expressed interest in student exchange between Auburn and the Asian Institute of Technology. Dr. Salman Azhar, Associate Professor at College of Architecture, Design and Construction at Auburn University, stated that their university has 45 educational programs, out of which 29 are classified as “study abroad programs.”

A book titled “Land Use, Climate Change and Biodiversity Modeling: Perspectives and Applications” coedited by a faculty member of the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Dr. Rajendra P. Shrestha, has just been released by IGI Global.

United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) is interested in developing Green Growth Capacity Development Training Modules along with the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT). AIT’s expertise is sought in providing case studies, and subject experts to deliver the training modules.

Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) has been featured by the Swedish publication Kampen om Hjärnorna, as one of the six educational institutes which possess a successful knowledge environment. AIT, along with University of Geneva and University of Zurich, Switzerland; University of Melbourne, Australia; University of Minnesota, USA; and Technical University, Munich; were chosen for their ability to create a knowledge environment which is successful in attracting international students and furthering knowledge.