Twelve students of the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) were felicitated by the Ambassador of Federal Republic of Germany to Thailand, H.E. Mr. Rolf Schulze, at a function held at the Embassy of Germany on 15 September 2011. Recipients of the Germany Academic Exchange Service scholarships, these students belong to Vietnam, Cambodia and Myanmar.
AIT students receive scholarship certificates from DAAD
Towards creating an innovative economy in Thailand
Thailand is moving towards a path of an innovative economy which encompasses creative, knowledge based and green economies. The country’s eleventh plan envisions the creation of a happy society based on equality, fairness and resilience. This was stated by Dr. Chonchanok Viravan, Advisor, AMATA Science City Project, while delivering an extra mural lecture on “Amata Science City: Creating New Opportunities to Foster Innovative Economy in Thailand”†at the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) on 15 September 2011.
Extramural lecture on “Creating New Opportunities to Foster Innovative Economy in Thailand”
An Extramural lecture on “Creating New Opportunities to Foster Innovative Economy in Thailand” will be delivered by Dr. Chonchanok Viravan, Advisor, AMATA Science City Project on on Thursday, 15 September 2011, from 10:00 – 12:00 hours at the Milton E. Bender Jr. Auditorium.
AIT Photo Competition 2011
The Media and Communications Unit/ERCO would like to invite the AIT community to participate in AIT’s annual Photo Competition.Photos must be submitted by 21 October 2011 to aitphoto2011@gmail.com. Please read the rules listed carefully.
ADB country director assures AIT of “full support”
ADB Country Director (Thailand Resident Mission), Mr. Craig M. Steffensen, assured the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) of “full support,†stating that the Institute could also count on ADB as a key supporter. He made these remarks during a visit to AIT on 12 September 2011.
Thailand needs to master knowledge engineering and IPR: Dr Ganguly
Thailand will have to master twenty-first century techniques of Knowledge Engineering to meet the needs of society in order to emerge as a global leader. Apart from knowledge engineering, techniques in information metering and Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) are critical in this century.
Talk on Future of Professorships
Dr. Takuo Utagawa Professor of Sociology, Hokkaido University of Education will be delivering a talk on “Future of Professorships” at the AIT Outreach building on 7 September 2011 at 16.00 hours. The talk is being organized by AIT’s Center for Learning Innovation and Quality (CLIQ).
AIT Vietnam expands its presence in Ho Chi Minh City
AIT Vietnam (AIT-VN) has expanded its facility in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam to meet the rapidly growing demand for its higher learning professional programs and professional development short courses in the nation’s largest city.
AIT celebrates its fifty second anniversary
The fifty second anniversary celebrations of the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) was marked by the Nanotechnology Portfolio Release, coupled with a an expert talk by Prof. Prabuddha Ganguli, CEO, Vision-IPR; besides ample fun and festivities at the Renaissance Hotel, Ratchaprasong, Bangkok.
AIT contributed immensely towards Thai education branding: Prof Said Irandoust
Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) has made an enormous contribution in creating a Thailand education brand, and ensuring that Thailand emerges as a educational destination for students all over the world. This was stated by Prof. Said Irandoust, President, Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) while speaking on the occasion of the fifty-second anniversary of AIT.