Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) has launched new programs in Nepal including a two-stage Master’s Program in Business (MBA and MBA in Energy Business Management), along with a Bachelor’s Program in Civil and Infrastructure Engineering, and Information and Communication Technology (ICT). The programs were launched on 11 October 2012 under the Memorandum of Agreements (MoAs) signed between AIT and the Nepal Education Foundation-Consortium of Colleages, Nepal (NEF-CCN).

AIT President Prof. Said Irandoust delivered a keynote address on the topic “Private Public Partnership in Technology Innovation and Promotion” at the international conference on “Technology and Innovation Management” held in Kathmandu, Nepal from 10-12 October 2012.

AIT President Prof. Said Irandoust met Secretary-General of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), H. E. Mr. Ahmed Saleem, at the SAARC Secretariat in Kathmandu, Nepal on 11 October 2012.

United Nations Centre for Regional Development (INCRD) Director, Ms. Chikako Takase appreciated the role played by the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) in hosting the global secretariat of the International Partnership for Expanding Water Management Services of Local Authorities (IPLA). She expressed this sentiment during a visit to AIT on 12 October 2012.

The Ambassador of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam to Thailand, H.E. Mr. Ngo Duc Thang, visited the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) on 8 October 2012 to review its ongoing flood rebuilding work and meet with Vietnamese nationals studying and working at the international higher learning institute located north of Bangkok.

DPMM students learn first-hand from natural calamities in Japan and Thailand

A researcher from the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Dr. Alfredo Anceno was awarded the World Water Congress fellowship by the International Water Association (IWA) to participate in the Congress held between 16-21 September 2012, in Busan, South Korea.

Minister of Labor and Human Resources, Government of Bhutan, H.E. Mr. Dorji Wangdi described the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) as a “great seat of learning,” and an “undisputed pioneer in the field of education.” He made these remarks on the occasion of the signing ceremony of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between AIT and the Royal Institute of Management (RIM) on 8 October 2012.

Eight volunteers from the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) participated in a training organized by Télécoms Sans Frontières (TSF). Six students and two AIT employees participated in the TSF training program organized from 28-30 September 2012.