Norway unveils third tranche of scholarships for Myanmar students to study at AIT

The Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (NMFA) unveiled its third tranche of scholarships for students from Myanmar to study at the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) in Thailand. In an elegant ceremony organized at the Royal Norwegian Embassy at Yangon on 30 January 2014, the Ambassador of the Norway, H.E. Ms. Anne Ollestad announced the commencement of scholarships for Myanmar students to undertake postgraduate studies at AIT.

Workshop on “Sustaining and Enhancing the Momentum for Innovation and Learning around the System of Rice Intensification in the Lower Mekong River Basin (SRI-LMB)”

The SRI-LMB Project is organizing a National Inception and Planning Workshop on “Sustaining and Enhancing the Momentum for Innovation and Learning around the System of Rice Intensification in the Lower Mekong River Basin (SRI-LMB)” on 29-30 January 2014 at the AIT Conference Center.

Seminar on “New Insights into Innovative Processing Methods for Food Safety”

The seminar is being organized by the Food, Agriculture and Bio Systems (FABS) Cluster. About the speaker: Prof. K. Muthukumarappan is a Distinguished Professor/Graduate Coordinator in the Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Department at South Dakota State University, USA. His research work covers national and international standards development in bioprocessing and bioenergy.

Workshop on “Climate Change and Water Resources: Knowledge Gaps and Research Needs”

 Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) will be organizing a parallel workshop on “Climate Change and Water Resources: Knowledge Gaps and Research Needs” on 21 January 2014 from 1300-1730 hours at the Thailand Science Park Convention Center (TSPCC). The event is being organized in relation of the ASEAN-EU STI Days being organized in Bangkok on 21-23 January 2013.Live Stream: The workshop on Climate Change and Water Resources will be streamed live.