A training program on “Design of Irrigation and Drainage Structures” for officials of the Ministry of Energy and Power, Government of Afghanistan shall be held from 1-14 September 2015 at the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT).Details of the program are available at this link
Training program on Design of Irrigation and Drainage Structures
AIT’s Assoc. Professor Kyoko Kusakabe, Professor Rajendra Shrestha and Veena N. edit new book ‘Gender and Land Tenure in the Context of Disaster in Asia’
AIT faculty members Assoc. Professor Kyoko Kusakabe, Gender and Development Studies (GDS), Prof. Rajendra Shrestha, Natural Resources Management (NRM) and researcher and writer Ms. Veena N. (GDS/NRM) have combined to edit a newly published book titled ‘Gender and Land Tenure in the Context of Disaster in Asia’.
AIT launches Distinguished Adjunct Professor Research Seminar
The AIT Distinguished Adjunct Professor Research Seminar series got underway on 28 August 2015 with Prof. Buddhima Indraratna of the University of Wollongong, Australia, as the inaugural speaker.
LinkedIn Student Engagement Program
A LinkedIn student engagement program will be held at the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) on 8 September 2015 from 1600-1700 hours at Room B108, AIT Conference Center. The event is being organized by the AIT Career Center and the External Relations and Communications Office (ERCO).To Register: Please follow this linkhttps://docs.
Expert outlines the sanitation challenge in India
With 53 per cent of the population not having access to toilet in India, the scale of the sanitation challenge is huge. Related to this are issues of access, equity, dignity, as well as open defecation. Outlining various aspects of the “Conceiving an inclusive and sustainable “Swachh” Urban India†was Shubhagato Dasgupta, Senior Fellow, Center for Policy Research, India.
Thailand’s ‘Philosophy of Sufficiency Economy’ highlighted at AIT by mobile exhibition on ‘Royal Wisdom and Thai Culture’
The Philosophy of Sufficiency Economy, formulated by Thailand’s His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej, is highlighted at a mobile exhibition in English being held at the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Pathumthani province, from 26 August to 2 September 2015.
O P Jindal Global University partners with AIT for executive education
O P Jindal Global University (JGU), India, has partnered with the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) to promote executive education and collaborate in capacity building programs, research seminars and workshops. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed by Dr. Sanjeev P Sahni, Principal Director, Jindal Institute of Behavioural Sciences (JIBS), and Prof. Worsak Kanok-Nukulchai, AIT President on 21 August 2015.
DPMM Seminars for Asia Pacific Initiative for Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance
Disaster Preparedness Mitigation and Management (DPMM) program shall be conducting a seminar series from August-December 2015 as a part of the Asia Pacific Initiative for Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance. The seminars will be delivered from JICA Room, Second Floor, School of Engineering and Technology (SET).To reserve a seat, kindly contact Email: dpmm@ait.
Recent Policy and Interventions to Alleviate Sanitation Problems in India
About the speaker:Shubhagato Dasgupta is a senior fellow at CPR and director of the Scaling City Institutions for India (Sci-Fi) Sanitation initiative. His current research focuses on drinking water and sanitation in India and the world, with particular reference to flagship government programs and service delivery challenges in smaller cities.
Shifting Gears – from Data Mining and Applications of Artificial Neural Networks to putting telepresence of Medical Doctors in poor rural communities
Abstract: The talk begins with a general introduction to Big Data and Data Mining. Various applications of artificial neural networks will be discussed with some examples drawn from text mining, pattern recognition, and digital archives for music files.