A new book titled “Multi-level Forest Governance in Asia” that offers a fresh look and comparative perspectives from various Asian countries on multi-level forest governance, has just been released. Co-edited by Prof. Ganesh P. Shivakoti of Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), and Prof Makoto Inoue of Forest Sociology and Governance, University of Tokyo, Japan, the book presents policy implementation cases in forest resource management from 14 Asian countries.

Ambassador of Hungary to Thailand, H.E. Dr. Peter Jakab, paid a maiden visit to the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) on 23 June 2015, and offered to connect Hungarian institutions of higher education and research with AIT.

A book titled “Sustainable Energy Access Planning: A Framework” coauthored by Prof. Ram Shrestha, Professor Emeritus, Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), was released at the Asia Clean Energy Forum 2015 at the Asian Development Bank (ADB), Manila, Philippines, on 17 June 2015.

Standard Chartered Bank (SCB), Bangladesh, brought over three dozen varied financial institutions to the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) for a two-day intensive professional development program on Leadership, Corporate Governance and Financial Risk Management on 10-11 June 2015.

AIT President Prof. Worsak Kanok-Nukulchai on 9 June 2015 led a small delegation of AIT officials on a courtesy visit to the headquarters of Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) in Bangkok, to congratulate its new Governor, Mr. Sermsakool Klaikaew, on his recent appointment. The AIT team was also welcomed by Chairman of the PEA Executive Board of Directors, Mr. Tawin Pliansri.

Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) has joined hands with seven other organizations to establish the Asian Water Academy (AWA), which aims to emerge as a knowledge hub and experience-sharing platform on water-related issues in Asia. As the first such academy in the region, AWA aims to be a leader on water issues within the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC).

In the aftermath of the Nepal Earthquake, Dr. Sangam Shrestha, Associate Professor, Water Engineering and Management (WEM), AIT School of Engineering and Technology, co-authored an article with Dr. Binaya Raj Shivakoti from the Institute for Global Environment Strategies (IGES) titled “Earthquake Reveals Need to Shake-up Water and Disaster Management.”

A staff member of the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Dang Anh Nguyet, has won the Marina van Damme award becoming the 13th woman to be honored by the University of Twente, The Netherlands. The award is named after Marina van Damme, who was the first female engineer to receive her doctorate from the University of Twente.