With 7,000 patents filed every year in Thailand, and the average time to grant a patent being 12.7 years, Intellectual Property (IP) rights still has a long way to go in the country. These were some of the thoughts shared by Mr. Franck Fougere, Managing Director, Ananda Intellectual Property Ltd., who delivered a talk on “Intellectual Property Strategies and Sharing of Best Practices†at the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) on 7 September 2015.
Expert shares Intellectual Property Strategies for the Academic Sector
Recirculating Aquaculture Systems and Aquaponics
Led by the Aquaculture and Aquatic Resources Management (AARM) field of study at AIT’s School of Environment, Resources and Development (SERD), the program focuses on various scenarios of Recirculating Aquaculture System (RAS) and Aquaponics.Contact:Dr. Krishna R. SalinCourse DirectorAquaculture and Aquatic Resources Management (AARM)Asian Institute of TechnologyPO Box 4, Klong Luang, Pathum Thani 12120 ThailandEmail: salinkr@ait.
Second International Training Program on Innovative Biofloc Technologies for Disease Prevention and Control in Shrimp Farming
Organized by the Aquaculture and Aquatic Resources Management (AARM) Field of Study under School of Environment, Resources and Development (SERD), the program includes a field visit to a shrimp farm in Thailand, and hands-on experience in farm operations at AIT.Contact:Dr. Krishna R. SalinCourse DirectorAquaculture and Aquatic Resources Management (AARM)Asian Institute of TechnologyEmail: salinkr@ait.
Low Carbon Green Growth Roadmap
The Low Carbon Green Growth Roadmap course, jointly offered by United Nations ESCAP and AIT will begin from 14 September 2015. The course is offered free of charge, and upon successful completion, a Trainer of Trainers certificate is issued by United Nations ESCAP and AIT.
Background: Green Economy and Green Growth are becoming more and more important in our world, due to fast development and climate change.
Coming soon: A virtual AIT campus tour on Google Street View
A virtual street tour of the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) will be available online by the end of the year with the launch of imagery collection by Google Street View. Embedded in Google Maps and Google Earth, this imagery will be a part of Google’s Street View University Campus series.
Dr. Krishna R. Salin of AIT Aquaculture and Aquatic Resources Management featured in SciDev.Net
A virtual street tour of the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) will be available online by the end of the year with the launch of imagery collection by Google Street View. Embedded in Google Maps and Google Earth, this imagery will be a part of Google’s Street View University Campus series.
10 Afghan Officials begin Program on Drainage and Irrigation Structures
Ten officials of the Ministry of Energy and Water, Afghanistan, began their training program on drainage and irrigation structures at the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) on 1 September 2015. Welcomed by AIT’s Vice President for Research, Prof. Kanchana Kanchanasut, the Afghan officials come from Kabul, Jalalabad, Kandahar and Mazar.
Intellectual Property Strategies and Sharing of Best Practices
The seminar aims to provide a better understanding of the procedural and implementation aspects of Intellectual Property strategies , and it is an opportunity for experts to share experiences and bring about new avenues for joint research collaborations.
Training program on Design of Irrigation and Drainage Structures
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
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’.