July 31, 2020
Since January of this year, the Coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis has spread across the world. By the end of July, the situation is very good in Thailand—with no case of local transmission for over two months, but there are places around the world, including several of the countries where our AIT students, faculty, and staff come from, which are still heavily affected.
After five years of development and multiple student theses aimed at improving the ecological health of the on campus West Lake, the AIT Student Union, supported by partner Thai Pipe Industry Co., this month launched a unique Freshwater Mangrove Museum on the lake’s edges.
The College of Industrial Technology (CIT) of Thailand’s King Mongkut's University of Technology North Bangkok (KMUTNB) joined the AIT International Unified Bachelor’s-Master’s Degree Program on 20 July 2020, signing a specific Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with the AIT School of Engineering and Technology.
Dr. Aphichat Sramoon (SE’96), AIT Alumnus, and Chief Executive Officer, TEAM Consulting Engineering & Management PCL signed an agreement with AIT President Dr. Eden Woon on 14 July 2020 to donate 1,000,000 Thai Baht towards the renovation of Student Village 1 (Building #5 & #10). In recognition of this generosity, the two buildings are now named after AIT Alumni at TEAM Group.
The Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand (I-EA-T) will support ten scholarships for their employees to pursue Master’s degree program at the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT). A Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) was signed by Dr. Somchint Pilouk (EEM’17 & ETM’03), AIT Alumnus, and Governor of I-EA-T; and Dr. Eden Y Woon, President of AIT, on 22 July 2020 at AIT campus.
Ms. La-ead Kovavisaruch (IE&M’87) & Mr. Chaiwat Kovavisarach (IE&M’91), AIT alumni from Industrial Engineering & Management, jointly agrees to support AIT in the amount of THB 1.2 million towards one Full Master's Scholarship in honor of their parents, Mr. Boonkiat & Ms. Jintana Kovavisaruch, 60th Wedding Anniversary.
AIT received a large number of donations to support the creation of 18 Smart Modified Classrooms (SMCs) which are being used to deliver the Hybrid Instruction System in the Fall 2020 semester to both on-campus and online students.
The Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) has signed a 5-year strategic cooperation agreement with Vietnam’s Van Lang University (VLU) to develop and implement programs for enhancing its human resources and postgraduate academic programs.
By Kanda Yaemboonruang
The Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) has joined with “WON”, a Thai project aimed at sustainably solving the plastic waste problem using the “Circular Economy” concept.
ListenField Co-founder and CEO impacting farmers’ lives with precision technology for sustainable farming
By Ashim Neupane
Rassarin Chinnachodteeranun, Ph.D, has become a well-known name in the AgriTech world and she is now one of the most sought after speakers on the topic of precision technology for sustainable farming.