April 30, 2021
Since January of 2020, the Coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis has spread across the world. The situation in Thailand was very stable for several months last Summer and Fall, but a new outbreak started in late December, 2020 and dissipated a few weeks later.
Update on AIT during Global Coronavirus Crisis April 2021
Bangchak CEO shares insight on Energy Transition
By Kanda Yaemboonruang
AIT alum Mr. Chaiwat Kovavisarach discusses what makes zero carbon emission possible, as he shares industry insight on technologies that will transform the future of energy – and his fond memories of AIT.
As the world is shunning fossil fuels due to their impact on climate change, and as technologies to produce renewable energy have made it more affordable to switch, it is not difficult to see the trajectory of energy transition – from dirty to green.
Know your air and breathe smarter with app by AIT student
By Kanda Yaemboonruang and Thiwari Werayasobprasong
Having helped develop ‘AirBKK,’ a mobile phone application adopted by Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA), an AIT PhD student is now aiming to forecast air quality on a much larger scale – the whole of Thailand and the Lower Mekong Region.
Panel discussion for deep collaboration
By Mae Thiwari
Thai leading bank’s technology arm Kasikorn Business-Technology Group (KBTG) announced its collaboration with AIT and eight other institutions, famous for research and innovation in technology, to cultivate ‘deep collaboration’ that will shape the future of banking industry in the region.
First Hult Prize Bangkok Impact Summit Held at AIT
By Mae Thiwari
April 3, 2021 -- Chosen for the first time in 12-year history of the Hult Prize, Bangkok is the host city for this year’s Impact Summit where students around the region compete for the most impactful business ideas – and the co-host is none other than the Asian Institute of Technology.
AIT Ranks 15th Globally by Times Higher Education for SDG 1 “No Poverty†Work
By Office of Public Affairs
April 21, 2021 -- The Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) in Bangkok ranks 15th in the world in the prestigious Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings 2021 for its work to end poverty, in line with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal: SDG1 – No Poverty.
UNEP and Google hunt for plastic pollution with machine learning supported by AIT
By Office of Public Affairs
Bangkok, 20 April 2021 – The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) announced that it is working to fight plastic pollution using citizen science and machine learning, with technical advisory support from Google. With Google’s support, UNEP will create a new machine learning model that reveals a more detailed and accurate view of plastic pollution in the Mekong River.
AIT and UNESCAP take partnership to new level with MOU
By Mae Thiwari
April 7, 2021 -- With recovery from COVID-19 pandemic and sustainable development in the Asia-Pacific region high on the agenda, the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) and the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN ESCAP) joined forces on April 7 as they signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen their cooperation in the service of developing countries in the Asia-Pacific region.