Military College of Engineering (MCE), National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Pakistan is interested in a partnership with the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), particularly in the field of disaster mitigation, reconstruction engineering and disaster management. This was stated by Brigadier Fiaz Hussain Shah, Principal, MCE, during a meeting at AIT on 10 August 2012.
Brig. Shah, who was accompanied by Dr. Manzoor Hussain, Head,
Geotechnical and Transportation Engineering, stated that MCE is interested in a tie-up in the field of civil engineering with an emphasis on disaster management. He
added that two faculty members from MCE will be joining AIT in August
2012, and this will be followed by two more. Holding a series of
meetings with senior AIT officials, the two-member MCE delegation
expressed its intention to partner in a wide range of issues ranging
from curriculum development to dual and joint degree programs.Welcoming the delegation, Prof. Said Irandoust, President, AIT said
the Institute is keen to strengthen its relationship with Pakistan. He
stated that AIT has a long-term partnership with various institutions
and agencies involved in disaster management, and MCE can benefit from
this network. He mentioned that Asian Disaster Preparedness Center
(ADPC), Regional Integrated Multi-Hazard Early Warning System for
Africa and Asia (RIMES) and Télécoms Sans Frontière (TSF) are three
organizations which had a very close linkage with AIT.Prof. I.M.Pandey, Vice President for Academic Affairs; Prof. Jayant
Kumar Routray, Coordinator, Disaster Preparedness, Mitigation and
Management (DPMM), School of Environment, Resources and Development
(SERD); Dr. Naveed Anwar, Executive Director, AIT Consulting; Ms.
Vineeta Thapa, Program Officer, SERD; Mr. Ahmed Amjad Ali, Head,
External Relations and Communications Office (ERCO); and Ms. Sumana
Shrestha, Program Officer, ERCO, participated in the meeting.
Geotechnical and Transportation Engineering, stated that MCE is interested in a tie-up in the field of civil engineering with an emphasis on disaster management. He
added that two faculty members from MCE will be joining AIT in August
2012, and this will be followed by two more. Holding a series of
meetings with senior AIT officials, the two-member MCE delegation
expressed its intention to partner in a wide range of issues ranging
from curriculum development to dual and joint degree programs.Welcoming the delegation, Prof. Said Irandoust, President, AIT said
the Institute is keen to strengthen its relationship with Pakistan. He
stated that AIT has a long-term partnership with various institutions
and agencies involved in disaster management, and MCE can benefit from
this network. He mentioned that Asian Disaster Preparedness Center
(ADPC), Regional Integrated Multi-Hazard Early Warning System for
Africa and Asia (RIMES) and Télécoms Sans Frontière (TSF) are three
organizations which had a very close linkage with AIT.Prof. I.M.Pandey, Vice President for Academic Affairs; Prof. Jayant
Kumar Routray, Coordinator, Disaster Preparedness, Mitigation and
Management (DPMM), School of Environment, Resources and Development
(SERD); Dr. Naveed Anwar, Executive Director, AIT Consulting; Ms.
Vineeta Thapa, Program Officer, SERD; Mr. Ahmed Amjad Ali, Head,
External Relations and Communications Office (ERCO); and Ms. Sumana
Shrestha, Program Officer, ERCO, participated in the meeting.
Earlier the MCE delegation also met Dr. Pennung Warnitchai,
Coordinator, Structural Engineering Field of Study, Co-coordinator,
DPMM; Dr. M. S. Babel, Coordinator, Water Engineering and Management
(WEM); Dr. Djoen San Santoso of Construction Engineering and
Infrastructure Management (CEIM); and Dr. Georges Richard Tadonki of
DPMM.
MCE delegation with AIT officials on 10
August 2012.