By Office of Advancement and Alumni Affairs

The Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) and Osotspa Public Company Limited signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the capacity building of Osotspa staff through Flexible Master’s and One Year Professional Master’s Programs as well as provision of scholarships with job offers for AIT Master’s students.

By Office of Advancement and Alumni Affairs

Mitani Trading (Thailand) Company Limited has agreed to support a minimum of five and up to ten full Master’s scholarships for Thai students to be enrolled in the Department of Industrial System Engineering (ISE), School of Engineering & Technology (SET) starting from the January 2022 intakes to August 2026 intakes.

By Siwat Kongwarakom, Dr. Chitrini Mozumder, and Dr. Salvatore G.P. Virdis

The Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), in partnership with Asia-Pacific Network for Global Change Research (APN), successfully organized the “Remote Sensing of Water” training event within the frame of the research project “Climate Change Risk Assessment for Southeast Asian Lakes (CCRASEAL)”.

Virtually held on 23 – 25 November 2021 and coordinated by Dr. Salvatore G. P. Virdis, Assistant Professor at RSGIS/ICT/SET and CCRASEAL Project Leader, the course was co-designed and taught along with Dr. Chitrini Mozumder, RSGIS Research Specialist, and Mr. Siwat Kongwarakom, CCRASEAL Project Manager and RSGIS Research Assistant.

By Mae Thiwari

The Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on November 12, 2021 with the Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Research Center of Feng Chia University (FCU) in Taiwan to enable development of joint master and doctoral degree programs as well as to extend collaborations on academic and technical exchanges.

By Arthur Lance Gonzales and Ranadheer Mandadi

October 30, 2021 -- The two-day "5-Minute Research Pitching" Workshop and Competition, organized by the Office of the Special Degree Programs, attracted a big turnout on 29-30 October 2021. The event has given an opportunity for the emerging young researchers from 10+ countries to present their research ideas and innovations.

By Mae Thiwari

The recently appointed Chancellor of Afghanistan National Agricultural Sciences and Technology University (ANASTU), Ahmad Fawad Ehsas, shared his vision and plans, which include collaboration with AIT, to ensure food security and to eliminate poverty in Afghanistan.

By Nitipol Kiravanich

AIT Master’s Degree student in Computer Science, with Specialization in Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (DS & AI), from School of Engineering and Technology (SET) – Ms. Suprava Sahoo shared her insights on the potential of Data Science technology in the near future through her internship experience with Merck Thailand.

By Nitipol Kiravanich

Elise del Rosario, distinguished AIT alumna who received her Masters’ Degree in Industrial Engineering and Management (IEM) in 1980 imprinted her name as the first woman President of the International Federation of Operational Research Societies (IFORS), a 62-year-old organization of 54 national societies and around 30,000 individual members.

By Mae Thiwari

September 28, 2021 – The Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) President and Deans from its three Schools warmly welcomed Nigeria’s New Ambassador to Thailand and discussed many areas of collaboration that will leverage and enhance the expertise of both sides.