Six officers of the Ministry of Agriculture, Bangladesh visited the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) on 22 April 2013 and expressed their desire to partner with the Institute. Led by Mr. Mohammad Zafar Ullah, Project Coordinator, Integrated Agricultural Productivity Project, the delegation evinced interest in issues related to food security, climate change, irrigation and water management.

Thirty-five companies and organizations participated in the Career Fair at the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) organized of 24 April 2013. The wide array which set foot in the AIT Conference Center auditorium for the one-day career event included domestic and global companies.

AIT alumnus Marrut Manistitya was recently appointed by Hitachi Data Systems Corporation (HDS), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hitachi Ltd., as its managing director for Thailand.

Mongolian University of Science and Technology (MUST) will be sending four students to the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) as a part of their exchange program. This was stated by Prof. Oyun Demchig, Director, School of Geology and Petroleum Engineering (SGPE), MUST, during a visit to AIT on 16 April 2013.

New Asian Centre of Innovation for Sustainable Agriculture Intensification (ACISAI) believes its ““less is more”” approach promises a “more intelligent pathway” for rice cultivation in the region to reduce poverty and improve food security.

With a comparative advantage of building new cities and with a modest energy intensity, Asia offers an opportunity of restructuring the transport sector to ensure public access, comfort and sustainability. This was the opinion of experts during a seminar on “Land transport in the era of rapid urbanization and climate change concerns,” organized at the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) on 1 April 2013.

Mr. S. H. M. Fakhruddin, a doctoral student at the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) has been granted the American Geophysical Union (AGU) Berkner Fellowship. His paper on “Medium Range Ensembles Flood Forecasts for Community Level Applications” is among the three selected as an Outstanding Student Paper.

Ever been irrigated by the use of headphones provided by tour guides at historic sites? Have you complained that the audio experience at tourist places dampens your overall tour experience? Well, a student at the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) may have the answer for you.

Science and Technology Research Partnership for Sustainable Development (SATREPS), a collaborative program between the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), have expressed interest to work with AIT.

“Songkran exodus will again bring misery”, an article co-authored by Dr. Kunnawee Kanitpong and Mr. Ridwan Quaium of the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) was published on the Opinion page of the English daily ‘Bangkok Post’ on 1 April 2013.