Liquid Purification Engineering International (LPE), Thailand has donated equipment worth 180,000 THB to the Environmental Engineering and Management (EEM) laboratory in the School of Environment, Resources and Development, Asian Institute of Technology (AIT).

Prof. Worsak Kanok-Nukulchai, Vice President for Resource Development (VPRD), has been appointed Acting President of the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT). His appointment follows a meeting of the Board of Trustees of AIT held on 12 February 2013.

The Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) Board of Trustees has announced the names of new members of the Executive Committee, new members of the Nomination Committee of the Board of Trustees, and membership of the Fact Finding Committee. This was announced in an official communiqué issued by the AIT Board of Trustees following it’s meeting held on 12 February 2013.

An alumna of the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Ms. Kathlyn Kissy Sumaylo has been selected by Devex for the “Manila 40 Under 40’ award for her work in international development. She will be honored on 19 February 2013 at the Zuellig Building, Makati City, The Philippines.

Mr. Ngo Thanh Son, a doctoral student of the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) has been awarded the “University of Nairobi-International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Research Grants Award.”

Mr. Ngo Thanh Son, a doctoral student of the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) has been awarded the “University of Nairobi-International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Research Grants Award.”

Brandeis University is keen to formalize a relationship with the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), particularly in the field of Sustainable International Development. Visiting AIT on 8 February 2013, Assistant Dean, Mr. Ravi Lakshmikantan stated that the partnership could include student and faculty exchange, besides research collaboration.

Ms. Trang Bui Thi Thu, a Masters student of the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) has been awarded ‘University of Nairobi-IDRC Research Grants on Innovative Application of ICTs in Addressing Water-related Impacts of Climate Change’.

An article by Mr. Ridwan Quaium, Research Associate, AIT’s School of Engineering and Technology (SET) has been published in the Bangkok Trader.

Commenting on the prospects for United States-Asia relations during President Obama’s second term in office, AIT Senior Fellow and Executive-in-Residence Ambassador Curtis S. Chin has called for less American emphasis on defense alone in Asia and much more focus on establishing and strengthening U.S. business, education and cultural ties across the continent.