A researcher from the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Dr. Alfredo Anceno was awarded the World Water Congress fellowship by the International Water Association (IWA) to participate in the Congress held between 16-21 September 2012, in Busan, South Korea.

Minister of Labor and Human Resources, Government of Bhutan, H.E. Mr. Dorji Wangdi described the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) as a “great seat of learning,” and an “undisputed pioneer in the field of education.” He made these remarks on the occasion of the signing ceremony of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between AIT and the Royal Institute of Management (RIM) on 8 October 2012.

Eight volunteers from the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) participated in a training organized by Télécoms Sans Frontières (TSF). Six students and two AIT employees participated in the TSF training program organized from 28-30 September 2012.

A delegation from Directorate General of Higher Education of Ministry of Education and Culture of the Republic of Indonesia (DIKTI) expressed their intention to strengthen relations with the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) and promote it as a center of engineering excellence to candidate lecturers in Indonesia. The visitors also stated that they are interested in sending more scholars, researchers and teachers for dual-degree, sandwich programs and postgraduate programs.

Dr. Shahadat Chowdhury, an AIT alumnus won the local government election in New South Wales (NSW), Australia on 8 September 2012. He has been elected as a council governing Parramatta City Council, and will serve for four years.

We have known and respected AIT’s work for decades and would like to structure a formal relationship with your Institute. This was stated by Prof. Laurence R. Simon, Director of Sustainable International Development Program, Heller School for Social Policy and Management, Brandeis University, United States, during a visit to AIT on 28 September 2012.

A delegation from Guangdong University of Business Studies (GUBS), People’s Republic of China visited the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) on 24 September 2012 to explore possible academic collaboration. Led by its Vice President, Prof. Yong Heming, the delegation revealed that their finance and business degree programs are ranked among the top five in Guangdong province.

Forty youngsters from 15 countries were trained in the concept and methodology of water-energy-carbon interface during the event ‘Asia Pacific Graduates Youth Forum on Green Economy’ being organized at Kathmandu, Nepal. Dr. Sangam Shrestha of Water Engineering and Management (WEM) field of study, School of Engineering and Technology (SET), Asian Institute of Technology led the session on ‘Quantifying water, energy and carbon nexus’.

Toyo University, Japan has sought collaboration with the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT). A delegation from Toyo University led by its Vice President, Prof. Hidetoshi Kitawaki, Vice President met the AIT President Prof. Said Irandoust on 20 September 2012 and expressed their intention to engage in a permanent collaboration.

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