The National Committee chaired by the Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand, H.E. Mr. Yongyuth has approved the food rehabilitation package worth 292.79 million baht. The package includes nine projects submitted by AIT to the Government of Thailand.
Republic of Bangladesh has become the seventh country to ratify the new AIT Charter. The AIT Charter was ratified at the meeting of the Council of Ministers of Bangladesh held at the capital city of Dacca on 2 January 2012. The meeting of the Bangladesh Council of Ministers was chaired by H.E. Sheikh Hasina.
The cabinet of the Royal Thai Government has approved the (new) Charter of Asian Institute of Technology. It has also approved the Draft Negotiation Framework of the Headquarters Agreement between the Thai Government and Asian Institute of Technology. The cabinet approved it in its meeting held on 27 December 2011 and has endorsed the submission of the Charter and Draft Negotiation Framework for parliamentary review and approval.
Besides, the Thai cabinet has also authorized the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to proceed with the ratification of the Charter, following which the new Asian Institute of Technology Enabling Act will come into force.
A first of its kind Dengue Epidemic Prevention, Control and Management Program (DEPCAM) organized by the Asian Institute of Technology Extension for 117 participants from Pakistan’s Punjab concluded at Bangkok on 23 December 2011. Speaking at the function, the Chef-de-Mission, Mr. Sajjad Saleem Hotiana, Secretary, Environment Protection Department (EPD), Government of Pakistan, thanked AIT for organizing a “remarkable†program encompassing not just various dimensions and elements of dengue control, but also organizing it at various locations along with multiple partners.
A first of its kind Dengue Epidemic Prevention, Control and Management Program (DEPCAM) organized by the Asian Institute of Technology Extension for 117 participants from Pakistan’s Punjab concluded at Bangkok on 23 December 2011. Speaking at the function, the Chef-de-Mission, Mr. Sajjad Saleem Hotiana, Secretary, Environment Protection Department (EPD), Government of Pakistan, thanked AIT for organizing a “remarkable†program encompassing not just various dimensions and elements of dengue control, but also organizing it at various locations along with multiple partners.
The Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) is strengthening the dragon fruit value chain for export market in Vietnam. Ten officials from the Plant Protection Department (PPD), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD), Vietnam, drawn from five provinces recently attended a regional initiative coordinated by AIT.
A new waste recovery project involving four countries in South-East Asia has been launched with the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) assuming the role of the lead partner. The four countries – Thailand, Lao PDR, Cambodia and Vietnam, all from the Mekong region, are engaged in an international partnership to work towards zero waste, zero landfill and reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.
A gathering of over 30 alumni of Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) from Thailand visited the AIT campus and recommended that it is a good opportunity to rebuild the AIT campus. Rebuilding should be done with advanced and appropriate technology so that the campus is not only sustainable but also flood resistant.
Experts from various streams suggested remedial measures and emphasized the need to learn lessons from the Thailand flood. At a seminar on “Lessons learned from the 2011 Thailand Flood Disaster and Future Directions for Flood Prevention and Mitigation,” organized by the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) and ASEAN Affairs in association with the Center for Advanced Infrastructure Technology (CAIT), University of Mississippi, panelists stressed the need for knowledge sharing, capacity building, and preparedness.
The mother campus of the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) has been officially declared as “fully dry.†The water level in the entire campus is now at normal level. Power has also been restored at two sub-stations, namely at the AIT Main gate house and New Zealand house village (Substation 1), and the Pump House and golf course (Substation 13).