The Membrane Bio Reactor technology was pioneered at the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) in the nineteen eighties when the idea of submerged membranes was experimented. Stating this, AIT alumnus and Associate Dean (International) of Deakin University, Australia, Prof. K. Baskaran, said that the work initiated at AIT by Dr. Kazuo Yamamoto was later developed at the University of Tokyo.

“Housing is a crucial need of mankind after food. It is a key indicator of a good standard of living in a society. It forms the base around which families are established, communities are settled, nations are built and states are organized in peace,” AIT President Prof. Said Irandoust said in a keynote address on 17 June 2011, as read on his behalf by Prof. Worsak Kanok-Nukulchai, AIT Vice President for Resources and Development, at the seminar on “Asian Prefab Technology for Budget Housing” hosted by AIT.

Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) has been invited by UN-HABITAT to join the network of partners for the “Business Award for Better Cities.” AIT joins other universities including the University of Pennsylvania (USA), Tongji University (China), ESSSEC Business School (France), and London School of Economics (UK) as partners with UN-HABITAT.

President of Nepal, Rt. Honorable Dr. Ram Baran Yadav and Prime Minister Rt. Honorable Jhala Nath Khanal praised the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), and thanked the Institute for its contribution towards development of human resources in Nepal. They made these remarks in separate meetings with an AIT delegation led by the AIT President Prof. Said Irandoust on 16 June 2011.

The Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Thailand, and Nepal Education Foundation – Consortium of Colleges, Nepal (NEF-CCN) will jointly offer two-stage Master’s Programs in Business Administration, Energy Business Management, and in Energy and Environment, as well as two-stage Bachelor Programs in ICT, and Civil and Infrastructure Engineering.

Myanmar Computer Group (MCC) Group, Myanmar, has sought enhanced partnership with the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), and expressed its willingness to offer undergraduate programs in the field of agriculture and environment, unified Bachelor- Master programs, as well as the doctoral program in the field of Business Administration.

Myanmar Computer Group (MCC) Group, Myanmar, has sought enhanced partnership with the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), and expressed its willingness to offer undergraduate programs in the field of agriculture and environment, unified Bachelor- Master programs, as well as the doctoral program in the field of Business Administration.

The Asia-Pacific Forum for Environment and Development (APFED) has featured the work done by the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) in popularizing System of Rice Intensification (SRI) in its publication titled “Good Practices and Innovative Activities.”

An article titled “Planet choking on polluted water” written by Prof. Said Irandoust, President, Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) and Prof. Asit K Biswas , President of the Third World Centre for Water Management, Mexico was published in the newspaper Bangkok Post on 5 June 2011.

The United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR) is keen to associate Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) in the preparation of the Global Assessment Report (GAR). This was stated by Mr. Jerry Velasques, Senior Regional Coordinator, UNISDR for Asia and Pacific, at a meeting held at AIT on 3 June 2011.