Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) inaugurated a new office in Shanghai, a first of its kind in the People’s Republic of China on 24 February 2011. The formal ribbon cutting ceremony to inaugurate the AIT China office was jointly performed by H.E. Dr. Tej Bunnag, Chairman, Board of Trustees, AIT and former foreign minister of Thailand; Ms. Yang Xinyu, Member, Board of Trustees, AIT and Deputy Secretary-General, China Scholarship Council (CSC), Ministry of Education, People’s Republic of China (PRC); and Prof. Said Irandoust, President, AIT.

Country Director, Thailand Resident Mission of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), Mr. Craig M. Steffensen, today appreciated the role played by Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), stating that it is heartening that the institute is producing graduates who return to their home countries to help in the nation building process.

H.E. Mr. S.B. Dissanayake, Minister of Higher Education has welcomed the initial idea of opening of an AIT city office at Colombo. The minister suggested that the AIT Colombo office could offer executive short term training programs in Sri Lanka, apart from overseeing the development of a full-fledged AIT campus in Hambantota.

More than most, AIT grad Dr. Rafiul Ahad (M.Sc. 1980) knows the value of a first-rate education and how an academic scholarship can spur a financially challenged but gifted student’s destiny. That’s because he’s living proof – rising from humble beginnings to become a senior executive with one of the world’s most influential computer technology firms.

Nepal based Hydro Lab Private Limited is keen on mutual sharing of technical expertise and research facilities with the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT). It also seeks to create a partnership for consultancy work related to hydraulic studies and river works. This was finalized within a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), signed by AIT and Hydro Labs on 16 February 2011.

Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) is very popular in Nepal, and the Crimson College of Technology looks forward towards a formal association with AIT. This was stated by the Mr. Devi Bhandari, Principal of Crimson College of Technology, while interacting with senior AIT officials on 16 February 2011.

Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) enjoys a unique position and we are exploring the possibility of AIT being an Asian node for regional cooperation. The Institute is high on our radar, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation would love to work with AIT. These were the remarks of Dr. Frank Rijsberman, Director, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, during a visit to AIT on 11 February 2011.

Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) enjoys a unique position and we are exploring the possibility of AIT being an Asian node for regional cooperation. The Institute is high on our radar, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation would love to work with AIT. These were the remarks of Dr. Frank Rijsberman, Director, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, during a visit to AIT on 11 February 2011.

The Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) is a unique example of an international institute of higher education. These were the remarks of Prof. Young S. Chai, Dean College of Engineering, Yeungnam University, Korea during a visit to AIT on 10 February 2011.

An article coauthored by H.E. Dr. Tej Bunnag, former foreign minister of Thailand, and Chairman, AIT Board of Trustees, and Prof. Said Irandoust, President, AIT was published on the Editorial page of the English daily Bangkok Post. The article is reproduced here.