Department of Food Technology and Quality Control (DFTQC), Government of Nepal is keen to have a formal partnership with the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT). This was stated by a delegation of DFTQC headed by Ms. Jiwan Prava Lama, Director General during a visit to AIT on 18 November 2010.

Friendship was the name of the game at the 32nd annual AIT-NIDA Traditional Sports Day held on 15 November 2010 at the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT). Though women’s and men’s teams competed to win in eight sports, the event succeeded in drawing both institutes closer together.

German Technical Cooperation (GTZ) is actively seeking participation in Thai-German trilateral projects in Cambodia, Lao PDR and Vietnam. This was stated by Mr. Apichai Sunchindah, Policy Advisor, GTZ during his visit to Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) on 19 November 2010.

Environment Minister of Pakistan, H.E. Mr. Hameed Ullah Jan Afridi, has sought the assistance of the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) in reducing vulnerability in Pakistan. The government of Pakistan is currently analyzing causes of environmental degradation, and it is keen that AIT should suggest measures to reduce vulnerability from natural disasters.

Ten years after all ASEAN leaders and the bulk of the world’s international organizations signed the United Nations Millennium Declaration on 8 September 2000, a workshop was recently held at the ASEAN Secretariat in Jakarta to discuss the advantages of a regular statistical report on ASEAN’s progress towards the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).

Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE) of Vietnam is seeking the active participation of the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) to help develop a “National Strategy on Sustainable Marine Development”. This was conveyed by a 10-member strong delegation from MONRE during a visit to AIT on 16 November 2010.

Over 400 participants gathered in Bangkok last week for a “Language, Education and the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)” conference co-organized and sponsored by the Asean Regional Center for MDGs (ARCMDG) of AIT.

A focus on the three principles of “People, Planet and Partnerships (3P) can help guide the path towards responsible development. This was stated by Ambassador. Mr. Curtis S. Chin, former US Executive Director to the Asian Development Bank (ABD), while speaking at the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) on 11 November.

Thirty-four Thai and foreign companies took their search for employee talent to AIT on November 12 by participating at the AIT Career Fair. AIT students and new graduates alike packed the Conference Center to network with corporate recruiters and investigate job and internship opportunities.

AIT’s current enrolment of 18 students from the People’s Republic of China is low by historical standards. This was the view of China’s Ambassador to Thailand, H.E. Mr. Guan Mu, on learning last week that AIT has produced over 700 alumni from China.