It’s well known to the world that the Chinese economy is growing by leaps and bounds. One byproduct of this financial success has been the recent long march of Chinese students towards international educational destinations. But less understood, perhaps, is the fact that Thailand’s higher learning system earns high marks in the Middle Kingdom, and it is now a popular choice for many young Chinese seeking a study-abroad experience.

Forty undergraduate students from six universities and institutes of Thailand visited the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) on 5 November 2010, to interact with AIT students and learn more about the Institute. The students, who came from Chulalongkorn University, Thammasat University, Kasetsart University, Rajamangala University of Technology, King Mongkut Institute of Technology (Thonburi and Ladkrabang), and Sirindhorn International Institute of Technology (SIIT) were fascinated by the internationality of AIT and its diverse range of offerings.

With floods comes a deluge of water. Ironically, the deluge is almost always accompanied with water shortages. Water shortages may sound surprising during such times, but clean drinking water becomes a casualty during every disaster. Muddy waters mix with clean water, while drinking water pipelines get washed away, with the end result being lack of potable water.

In what was described by officials as one of the largest and most successful gatherings of the AIT alumni executive membership, the 39th Governing Board Meeting (GBM) and associated activities of the AIT Alumni Association (AITAA) took place in Vietnam from 23-24 October 2010.

Sixteen students of the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) were awarded certificates by H.E. Mr. Seiji Kojima, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Embassy of Japan, at a simple and elegant ceremony at AIT on 1 November 2010.

Starting the first week of November 2010, AIT will possess the capability to electronically monitor the status of all student applications entering its admissions system.

Bilateral trade between Thailand and India has multiplied six times
since 2000 and it has crossed six billion US dollars. Trade data for
January-June 2010 reveals that bilateral trade is 3.23 billion dollars,
an increase of 53 per cent over the corresponding figure last year.

In its effort to reach out to the global scientific community, America’s prestigious National Science Foundation (NSF) is keen to find and support research on cutting-edge topics, wherever it exists in the world.

AIT played a leading role at the recent 2010 Asia-Pacific Climate Change Adaptation Forum (Forum 2010), which was convened at the United Nations Conference Centre in Bangkok on 21-22 October, 2010.

Two students from Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) are among the team of four volunteers of Télécoms Sans Frontières (TSF) who have rushed to Indonesia following the earthquake and tsunami in Mentawai Islands in Western Sumatra. The deployment is in response to the request of the Office of the President of Indonesia.