Six students from Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) were awarded Deutscher Akademishcher Austausch Dienst (DAAD) scholarship certificates by Dr. Carolin Mülverstedt , Director of DAAD Information Center Bangkok and Mr. Marco Merten, Third Secretary, Press and Cultural Affairs, German Embassy in Bangkok. They were awarded the certificate at the Germany Embassy in Bangkok on 10 September 2010.

Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn on 7 September 2010 presided over the launch of the Friends of AIT Heritage (FAITH) Foundation at the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT). The official launch of the Foundation took place during AIT’s 51st Anniversary celebration. Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn spoke as the Patron of the AIT Fundraising Campaign.

Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn of Thailand became the first ever inductee into the new Hall Of Fame of the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) on 7 September 2010 at a glittering AIT Day 2010 ceremony organized to commemorate the 51st Anniversary of the Institute.

“The Asian Institute of Technology focuses on appropriate technology and we have benefitted a lot from this institute. We will act as ambassadors of AIT and send more students, visitors and officials for training.” This was stated by H.E. Dr. Abera Deressa, State Minister, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MoARD), Ethiopia while speaking at the closing ceremony of Professional Development Program on “Sustainable Development in Rural and Agricultural Practices using IT Applications” organized by AIT Extension on 1 September 2010.

Télécoms sans frontières, which is a partner of the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), has taken a lead role in providing emergency communication services in flood hit areas of Pakistan. TSF, in collaboration with a Pakistan NGO, Youth Resources Center (YRC), started calling operations in the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on 20 August 2010.