By Kanda Yaemboonruang
Associate Professor Dr. Kunnawee Kanitpong, director of the Thailand Accident Research Center (TARC) and faculty member in the Transportation Engineering program at the Asian Institute of Technology, advises holidaymakers in Thailand to avoid speeding during and after New Year’s.
Studies by TARC show that the maximum safe speed for motorcycles is 80 km/h, while cars should maintain a speed of 100 km/h or lower on the nation’s highways.
By Shawn Kelly and Kanda Yaemboonruang
At the 134th AIT Graduation Ceremony on 18 December 2020, University of Strathclyde Principal and Vice Chancellor Prof. Sir Jim McDonald became the first Commencement Speaker in AIT’s sixty-one year history to address a graduation ceremony remotely through a prepared video message.
By Sanjeet Amatya
This month, The Gazette interviewed Ms. Sthapit from Nepal—an alumna from AIT’s Gender and Development Studies program. She is the co-founder of Aji’s Products, a social enterprise in Kathmandu that empowers senior citizens in society to live healthy and happy lives by providing a platform to showcase their skills and knowledge.
By Kanda Yaemboonruang
During the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, any person who qualifies to enter Thailand must undergo a 14-day period of self-quarantine. Since September 2020, AIT has been accommodating incoming overseas students’ entry into the country at its official Organizational Quarantine (OQ) facility.
By Kanda Yaemboonruang
The elderly of our society are the age group with the highest risk of serious injuries from a fall, and this risk increases with age, the World Health Organization (WHO) stresses.
By Office of Public Affairs
AIT Professor Chettiyappan Visvanathan has been awarded the International Conference on SolidWaste Management and Circular Economy (IconSWM-CE) – Lifetime Achievement Award for 2020.
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December 31, 2020
Since January of 2020, the Coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis has spread across the world. By the end of the year, the situation in Thailand has turned from being stable for several months in Summer and Fall to having new outbreaks in December.
AIT received a total of THB 150,000 from GTE alumni to support the Geotechnical and Earth Resources Engineering laboratory. The donations will be used for student research in the GTE laboratory.
According to Dr. Eden Woon, AIT President, these donations from GTE alumni will enable AIT faculty members and students to do their research using efficient lab equipment and provide higher quality research output.
AIT received a total of THB 264,000 from Associate Professor Dr. Suvit Saetia and Alumni Friends for upgrading the AIT Digital Media Lab.
With this contribution, AIT students, faculty, and staff will be able to use more efficient digital media equipment and software to support their various purposes ranging from developing materials for online promotional activities to student research documentation to educational content for online or hybrid teaching.
A generous donor gave a gift to the 12 AIT frontline Organizational Quarantine (OQ) staff as a year-end bonus for appreciation of their good work.
AIT is the first university in Thailand to have a quarantine facility approved by the Thai Public Health Ministry.