The Golden Jubilee celebrations of the Asian Institute of Technology were organized at the Sultan Hotel in Jakarta. The event saw participation from a galaxy of prominent individuals, partners, delegates, media persons and well wishers.
A young and energetic Students Union XI emerged victors in an encounter with the President’s XI in an exciting friendly match played on the football grounds of the Asian Institute of Technology. Despite a spirited and energetic performance by the President’s XI, they were no match for the students’ team which was marked by professional play.
Asian Institute of Technology has decided to work on a new MoU with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) on AIT-UNEP Regional Resource Centre for Asia and the Pacific (RRC.AP). This follows a meeting of the AIT President Said Irandoust with senior members of the UNEP management.
The Golden Jubilee celebrations of Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) at Vietnam were marked with pomp and splendor with friends of alumni saluting the contribution of AIT towards developing capacity building in Vietnam. Held at Sofitel Plaza Hotel in Hanoi, the event witnessed participation from alumni, friends and well wishers as well as the media.
Three students from the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) have returned after serving for almost a month as a part of the Telecoms Sans Frontières (TSF) team which assisted in humanitarian relief measures in Philippines and Samoa islands. The three, Frédéric Leduc, Albane Coeurquetin and Fanny Gaborit are Master’s students at AIT.
Minister of Housing and Common Amenities (Sri Lanka), H.E. Mr. Gitanjana Gunawardena, along with Mr. Upul E. Kulasinghe, Advisor to the Minister visited the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) for discussions on the implementation of the MoU between AIT and the Ministry of Housing and Common Amenities of Sri Lanka.
History was made today when twelve students from five
countries attended their first day of classes as undergraduates at AIT
on November 2.
Fifty years after eighteen graduate students from three countries
enrolled at the SEATO Graduate School of Engineering, which would later
become the Asian Institute of Technology, a similarly small group of
students from India, Nepal, Myanmar, Vietnam and Thailand ushered in a
new era for undergraduate education at AIT.
Welcomed along with their families by administration officials on
undergraduate Orientation Day on October 29 the newcomers, ranging
from sixteen to twenty years of age, quickly learned the significance
of their decision to attend AIT. “You are all making history as the
first ever batch of undergraduates at AIT,” the Head of the AIT Student
Office Ann Lopez-Fontanilla said.
University of
Nottingham (Malaysia campus) has evinced keen interest in
collaborating with the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT). Prof. Sayed
Azam-Ali, Vice President for Research and Mr. Govindan Nair, Director,
International Office of the University of Nottingham (Malaysia Campus)
visited AIT and explored issues like capacity building, sustainable
development and joint research funding from various international
organizations.
The move of Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) to tie up with the
Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Kakinada (JNTUK) in India has been
widely reported in the Indian media. This follows a meeting of Dr.
Pinnamaneni Udaya Bhaskar, Director, Foreign Universities and Alumni
Relations, JNTUK with AIT President Said Irandoust during his recent
visit to Thailand during the month of October.
Research work by Prof. Vilas M. Salokhe of the School of Environment,
Resources and Development (SERD) at the Asian Institute of Technology
(AIT) has been featured by the Agriculture Research Service (ARS) of
the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).
An article written by Ann Perry titled “Computer Modeling Can
Contribute to Thai Soybean Production” states that ARS scientists along
with their partners at AIT have been able to “pinpoint the best
agronomic practices for maximizing soybean production in
Thailand”.
The article says that ARS scientists are testing the soybean model
GLYCIM to improve its performance under a range of conditions around
the world.