Former President of Philippines, Fidel V. Ramos has lauded AIT in an article written in the Manilla Bulletin, Philippines’ largest broadsheet newspaper, describing AIT as an institution “In a class of its own”.

Former President of Philippines, Fidel V. Ramos has lauded AIT in an article written in the Manilla Bulletin, Philippines’ largest broadsheet newspaper, describing AIT as an institution “In a class of its own”.

Six K-water interns today completed their stint at the AIT and will now return to their parent organization. They had a farewell meeting with the AIT President Said Irandoust where they made a short video presentation about K-water and shared their experienced during their four weeks of internship in AIT.

While celebrating the ambition, commitment and dedication of the founders of AIT, the AIT President Said Irandoust called for a “greater role for the AIT in a new Asia”. “The world has changed; Asia has changed and AIT is also set to change and embrace the new world”. With these words, Prof Said Irandoust set the stage for the Roundtable Workshop on “AIT – the Next 50 years”.

The entire world including developing and developed countries need to be a part of a successful Copenhagen Climate Change Summit. Developing countries, particularly in Asia need to “climate proof” their infrastructure since they will face impacts like floods, drought, river bank erosion and cyclones on account of climate change. 97 per cent of the projected increase in Carbon dioxide emissions between 2005-2030 will emanate from non OECD countries and 60 per cent would be from China and India.

The World is in the midst of an optical revolution with a huge demand for optical engineers. While the US has 700,000 electrical engineers and 600,000 mechanical engineers, it only has 60,000 optical engineers. Enumerating the huge demand for people in optical sciences, Dr. Robert P. Breault, Chairman of the Board of Breault Research Organization (BRO) stated that the biosciences industry will boost the demand even further. “There are simply not enough optical engineers to conduct the required research”, Dr Breault remarked while addressing a gathering at the Center of Excellence in Nanotechnology at AIT.

Dr. Bindu N. Lohani, distinguished AIT alumnus and Vice-President (Finance and Administration) of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) will deliver an extramural lecture at AIT on the topic “Key Issues for a Successful Copenhagen Climate Change Summit: The Role of Emerging Countries in Asia and the Role of AIT” on Monday, 7 September 2009 between 9:00-10:30 a.m. in the Milton E. Bender Jr. Auditorium.

Dr. Bindu N. Lohani, distinguished AIT alumnus and Vice-President (Finance and Administration) of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) will deliver an extramural lecture at AIT on the topic “Key Issues for a Successful Copenhagen Climate Change Summit: The Role of Emerging Countries in Asia and the Role of AIT” on Monday, 7 September 2009 between 9:00-10:30 a.m. in the Milton E. Bender Jr. Auditorium.