A driverless car invented by Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) students wins the Thailand Intelligent Vehicle Challenge 2009

The report by the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) and the by the
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) on the Mekong river dam in
China has been highlighted by the Yale Center for the Study on
Globalization. In an article “Dams in China Turn the Mekong Into a
River of Discord”, Michael Richardson, a visiting senior research
fellow at the Institute of South East Asian Studies in Singapore states
that “Rivers know no borders, but dams do”.

While reporting in YaleGlobal, the article says, “A report in May by
the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Asian Institute
of Technology (AIT) warned that China’s plan for a cascade of eight
dams on the Mekong, which it calls the Lancang Jiang, might pose ‘a
considerable threat’ to the river and its natural riches”.
The article has been reprinted in several publications around the
globe including the “The Nation” on July 28 on its prestigious Opinion
page.

European Commission and International NGO Telecoms Sans Frontières (TSF) reinforced emergency responders’ capacities in telecommunications and information technologies at a six day training session organized at the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) at Bangkok. The initial course on training emergency organizations in Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) concluded at AIT last week.

European Commission and International NGO Telecoms Sans Frontières (TSF) reinforced emergency responders’ capacities in telecommunications and information technologies at a six day training session organized at the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) at Bangkok. The initial course on training emergency organizations in Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) concluded at AIT last week.

Prof Muhammad Yunus, the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize winner will formally launch the Yunus Center at AIT on August 19, 2009. To mark the occasion, a formal MOU will be followed by a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Thailand.

Prof Muhammad Yunus, the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize winner will formally launch the Yunus Center at AIT on August 19, 2009. To mark the occasion, a formal MOU will be followed by a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Thailand.

The Asian Institute of Technology is keen to enter the higher education marketplace in Nepal by instituting a permanent branch center that would conduct innovative development-focused programs.
Plans are moving forward to launch an AIT Center Nepal in the near future, AIT President Prof. Said Irandoust told Nepal’s Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal, during a high-level meeting on July 7 in Kathmandu.

Regional Integrated Multi-hazard Early Warning System for Africa and Asia (RIMES) is keen to enhance its cooperation with AIT. RIMES also proposes that all 26 nations who are its collaborating countries, should become members of AIT.

A delegation from Korea University of Technology and Education (KUT) led by the president of KUT, Dr. Un-Ki JEON visited the AIT today to explore possible collaboration.

The AIT’ s Royal Thai Government Coordination Office, in cooperation with the Student Office and Student Union, will organize the Visit-AIT Day on Tuesday, 14 July 2009