The President of the University of Tokyo, Professor Hiroshi Komiyama, recently formally wrote to AIT President Said Irandoust, expressing his strong support to AIT in becoming an affiliate member of the prestigious Alliance for Global Sustainability (AGS) initiative.
AIT President Prof. Said Irandoust earlier this month met with Dr. Surin Pitsuwan, the new Secretary General of ASEAN, discussing ways in which there could be synergies and closer partnerships between AIT and ASEAN under Dr. Surin's new leadership.
The AITAA Mother Chapter welcomed about 182 new members to its alumni family through the 108th Induction Ceremony which was held on 20 December 2007 at the Milton Bender Auditorium, AIT. There are now 15,504 AIT Alumni from more than 80 countries worldwide.
The Second GMSARN International Conference 2007: The Second GMSARN International Conference 2007 was successfully organized by GMSARN on 12th –14th December at Ambassador City Jomtien Hotel, Pattaya. The aim of the
conference was to provide one of the biggest GMS forums for participants to
disseminate and discuss their research findings.
The first Tsunami Science and Preparedness (TSP) Certificate Program in Asia will be jointly organized by AIT and University of Washington (UW), USA, with the support from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and United States Agency for International Development (USAID-Asia) in Bangkok from 10-26 March 2008. The program is offered as part of AIT’s new post-graduate study program on Disaster Preparedness, Mitigation and Management.
His Majesty King Bhumibol of Thailand conveyed through Her Royal Highness Maha Chakri Sirindhorn his continued interest and support for AIT and its work. HRH Princess Sirindhorn revealed this during the luncheon which AIT hosted in honour of HRH Princess Sirindhorn after the AIT’s 108th Graduation on 21 December 2007.
Her Royal Highness also made a personal contribution of 1 million Baht towards scholarships for needy students to pursue their studies at AIT. Her Royal Highness had very fond memories and recollections of the time she spent at AIT in 1984, when she attended a two-month course at the Asian Regional Remote Sensing Training Center.
From left- Prof. S. Kumar (Dean, SERD), Prof. V. M. Salokhe (Former
AAAE President and Award Recipient), Prof. Nobutaka Ito (AAAE
President) and Prof. Jun Sakai (Award Founder)
The first Asian Association for Agricultural Engineering
(AAAE)-Sakai Science and Technology Award was presented to Prof.
Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn on 21 December 2007 conferred H.E. Mr. Anand Panyarachun, former Prime Minister of Thailand, the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy (honoris causa) at the Asian Institute of Technology’s (AIT) 108th Graduation Ceremony.
On 6 December 2007, AIT President Said Irandoust attended the "International Symposium on Geotechnical Engineering Ground Improvement and Geosynthetics for Human Security and Environmental Preservation". The event was organized by AIT's Asian Center for Soil Improvement and Geosynthetics (ACSIG), School of Engineering and Technology (SET) and its partners, which include: the International Geosynthetics Society (IGS), Thailand Chapter; Southeast Asian Geotechnical Society (SEAGS); King Mongkut's University of Technology (KMUTT); and the Department of Environmental Quality and Promotion in the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE), Thailand.
On 6 December 2007, AIT signed an MoU with Islamic University of Indonesia (UII), Yogyakarta UII, which will further strengthen the cooperation between AIT and UII through joint academic, research, training, advisory, and consultancy activities. Under this MoU, AIT-UII will carry out joint education programs and research covering all relevant disciplines in AIT and UII. Priority areas are UII staff development, dual degree program, faculty / staff exchange and joint research.