Taiwan academic cooperation renewed
The Government of Taiwan, through its Ministry of Education, has renewed its cooperation with AIT in the form of faculty secondments and the provision of scholarships for joint research with Taiwanese universities. Professor Tsong-Ming Lin, President of the National Yunlin University of Science and Technology, informed AIT that the Taiwanese Ministry of Education will sponsor and second three faculty members to AIT, namely Dr. Huang, Chia Hsing, Associate Professor in Finance, for a one year period (Ph.D. in Finance, University of Pennsylvania, USA); Professor Wang, Yaw-Juen, Professor in Electrical Engineering, for a two year period (Dr.-Ing de l' Institut National Polytechnique de Grenoble, France); and Professor Gong, Dah Chuan, Professor in Industrial Engineering, for a two year period (Ph.D. in Industrial and System Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA). The Ministry of Education will also sponsor the doctoral studies of two lecturers, Mr. Hsiao-Kuang Kao and Mrs.

AIT Golden Jubilee Fundraising Campaign Workshop

The AIT Golden Jubilee Fundraising Campaign (GJFC) team held a workshop at the Khumluang Lamphun Resort, Nakhon Nayok, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon on 14 July 2007. This followed a one-day brainstorming meeting on the organization of the 'Alumni Home Coming Seminar 2007' held on 13 July at the same location.

Masters in ComNETS, Institut National Des Telecommunications, France receives accreditation from Conference Des Grandes Ecoles, France

The Master of Science Degree program in Communication Networks and Services (MSc ComNETS), offered by Institut National Des Telecommunications (INT), France, in collaboration with AIT has been accredited by the Conference Des Grandes Ecoles, France, until June 2010. Under AIT-INT agreement, the first year coursework for this degree is conducted at AIT with AIT course curricula and the second year at INT, France.

Chairman of the Executive Committee Meets with AIT Administration

The newly appointed Chairman of the Executive Committee, H.E. Mr. Pieter Marres, Ambassador of The Netherlands, visited AIT on 10 July 2007 and was welcomed by AIT President Said Irandoust.

Integrated Bachelor's-Master's Program with AUST Discussed
Dr. Viphandh Roengpithya, President and Vice Chancellor of Asian University of Science and Technology AUST accompanied by Dr. Apichat Tungthangthum, Dean, Faculty of Engineering & Technology, AUST visited AIT on 10 July 2007 and met with AIT President Said Irandoust; Professor Worsak Kanok-Nukulchai, Dean, School of Engineering and Technology, and Dr. Manukid Parnichkun.

Meeting to Further Discuss UNEP-AIT Carbon Neutrality Initiative

On 10 July 2007, AIT President Said Irandoust, together with Professor S. K. Rakshit, Vice President for Research; Professor Ram M. Shrestha; Dr. Animesh Dutta; Dr. Jonathan Shaw, Director AIT Extension (also Chair of the AIT Environment Task Force) and Dr. H. L. Tien, Head, Infrastructure met with Mr. Surendra Shrestha, Director, UNEP-RRC.AP Office (also UNEP Regional Director for Asia Pacific) and the UNEP team to further discuss the carbon neutrality initiative.

Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) Sweden and AIT Discuss Partnerships in Two-stage Programs

Various partnerships that could be undertaken between Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) Sweden and AIT in relevant fields such as energy and environment, sustainable tourism etc.

FOI-Swedish Defence Research Agency, Sweden, and AIT to Jointly Develop a Concrete Proposal in Underwater Technology

During the recent visit to AIT, Dr. Matts Gustavsson, Head of Department of Underwater Research at FOI-Swedish Defence Research Agency in Sweden which is one of the world's leading research institutes, was impressed by AIT's work, in particular that being done in the field of underwater technology.

AIT Plans to Have a Joint Master’s Degree Program with Two Top Indonesian Universities
AIT proposed to have a joint master’s degree program with two top universities in Indonesia -- Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB), and the Universitas Gadjah Mada Indonesia with funding to be provided by the Bureau of Planning and International Cooperation, Ministry of National Education (MNE). MNE plans to send as many as 4000 lecturers (today only 400) for higher studies abroad, starting from 2008. The program aims to share experiences amongst the top national universities in Indonesia as well as international institutions.

AIT Mission to Azerbaijan
The proposal on "Capacity Building for Education in ICT in Azerbaijan" jointly developed by the Government of Azerbaijan, AIT and the International Institute of Geo-Information and Earth Observation (ITC) Netherlands was endorsed by the Azerbaijan cabinet and was officially submitted by the Government to the Asian Development Bank (ADB) on 20 June 2007. This was among several outcomes of the meetings and discussions during the mission of AIT President Said Irandoust and Mr. Nico Barito, Senior Fellow, United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), to Baku, Azerbaijan, at the invitation of the Government from 18-21 June 2007 through the support of the Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan.