AIT President participates in IUCN Reception
AIT President Said Irandoust participated in the World Conservation Union (IUCN) reception on 10 May 2007 in conjunction with the Regional Steering Committee (RSC) meeting of the 'Mangroves for the Future: Promoting Investment in Costal Ecosystem Conservation' project.
Meeting for selection of WAP Coordinator held at AIT
The meeting of the WAP (Wetland Alliance Program) partners (AIT; Coastal Resources Institute at the Prince of Songkhla University, Thailand; WorldFish Center; and WWF) was held at AIT on 11 May 2007 to shortlist the candidates for the WAP coordinator position, among a total of 119 applications received.
Final proceedings of Tsunami Scientific Forum completed
The symposium proceedings of the Scientific Forum on the Tsunami, Its Impact and Recovery, Regional Symposium (held at AIT during 6-7 June 2005), which was edited by Professor Tawatchai Tingsanchali, was successfully completed.
N. R. Narayana Murthy of Infosys to Deliver Convocation Address
The Chairman of the Board and Chief Mentor at Infosys (http://www.infosys.com/), Mr. N. R. Narayana Murthy, will deliver the convocation address in the afternoon session of AIT’s 107th AIT Graduation Ceremony which will take place on 24 May 2007. Mr. Murthy also serves as the Chairman of the AIT School of Management Board, which will be holding its second meeting on the same day as the graduation.
Advance Notice for GRE-type Test for Pakistani Nationals Called
The Higher Education Commission Pakistan, invites applications for the Batch-2 of the program titled “Overseas Scholarships for MS/MPhil leading to PhD in Selected Fields-Phase-2” in end-May 2007. This Advanced Notice is meant for advising the applicants to complete the GRE-type test requirement which is essential for the Overseas Scholarship Program.
Prospects for Collaboration with VINNOVA on Innovation Systems
AIT expects to have two prospects in terms of collaboration with VINNOVA (Swedish Governmental Agency for Innovation Systems - http://www.vinnova.se/) , in follow to a 4 May telephone interview conducted by Mr. Tomas Eriksson, Journalist for the VINNOVA-Nytt magazine with AIT President Said Irandoust.
Collaborative Project on Protected Cultivation with University of Hannover Continued
The University of Hannover (HU) will continue the collaborative research program project on "Protected Cultivation - An Approach to Sustainable Vegetable Production in the Humid Tropics" between AIT-HU-Kasetsart University (KU) which was to come to an end this year.
AIT Attracts Prospective Candidates at EDUFEST 2007
AIT participated in the recent EDUFEST'07 held in Guwahati, northeastern part of India and the capital of Assam State. Representing at the event were Dr. Joydeep Dutta, Associate Dean, School of Engineering and Technology together with Dr. Pritam Shrestha, Head, External Relations and Communications Office (ERCO) and Ms. Naina Shakya, Program Officer, ERCO. It provided an excellent opportunity to further highlight the Institute in the region, which already has several alumni and current students.
Progress on the Draft AIT Charter
On 2 May 2007, AIT President Said Irandoust met with the Chairman of the Executive Committee Mr. Jonas Hafstrom (Ambassador of Sweden) and Vice Chairman of the Board, Mr. Jean-Pierre Verbiest (Country Director, Thailand Resident Mission, Asian Development Bank) to discuss the draft AIT Charter to find a possible financial model which would be acceptable to all trustees.
AIT to prepare BAT/BEP Forum action plans
AIT will play a major role in preparation of the regional and sub-regional BAT/BEP (Best Available Techniques and Best Environmental Practices) Forum action plans, in close consultation with member states. The intention on this matter was discussed during the visit of Ms. Ayumi Fujino, United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) Representative and Head of Regional Office in Thailand, to AIT on 3 May 2007. She was welcomed by AIT President Said Irandoust, Professor Vilas Wuwongse, Vice President for External Relations, Professor S. Kumar, Dean, SERD, Prof.