French Embassy in Thailand and AIT celebrate the work of female scientists studying and working to protect the world’s seas

By Office of Public Affairs

“Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow” was the theme of the United Nations’ commemoration of International Women’s Day 2022, celebrating the work of women and girls in fighting climate change.

By Office of Public Affairs

March 1st , 2022 — Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) and Delta Electronics (Thailand) Public Company Limited signed a five-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate and jointly promote knowledge exchange in research and development (R&D) for technology.

By Office of Public Affairs

Bangkok, March 18, 2022 – The Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) is among eight universities awarded by the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) to establish regional research chairs and research hubs in the Global South focusing on forced displacement.

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Bangkok, March 17, 2022 – The Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) and Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) jointly launched the Dual Doctoral Degree Program via a virtual ceremony. Following a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) signed just last year, four students have already enrolled into the program and joined the launch.

By Office of Public Affairs

Bangkok, March 8, 2022 – For the Spring Semester starting in January, the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) initiated scholarships for master’s program that will allow four female students from Afghanistan to obtain an education at AIT.  AIT, the generous donors of these scholarships, and the student recipients are all contributing to the goal of the International Women’s Day 2022:  Break the Bias.

By Nitipol Kiravanich and Mae Thiwari

 February 24, 2022 -- Just because you are living in a small apartment in the city does not mean you cannot grow your own vegetables. With an Internet of Things (IoT) system developed by Tanka Nath Sharma and Lalaine Jean Ballais, master’s students from the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) and recipients of ADB-JSP scholarship, growing your own tomatoes can be as easy as browsing TikTok clips on your mobile phone.

February 28, 2022

Since January of 2020, the Coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis has spread across the world.  The situation in Thailand was very stable in the summer of 2020--with a minor outbreak in December of that year—and all the way through the early part of 2021.  Unfortunately, a fierce wave hit Thailand in April, 2021, and then  the new Omicron variant hit us in December 2021.  Meanwhile, many places around the world are still heavily affected.

By Mae Thiwari

February 11, 2022 -- The 7th International Day of Women and Girls in Science Assembly, held virtually on February 11, 2022, at the United Nations (UN) Headquarters in New Year, focuses on the role of women and girls in science as agents of change.