Rice farmers of Roi-et, AIT staff and local government officials gather for a rice transplanting ceremony.

AIT, NGO team up to make rice growing greener

AIT and the Thai Education Foundation won a competitive research grant from the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research Challenge Program for Water and Food in February 2006. AIT and the non-governmental organization collaborated with the Department of Non-Formal Education to select the village Ban Chaeng; District; At Smart; Roi-Et for what is known as Participatory Action Research.

Meeting on 27 July in Colombo, Sri Lanka, were Mr. Nihal Herath, technical advisor, SEMP; Mr. Sanjeev Jayasinghe, Head, External Relations and Communications Office, AIT President Said Irandoust, Sri Lankan Minister of Education the Hon. Susil Premajayanta and Mr. Amura Dissanayake, director, SEMP.

Sri Lankan mission establishes time frame for AIT center, training possibilities

An AIT delegation made a late July visit to Colombo, Sri Lanka, to discuss funding for 10 master's scholarships at the AIT Center Sri Lanka and training programs for public administrators.

Rice farmers of Roi-et, AIT staff and local government officials gather for a rice transplanting ceremony.

AIT, NGO team up to make rice growing greener

AIT and the Thai Education Foundation won a competitive research grant from the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research Challenge Program for Water and Food in February 2006. AIT and the non-governmental organization collaborated with the Department of Non-Formal Education to select the village Ban Chaeng; District; At Smart; Roi-Et for what is known as Participatory Action Research.

Reduce, reuse, recycle promoted regionally through new knowledge hub

Mr. Surendra Shrestha, regional director and representative, UNEP, AIT President Said Irandoust, Dr. Bindu Lohani, director general, Regional and Sustainable Development Department of the ADB, and Mr. Rae Kwon Chung, director of Environment and Sustainable Development Division, UNESCAP, shake hands after signing the agreement.

RS&GIS; welcomes visiting faculty member

The Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems (RS&GIS;) field of study, School of Engineering and Technology welcomes Dr. Seishiro Kibe (left), who is seconded by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) as a visiting professor starting from July 2006.

Dr. Kibe completed his bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering in 1975, his master's in Structural Dynamics in 1977 and his doctorate in Engineering in 1981, all from Tokyo University.

Aquaculture hosts Curriculum Development Workshop

The Aquaculture and Aquatic Resources Management organized a Curriculum Development Workshop from 9 to 21 July 2006 at AIT.

A total of 20 instructors (five from each institution) participated from Royal University of Agriculture, Phnom Penh, Cambodia; Tribhuvan University, Institute of Agriculture and Animal Sciences, Rampur, Nepal; Research Institute for Aquaculture No.1 / Hanoi Agricultural University, Hanoi, Vietnam; and the University of Agriculture and Forestry, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

Web site devoted to sponsored and contracted projects

The Sponsored and Contracted Projects Unit (SCPU) announced that a Web site created for Fund 30 and project-related matters is now accessible from the AIT Research internal Web page. The address is: https://oldweb.

Japan, UNESCO offer research fellowships

Japan is financing 20 research fellowships for the seventh year in memory of the late Prime Minister of Japan, Keizo Obuchi.

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)/Keizo Obuchi Research Fellowships Programme focuses on postgraduate research activities in the following four areas, as identified by late Prime Minister Obuchi: Environment (with particular emphasis on water sciences), intercultural dialogue, information and communication technologies and peaceful conflict resolution.

E.U.-Asian program calls for proposals

The Asia-Invest II Programme is an initiative by the European Commission to promote and support business cooperation between the European Union and Asia.

The call for proposals 2006-2007 is open, with two deadlines on 7 October 2006 and 9 March 2007.16.75 million euros is available for grant support to partnerships of E.U. and Asian business intermediary organizations, under the components of business meetings and capacity building.

Earthwatch funds research

Earthwatch's research program welcomes proposals from advanced scholars and professionals of any nationality. The organization is a diverse community of scientists, educators, students, businesspeople and explorers who work together to get the fullest benefit from scientific expeditions.