Ambassador of Indonesia to Thailand, H.E. Ambassador Ahmad Rusdi assured the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) of full support as he welcomed cooperation between AIT and higher education institutions in Indonesia. On his maiden visit to AIT on 5 March 2018, Ambassador Rusdi spoke of the importance of international cooperation and stressed the need for educational cooperation.
The Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) has been ranked among the top universities in eight subject areas, according to the QS Top Universities 2018 Rankings by Subject released on 28 February 2018.
Civil and Structural Engineering (ranked between 101-150) and Architecture and Built Environment (101-150) are two subjects where AIT is ranked at the top in Thailand.
Dr. Anik Kumar Anal of the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) has published a book on “Bionanotechnology: Principles and Applications.” Released by CRC Press in February 2018, the 189-page book is designed for broad accessibility to students and researchers of both engineering and natural sciences.
Cities must address climate change, and there is a need for a “long-term, cross disciplinary studies to reduce carbon emissions and urban risks from global warming.” Setting the agenda and six research priorities in the latest issue of “Nature” are Dr. Shobhakar Dhakal and 10 other leading scientists who have co authored an article of “Six research priorities for cities and climate change.
Tracing the history of the establishment of the SEATO Graduate School of Engineering and the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), and envisioning the future of the Institute in the context of global and regional changes in the landscape of higher education was the theme of two lectures organized by AIT in February 2018.
Setting things in motion at AIT on 20 February 2018 was the Milton E. Bender Jr. Lecture and Public Discussion, where Dr. Adrian Ray Chamberlain, former President of Colorado State University (CSU), spoke on “SEATO-GSE AND AIT: Beginnings and Visions for the Future.
Among the pioneers who left their home countries and moved to Asia in the second half of the twentieth century to work towards the cause of higher education were a galaxy of leaders who arrived at Thailand. And within few decades they had achieved what was then considered a dream — creating an international level postgraduate institute in the region.
Deputy Minister for Academic Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, H.E. Mr. Abdul Tawab Balakarzai reminisced his days as a student at the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), and complimented the multicultural, multinational, and multilingual ethos of the Institute.
Find out more from this article in Financial Times (Sri Lanka). The article draws heavily on AIT President Prof. Worsak Kanok-Nukulchai's address before the Royal Society of Thailand. The title of Prof. Worsak's address was ‘Grooming the Intellectuals to be Global Citizens in the 21st Century’. This is the first part of a column by the writer W A Wijewardana, and it exclusively deals with Prof.
The Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Department of Industrial Works (DIW), Ministry of Industry, Royal Thai Government. The agreement was signed by Mr. Mongkol Pruekwatana, Director General, DIW, and Prof.
A new revised edition of a book on “Organic Waste Recycling” authored by AIT experts, Prof. Chongrak Polprasert and Dr. Thammarat Koottatep of Environmental Engineering and Management (EEM), School of Environment, Resources and Development (SERD) has been released.