Prospective postgraduate students from all over Thailand sampled a flavour of AIT’s internationality, academic and research offerings, and its facilities at the Open House organized on 11 March 2016.

A book on “Groundwater Environment in Asian Cities” by Associate Professor Dr. Sangam Shrestha and Vishnu Prasad Pandey of AIT’s School of Engineering and Technology (SET) has been released by Elsevier. Coauthored with Binaya R Shivakoti of Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), Japan and Shashidhar Thatikonda of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Hyderabad, the book focuses on groundwater environment in 14 Asian cities.

Today, on the 100th Anniversary of Dr. Puey Ungphakorn’s birth on March 9, 1916, the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) joins UNESCO, Thailand and the world in celebrating the enormous life accomplishments of the man who was so instrumental to its modern day success.

With extinction rates being higher than any time in history, humanity is now in the midst of its greatest biodiversity crisis. With 90 per cent of species yet to be discovered, we are lagging behind in this battle for preserving biodiversity.

Best in seven disciplines, obtains perfect scores in five

Emeritus Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), H.E. Dr. Thanat Khoman passed away today (3 March 2016). He was 102.

The AIT Cultural Show 2016 organized by the Student Union Culture and Gender Committee under the theme of “Colours of Life” saw over one hundred student performers and volunteers captivate a standing-room-only crowd at the AIT Auditorium on the evening of February 20.

A two-member delegation from the Republic of Korea visited AIT on 25 February 2016, and expressed their intention to resume the constructive relationship with AIT. Led by Mr. Chang Soyc, Counsellor, the Embassy of Republic of Korea in Thailand, it included Mr. Han Jinsup, Director, Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA).

Eleven student volunteers from the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) acted as ‘Social Reporters’ at the Second ASEAN Conference on Biodiversity (ACB) 2016 held on 15-17 February 2016 at Bangkok. As social reporters, AIT students documented the technical sessions, summarized the proceedings, provided inputs to the daily bulletin, assisted in the field trip for delegates, and participated in discussions with policy makers, experts, NGOs, and government officials.

Although all the working units of the nuclear reactor were shut down following the Tohoku earthquake, the question of how Fukushima-I exploded has baffled many observers.