The climate change battle has to be fought in cities since it is the cities that generate the maximum Gross Development Product (GDP), emit the maximum GreenHouse Gases (GHGs), and are increasingly becoming more vulnerable. These were the remarks of Dr. Bindu Lohani, Senior Advisor to the AIT President, and former Vice President of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) while delivering the Distinguished Adjunct Faculty (DAF) Seminar on “Technological Challenges and Opportunities in Addressing Climate Resilience Smart Cities” at the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) on 26 January 2016.

As the host institute of the Wetlands Alliance Secretariat, the Asian Institute of Technology organized an international conference on ‘Wetlands Management: Science, Practice and Sustainable
Development’ in Siem Reap, Cambodia from 19-21 January 2016.

Dr. Peeyush Soni, an Associate Professor in the School of Environment, Resources and Development (SERD) of the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) has coauthored a publication titled “A regional strategy for sustainable agricultural mechanization.”

The Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Kashipur, India, has signed agreements with the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) for facilitating student exchange, faculty exchange, and undertaking joint research projects. Prof. Gautam Sinha, Director, IIM (Kashipur), and Prof. Worsak Kanok-Nukulchai, AIT President, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) and a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) on 19 January 2016.

While star-gazing and new techniques enable scientists to explore objects billions of kilometers away, the fact remains that we cannot see what is happening a few centimetres below the ground. Unless one is a geophysicist, the mysterious of what happens “under the ground” always remain an enigma.

When the tallest statue of Lord Buddha was being created in Thailand, the Crown Property Bureau thought of one organization to fall back upon for checking and verifying the stability of the structure — the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT).

Andalas University, Indonesia, has sought the expertise of the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) in academic excellence, international research, and administrative and budgetary management. A 17-member delegation from Andalas University led by their former Rector Prof. Werry Darta Taifur, visited AIT on 12 January 2016 and interacted with senior AIT officials to learn about AIT’s academic and nonacademic evaluation system.

One-hundred and sixteen students hailing from 16 countries spread across three continents were welcomed on the occasion of the Orientation Day on 5 January 2016 organized at the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT). The day marked the beginning of the January semester, with the incoming students being acquainted to the premier postgraduate institute.

Prof. Worsak Kanok-Nukulchai’s Opinion piece titled “Lessons for Asean on the globalisation of education” has been published on the Op-Ed Page (Page 13) of the English daily the Bangkok Post dated 22 December 2015.

Graduation speeches delivered on the occasion of the 124th Graduation of the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) held on 16 December 2015 are available for download at these links.