Inviting the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) to consider the Asian Institute of Technology as its “academic arm” for the region, AIT President Prof. Worsak Kanok-Nukulchai welcomed Mr. Hiroyuki Konuma, Assistant Director General and FAO Regional Representatives for Asia and the Pacific to the campus on August 24 for discussions on the AIT-FAO Action Plan 2014 for cooperation.

The AIT Distinguished Lecture Series kicked of with a inaugural talk on “Living with Robots” delivered by Stanford University pioneer Prof. Oussama Khatib. Traversing the 50-year journey of robots during a lecture delivered at AIT on 26 August 2014, Prof. Khatib highlighted how robotics is entering new frontiers.

The AIT Distinguished Lecture Series kicked of with a inaugural talk on “Living with Robots” delivered by Stanford University pioneer Prof. Oussama Khatib. Traversing the 50-year journey of robots during a lecture delivered at AIT on 26 August 2014, Prof. Khatib highlighted how robotics is entering new frontiers.

Dr. Shobhakar Dhakal of the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) was among the three select scientists who presented the findings of Fifth Assessment Report (AR5) of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) at the IPCC Conference organized at the India Habitat Center, Delhi on 6 August 2014.

A visit to AIT on 22 August 2014 by two senior South Korean officials representing the Innovative Water Center (iWc) in Cambodia augers well for partnership on tackling water and sanitation issues in the region, AIT officials said last week.

The Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) in Thailand has signed a three-year partnership agreement with Indian high-tech pioneer Bilcare Ltd involving multiple aspects of nanotechnology cooperation and higher education.

The Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) is held in “highest esteem” in Bhutan, and is regarded as a Center of Excellence. This was stated by the Ambassador of Bhutan to Thailand, H.E. Mr. Kesang Wangdi, during his visit to AIT on 26 August 2014.

AIT’s Dr. Ram C Bhujel has authored a book titled “A Manual for Tilapia Business Management.” Published by CABI, the book is targeted at tilapia farmers and producers, besides students of aquaculture.

AIT Chairman of the Board H.E. Dr. Subin Pinkayan has called on the Asian Institute of Technology to establish innovative engineering leadership and entrepreneurship programs in pursuing its mission to provide professional human resources for the development of the Asian region through education, research and outreach.

“Earthquake engineering is going through a ground-shaking,” renowned President and CEO of Computers and Structures, Inc., American Mr. Ashraf Habibullah told a large crowd of structural engineering experts in Thailand as he introduced a one-day seminar titled “The theory and practice of Performance-Based Design: The Future of Earthquake Engineering.”