Describing the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) as a “perfect platform” in the region, the Ambassador of Colombia to Thailand, H.E. Mr. Andelfo Jose Garcia Gonzalez, stated that there are multiple opportunities of cooperation between AIT and Colombia.

The development agenda after 2015 will witness a paradigm shift with natural disasters and climate change becoming inseparable from the macro-economy. Mapping these changes was Dr. Puji Pujiono, Chief Disaster Risk Reduction Section, of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) at a seminar organized on 13 March 2014 by the Disaster Preparedness Mitigation and Management (DPMM) field of study at the Asian Institute of Technology.

Ten engineers and transport officials from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea participated in a UNESCAP-supported training program on “Road Safety and Traffic Management” at the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) from 10 February – 6 March 2014. The participants came from the Ministry of Land and Environment and the Institute of Road Design, DPRK.

A high-level delegation visit from Jönköping University coincided with Swedish celebrations at the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) on 5 March 2014. Besides the official visit, a football match, an open-air quiz competition, and Swedish delicacies marked the day.

A high-level delegation representing America’s Colorado State University (CSU) visited the Asian Institute of Technology on 24 February 2014 to explore possibilities for increased collaboration and to build on the two institutions’ long-established history of partnership.

Twelve students from Sri Lanka’s South Asian Institute of Technology and Management (SAITM) will join AIT for their third year of Bachelor’s program on Bio Systems Engineering in September 2014. Beginning the next academic session, these students will be at AIT’s School of Environment, Resources and Engineering (SERD), where they will complete their third and fourth years of the program. SERD will also host 40 students next year in the same program.

Twelve students from Sri Lanka’s South Asian Institute of Technology and Management (SAITM) will join AIT for their third year of Bachelor’s program on Bio Systems Engineering in September 2014. Beginning the next academic session, these students will be at AIT’s School of Environment, Resources and Engineering (SERD), where they will complete their third and fourth years of the program. SERD will also host 40 students next year in the same program.

Geospatial technologies such as Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Remote Sensing (RS) are valuable tools for managing Asia’s stressed natural environment, international experts this week told a scientific seminar at the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT).

In the era of climate change, water management is a critical issue facing countries in Asia. Water engineers and scientists must apply their knowledge, collaborate, find agreement and network to solve numerous problems impacting millions, senior experts told an international workshop of young researchers at the Asian Institute of Technology on 8-9 February 2014.

The Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) joins everyone in condoling the death of the former Vice Chairman of the AIT Board of Trustees, Prof. Donald George, who passed away in January this year.