For fifty-four years, AIT has been attracting plenty of region’s best and brightest young minds. The latest batch of students accepted for the August 2013 Semester is particularly strong academically, according to the Admissions Office.

New Philippine Ambassador to Thailand H.E. Mrs. Jocelyn S. Batoon-Garcia has enjoined members of AIT’s ample Filipino community to engage the embassy in Bangkok. The ambassador said she looked forward to working well with citizens of the Philippines based in Thailand during her diplomatic mission.

Former President of the Philippines Fidel V. Ramos visited the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) on 9 August 2013, meeting with a member of the AIT Executive Committee, the Interim President, Interim Vice President, Acting Deans and members of the Institute’s Philippine expatriate community.

One hundred and one students from 21 countries graduated from the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) at the informal inter-semester graduation ceremony organized on 5 August 2013. Students from three countries – El Salvador, Mexico and Albania became the first-ever graduates from their respective countries as they joined nearly 20,000 alumni spread over 90 countries in the world.

sssThirty-five students from five colleges belonging to India’s JIS group of institutions participated in the fortnight-long summer training program organized at the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT). The program, which began on 22 July 2013, ended with a gala cultural performance on 2 August 2013, where visiting students displayed their talent.

One hundred and one students from 21 countries graduated from the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) at the informal inter-semester graduation ceremony organized on 5 August 2013. Students from three countries – El Salvador, Mexico and Albania became the first-ever graduates from their respective countries as they joined nearly 20,000 alumni spread over 90 countries in the world.

Indonesia’s Directorate General of Ministry of Education and Culture of the Republic of Indonesia (DIKTI) wants Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) to help in enhancing the academic qualifications and standards of faculty in their country. This sentiment was expressed by a three-member delegation from Indonesia, comprising of Dr. Yusuf Fuad of State University of Surabaya; Mr. Ridwan Anzib, Deputy Director for Qualification Affairs, DIKTI and Dr. Yusuf Yunardi,, Attache’, Education and Culture, Embassy of Indonesia, Thailand, during their visit to AIT on 31 July 2013.

Visiting the Asian Institute of Technology on 25 July 2013 to explore areas of possible cooperation, a Clemson University professor expressed keen interest in developing student and faculty exchanges.

Thailand’s Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn on 24 July 2013 granted a Royal Audience to a delegation of senior officials representing the Asian Institute of Technology.

Professor Emeritus Dr. Sahas Bunditkul, Chairman of the Executive Committee of the AIT Board of Trustees and former Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand, along with Professor Worsak Kanok-Nukulchai, Interim AIT President, led an AIT delegation on an official visit to Nepal from 18-20 July 2013 at the invitation of the AIT Alumni Association-Nepal (AITAA-N) and the Nepal Education Foundation-Consortium of Colleges, Nepal (NEF-CCN). The three-day visit was highlighted by meetings with the country’s president, interim prime minister and foreign minister.