The Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) cricket team has reached the finals of the ‘A’ division of the Thailand Cricket League. The finals will be played on 13 October 2013 at the Harrow International School, where the AIT team will face the winner of the match between the Bangkok 11 Cricket Club and the Krishna Cricket Club.
Young Researchers School (YRS) 2013 is being cohosted by the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) along with Chulalongkorn University, and Prince of Songkla University (PSU) in Thailand from 9-20 September 2013. The theme of this year’s school is ‘Partnerships in Water and Biodiversity for Sustainable Development’.YRS 2013 will be at AIT on 10 September 2013. The detailed program is as under:TimeActivityResource Persons0900-0915 Arrival Mr. Amandeep Singh Sangha, Mr. Tayzar and Ms Kishoree0915-0930 Welcome and Introductory remarks about AIT: Mission and role in sustainable development in the region an beyond Prof.
A delegation from the Japan Aerospace Explortion Agency (JAXA) led by Dr. Hideshi Kozawa, Executive Advisor to the JAXA President, visited the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) and explored various aspects of international cooperation and business. Meeting AIT’s Interim President Prof. Worsak Kanok Nukulchai on 9 September 2013, Dr. Kozawa outlined JAXA’s mid-term plan, which has been activated from 1 April 2013.
The Asian Center for Engineering Computations and Software (ACECOMS), in collaboration with AIT Consulting, on 27-28 August 2013 organized a seminar and workshop on Performance-Based Design of Reinforced Concrete Buildings which attracted large international participation.
A delegation of The University of Tokyo expressed admiration at the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), with its Executive Vice President, Prof. Fumio Isoda stating that he was “very impressed by the long active story of AIT.â€
National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli (NITT), Tamil Nadu and the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for promoting collaborative academic and research activities.
Five students from the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) shared their experience about learning from disasters following their exchange program in Japan. The students highlighted the impacts of the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami, along with their experience on coastal disaster management in a series of presentation delivered on 30 August 2013 at AIT’s Milton E. Bender Jr. Auditorium.
A seminar on "Environmentally Sustainable and Equitable Palm Oil: promoting sustainable pathways by exploring connections between flows, networks and systems at multiple levels" will be delivered by Dr. Maja Slingerland of Wageningen University will give a brief input on 2 September 2013 from 1400-1530 hours at Room S-101, School of Environment, Resources and Development, Academic Building South.
One hundred and fifty-five students hailing from six countries attended the Orientation Program for undergraduate classes at the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) on 2 September 2013.
The seminar will discuss:· DPMM Students’ involvement in their Study Trips to Japan· The Impacts of the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami· Coastal Disaster ManagementFive DPMM students associated with the Disaster Resilient Countries (DRC) and Intensive Programme on Sustainability (IPoS) programs will share their experience.