By Mae Thiwari
August 13, 2022 -- In a webinar organized on 13 August by the AIT Belt and Road Research Center (BRRC), experts shared the latest data science application technologies that can propel countries in the Belt and Road region towards achieving sustainable development.
AITAA is calling for nomination of the President of our association according to Article V, Section 4 of the AIT Alumni Association Statutes ratified on 11 July 2005. The President’s position is effective for 01 January 2022 to 31 December 2023.
Any regular member alumnus/alumna is eligible for a maximum of two consecutive terms.
By Mae Thiwari
Former Asian Development Bank scholarship student turned World Bank water expert, Abdul Naser Majidi, is working through tough challenges on the first ever mega Water-Sanitation-Hygiene program in Afghanistan.
Working as a trainee engineer in 2013 on a dam project, Majidi noticed how almost all the water specialists working for the Afghan Ministry of Energy and Water at the time were foreigners.
Mr. Umer H. Al-Qureshi, an AIT alumnus graduated Masters in Structural Engineering 1999 and a Senior Software Developer at Computer & Structures, Inc., U.S.A. provides in-kind donation of 50 Rapid Antigen test kits to track and trace potential cases and to keep AIT community safe from COVID-19.
AIT President Dr. Eden Y. Woon expressed his thanks to Mr. Umer H. Al-Qureshi for this timely donation and support to the Institute.
In early January 2021, AIT launched the Alumni Scholarship Fund to provide scholarships support to qualified incoming Masters students for August 2021 intake, with priority on students who face economic challenges.
We are very grateful for the generosity of our 37 alumni who contributed USD 20,031 thus far.
By Mae Thiwari and Dheerusha Tiwari
Virtual Regional Sanitation Expo jointly organized by UNICEF, Siam Cement Group, Thai Chamber of Commerce and Asian Institute of Technology showcased sanitation innovations from around the Asia Pacificregion and facilitated discussions to accelerate sanitation for all.
By Mae Thiwari
Student of Business Analytics and Digital Transformation (BADT), Ms. Pakamon Vongsanit, shared how AIT Internship Program had exceeded her expectations.
Merck Thailand is hosting the student from AIT School of Management (SOM), interning as an Assistant to the Head of Commercial Excellence of Southeast Asia.
By Mae Thiwari and Olubummi Temidayo Thomas
July 15, 2021
New report by AIT and UNEP brought to light the environmental impact and possibilities to build back better with a holistic waste management system, through plastic circularity principles.
With comprehensive data on plastics and plastic packaging sector collected over a year since the outbreak of COVID-19 in the report, the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) and United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) jointly held a webinar on ‘COVID-19 & Plastic Plight: A Reflection from One Year of the Pandemic’ to discuss how to create a solution for resource efficient and pollution free Asia Pacific.
By Mae Thiwari
July 30, 2021 -- With research highlights showcasing innovations and intensive studies, the first generation of environmental leaders in marine plastic pollution produced by AIT Marine Plastic Abatement program has brought Japan and its global partners’ vision of zero plastic litter one step closer to reality.
July 31, 2021
Since January of 2020, the Coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis has spread across the world. The situation in Thailand was very stable starting last summer--with a minor outbreak in December-- all the way through the early part of 2021. Unfortunately, a fierce wave has hit Thailand in April, but we are hopeful that things will improve soon.