Brandeis University is keen to formalize a relationship with the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), particularly in the field of Sustainable International Development. Visiting AIT on 8 February 2013, Assistant Dean, Mr. Ravi Lakshmikantan stated that the partnership could include student and faculty exchange, besides research collaboration.
Ms. Trang Bui Thi Thu, a Masters student of the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) has been awarded ‘University of Nairobi-IDRC Research Grants on Innovative Application of ICTs in Addressing Water-related Impacts of Climate Change’.
An article by Mr. Ridwan Quaium, Research Associate, AIT’s School of Engineering and Technology (SET) has been published in the Bangkok Trader.
Commenting on the prospects for United States-Asia relations during President Obama’s second term in office, AIT Senior Fellow and Executive-in-Residence Ambassador Curtis S. Chin has called for less American emphasis on defense alone in Asia and much more focus on establishing and strengthening U.S. business, education and cultural ties across the continent.
Several AIT School of Management graduate degree programs are near the top of regional and global tables, according to a newly released Eduniversal Ranking of the world’s Best Master’s and MBA programs.
The Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Kandahar University to broaden and intensify its partnership with the university in Afghanistan located in the southern region of the country.
A documentary titled “Great Tohoku Earthquake in Miyagi” will be screened at Room E117, School of Environment, Resources and Development (SERD) on 24 January 2013 at 1600 hours. The documentary follows the talk “Mapping the Disaster Evacuation and Relocation: a field experience & practices following the multiple catastrophes of 2011 in Tohoku, Japan” which was delivered on 17 January 2013 by Dr. Takashi Oda, visiting faculty at Disaster Preparedness Mitigation and Management (DPMM) field of study at SERD, AIT.
Tianjin University of Science and Technology (TUST) has expressed its desire to foster a partnership with the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT). The University is keen to strengthen its international research collaboration, and can offer summer scholarships to students from AIT.
With construction of conventional satellites being costly and challenging, the concept of micro-satellites is picking up globally. Micro-satellites offer the benefits of low cost and customized on-demand operational parameters. Presenting micro-satellite technology and the concept of an Asian Micro-satellite Consortium (AMC) was Dr. Yukihiro Takahashi, Director of Space Mission Center, and Department of Cosmosciences, Hokkaido University, during a visit to the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) on 22 January 2013.
University of Tuscia, Italy, and Environmental and Economic Research Institute (EERi), Myanmar have signed an agreement with the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) to implement a community development program titled “Development of Rural Aquaculture through Entrepreneurship in Women in Myanmar.â€