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Facing the Thai media on 19 October 2012, AIT President Professor Said Irandoust called for all stakeholders to proactively help resolve complications related to AIT’s operations and put out a strong plea to all to stop hurting AIT. He also urged the media to verify relevant facts with the AIT Administration and the relevant governing bodies before disseminating information because incorrect information would hurt AIT.

Dhiphaya Insurance Company (DIC) has offered to pay AIT a lump-sum payout of 223.45 Million Baht against a new “Indemnity Basis” claim on damages to equipment and utilities from last year’s flood.

Fifteen Master’s scholarships at the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), financed by the World Bank have been announced for Afghanistan by the Minister of Higher Education (MOHE), Afghanistan. The scholarships include two matching scholarships provided by AIT covering the tuition fee.

Impassioned students sought clarification on the issue of the degrees issued by the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), an issue that Prof. Irandoust said that the AIT Council has already called upon the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) to call a meeting of all stakeholders seeking a formal clarification on all issues concerning AIT. Further the AIT Council members will attend the Institute Forum at AIT on 30 October 2012, and it will meet with everyone to clarify issues.

An interview of H.E. Dr. Tej Bunnag, former Foreign Minister of Thailand and chairman of former Board of Trustees of the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) appeared in the Manager Online.
The interview is being reproduced, and an English version will be posted soon.

Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Raipur, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) seeking student and faculty exchange programs, collaborative research projects and organization of joint academic and scientific activities. The MoU was signed by Prof. B. S. Sahay, Director, IIM, Raipur and Prof. Said Irandoust, President, AIT on 18 October 2012.

A workshop on Ionosphere Scintillations Monitoring using GPS was organized by the Remote Sensing and Geographical Information Systems (RS-GIS) field of study at AIT’s School of Engineering and Technology (SET) on 17 October 2012.

A policy paper on ‘Sustainable Urban Transport Systems – An Overview,” authored by Mr. Ridwan Quaium, a researcher working at the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), has been published by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP), Bangkok.

An eight-member senior delegation from Pakistan’s prestigious National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST) visited AIT for two days to investigate a wide range of cooperation possibilities.