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Among the touching stories in AIT’s post-flood recovery is one on 18 July 2012, when a proud mother of an AIT alumnus arrived at the AIT campus with a 100,000 THB donation to help the Institute.

For a few weeks now, students at the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) have been accosted by a bright young girl seeking interviews. Some of them have been shy, while others have been very enthusiastic in opening up to her questions. The persistence of the interviewer, who is now on ‘discover everyone at AIT’ mission has resulted in an interview blog called “Your AIT Story.”

Tata Interactive Systems (TIS), India, has launched a training program on instructional design to help development of online courseware, and coach designated AIT faculty and staff in courseware development.

Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn, as the Representative of His Majesty the King Bhumibol of Thailand, conferred the National Outstanding Person (Science and Technology) pin to Prof. Somchai Wongwises, an alumnus of Asian Institute of Technology (AIT).

Forty new postgraduate students from Myanmar under a landmark scholarship program of the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (NMFA) kicked-off their academic careers at the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) by attending a special orientation program on 16 July 2012.

The enthusiastic students were welcomed by senior AIT officials, who saw the unveiling of the program as an historic occasion which would help AIT strengthen its ties with Myanmar, particularly in the field of education, research and outreach.

Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn granted a royal audience to 49 students of the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) at the Chitralada Palace on 2 July 2012. These students are scholarship recipients of His Majesty King’s Scholarship, Her Majesty Queen’s Scholarship, and GMS Scholarship for the years 2010-2011, and 2011-2012.

A book coauthored by Dr. Siddharth K. Jabade, AIT’s Director of Innovation and Intellectual Property Rights, has been released by CRC Press. Titled “Nanotechnology Intellectual Property Rights: Research, Design, and Commercialization,” the book dwells on the evolving patent landscape in Nanotechnology.

University Kuala Lumpur (UniKL), Malaysia has sought a partnership with the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), particularly in offering programs in green technology.