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AIT’s 52nd anniversary celebrations
A special event titled "Nanotechnology Portfolio Release" is being organized as a part of AIT's 52nd anniversary celebrations. The event is being organized at Renaissance Hotel , Bangkok, on 5 September 2011 from 13.00 hours to 20.00 hours. Prof. Prabuddha Ganguli, CEO, Vision-IPR, and Honorary Scientific Consultant for Innovation and IPR matters to the Office of the Principal Scientific Advisor, Government of India shall deliver the keynote address.
AIT welcomes new undergraduate students
Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) welcomed the latest batch of undergraduate students at the Orientation Day function organized at the AIT Conference Center. Students from Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam formed the cohort in the 2011 batch of undergraduate students They were joined by 49 other students from Sri Lanka, who have already completed two years of undergraduate study in their home country.
Orientation for Undegraduate students
Orientation Day for incoming undergraduate students will be organized at the AIT Conference Center from 9.00 am onwards on 1 September 2011.
Heriot-Watt University for partnership with AIT
Former faculty member of the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Prof. Stephen O. Ogunlana, has proposed a partnership between the Heriot-Watt University, Scotland, and AIT. He proposed collaborative research work, joint doctoral programs and student exchange, besides joint teaching of courses, during a visit to AIT on 26 August 2011.
Seventh Sharing and Learning Seminar on Gender and Adaptation to Climate Change
The seventh Sharing and Learning Seminar on “Gender and Adaption to Climate Change” will be organized at Siam City Hotel, Bangkok on 26 August 2011 from 8.30-13.00 hours. Organized by the AIT-UNEP Regional Resource Centre for Asia and the Pacific (RRC.AP) under the banner of the Adaptation Knowledge Platform, the seminar is targeted at policy and decision-makers, practitioners, researchers working in the fields of climate change adaptation, disaster risk reduction, gender issues and development.
AIT Professor publishes book with Nobel laureate
A faculty member of the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Prof. Ganesh P. Shivakoti, has co-authored a book with Nobel laureate Ms. Elinor Ostrom, winner of the 2009 Nobel prize in Economics. The book, titled “Improving Irrigation in Asia,†which has just been released, is based on a two-decade long study on innovative interventions for sustained performance of irrigation systems.
Blood Donation camp
AIT Medical Clinic along with the Thai Red Cross Society will be organizing a Blood Donation camp on 23 August 2011 in the parking lot in front of the AIT Conference Center from 9.00-12.00 hours. More details are available at medical@ait.ac.
AIT and BIMTECH sign partnership agreement
Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) and Birla Institute of Management Technology (BIMTECH), India have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen their partnership in the fields of student exchange, joint teaching activities and industry training.
Simon Fraser University dean returns to alma mater, discusses partnership
AIT alumnus Dr. Nimal Rajapakse (M.Eng.’81) and (Ph.D. ’83), who is now Dean of the Faculty of Applied Sciences at Canada’s Simon Fraser University (SFU), has expressed interest in a possible academic tie-up with his alma mater in some specific fields of study.