PACT, an American-based NGO, is open to developing a strategic partnership with AIT. This message was delivered by Mr. Kurt MacLeod, Associate Vice President for Asia/Eurasia, PACT, during an exploratory meeting with AIT officials on 21 June 2011.
The Membrane Bio Reactor technology was pioneered at the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) in the nineteen eighties when the idea of submerged membranes was experimented. Stating this, AIT alumnus and Associate Dean (International) of Deakin University, Australia, Prof. K. Baskaran, said that the work initiated at AIT by Dr. Kazuo Yamamoto was later developed at the University of Tokyo.
A special lecture on “Application of a hybrid Membrane Bio Reactor (MBR) system to treat priority pollutants from agricultural runoffs” will be delivered by Prof. K. Baskaran, Associate Dean (International), Faculty of Science and Technology, Chair in Civil Engineering, School of Engineering, Deakin University, Australia on 21 June 2011. The lecture being organized by the Environmental Engineering and Management (EEM) field of study in AIT’s School of Environment, Resources and Development (SERD) will be delivered in Room E-206 from 10.00-11.00 hours.
“Housing is a crucial need of mankind after food. It is a key indicator of a good standard of living in a society. It forms the base around which families are established, communities are settled, nations are built and states are organized in peace,†AIT President Prof. Said Irandoust said in a keynote address on 17 June 2011, as read on his behalf by Prof. Worsak Kanok-Nukulchai, AIT Vice President for Resources and Development, at the seminar on “Asian Prefab Technology for Budget Housing†hosted by AIT.
Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) has been invited by UN-HABITAT to join the network of partners for the “Business Award for Better Cities.†AIT joins other universities including the University of Pennsylvania (USA), Tongji University (China), ESSSEC Business School (France), and London School of Economics (UK) as partners with UN-HABITAT.
President of Nepal, Rt. Honorable Dr. Ram Baran Yadav and Prime Minister Rt. Honorable Jhala Nath Khanal praised the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), and thanked the Institute for its contribution towards development of human resources in Nepal. They made these remarks in separate meetings with an AIT delegation led by the AIT President Prof. Said Irandoust on 16 June 2011.
The Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Thailand, and Nepal Education Foundation – Consortium of Colleges, Nepal (NEF-CCN) will jointly offer two-stage Master’s Programs in Business Administration, Energy Business Management, and in Energy and Environment, as well as two-stage Bachelor Programs in ICT, and Civil and Infrastructure Engineering.
A seminar "Asian Prefab Technology for Budget Housing" is being organized by the AsiAfrica Foundation on 16-17 June 2011. The seminar is being hosted by the Asian Institute of Technology.Further details are available at this link.
Myanmar Computer Group (MCC) Group, Myanmar, has sought enhanced partnership with the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), and expressed its willingness to offer undergraduate programs in the field of agriculture and environment, unified Bachelor- Master programs, as well as the doctoral program in the field of Business Administration.
A Career Talk will be delivered by Mr. Chalati Siwapimon, Senior Design Engineer, Somboon Group, on 15 June 2011 from 13.00 – 16.00 hours at the Milton E. Bender Jr. Auditorium. The speaker will introduce the organization and elaborate on the available job opportunities.