Mr. Nuttapong Kovittayanun, Managing Director at CeTeau (Thailand) Co., Ltd., signed a donation agreement with AIT President, Dr. Eden Y. Woon, to support the amount of THB 200,000 towards the Geotechnical and Earth Resources Engineering (GTE) laboratory, School of Engineering & Technology (SET).
Dr. Eden Woon, expressed his sincere thanks and appreciation to Mr. Nuttapong, and mentioned that AIT always looks for funding for research to create its ability to attract bright students.
Mr. Tad Hatchaleelaha, Assistant Managing Director at Join & Coin Corporation Co., Ltd. and currently Doctoral Business Administration (DBA) student at School of Management (SOM), agreed to support THB 150,000 towards one unit of the Incubator Space at AIT Enterprise Building.
By Office of Public Affairs
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of Thailand on 13 January 2021 announced a $2 million technical assistance grant to help promote the adoption of climate-smart agriculture in highlands of northern Thailand.
By Kanda Yaemboonruang
This Spring Semester, AIT welcomed over a hundred new students from various countries and regions of the globe such as Southeast Asia, Africa, Europe, United Stated and South Asia.
By Shawn Kelly
Groundwater plays a crucial role in terms of water security, poverty reduction and sustainable development. However, in many countries groundwater is underutilized or over exploited and adversely impacted by rapid urbanization, population growth, climate change and climate variability.
By Kanda Yaemboonruang
In her early 30s, May Sabe Phyu was working with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) as a Health Education Specialist. She had travelled along Myanmar’s borders and visited many villages in remote rural areas.
She noticed that the majority of those people were living in poverty with no transportation or communication, and most importantly, they were living amidst extreme gender inequality and still practicing various forms of gender discrimination.
By Kanda Yaemboonruang
Mechatronics specialists at the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) are working on a new project on ‘Sensor Signal Processing and Control Unit for Laser Guided Vehicle’ that manufactures a control box which can be installed on any type of manual forklifts to convert them into autonomous, driverless forklifts.
By Kanda Yaemboonruang
Mr. Sanjeev Shakya started wildlife photography when he first arrived at the AIT campus in October 2020. This hobby is not only a way to develop his artistic creativity but it unlocks his joy of being closer to nature and spending time observing animals and plants.
By Shawn Kelly
AIT and BRAC in Bangladesh have entered into a 3-year partnership that will contribute to the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through fisheries and aquaculture sector development.
The project called Technical Support to BRAC Fisheries involves transferring knowledge and technology from AIT to Bangladesh.
January 31, 2021
Since January of 2020, the Coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis has spread across the world. The situation in Thailand was very stable for several months in Summer and Fall, but new outbreaks started in late December.