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Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) has a great learning environment and its output, especially in terms of its alumni, is “absolutely brilliant”. These were the remarks of Dr. Junaid Ahmad, Chairman, National Management Consultants, during an interaction at AIT on 4 October 2010. Dr. Ahmad remarked that AIT should capitalize on its resources, since it has created a strong brand equity and name during the past five decades.

Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) has a great learning environment and its output, especially in terms of its alumni, is “absolutely brilliant”. These were the remarks of Dr. Junaid Ahmad, Chairman, National Management Consultants, during an interaction at AIT on 4 October 2010. Dr. Ahmad remarked that AIT should capitalize on its resources, since it has created a strong brand equity and name during the past five decades.

Sixty four volunteers and enthusiasts participated in the tenth Monsoon marathon organized by the Asian Institute of Technology International School (AITIS) on 24 September 2010. Participants included students, parents and friends of the AIT community. It was more than a race for many AITIS students, as it was time for fun and frolic as they meandered through the AIT Campus. The marathon also raised 30,000 Baht which will be used to purchase materials for donation.

The UNEP Risoe Centre (URC), Denmark has engaged the Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Development in the context of Climate Change (SDCC), AIT, for implementing Technology Needs Assessment (TNA) in developing Asian countries. Two Regional Centres will serve as the focal points for adaptation and mitigation respectively. These centres in cooperation with URC will play a substantial role in providing technical support and capacity building to the national TNA teams and consultants.

While Pakistan was reeling under unprecedented floods, a young student from the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) was busy helping hapless citizens in the hour of crisis. Mr. Furqan Ali Shaikh, a Master’s student in Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) rushed back to Sindh province of Pakistan as a volunteer of Télécoms Sans Frontière (TSF). In a span of a fortnight, he helped provide emergency telephone calling facilities to 6500 families in Hyderabad, Jamshoro and Thatta in Sindh province of Pakistan.

An alumnus of Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Prof. Somchai Wongwises, has been judged Outstanding Lecturer 2009 in the field of Science and Technology by the Council of University Faculty Senate of Thailand (CUFST). Prof. Somchai was awarded the Outstanding Lecturer award at the CUFST’s Annual Conference 2010 “Higher Education System Reform: Is it a dream?” The conference was presided over by Prime Minister of Thailand, H.E. Mr. Abhisit Vejjajiva who delivered a special lecture on “Higher Education Reform under the atmosphere of political reform”.