Environmental education is of special interest to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPR Korea) and the Environment Education and Awareness (EEA) is one of the focus areas of the DPR Korea Trust Fund project. This was stated by Mr. Han Kyu Sam, Director, Department of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Education of DPR Korea during his visit to the Asian Institute of Technology.
The week long International Women’s Day celebrations at the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) got off to a start with the Institute President Said Irandoust felicitating everyone on the occasion. Addressing participants prior to a rally organized to kickoff the celebrations, the President called for equity and equality stating that the gender perspective has been integrated into all of AIT’s actions to ensure adherence to the fundamental principles of humanity and impartiality.
Gender and Development Studies Field of Study at AIT is organizing activities this week to mark the International Women's Day celebration. The activities will kick off on Monday, 8 March 2010 with a rally . The rally is done in collaboration with the AIT International School.
The Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the National Institute of Metrology (Thailand) to enable greater cooperation between the two institutes. The MOU was signed by Air Vice Marshal Pian Totarong, Director NIMT and the President of AIT, Said Irandoust.
Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the National Banking Training Institute (NBTI) to provide capacity building programs for human resources development in the financial sector of Nepal.
The EBARA Hatakeyama Memorial Fund (EHMF), Japan has signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) for installation of a Micro Hydro – Solar Hybrid System at AIT’s Energy Park.
Center of Excellence in Nanotechnology (CoEN) at Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) is organizing a special Series of Seminars on 2 March 2009 and 9 March 2009 between 14:00-17:00 hours on the topic “Intellectual Property Rights: Imperative in Nanotechnology Development”.The seminar will be delivered by Prof.
By the year 2020, 50 per cent of the work done by the Asia Development Bank (ADB) shall be with the private sector. This is because the public sector will be unable to undertake all the tasks on its own. This was stated by Dr. Bindu N. Lohani, ADB Vice President (Finance and Administration) while delivering a talk on “Asia 2020: ADB’s Strategic Agenda and its People Strategy.â€
An article jointly authored by AIT President Said Irandoust and Mr. Vikrom Kromadit, CEO of Amata Corporation, appeared in the newspaper “The Nation” on 26 February, 2010. The article titled “Thai higher education needs public-private investment” can be read here.
Following the lecture there will be an informal interaction over coffee / tea prior to the Q&A session. The lecture will also be broadcast live and can be viewed at the following link: http://203.159.28.31/LiveAbout Dr. Bindu N. Lohani :Dr. Lohani is Vice-President (Finance and Administration) of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and is a member of the Bank’s Management Team.