Background and objective: The workshop aims at assisting developing countries formulate comprehensive, locally appropriate and environmentally sound low carbon technology projects.In this context, UNIDO has initiated a project titled “Pilot Appraisal for low carbon technology innovation and diffusion in Thai manufacturing sectors”. The project seeks to demonstrate the potential of existing centres and networks to initiate, catalyze and accelerate the development, deployment and dissemination of low carbon technologies in the cement and pulp and paper manufacturing sectors in Thailand.
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ARCMDG holds first advisory board meeting
The first advisory board meeting of ASEAN Regional Center of Excellence for Millennium Development Goals (ARCMDG) expressed its satisfaction on the progress achieved by ARCMDG since its establishment.
Open Forum on IT outsourcing
An open forum on IT outsourcing will be held on Friday, 22 January 2010 from 10:00-12:00 hrs. in the Milton E. Bender Jr. Auditorium. All faculty, staff and students are welcome to participate.
AIT research on energy featured in UNEP’s Global Network on Energy for Sustainable Development video
Delegates from the Royal University of Bhutan led by Mr. Gajel Lhundup, Director, Department of Planning and Resources, Royal University of Bhutan visited AIT and sought greater cooperation and help in capacity building from AIT.
Royal University of Bhutan evinces interest in AIT
Delegates from the Royal University of Bhutan led by Mr. Gajel Lhundup, Director, Department of Planning and Resources, Royal University of Bhutan visited AIT and sought greater cooperation and help in capacity building from AIT.
Nanotechnology Professors’ book cracks Choice list of global Outstanding Academic Titles for 2009
“Fundamentals of Nanotechnology”, a publication co-authored by AIT Visiting American Professor Gabor L. Hornyak (pictured below, right, of the Colorado School of Mines) and Professor Joydeep Dutta (pictured below, left), Director of the AIT Center of Excellence in Nanotechnology, has been acclaimed as one of the world’s Outstanding Academic Titles for 2009 by “Choice: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries”, a publication of the Association of College and Research Libraries, and a Division of the American Library Association.
AIT authors win best paper award
A paper co-authored by an AIT faculty and a doctoral student received the best paper award at a web based conference on “Climate 2009/KLIMA 2009” held from 2-6 November 2009 at Hamburg in Germany.
AIT President offers condolences to earthquake victims at Haiti
The AIT community were pleasantly surprised this morning when they saw the Institute President, Said Irandoust, touring the campus for an on-the-spot assessment of maintenance and upkeep of campus facilities.
President conducts bicycle tour of AIT campus
The AIT community were pleasantly surprised this morning when they saw the Institute President, Said Irandoust, touring the campus for an on-the-spot assessment of maintenance and upkeep of campus facilities.
AIT welcomes new students on Orientation Day
Students from 18 countries got their first experience of life and academics at the Asian Institute of Technology at the Orientation program organized today. Welcoming the students, AIT President Said Irandoust stated that the fact that the students have entered AIT is a testimony to their strong candidature.