A Japanese teacher, Ms. Fumie Mune, is pleased to announce a special event for the celebration of the New Year. There will be a Japanese Traditional Tea Ceremony Workshop for all the members of AIT community.
The workshop includes tea ceremony demonstration by a skilled tea master, Ms. Shizuko Kawashima, who is invited from Japan.
Dr. Bindu Lohani, distinguished AIT alumnus and former faculty will be visiting AIT on Friday, 4 January 2008 during which he has kindly offered to deliver a talk on "Challenge of Climate Change: How to deal with it" to members of the AIT community. The talk will take place at the Milton E. Bender Jr. Auditorium from 10:00-11:30 a.m.
On a most recent development, Dr. Lohani, who currently serves as the ADB Vice President for Finance and Administration, was conferred an honorary doctorate degree by Griffith University, Australia on 14 December 2007. The honorary doctorate degree which was conferred on Dr. Lohani, on the occasion of the University's graduation ceremony, recognizes his work and contribution in the areas of sustainable development, environmental issues and poverty as well as instrumental role in breaking new ground in the incorporation of environmental and social considerations in ADB's lending and development activities.
Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn on 21 December 2007 conferred H.E. Mr. Anand Panyarachun, former Prime Minister of Thailand, the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy (honoris causa) at the Asian Institute of Technology’s (AIT) 108th Graduation Ceremony.
On 6 December 2007, AIT President Said Irandoust attended the "International Symposium on Geotechnical Engineering Ground Improvement and Geosynthetics for Human Security and Environmental Preservation". The event was organized by AIT's Asian Center for Soil Improvement and Geosynthetics (ACSIG), School of Engineering and Technology (SET) and its partners, which include: the International Geosynthetics Society (IGS), Thailand Chapter; Southeast Asian Geotechnical Society (SEAGS); King Mongkut's University of Technology (KMUTT); and the Department of Environmental Quality and Promotion in the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE), Thailand.
On 6 December 2007, AIT signed an MoU with Islamic University of Indonesia (UII), Yogyakarta UII, which will further strengthen the cooperation between AIT and UII through joint academic, research, training, advisory, and consultancy activities. Under this MoU, AIT-UII will carry out joint education programs and research covering all relevant disciplines in AIT and UII. Priority areas are UII staff development, dual degree program, faculty / staff exchange and joint research.
On 4 December 2007, Dr Jonathan Shaw and AIT President Said Irandoust met with Dr Paul Beresford-Hill MBE, the Director-General of the Mountbatten Institute, and his colleagues Ajai Randhawa and Isabel Hedges, for further discussions on a possible collaboration between AIT and the Mountbatten Institute.
The 36th Annual Meeting of the Governing Board of the AIT Alumni Association (AITAA) was held during 7-9 December 2007 under the leadership of distinguished AIT alumnus and President of the AITAA Mother Chapter, General Dr. Boonsrang Niumpradit.
AIT President Said Irandoust represented AIT at two important events held on the auspicious occasion of His Majesty the King of Thailand's 80th birthday. On 5 December, AIT President took part in the program convened by H.E. General Surayud Chulanot (Ret.
The Asian Association for Agricultural Engineering (AAAE) organized a four-day International Agricultural Engineering Conference (IAEC), the ninth in its series, at the AIT Conference Center during 3-6 December. This biennial event, convened by Professor V. M. Salokhe, was attended by nearly 120 participants, representing over 20 countries.
On 7 December 2007, the AIT Community School held its annual Inter-House Athletic Meet which was presided over by Dr. Jonathan Shaw, Director, AIT Extension. Pol. Maj. General. Praphan Panikhom, Commander, Pathumthani Provincial Police, declared the meet open.