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In recent times in Asia, population growth, industrialization and urbanization have brought many environmental issues to the forefront of regional consciousness. In view of the growing concern about environmental degradation across the continent, the Asian Regional Research Programme on Environmental Technology (ARRPET) was initiated in 1998 to conduct a major study to assess these issues through working groups, each tackling specific problems through highly structured research.

On 8 November 2007, AIT President Said Irandoust, together with Professor Worsak Kanok-Nukulchai, Dean, School of Engineering and Technology (SET), met with Director Professor Dr. Soontorn Boonyatikarn; Research Director Associate Professor Vorasun Buranakar; and Executive Project Coordinator Ms. Patchanok Hirungan, from the Center of Excellence, Building and Environmental Technology, Chulalongkorn University.

On 7 November 2007, AIT President Said Irandoust along with AIT News and Media Specialist, Mr. Shawn Kelly, met with Mr. S. Roy, Founder, CEO and Editor of the ASEAN Affairs quarterly magazine www.aseanaffairs.com which has just launched its first issue of the magazine.

Thailand’s Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) and the ASEAN Foundation http://www.aseanfoundation.org have joined forces to offer ten master’s degree scholarships worth a total of Baht 9,706,000 (US$ 303,312) for ASEAN nationals to study at the post graduate institute located in Pathumthani, Thailand.

HE Mr. Nitya Pibulsonggram, Thailand’s Minister of Foreign Affairs (left), presents a 500,000 baht contribution from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to AIT President Said Irandoust, who accepts on behalf of the Asia-Africa Initiative, AIT. Thailand’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has presented a financial contribution of 500,000 baht to the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) […]

From left: Mr. Re Tou, Dr. William V. Bleisch, China Director Program (holding an AIT Extension training catalogue), Mr. Ou Jia, Ms. Monica Gary, Executive Director, TBF, and Mr. Li Jia. By Tenzin Rabgyal AIT Extension was please to welcome recently a delegation representing America’s The Bridge Fund (TBF), a non-profit and non-political organization registered […]

The AIT Community is pleased to welcome Professor Ake Faldt to AIT. Professor Faldt is currently a Professor of Chalmers University of Technology and will be engaged at AIT as a Visiting Professor in the Microelectronics field of study, School of Engineering and Technology, until December 2007. During his appointment, Professor Faldt will be teaching […]

On 1 November 2007, AIT President Said Irandoust took part in the inaugural meeting of the School of Engineering and Technology (SET) Board, under the chairmanship of distinguished AIT alumnus, Dr. Tongchat Hongladarom, who is also a member of the AIT Board of Trustees and serves as Chairman of the University Council, King Mongkut’s University of Technology, Thonburi.

At the Academic Senate held on 31 October 2007 it was announced that Professor Jayant K. Routray was elected as AIT Faculty Representative along with the other representatives, namely Professor Kazi M. Ahmed, Dr. Oleg Shipin, Dr. Manukid Parnichkun, Dr. Sylvain Perret and Dr. Amararatne Yakupitiyage.

An evening of Iranian music was held on the November 5th at AIT, which was jointly organized by the AIT-Golden Jubilee Fundraising campaign and the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Thailand. The performance was by the “Dang Shoo Band”, which is regarded as a top-rated band in Iran.