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The Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand (I-EA-T) will support ten scholarships for their employees to pursue Master’s degree program at the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT). A Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) was signed by Dr. Somchint Pilouk (EEM’17 & ETM’03), AIT Alumnus, and Governor of I-EA-T; and Dr. Eden Y Woon, President of AIT, on 22 July 2020 at AIT campus.

Ms. La-ead Kovavisaruch (IE&M’87) & Mr. Chaiwat Kovavisarach (IE&M’91), AIT alumni from Industrial Engineering & Management, jointly agrees to support AIT in the amount of THB 1.2 million towards one Full Master's Scholarship in honor of their parents, Mr. Boonkiat & Ms. Jintana Kovavisaruch, 60th Wedding Anniversary.

AIT received a large number of donations to support the creation of 18 Smart Modified Classrooms (SMCs) which are being used to deliver the Hybrid Instruction System in the Fall 2020 semester to both on-campus and online students.

The Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) has signed a 5-year strategic cooperation agreement with Vietnam’s Van Lang University (VLU) to develop and implement programs for enhancing its human resources and postgraduate academic programs.

By Kanda Yaemboonruang

The Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) has joined with “WON”, a Thai project aimed at sustainably solving the plastic waste problem using the “Circular Economy” concept.

ListenField Co-founder and CEO impacting farmers’ lives with precision technology for sustainable farming

By Ashim Neupane

Rassarin Chinnachodteeranun, Ph.D, has become a well-known name in the AgriTech world and she is now one of the most sought after speakers on the topic of precision technology for sustainable farming.

A book co-edited by AIT’s Prof. Bonaventura H. W. Hadikusumo titled Construction Health and Safety in Developing Countries recently won the 2019 Outstanding Taylor & Francis Book and Digital Product Award in the Monograph Category for Engineering.

INTERNATIONAL STUDENT EXCHANGE EXPERIENCE

By Megha Bajaj

I have mixed feelings while writing about my exchange experience at the University of Granada in Spain. Going to Granada as an exchange student was a great learning opportunity for me.

The Asian Institute of Technology paid its final respects to former AIT President Prof. Alastair M. North O.B.E. as a large community on the evening of 10 July 2020, when it hosted a religious rites ceremony to pay tribute to his beloved memory. Prof.

Message to AIT Community: Sent on behalf of AIT President Dr. Eden Woon

Dear AIT Family,

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing away of former AIT President Professor Alastair Macarthur North.