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Mitani Trading (Thailand) Company Limited Offers Full Master’s Scholarships To Thai Students

By Office of Advancement and Alumni Affairs

Mitani Trading (Thailand) Company Limited has agreed to support a minimum of five and up to ten full Master’s scholarships for Thai students to be enrolled in the Department of Industrial System Engineering (ISE), School of Engineering & Technology (SET) starting from the January 2022 intakes to August 2026 intakes.

Geoinformatics Center of AIT’s Contributions to Disaster Risk Management in Indonesia Prompts Future Collaborations with the European Space Agency

By Mae Thiwari

December 7, 2021 -- The Geoinformatics Center (GIC) of the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) has contributed to the disaster response and relief efforts following the volcanic eruption of Mount Semaru in the East Java province of Indonesia that killed at least 14 and displaced hundreds of people.

AIT’s Global Top 2% Scientist Urges Implementation of 25 Clean Air Solutions at Regional Learning Event

By Mae Thiwari 

November 23, 2021 -- The Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) joined an international forum discussing integrated solutions to air pollution and climate change with gender perspective.  Among experts from the World Health Organization (WHO) and various international non-governmental organizations working for clean air, AIT Prof.

Training by RSGIS and Partner Builds Capacity for Remote Sensing of Water Quality for the Region

By Siwat Kongwarakom, Dr. Chitrini Mozumder, and Dr. Salvatore G.P. Virdis

The Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), in partnership with Asia-Pacific Network for Global Change Research (APN), successfully organized the “Remote Sensing of Water” training event within the frame of the research project “Climate Change Risk Assessment for Southeast Asian Lakes (CCRASEAL)”.

Virtually held on 23 – 25 November 2021 and coordinated by Dr. Salvatore G. P. Virdis, Assistant Professor at RSGIS/ICT/SET and CCRASEAL Project Leader, the course was co-designed and taught along with Dr. Chitrini Mozumder, RSGIS Research Specialist, and Mr. Siwat Kongwarakom, CCRASEAL Project Manager and RSGIS Research Assistant.

AIT and GIS Research Center of Feng Chia University sign MoU to Address Sustainability with Technology

By Mae Thiwari

The Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on November 12, 2021 with the Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Research Center of Feng Chia University (FCU) in Taiwan to enable development of joint master and doctoral degree programs as well as to extend collaborations on academic and technical exchanges.

50th AITAA Governing Board Meeting: AIT Alumni around the World Reunite to Highlight the Institute’s Impact to the World

November 20th - 21st, 2021 — Asian Institute of Technology Alumni Association (AITAA) and AITAA Vietnam Chapter, in partnership with AIT Extension, hosted the “50th Asian Institute of Technology Alumni Association Governing Board Meeting (AITAA-GBM)” where AIT alumni from around the world reunited virtually.

Invitation to the Circular Economy Webinar Episode III – EV Battery Recycling

During the last 30-years Thailand has been one of the top 12 car manufacturing countries in the world, and she is aiming to be one of the world’s hub for Electric Vehicles manufacturing as well. More than 10 international car manufacturers have started or are planning to start EV and hybrid vehicle assemblies in Thailand, and also some of the world’s largest EV battery factories are under construction here.

AIT Doctoral Student Selected to Join Global Young Scientist Summit 2022

By Nitipol Kiravanich

November 25th, 2022 — A doctoral student in Structural Engineering Ms. Srikulnath Nilnoree under the supervision of Dr. Attaphongse Taparugssanagorn from Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) School of Engineering (SET), Internet of Things Systems Engineering and Telecommunications programs will be representing AIT at the Global Young Scientist Summit 2022 (GYSS2022) in Singapore.