Prof. Mohamed Mujithaba Mohamed Najim, an alumnus of the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), has been appointed as Vice Chancellor of South Eastern University of Sri Lanka.
Mr. Basanta Raj Shrestha, Director of Strategic Cooperation, International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), will deliver a talk on the topic “Nepal Earthquake 2015: Information Debris – Making Sense of it All” on 29 June 2015 at the Milton E. Bender Jr. Auditorium from 13:30-14:30 hours.
“Lessons learnt from the Nepal Earthquake†was the theme of a seminar organized at the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) to mark two months of the Nepal earthquake. Held on 25 June 2015, the event saw three students of the Disaster Preparedness Mitigation and Management (DPMM) program presenting their respective work following the disaster which struck the Himalayan country on 25 April 2015.
A new book titled “Multi-level Forest Governance in Asia†that offers a fresh look and comparative perspectives from various Asian countries on multi-level forest governance, has just been released. Co-edited by Prof. Ganesh P. Shivakoti of Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), and Prof Makoto Inoue of Forest Sociology and Governance, University of Tokyo, Japan, the book presents policy implementation cases in forest resource management from 14 Asian countries.
Ambassador of Hungary to Thailand, H.E. Dr. Peter Jakab, paid a maiden visit to the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) on 23 June 2015, and offered to connect Hungarian institutions of higher education and research with AIT.
A book titled “Sustainable Energy Access Planning: A Framework†coauthored by Prof. Ram Shrestha, Professor Emeritus, Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), was released at the Asia Clean Energy Forum 2015 at the Asian Development Bank (ADB), Manila, Philippines, on 17 June 2015.
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Standard Chartered Bank (SCB), Bangladesh, brought over three dozen varied financial institutions to the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) for a two-day intensive professional development program on Leadership, Corporate Governance and Financial Risk Management on 10-11 June 2015.
Presenters will include Ms. Serena Amatya and Md. Shahab Uddin, who were in Nepal following the earthquake. While Serena was engaged in emergency response operations, Shahab Uddin conducted his fieldwork in Nepal. Another student Ms. Jidapa Khoonsinsub, will speak about “Social Vulnerability Assessment to Earthquake Disaster.
AIT President Prof. Worsak Kanok-Nukulchai on 9 June 2015 led a small delegation of AIT officials on a courtesy visit to the headquarters of Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) in Bangkok, to congratulate its new Governor, Mr. Sermsakool Klaikaew, on his recent appointment. The AIT team was also welcomed by Chairman of the PEA Executive Board of Directors, Mr. Tawin Pliansri.