By Nitipol Kiravanich
AIT Master’s Degree student in Computer Science, with Specialization in Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (DS & AI), from School of Engineering and Technology (SET) – Ms. Suprava Sahoo shared her insights on the potential of Data Science technology in the near future through her internship experience with Merck Thailand.
By Nitipol Kiravanich
Elise del Rosario, distinguished AIT alumna who received her Masters’ Degree in Industrial Engineering and Management (IEM) in 1980 imprinted her name as the first woman President of the International Federation of Operational Research Societies (IFORS), a 62-year-old organization of 54 national societies and around 30,000 individual members.
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September 28, 2021 – The Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) President and Deans from its three Schools warmly welcomed Nigeria’s New Ambassador to Thailand and discussed many areas of collaboration that will leverage and enhance the expertise of both sides.
By Nitipol Kiravanich
September 21st, 2021 — Kurita Water and Environment Foundation (KWEF) this year awarded the fifth batch of two outstanding students from Thailand and Sri Lanka in their pursuit of Masters’ Degrees at the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT).
The virtual ceremony was attended by Mr. Toshiyuki Nakai, President of KWEF; Dr. Eden Y. Woon, President of AIT; Mr. Takuo Ishida, KWEF Managing Director; Mr. Toshihito Uchida, KWEF General Secretary, and Mr. Masa-aki Wakita, KWEF Secretary, as well as AIT professors who are on the Kurita Scholarship Selection Committee, Prof.
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The third event of the AIT Tech Talks, a series being organized under the AIT Enterprises Alliance (AEA), to highlight the expertise of AIT in various emerging technologies and developments, was held on August 26, 2021. This event, supported by Computers and Structures Inc.
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Student of Natural Resources Management, Win Myint Thein, and student of Water Engineering and Management, Vishal Thakur, gave insights into their internship with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Bangkok.
By Mae Thiwari
Former Asian Development Bank scholarship student turned World Bank water expert, Abdul Naser Majidi, is working through tough challenges on the first ever mega Water-Sanitation-Hygiene program in Afghanistan.
Working as a trainee engineer in 2013 on a dam project, Majidi noticed how almost all the water specialists working for the Afghan Ministry of Energy and Water at the time were foreigners.
By Mae Thiwari
Student of Business Analytics and Digital Transformation (BADT), Ms. Pakamon Vongsanit, shared how AIT Internship Program had exceeded her expectations.
Merck Thailand is hosting the student from AIT School of Management (SOM), interning as an Assistant to the Head of Commercial Excellence of Southeast Asia.
By Mae Thiwari and Olubummi Temidayo Thomas
July 15, 2021
New report by AIT and UNEP brought to light the environmental impact and possibilities to build back better with a holistic waste management system, through plastic circularity principles.
With comprehensive data on plastics and plastic packaging sector collected over a year since the outbreak of COVID-19 in the report, the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) and United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) jointly held a webinar on ‘COVID-19 & Plastic Plight: A Reflection from One Year of the Pandemic’ to discuss how to create a solution for resource efficient and pollution free Asia Pacific.
By Mae Thiwari
With research highlights showcasing innovations and intensive studies, the first generation of environmental leaders in marine plastic pollution produced by AIT Marine Plastic Abatement program has brought Japan and its global partners’ vision of zero plastic litter one step closer to reality.