By Office of Public Affairs and Dr. Manzul Kumar Hazarika
The Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Thailand, signed an agreement with the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) to become a Regional Support Office of the United Nations Platform for Space-based Information for Disaster Management and Emergency Response (UN-SPIDER) programme.
By Office of Public Affairs
Bangkok, April 2022 – The Thailand Board of Investment (BOI) announced early this year that it granted the status of Science and Technology Park to the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT). This will promote active collaboration between the industry and educational/research institutions and provide an opportunity for entrepreneurs to strengthen their capabilities in research and development.
Enhancing resilience to future hydro-meteorological extremes in the Mun River Basin in Northeast of Thailand
AIT completed project ENRICH in collaboration with the University of Exeter, UK. For AIT, the National Research Council of Thailand (NRCT) and the Thailand Science Research and Innovation (TSRI) sponsored five million Baht for three and a half years (September 2018-March 2022). Under the contract between AIT and NRCT/TSRI, Prof.
By Nitipol Kiravanich, Sanjeet Amatya and Dr. Wenchao Xue
April 8th, 2022 — AIT Belt and Road Research Center (BRRC) organized the fourth webinar of their series titled "High-Speed Railway - The Flagship Project to Boost Regional Connection.
By Nitipol Kiravanich and Sanjeet Amatya
March 21st, 2022 — Natural Resources Management (NRM) students of the Department of Development and Sustainability (DDS) at the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) organized a poetry competition titled “The Forest Speaks” to commemorate the International Day of Forests (March 21st). The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) proclaimed March 21st as an “International Day of Forests” to celebrate and raise awareness of the importance of all types of forests.
WAPDA Delegation in Bangkok to Launch EDSMAT3 Program for Pakistani Energy Professionals
Bangkok, 25 April: The Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) welcomed an apex-level delegation from Pakistan's Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA), signaling the resumption of a decade-long knowledge-sharing collaboration interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
By UNDP Thailand and AIT Office of Public Affairs
Bangkok, 19 April 2022: The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to raise awareness and enhance knowledge on the SDGs and their status in Thailand among the Thai public through research studies, publications, and seminars.
By Office of Public Affairs
March 28, 2022 — The Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) and Thailand’s Central Institute of Forensic Science (CIFS), Ministry of Justice, renews cooperation with the signing of a three-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to spur innovation and improve measures for road safety.
By Office of Public Affairs and Dr. Wenchao Xue
March 31st, 2022 — A Memorandum of Agreement between the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) and China State Construction Engineering (Thailand) Co., Ltd (CSCECTH) was signed to establish collaborations in joint research and executive training program focusing on the “Thailand-China High-Speed Railway project” from 2022 to 2024.
CSCECTH is a subsidiary of CSCEC, one of the world’s largest engineering contractors, founded in China in 1982. The organization operates in more than 100 countries and regions in the world, covering investment and development (real estate, construction financing, and operation), construction engineering (housing and infrastructure), as well as survey and design (green construction, energy conservation, environmental protection, and e-commerce).
Under the mission of "expanding a happy living environment," CSCEC addresses its core values of "quality assurance and value creation" and incorporates "honesty, innovation, transcendence, and win-win strategy" to build a world-class enterprise with global competitiveness.
By Office of Advancement and Alumni Affairs
The Ratch Cogeneration Co. Ltd. (RCO) has agreed to support the improvement of the AIT Conference Center in the amount of Thai Baht 100,000. The Managing Director Mr. Thanabodee Pratumrat and AIT President Dr. Eden Y. Woon signed an agreement on 7 April 2022.
The AIT Conference Center (AITCC) is one of AIT’s key landmarks in the campus surrounded by beautiful greenery and biodiversity environment.