Tracing the history of the establishment of the SEATO Graduate School of Engineering and the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), and envisioning the future of the Institute in the context of global and regional changes in the landscape of higher education was the theme of two lectures organized by AIT in February 2018.

Setting things in motion at AIT on 20 February 2018 was the Milton E. Bender Jr. Lecture and Public Discussion, where Dr. Adrian Ray Chamberlain, former President of Colorado State University (CSU), spoke on “SEATO-GSE AND AIT: Beginnings and Visions for the Future.

Among the pioneers who left their home countries and moved to Asia in the second half of the twentieth century to work towards the cause of higher education were a galaxy of leaders who arrived at Thailand. And within few decades they had achieved what was then considered a dream —  creating an international level postgraduate institute in the region.

Deputy Minister for Academic Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, H.E. Mr. Abdul Tawab Balakarzai reminisced his days as a student at the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), and complimented the multicultural, multinational, and multilingual ethos of the Institute.

Find out more from this article in Financial Times (Sri Lanka). The article draws heavily on AIT President Prof. Worsak Kanok-Nukulchai's address before the Royal Society of Thailand. The title of Prof. Worsak's address was ‘Grooming the Intellectuals to be Global Citizens in the 21st Century’. This is the first part of a column by the writer W A Wijewardana, and it exclusively deals with Prof.

The Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Department of Industrial Works (DIW), Ministry of Industry, Royal Thai Government. The agreement was signed by Mr. Mongkol Pruekwatana, Director General, DIW, and Prof.

A new revised edition of a book on “Organic Waste Recycling” authored by AIT experts, Prof. Chongrak Polprasert and Dr. Thammarat Koottatep  of Environmental Engineering and Management (EEM), School of Environment, Resources and Development (SERD) has been released.

'Gender, Technology and Development' Journal now partners with the publisher Taylor and Francis

The AIT-hosted journal “Gender, Technology and Development (GTD)” has now completed two decades of impactful and scholarly work. The latest issue of the journal has just hit the shelves as it celebrates twenty years of existence.

The Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) has fully recovered from its worst crisis, and it is now ready to welcome fresh ideas that can take the institute to greater heights. This was the sentiment expressed by AIT President Prof. Worsak Kanok-Nukulchai is his report presented to the Board of Trustees during the meeting held on 11 January 2018.

President Worsak highlighted five key steps that had helped AIT reach this stage — regaining trust of the Royal Thai Government and improving employee morale, achievements in international ranking systems, rejuvenation of campus facilities and environment, reorganizing of academic structure, and the implementation of n incentivized Responsibility Center Management (RCM). His report can be downloaded from this link ( Presidential Report to the Board).

The President also presented key indicators including faculty and student trends, operational performance, research output and quality, and 48 key indicators of institute’s performance.

You have explored the green and beautiful campus of the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) many times. You have navigated the lanes and bylanes of the campus, and admired the flora and fauna. You have seen many maps and tagged your locations in Google Maps, Google Earth, SwarmApp and others.

“You may come from overseas, but at the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), no student is treated as a foreigner. Here, everyone is treated equally and Thailand serves as a host for AIT.”  These were the welcome remarks of Prof. Worsak Kanok-Nukulchai, AIT President, while greeting students hailing from 20 countries spread across Asia, Europe and South America at the AIT Orientation organized on 5 January 2018.

“When AIT was founded in 1959, it’s was to develop this region,” Prof.