Dr. Naveed Anwar assumed the post as the new AIT Vice President for Knolwedge Transfer on April 1, 2019. Prior to assuming this position, Dr. Naveed was serving as Executive Director of AIT Solutions. An alumnus of AIT (Master's in 1988 and Ph.D. in 2004, both in Structural Engineering), Dr. Naveed has had a long association with AIT. AIT’s Office of Public Affairs joined him in his office and had a long and engaging discussion.
The Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Construction Development Corporation Limited (CDCL), Bhutan to enhance cooperation in delivering short courses and conducting training and capacity building courses for professionals.
Internationalization is one of the key priorities of AIT President Dr. Eden Y. Woon’s vision for AIT. We want to provide our Master’s students broader global opportunities for their further development in order to become responsible citizens of the world.
Ten years after the launch of the Yunus Centre at AIT, the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) was host to the biggest-ever Social Business Day to date. The 9th Social Business Day witnessed participation from over 1,500 delegates from 62 countries.
Professor Deepak Sharma assumed office as the new Vice President for Academic Affairs on April 1, 2019. After completing his Masters in 1987 and Ph.D. in 1990 from AIT, he moved to the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) where he served as a faculty member for 28 years.
Ten new scholarships will be available for pursuing Master Degree Programs at the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) from the August 2019 semester. This follows an agreement signed by Siam Cement Public Company Limited (SCG) and Dr. Eden Y. Woon, President of AIT on 16 May 2019.
SCG will sponsor two candidates every year for five years.
Research at the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) has earned the Institute the Highly Commended Paper Literati Award 2019 from Emerald Publishing, United Kingdom. A paper authored by Dr. Jedsadaporn Sathapatyanon, a graduate of AIT’s School of Environment, Resources, and Development (SERD), titled “The Role of Farmer Organizations and Networks in the Rice Supply Chain in Thailand” is this year’s recipient of the Award.
The Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) maintained its top position, with six perfect scores in the category International Orientation, according to the latest rankings released by U-Multirank on 4 June 2019. This is the third consecutive year that AIT has maintained its top position.
President Eden Woon this month led a two-week AIT international cooperation mission to five countries across Europe. From May 2-14, the president engaged with university leaders for bilateral cooperation at eleven distinguished universities in the United Kingdom, France, Lithuania, Estonia and Romania, discussing bilateral relations, signing academic cooperation agreements at four institutions, laying the groundwork for future research collaboration, expanding exchange destinations for our students from Asia, and speaking at two international conferences.
