Bangabandhu Chair inaugurated at AIT

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Indonesian Ambassador pays maiden visit, assures full support to AIT

AIT is very popular in Viet Nam, says Ambassador

Canada for enhanced cooperation with AIT

QS Rankings by Subjects 2018 ranks AIT in eight subject areas

Setting research priorities for cities and climate change, Dr Shobhakar Dhakal publishes in Nature

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Bangabandhu Chair inaugurated at AIT

Foreign Minister of Bangladesh H.E. Mr. Abul Mahmood Ali, and Foreign Minister of Thailand, H.E. Mr. Don Pramudwinai, jointly inaugurate the Bangabandhu Chair and unveil a commemorative plaque at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

A Bangabandhu Chair on Sustainable Energy was formally inaugurated at the Asian Institute on 15 March 2018 following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between AIT and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Government of Bangladesh. Prof. Joyashree Roy delivered the first Bangabandhu lecture. Foreign Minister of Bangladesh, Mr. Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali signed the citation of Bangabandhu Chair Professor at AIT. The MoU was signed by Mr. Md. Mahbub-uz-Zaman, Secretary, (Asian and Pacific), Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Government of Bangladesh, and AIT. President Prof. Worsak Kanok-Nukulchai. A sapling of Bangladesh Dinajpur Litchi was also planted by the visiting Foreign Minister at AIT.

Dr. Subin Pinkayan, Chairperson of AIT Board of Trustees; H.E. Nasrul Hamid, State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources of Bangladesh; and Ambassador

of Bangladesh to Thailand, H.E. Saida Muna Tasneem were the distinguished guests at the occasion.

In a related event organized at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Foreign Ministers of Thailand, H.E. Mr. Don Pramudwinai, and Bangladesh H.E. Mr. Abul Mahmood

Ali jointly inaugurated the Bangabandhu Chair and unveiled a commemorative plaque. Details at this link: https://goo.gl/mPNkDc

Photo Gallery of Inauguration of Bangabandhu Chair Professor at AIT

Indonesian Ambassador pays maiden visit, assures full support

Ambassador of Indonesia to Thailand, H.E. Ambassador Ahmad Rusdi assured AIT of full support as he welcomed cooperation between AIT and higher education institutions in Indonesia. On his maiden visit to AIT on 5 March 2018, Ambassador Rusdi spoke of the importance of international cooperation and stressed the need for educational cooperation. Greeted at AIT by President Prof. Worsak Kanok-Nukulchai, the ambassador highlighted the importance of economy, infrastructure, defence and education, particularly in the context of ASEAN. Prof. Worsak spoke of the historical relations between AIT and Indonesia. “Indonesia has been a member of the AIT Board of Trustees since 1968,” Prof. Worsak remarked.

AIT is very popular in Viet Nam, says Ambassador

AIT is “very popular” and “prestigious” in Viet Nam, and almost everyone knows about AIT. These were the remarks of the Ambassador of Viet Nam, H.E. Mr. Nguyen Hai Bang, during his maiden visit on 12 March 2018. Ambassador Bang mentioned that since AIT had established an early presence in Viet Nam, it provided a link for Vietnamese students to pursue higher education in a foreign country. Recounting that AIT alumni have reached senior positions in many diverse fields in Viet Nam, the ambassador added that his visit was targeted at ascertaining ways to

work together. “AIT is a high priority institute, and we will try and contribute towards the development of AIT,” he added.

Canada for enhanced cooperation with AIT

Canadian universities can look towards an increased academic and research collaboration with AIT, as the country enhances its engagement in the ASEAN region. Recent governmental initiatives, which include encouraging Canadian students to travel abroad, as well as a concerted focus on gender components in all programs can unlock numerous possibilities for collaboration between AIT and Canadian universities. These were the remarks of H.E. Mrs. Donica Pottie, Ambassador of Canada to Thailand, during her visit to AIT on 26 March 2018. The Ambassador was accompanied by Prof. Malcolm Butler, Vice President for Academic Affairs, Saint Mary’s University, Canada.

QS Rankings by Subjects 2018 ranks AIT in eight subject areas

The Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) has been ranked among the top universities in eight subject areas, according to the QS Top Universities 2018 Rankings by Subject released on 28 February

2018. Civil and Structural Engineering (ranked between 101-150) and Architecture and Built Environment (101-150) are two subjects where AIT is ranked at the top in Thailand. Other subject areas where AIT is included in world rankings includes Environmental Sciences (151-200); Business and Management Studies (201-250); Agriculture and Forestry (201-250); Computer Science and Information Systems (351-

400); Electrical and Electronics Engineering (251-300); and Mechanical, Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering (301-350). This is the fourth year that AIT has been ranked by QS Top Universities Rankings by Subject.

Setting research priorities for cities and climate change, Dr Shobhakar Dhakal publishes in Nature

Cities must address climate change, and there is a need for a “long-term, cross disciplinary studies to reduce carbon emissions and urban risks from global warming.” Setting the agenda and six research priorities in

the latest issue of “Nature” was Dr. Shobhakar Dhakal and 10 other leading scientists who have coauthored an article on “Six research priorities for cities and climate change.” The 1 March 2018 issue of the

prestigious journal “Nature,” which published this piece against the backdrop of the IPCC Cities and Climate Change Science Conference, organized in Edmonton, Canada, from 5-8

March 2018. “IPCC and nine global partners brought together some 700 researchers, policymakers and practitioners from 80 countries, where participants established a global research agenda that will

inform the IPCC special report on cities,” says Dr. Shobhakar, who is the Head of Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Change, at AIT. The publication can be accessed at

this link: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-02409-z

Seminars and Workshops

Seminar on Cryptography Basics for Understanding Bitcoin and Blockchain Technology

By Dr. Chanathip Namprempre

7 March 2018

Seminar on Trade Data Analytics: Case Studies at the Global, National, and Transaction Levels

By Dr. Paul Janecek

21 March 2018

International Expert Workshop on Framework for Basin-scale River Health Assessment in the Mekong River Basin

9-10 March 2018

Seminar on Cryptocurrencies and Blockchain Research

By Dr. Chanathip Namprempre

14 March 2018

Seminar on How Blockchain can disrupt our lives

By Mr. Apichart Arunkunarax

28 March 2018

Workshop on Water Security Assessment

26-30 March 2018

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