ARUP and AIT Discuss Future Collaboration

ARUP, one of the world’s leading global brands in providing professional consultancy services visited the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) in December to discuss future collaboration in the field of structural engineering. The meeting between Dr. Naveed Anwar and ARUP General Manager Mr. Jason Simpson was in continuation of their preliminary discussion during the Future…

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Thailand’s National Housing Authority Governor Inaugurates AIT Workshop on Innovative and Cost-effective Solutions for Cleaner, Greener, and Safer Communities

The Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) through Habitech Center and AIT Consulting organized a seminar and workshop to share innovative technology solutions for low-cost housing. Carrying the theme “Building Cleaner, Greener, Safer, and Cost-Effective Communities,” the event welcomed over 70 participants from seven countries on 27-28 November 2014 at AIT. The workshop was presided over…

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Eight-Japan Engineering Consultants Inc. (EJEC) Visits AIT to Strengthen Collaboration

Eight-Japan Engineering Consultants Inc. (EJEC) visited the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) on 12 November 2014 to further foster its partnership with the Institute. Led by Mr. Yugi Kotani, EJEC President, the exploratory meeting covered areas of possible collaboration particularly in the field of structural engineering, earthquakes and tsunami, risk assessment, disaster management, infrastructure design,…

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Performance-based Design Seminar in Manila, Philippines Brings Together 280 Participants

The Theory and Practice of Performance-based Design (PBD): The Future of Earthquake Engineering was held on 7 November 2014 at the Crowne Plaza Manila Galleria, Philippines for the benefit of the building and construction industry and the engineering professionals in the country where seismic activities are prevalent. This technology transfer event, previously held in San…

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Myanmar Engineering Society Hosts the CAFEO 32

Myanmar Engineering Society (MES) hosted the “Conference of the ASEAN Federation of Engineering Organizations” (CAFEO-32) held on 9-12 November 2014 at Sedonoa Hotel, Myanmar. CAFEO is an annual conference organized by the distinguished ASEAN Federation of Engineering Organizations, with one of the member organizations selected as host. The ASEAN Federation of Engineering Organizations (AFEO) members…

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AIT Partners with Prashak Techno Enterprises for Intellectual Property Rights of Innovative Habitech Technology Solution in India and Other Countries

The Asian Institute of Technology’s Habitech Center, through AIT Consulting, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Prashak Techno Enterprises, India. This collaboration between AIT Consulting/Habitech and Prashak is in terms of joint participation in generating, creating, and developing intellectual property and protection of such intellectual property by filing and maintaining of patents and other…

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UNESCAP Conducts National Workshop on Sustainable Urban Infrastructure Development in the Philippines

The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN ESCAP), in collaboration with the Department of Science and Technology (DOST), Philippines conducted the National Workshop on Sustainable Urban Infrastructure Development in the Philippines on 10-11 September 2014 at Dusit Thani Hotel, Manila.   The workshop is part of a series of capacity building…

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