Asian Institute of Technology, Klong Nueng, Klong Luang, Pathumthani, Thailand

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The Asian Institute of Technology promotes technological change and sustainable development in the Asian-Pacific region through higher education, research, and outreach. Established in Bangkok in 1959, AIT has become a leading regional postgraduate institution and is actively working with public and private sector partners throughout the region and with some of the top universities in the world.

Besides the usual labs and academic buildings, the main campus includes housing, sports, and medical facilities, a conference center, and a library with over 230,000 volumes and 830 print and online periodicals.

All serve to fulfill AIT’s Mission which is:
To develop highly qualified and committed professionals who play leading roles in the region’s sustainable development and its integration into the global economy.

The departments Under AIT are: Civil & Infrastructure Engineering
Industrial Systems Engineering
Information & Communication Technologies
Development & Sustainability
Energy, Environment & Climate Change
Food, Agriculture & Bioresources

AIT Offers
Masters degrees: MBA, M Eng, MSc
Executive Master Degree Programs
Doctoral Degrees: D Eng, DTech Sc, PhD
Diploma and Certificate Programs
An intensive English language and academic Bridging Program
Non-degree continuing education courses for practicing professionals

Research Projects in Natural Resources Management

  • Developing an operational water security index, and its application in selected diverse regions of Asia >>
  • MK25: Developing an operational framework for river health assessment in the Mekong River Basin >>
  • Understanding and quantifying the Water Energy Carbon Nexus for low carbon development in Asian Cities >>
  • Turning rice straw into cooking fuel for air quality and climate co-benefit in selected GMS countries >>
  • CTCN in Congo: Feasibility Study on Health and Environmental Risk Monitoring >>
  • Low-cost real-time monitoring of Haze Air Quality Disasters in Rural Communities in Thailand and Southeast Asia >>

BSc, MSc, and Doctoral Programs relevant to CNRD

  • Water Engineering and Management More >>
  • Natural Resources Management >>
  • Agricultural Systems And Engineering >>
  • Environmental Engineering and Management >>
  • Climate Change and Sustainable Development >>
  • Urban Environmental Management >>

Activities in capacity development relevant to CNRD

  • International Training Workshop on “Water Security Assessment” >>
  • Developing project proposals for submission to the Green Climate Fund: Vision to Concept >>
  • Innovative water conservation technologies for enhancing Agriculture? Horticulture Productivity >>
  • Mapping groundwater resilience to climate change and human development in Asian Cities >>

Pool of Experts

Hydrology, Groundwater, Climate Change, Water Resources, Integrated Water Resources Management, Water Security, WEF Nexus Mukand Singh Babel
Hydrology, Climate Change, Groundwater, Water Resources Systems, WEF Nexus Sangam Shrestha
Agriculture, Sustainable Agriculture, Plant Physiology, Soil Fertility, Crop Production, Plant Nutrition, Fertilizers, Climate Change, and Agriculture Avishek Datta
Land use/cover and change GIS/RS applications in NRM Rajendra Prasad Shrestha
Sustainability, Sustainable Development, Renewable Energy, Technologies, Mechanical Engineering, Energy, Energy Engineering, Sustainable Architecture, Photovoltaics, Renewable Energy Sivanappan Kumar
WebGIS, OGC Web Services & Specifications, SensorWeb Sarawut Ninsawat
Application of GIS in Health and Environment, RFID and Location Based interests, and other academic activities which carried out in current Services Nitin Kumar Tripathi

Location

58 หมู่ที่ 9 Phahonyothin Rd, Khlong Nueng, Khlong Luang District, Pathum Thani 12120, Thailand