Over the past 10 years, China has seen more progress in its blazing-fast high-speed railway overseas, helping Southeast Asia countries transport more people and goods faster. By the end of the next decade, many Southeast Asian countries could be as interconnected and integrated as ever as high-speed rail is expected to change the face of Asia. CGTN's Dusita Saokaew reports. Dr. Wenchao Xue, Associate [...]
The Land Development Department, Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives, Thailand organized the Workshop on “Strengthening Research-Policy Cooperation and Partnership” to Promote Sustainable Soil and Water Conservation in Lancang-Mekong Region during 7-10 December 2022. In recognition of an extensive expertise in sustainable watershed management, Dr. Wenchao Xue, Associate Professor, Dept. of Energy, Environment, and Climate Change (EECC/SERD) and Director of AIT Belt and Road Research [...]
On 21 Oct 2022 - TusPark WHA, Thailand’s First Tuspark is an incubation center project jointly set up by TusHoldings, China’s top ecosystem builder, and WHA Group, Thailand’s leader in fully integrated logistics and industrial facilities. The center aims to support the growth of startups as well as promote sci-tech cooperation between China, Thailand and other ASEAN countries by providing one-stop and diverse soft-landing [...]
AIT Belt & Road Research Center and AIT Extension organized the Professional Training Course on “FIDIC (Fédération InternationaleDes Ingénieurs-Conseils)” for 15 engineers from China State Construction Engineering (Thailand) Company Ltd. (CSCEC) for five days from 17 September to 29 October 2022. On the closing ceremony 29th October, closing messages by Mr. Fazle Karim, Business Development Director of AIT Extension follow by Dr. Christopher J. [...]
A Memorandum of Agreement between the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) and China State Construction Engineering (Thailand) Co., Ltd (CSCECTH) was signed to establish collaborations in joint research and executive training program focusing on the “Thailand-China High-Speed Railway project” from 2022 to 2024. Dr. Eden Woon, AIT President, and Mr. Yinfei Wang, Managing Director of CSCECTH signed the MoA. Dr. Wenchao Xue, Director of [...]
The first meeting between China State Construction Engineering Team (CSCECTH) and AIT Belt & Road Research Center, hosted by its Director Dr. Wenchao Xue, was successfully held under the framework of Belt and Road Initiative at AIT Entrepreneurship Center. Launched with the theme of 23-kilometer China-Thailand highspeed rail project cooperation, the in-depth discussions and task division of key cooperation directions such as laboratory cooperation [...]
Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), the National Research Council of Thailand (NRCT) and 6 provinces of Thailand including Bangkok, Nonthaburi, Pathum Thani, Nakhon Pathom, Samutprakarn and Samut Sakhon signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU). To cooperate on the research project “Integrated Assessment of SDGs Using Earth Observation Technology (EO) for Bangkok Metropolitan Region (BMR). The agreement aimed to developing Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by [...]
A Memorandum of Agreement between Beijing Normal University (BNU) and Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) was signed today to establish “The Joint AIT-BNU Belt and Road Center”. This Center will be jointly operated and managed by the AIT Belt and Road Research Center and the Belt and Road School of BNU under the governance of its Board of Directors. The two institutions are expected [...]
Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) and the delegation from China State Construction Engineering (Thailand) Co., Ltd (CSCECTH) successfully signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). To provide a robust framework for further cooperation in joint laboratory work, technical research, education and training. President Woon extended his appreciation to the company’s remarkable success to have won the contracts of the China-Thailand High-Speed Railway project and thanked [...]
Thirteen hundred students, staff, and residents on AIT campus last week received 10 free face masks each from an AIT Belt and Road Research Center (BRRC) donation of 20,000 masks. The director of OFAM inspects the shipment of face masks on April 20, 2020 This humanitarian gesture for our campus community was made possible by an injection of 150,000 Thai baht from the AIT [...]