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Belt & Road Research Center at AIT welcomed students from Henan Normal University (HNU), China, for the Global Competency Development Program for Youth: Appreciation of Civilizations Along the Silk Road, held from 22 to 28 July 2026. Designed to strengthen global competencies through sustainability education and intercultural exchange, the program brought together students and academics in an immersive learning experience while further reinforcing the long [...]

Pathum Thani, Thailand—BRRC AIT welcomed 28 undergraduate students from Zhejiang University, China, to the EcoQuest Academy: From Environmental Challenges to Research Solutions, an international research capacity development program held from 14 to 23 July 2026. Designed to strengthen research capacity in environmental and natural resource management, the academy combines academic learning, field-based experiences, and international collaboration to prepare future researchers for increasingly complex sustainability challenges. [...]

The Belt and Road Research Center (BRRC) at the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) is pleased to announce the successful conclusion of a productive Visiting Fellow term (June to December of 2025) for three scholars in December 2025. The fellowship includes three scholars, Prof. Long Hai, Prof. Jun Xue, and Dr. Yajing Zhao, from School of Social Sciences, Henan Normal University. It represents a key [...]

On December 11, 2025, the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) hosted the official launch of a pioneering research project in collaboration with the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS), funded the Alliance of International Science Organizations (ANSO). Titled "Development and Application of In-situ Microplastic Detection in Water Environments Using Electrical Sensing Zone Method Empowered by Machine Learning Techniques," the initiative was inaugurated with a [...]

On December 11, 2025, BRRC coordinated a high-level meeting with a distinguished delegation from the Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences (RCEES) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS), and leading Chinese environmental technology firms. This gathering aimed to deepen institutional partnerships and explore concrete avenues for collaborative research and innovation to address pressing regional and global sustainability [...]

On December 8, 2025, the Belt and Road Environmental Innovation Lab was officially launched, serving as a significant milestone in industry-academia collaboration, at the China-Thailand Clean Water Technology Cooperation Forum in Bangkok. This laboratory is the flagship outcome of the strategic partnership between the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) and Lihe Technology (Hunan) Co., Ltd., established through a Memorandum of Understanding signed in November 2023. [...]

On December 8, 2025, AIT Belt and Road Research Center (BRRC) played a pivotal role as a co-organizer of the China-Thailand Forum on Clean Water Technology Cooperation in Bangkok. Held as a key side event of the 2025 IWA Water and Development Congress & Exhibition, the forum was jointly sponsored by the Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences (RCEES, CAS), and the [...]

During November 14 to 22, 2025, the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), through its Belt and Road Research Center, proudly co-organized the "2025 Southeast Asian Green Energy Application Technology Training" in Kunming, China. Held at Kunming University of Science and Technology and hosted by the Yunnan Provincial Department of Science and Technology, this intensive program was implemented in partnership with the Yunnan Green Energy Industry [...]