AIT Review | |
| Author | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Call Number | Archiv. New vol.24 no.2 (1985) |
| Subject(s) | IBM computers Geological Survey of Canada (GSC) International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Asian Institute of Technology--Library Asian Institute of Technology--Library and Regional Documentation Center (LRDC) Graduation Commencement ceremonies Graduation speeches--Swaminathan, M. Swaminathan, M. Asian Institute of Technology--Housing Indonesia--Ministry of Public Works European Economic Community (EEC) Kasetsart University Bangladesh Agricutural Research Council Lohani, Prakash Chandra Nepal--Minitry of Finance Endowments--Nepal Endowments--Thailand United Nations Disaster Relief Coordinator (UNDRO) Ward, Brian Japan--Microcomputers Scholarships--Australia Soebambang Endowments--Indonesia Scholarships--Germany Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) AIT Alumni Association Asian Institute of Technology--Newsletters |
| Note | Recent technology advances at AIT: Expansion of computer capabilities: RCC installs 3083 mainframe--LRDC utilizes teleconferencing facilities--New geophysical technique to solve land subsidence--AIT to implement 16% increase in scholarship value: Cost of Diploma program also revised; free structure for external Doctoral program approved--EXEC Committee agrees on changes due to baht devaluation--April '85 graduation: Tree outstanding graduates cited--Honorary Degree awarded to IRRI Director General--AIT annual report 1984: The year in brief: Graduations--Donor relations--Alumni--Finance--Campus development--Continuing education: Indonesian enginners train in project management--EEC sponsors on-farm water management course for 24 Asian agronomists--Management of problem soils, focus of training for Bangladeshi engineers/scientists--Future cooperation between Nepal and AIT discussed--Campus development: Thai-Government funded housing project completed--Student activities: 1985 sportsfest and song festival--Staff notes: Promotions--Appointments--Departures--Expert study of proposed Disaster Preparedness Center underway--Donors and presentations: 37 Fujitsu microcomputers received from Japan--Grants for scholarship and faculty secondment from Australia--Thai Govt grant for 1985 reaches record-high level--Indonesian support for research activities--German scholarships for ET, AFE and CA students--CIDA-supported broad-based development program yields encouraging results--Alumni news: Previews: AITAA election results--Update of alumni tracer study and directory--From the AITAA chapters: Hong Kong/Macau--Thailand--Alumni at work: Helming a Major Irrigation Project in Indonesia--Consulting consortium and other ventures planned by Filipino alumni--Notes on the development dilemma: In rural Asia, a woman's work is never done: Can appropriate technologies ease her burden?--Publications |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Series Statement | AIT Review; v.24, no.2 |
| Year | 1985 |
| Type | AIT Review |