Nigeria is the seventh most populous Country in the world and the most rapidly urbanizing nation in Africa. There is an ever growing demand of housing in Nigeria. Recent reports suggest that there is a need to build at least 17 million housing units. On 20 January 2015, a 10-member high-level delegation from Nigeria comprising…
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The British Embassy Bangkok, The State Enterprise Policy Office (SEPO), Infrastructure UK, and UK Trade and Investment organized a seminar on Public Private Partnerships (PPP) – Sharing UK and Thai Experiences and Expertise on 15 January 2015 at the Dusit Thani Hotel, Bangkok. The seminar featured keynote speeches and presentations from senior officials from Infrastructure…
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Following the workshop on Technology Solutions for Low-cost Housing in November 2014 where NHA participated, AIT Consulting (AITC) Executive Director Dr. Naveed Anwar with Rakdao Pakdisi, Business Development Manager and Parthiv Bharali, Marketing Strategist and Partner Development Manager visited the NHA head office to meet with H.E. Krisda Raksakul, NHA Governor, to present an overview…
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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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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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The Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) was invited to attend a special presentation on the Future of Rail 2050 organized by Arup and supported by UK Trade and Investment held on 21 November 2014 at the InterContinental Hotel Bangkok. The Future of Rail 2050, presented by Timothy Suen, an Arup Fellow and East Asia Rail…
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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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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 (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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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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