DS is
organizing our monthly Ph.D. Colloquium on 29th
April (Wed)
from 15:00 via
ZOOM (online meeting platform). This
is a forum where PhD students share their work and engage in discussions on
various emerging issues in the region.
Topic: Student Perceptions of Social, Infrastructure and Natural Hazards Safety of Higher Schools in Western China Presenter: Mr. Qi Xinjian, RRDPModerator: Mr. Wiruj Somsopon, UEM DATE: Wednesday 26 February 2020TIME: 15:00-16:00VENUE: S 201
Fieldtrips, within the course of Regional and Rural Development Planning (RRDP) workshops instructed by Dr Thi Phuoc Lai Nguyen, are designed to provide RRDP Master students opportunities to interact and work with local communities on local development planning. It encourages students to be curious, inquiring, to apply theoretical knowledge into practices, and to enjoy learning. This activity is to promote the connection between our research and teaching with community.
Dr.
Sanaullah Panezai, an RRDP Alumnus, has launched a new research journal in
December 2019. The title of the journal is “Journal of Geography and Social
Sciences (JGSS)”. He serves as Editor-in-Chief of the JGSS. This newly launched
journal is an open access, peer-reviewed, multidisciplinary journal that
publishes rapid publication of substantive and integrative research articles in
all areas of geography and social sciences. JGSS has an International Editorial
Board and uses online submission system for receiving articles.
Ms.Chitralada Chaiya (PhD in RRDP/DDS) presented on “The International Conference on Nation Building 2019: The Development of a High Income Nation” on November 26-27, 2019, Malaysia She presented in the topic “20 years Educational Reform of Thailand: Crisis or Exit of the Quality Assurance Polity in Higher Education” In this conference is aimed at creating international cooperation in economic, social, political and educational. The conference was attended by a large number of national and international leaders.
In August 2019, DDS students attended the summer program at Tongji University, Shanghai, China, under the theme of “Sustainable Urban and Rural Development”.
Shahab-E-Saqib (left), Supattra Yamsrual (center) and Manjunatha Venkatappa (right)
In August 2019, three DDS students completed their PhD. Congratulations! We are very proud to have Shahab-E-Saqib, Supattra Yamsrual and Manjunatha Venkatappa as new PhD holders who will be leaders in their own respective fields. It was an awesome month for us having three subsequent PhD public defence seminars in a month.
A major challenge of extremely vulnerable households is that they have lost their land to natural calamities. PHOTO: ICCCAD.NET
Firdaus Ara Hussain and Mokbul Morshed Ahmad
Through the UN Climate Action Summit on September 23, 2019, UN Secretary-General António Guterres is calling upon global leaders to come to New York with concrete, realistic plans to enhance their nationally determined contributions by 2020, in line with reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 45 percent over the next decade, and to net zero emissions by 2050. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has responded to the call of Secretary-General Guterres, and Bangladesh will join the summit being one of the country members of Track No 6 on resilience and adaptation.
Prof. Jayant Kumar Routray was bestowed with the title of Professor Emeritus at AIT’s 131st Graduation on 17 May 2019. Earlier, the conferment of the title of Professor Emeritus was approved at the meeting of the AIT Board of Trustees held on 30 August 2018. Prof. Routray joined AIT as Read more…