AIT has signed 5 MoUs with international partners to strengthen WASH systems, support digital innovation, and improve municipal governance across Asia. The partnerships aim to bring together governments, academia, development partners, innovators, and practitioners to accelerate the WASH agenda.
Hayat Ullah, an AIT graduate student, received the IPNI Scholar Award for his research on nutrient management strategies for rice cultivation. The award recognizes his efforts to promote food security and safety in Asia.
The Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) has been awarded a US $5-million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to develop sustainable decentralized wastewater management systems. The five-year project aims to reinvent innovative, decentralized systems for treating human excreta and wastewater in developing countries.
Researchers at the Asian Institute of Technology successfully demonstrated the use of ZnO nanorods to remove microbes from water using visible light. The study found that the nanorods killed both gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria, offering a promising solution for water purification.