UT President attends the AIT 60th Anniversary Presidents Forum in Thailand
On October 24, 2019, Prof. Mahmoud Nili Ahmadabadi, President of University of Tehran attended the AIT 60th Anniversary Presidents Forum and related events. The AIT 60th Anniversary Presidents Forum included the following programs:
Program
Social Impact with Innovation
Session I: How university has Injected Innovation into the Research in Social Impact
Areas
Artificial Intelligence and Robotics and other leading-edge technologies now have permeated in many research fields. How university has incorporated some of these technologies in research in traditional social impact areas like climate change, food, energy, water, or infrastructure etc.?
Prof. Bundhit Eua-arporn, President, Chulalongkorn University — Chairman
Prof. Zhou Yu, President, Harbin Institute of Technology
Prof. Umran S. Inan, President, Koc University
Prof. Kazuya Masu, President, Tokyo Institute of Technology
Prof. Mahmoud Nili Ahmadabadi, President, University of Tehran
Session II: How university collaborates globally with academic, government, multinationals, or non-profit Organizations in Social Impact Research
Most problems with social impact implications are global, like Climate Change, or has intimate relations with government policies, or will have interest by NGO’s specializing in those areas. How university works with these organizations or global universities and businesses in sustainable development research?
Prof. Denis Simon, Vice Chancellor, Duke Kunshan University—Chairman
Prof. Julia Buckingham, Vice Chancellor, Brunel University London
Prof. Ram Kantha Makaju Shrestha, Vice Chancellor, Kathmandu University
Prof. Hideo Ohno, President, Tohoku University
Prof. Mohamed Ibrahim bin Abdul Mutalib, Vice Chancellor, Universiti Teknologi Petronas
Prof. Kil-Choo Moon, President, University of Science and Technology Korea
Session III: How university maintains a sustainable campus both in teaching and in campus operations
Turning a university campus into a sustainable and green campus requires policy, dedication, investment, and education of students, faculty, and staff. How University been doing in this effort and are there things we can all learn from participating universities which pursue this goal?
Prof. Jaak Aaviksoo, Rector, Talinn University of Technology – Chairman
Prof. Roger Chen, President, I-Shou University
Prof. Tan Eng Chye, President, National University of Singapore
Datin Dr. Anita Abdul Aziz, Vice Chancellor, Universiti Brunei Darussalam
Prof. Kyosuke Nagata, President, University of Tsukuba
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