Issue 9 - faculty.ait.ac.th - Asian Institute of Technology
Issue 9 - faculty.ait.ac.th - Asian Institute of Technology Issue 9 - faculty.ait.ac.th - Asian Institute of Technology
Cleaner Production Certificate Program at AIT New Course A certificate course introducing concepts of Cleaner Production (CP) to industry personnel, policy makers and educators will be offered at the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) during 4 September-30 November 2001. This three month course is designed to enhance the participants' technical and management skills to implement cleaner production concepts in their respective work places. The following four courses will be offered: 1. Cleaner Production 2. Environmental Economics 3. Corporate Environmental Management, and 4. Eco-design and Manufacturing Systems The courses will be conducted in classrooms and web based lectures, video presentations, field visits, assignments, simulation games and case studies. Each course is delivered by lectures of three hours per week. External resource persons may also be invited from various organizations to share their experiences regarding CP applications in Asia. Admission Requirements: Eligible participants must hold a four year bachelor degree or its equivalent in an appropriate field of study from an institute of recognized standing. Their undergraduate grades should be significantly above average. All applicants for AIT programs are expected to produce evidence of proficiency in English. Fees and Expenses: The tuition fee for the Certificate Program is US$ 4,004. Dormitory accommodation (AIT campus) is available at additional cost. Travel, daily subsistence and all other costs are the participants responsibility. Participants should contact relevant organisations and institutions for financial support. A few fellowships will be made available to outstanding candidates. For additional details, see http://www.ait.ac.th/AIT/admissions/costs.html Applications: Application forms for the Certificate Program on Cleaner Production can be obtained from the Chief Admissions Officer, Asian Institute of Technology, PO Box 4, Klong Luang, Pathumthani 12120, Thailand or from http://www.ait.ac.th/ AIT/admissions/forms.html. Important dates: The closing date for applications requesting AIT financial assistance is June 30, 2001. The closing date is July 31, 2001 if no AIT financial support is requested. For further information on Cleaner Production activities at AIT, contact: Dean’s Office, School of Environment, Resources & Development, Asian Institute of Technology, PO Box 4, Klong Luang, Pathumthani 12120, Thailand, Tel: (662) 524-6069; Fax: (662) 524-6071, email: deanserd@ait.ac.th. URL: www.serd.ait.ac.th/cp SMI Training Programme Schedule for 2001 (India) PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore, India is offering training progrmmes on various topics including: improving the capability of small and medium scale industries, energy efficiency and mitigating pollution in factories. All training programmes will be conducted at Coimbatore. The scheduled list of training programmes and the dates are given in the following table. Programme For further information, contact: PSG College of Technology (address on page 8). 6 SMI Newsletter, April - June 2001, Volume 3, No. 2 Date Industrial Energy Audit Techniques 27-28 June 2001 Thermal Energy Audit in Boilers and Steam 25-26 July 2001 Energy Conservation in: Industrial Furnaces, Dryers and Heaters 29-30 August 2001 Industrial Pollution Control 26-27 September 2001 Efficient Use of Electricity 30-31 October 2001
2001 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Industry Increasing Productivity Through Energy Efficiency July 24-27, 2001, New York The 2001 American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) Summer Study will discuss technical, policy, and program issues related to increasing energy efficiency in industry. Presentations and discussions will relate to the theme, "Increasing Productivity Through Energy Efficiency." Attendees will include energy decision makers from industry, equipment manufacturers, government policymakers, electric utility staff, energy consultants, leading industrial energy researchers and academicians. For further information, contact: American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy, 1001 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 801, Washington, D.C. 20036, Tel: (202) 429-8873, http://www.aceee.org/conf/01ss/about.htm Training Program on Cleaner Production Technologies September 2001 The Asian Society for Environmental Protection (ASEP) in cooperation with the Fraunhofer Institute for Factory Operation and Automation (FhG-IFF), and with support from Carl Duisberg Gesellschaft e.V. (CDG), is organizing the Second Training on Cleaner Production Technologies commencing in mid- September 2001 at the University of Magdeburg in Magdeburg, Germany. The 8-week program will offer training in the field of cleaner production (treatment and recycling technologies), tools for effective environmental management systems (environmental performance indicators, ecobalance), and new developments and technologies pertaining to cleaner production. Applicants must have a Bachelor of Science or Engineering, good English communication skills, basic computer skills, and not be over 35 years of age. Accommodation and training will be funded by CDG. Travel expenses to the Federal Republic of Germany will have to be borne by the participants. For further information, contact: ASEP Secretariat, Asian Institute of Technology, PO Box 4, Klong Luang, Pathumthani 12120. Thailand. Tel: (662) 524-5245. Fax: (662) 524-5236. email: asep@ait.ac.th http://www.nitratextile.org/ is the home page of Northern India Textile Research Association (NITRA). NITRA carries out scientific research in areas related to textile industries. The site has information on their research activities, training programmes, publications, etc. http://www.CEEforMT.org is the home page of the Consortium for Energy Efficiency (CEE), a non-profit, public benefit corporation that uses the power of mass markets to advance super energy-efficient technologies that benefit consumers and the environment. CEE members include utilities, statewide and regional market transformation administrators, environmental groups, research organizations and state energy offices. This site has evaluation studies, data base on equipment, publications, the newsletter Market Transformer News and links to other organizations. http://www.financingcp.org/about/about.html is the home page of a UNEP demonstration project supported by Norway. In 1999 UNEP started this four-year project to increase in- SMI Newsletter, April - June 2001, Volume 3, No. 2 Capacity Building International Conference on Cleaner Production, Beijing, China September 4-5, 2001 China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development, China-Canada Cooperation Project on Cleaner Production and National Cleaner Production Centre (China), will organize an international conference to exchange experiences on cleaner production and promote cleaner production implementation. The themes of the conference are: policies and regulations for cleaner production, theory of cleaner production, techniques and practices of cleaner production and capacity building for cleaner production. For further information, contact: TIAN Shaohong/ QI Hongwei/ XUE Ping, Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China, Tel: 86 10 62785684, 86 10 62772837, Fax : 86 10 62771472, shc-den @ tsinghua.edu.cn World Conference on Science and Technology 13-15 September 2001, Manila, Philippines. The Philippine Association for the Advancement of Science (PhilAAS) will organize this conference. The conference theme is “Harnessing Science and Technology to Meet the Globalization Challenge”. It is expected that the lectures and discussions will distill ideas on how science and technology can be harnessed to enable nations to respond to the challenges posed by globalization. The conference will focus on the following topics: microelectronics and communications engineering, information science and technology, molecular biology and biotechnology, materials science and engineering, environmental science and technology, food and agriculture, earth and marine science, natural products and health, energy resources, science education and training of scientists. For further information, contact: World Conference on Science and Technology Secretariat, Philippine Association for the Advancement of Science, c/o Dr. Fortunato Sevilla III, Research Center for the Natural Sciences, University of Santo Tomas, Espana, Manila, Philippines, Tel/Fax 731-4031, email: fsevilla@ustcc.ust.edu.ph. Relevant Websites vestments in cleaner production in developing countries. The project demonstrates how investments can be stimulated by helping financial institutions understand the importance of cleaner production and helping cleaner production experts develop creditworthy investment proposals. This site offers information on challenges and opportunities, institutions financing cleaner production, links on forging alliances with financial institutions, organisations and research institutions promoting cleaner production investments, success stories and investment opportunities, training and tools to enhance skills and knowledge with the support of top-level international expert partners. http://www.actetsme.org is the home page of the APEC Center for Technology Exchange & Training for Small and Medium Enterprises. This site contains links to electronic databases on environment-friendly technologies for SMEs, links to SME Associations and Institutions, provides information on sustainable development for SMEs, Newsletter, events, etc. The SMI Newsletter is also available at http://www.serd.ait.ac.th/smi/ 7
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Cleaner Production Certificate Program at AIT<br />
New Course<br />
A certificate course introducing concepts <strong>of</strong> Cleaner Production (CP) to industry personnel, policy makers and educators will be<br />
<strong>of</strong>fered at <strong>th</strong>e <strong>Asian</strong> <strong>Institute</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Technology</strong> (AIT) during 4 September-30 November 2001. This <strong>th</strong>ree mon<strong>th</strong> course is designed<br />
to enhance <strong>th</strong>e participants' technical and management skills to implement cleaner production concepts in <strong>th</strong>eir respective<br />
work pl<strong>ac</strong>es.<br />
The following four courses will be <strong>of</strong>fered:<br />
1. Cleaner Production<br />
2. Environmental Economics<br />
3. Corporate Environmental Management, and<br />
4. Eco-design and Manuf<strong>ac</strong>turing Systems<br />
The courses will be conducted in classrooms and web based lectures, video presentations, field visits, assignments, simulation<br />
games and case studies. E<strong>ac</strong>h course is delivered by lectures <strong>of</strong> <strong>th</strong>ree hours per week. External resource persons may also be<br />
invited from various organizations to share <strong>th</strong>eir experiences regarding CP applications in Asia.<br />
Admission Requirements: Eligible participants must hold a four year b<strong>ac</strong>helor degree or its equivalent in an appropriate<br />
field <strong>of</strong> study from an institute <strong>of</strong> recognized standing. Their undergraduate grades should be significantly above average. All<br />
applicants for AIT programs are expected to produce evidence <strong>of</strong> pr<strong>of</strong>iciency in English.<br />
Fees and Expenses: The tuition fee for <strong>th</strong>e Certificate Program is US$ 4,004. Dormitory <strong>ac</strong>commodation (AIT campus) is<br />
available at additional cost. Travel, daily subsistence and all o<strong>th</strong>er costs are <strong>th</strong>e participants responsibility. Participants should<br />
cont<strong>ac</strong>t relevant organisations and institutions for financial support. A few fellowships will be made available to outstanding<br />
candidates. For additional details, see http://www.<strong>ait</strong>.<strong>ac</strong>.<strong>th</strong>/AIT/admissions/costs.html<br />
Applications: Application forms for <strong>th</strong>e Certificate Program on Cleaner Production can be obtained from <strong>th</strong>e Chief Admissions<br />
Officer, <strong>Asian</strong> <strong>Institute</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Technology</strong>, PO Box 4, Klong Luang, Pa<strong>th</strong>um<strong>th</strong>ani 12120, Thailand or from http://www.<strong>ait</strong>.<strong>ac</strong>.<strong>th</strong>/<br />
AIT/admissions/forms.html.<br />
Important dates: The closing date for applications requesting AIT financial assistance is June 30, 2001. The closing date is<br />
July 31, 2001 if no AIT financial support is requested.<br />
For fur<strong>th</strong>er information on Cleaner Production <strong>ac</strong>tivities at AIT, cont<strong>ac</strong>t: Dean’s Office, School <strong>of</strong> Environment, Resources &<br />
Development, <strong>Asian</strong> <strong>Institute</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Technology</strong>, PO Box 4, Klong Luang, Pa<strong>th</strong>um<strong>th</strong>ani 12120, Thailand, Tel: (662) 524-6069; Fax:<br />
(662) 524-6071, email: deanserd@<strong>ait</strong>.<strong>ac</strong>.<strong>th</strong>. URL: www.serd.<strong>ait</strong>.<strong>ac</strong>.<strong>th</strong>/cp<br />
SMI Training Programme Schedule for 2001 (India)<br />
PSG College <strong>of</strong> <strong>Technology</strong>, Coimbatore, India is <strong>of</strong>fering training progrmmes on various topics including: improving <strong>th</strong>e capability<br />
<strong>of</strong> small and medium scale industries, energy efficiency and mitigating pollution in f<strong>ac</strong>tories. All training programmes will<br />
be conducted at Coimbatore. The scheduled list <strong>of</strong> training programmes and <strong>th</strong>e dates are given in <strong>th</strong>e following table.<br />
Programme<br />
For fur<strong>th</strong>er information, cont<strong>ac</strong>t: PSG College <strong>of</strong> <strong>Technology</strong> (address on page 8).<br />
6 SMI Newsletter, April - June 2001, Volume 3, No. 2<br />
Date<br />
Industrial Energy Audit Techniques 27-28 June 2001<br />
Thermal Energy Audit in Boilers and Steam 25-26 July 2001<br />
Energy Conservation in:<br />
Industrial Furn<strong>ac</strong>es, Dryers and Heaters<br />
29-30 August 2001<br />
Industrial Pollution Control 26-27 September 2001<br />
Efficient Use <strong>of</strong> Electricity 30-31 October 2001
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