FPSD – AIT and Yunnan Normal University Forge Strategic Academic Partnership

KUNMING, CHINA – 01 July 2026 – Leadership from the Asian Institute of Technology’s (AIT) Faculty of Public Policy and Sustainable Development (FPSD) conducted a highly successful institutional visit to Yunnan Normal University (YNU) to lay the groundwork for academic and research collaboration. The FPSD delegation, led by FPSD Dean Associate Professor Dr. Thi Phuoc Lai Nguyen and Deputy Dean,

AIT-FPSD’s World Refugee Day Academic Engagement

AIT, THAILAND – The World Refugee Day Academic Engagement, themed “Displacement Trajectories, Security Frameworks, and Regional Order: Rethinking Myanmar’s Refugee Question in South and Southeast Asia,” took place at the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) on June 24, 2026, in the Milton E. Bender Jr. Auditorium.

The event convened scholars, policymakers, humanitarian practitioners, civil society organizations, faculty, and students to

AIT’s FPSD Launches the “Policy Dialogue 2026” Series to Tackle Pressing Regional Challenges

PATHUMTHANI, THAILAND – The Faculty of Public Policy and Sustainable Development (FPSD) at the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) has officially announced the launch of its Policy Dialogue 2026 series. Running under the inspiring banner, “Shaping Tomorrow, One Conversation at a Time,” this newly minted initiative is set to become a vital monthly gathering where big ideas directly meet

DS Master’s Student Joins YSEALI Professional Fellowship in the USA

From Classroom to Grassroots: Development and Sustainability (DS) Master Student Joins YSEALI Fellowship in the USA

𝐔𝐒𝐀 – Ms. Atitaya Phoemphon, a Master’s student in the Development and Sustainability (DS) program within the Faculty of Public Policy and Sustainable Development at the Asian Institute of Technology, studying under the supervision of Dr. Duanghathai Buranajaroenkij, has recently participated in the YSEALI

GDS Master’s Student Aye Yeik Htin at Women Deliver 2026

From Frontlines to Global Stages: AIT Master’s Student Aye Yeik Htin Champions Girls’ Education and SRHR at Women Deliver 2026

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA – Ms. Aye Yeik Htin, a current Master’s student in the Gender and Development Studies (GDS) program at the Faculty of Public Policy and Sustainable Development (FPSD), Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) was recently a featured speaker at …

FPSD Dean Congratulates Graduates of May 2026

On behalf of the Faculty of Public Policy and Sustainable Development (FPSD), I warmly congratulate all graduates of the Master’s and PhD programs in Development and Sustainability, Development Planning, Management and Innovation, and Gender and Development Studies. Your graduation reflects your dedication, resilience, and commitment to addressing critical development challenges in a rapidly changing world.

Your achievement is

GDS PhD Candidate Renz Prudenciado Makes Significant Impact at NERPS 2026 in Tokyo

GDS PhD Candidate Renz Prudenciado Makes Significant Impact at NERPS 2026 in Tokyo

𝐓𝐎𝐊𝐘𝐎, 𝐉𝐀𝐏𝐀𝐍 — Renz Prudenciado, a PhD candidate in the Gender and Development Studies (GDS) Program at the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), achieved outstanding recognition at the 5th Network for Education and Research on Peace and Sustainability (NERPS) Conference. Held from March 4–7, 2026, at the …

Publication Alert: FPSD PhD graduate publishes in UNRISD

We are happy to share that the latest publication of our recent PhD graduate at the Faculty of Public Policy and Sustainable Development is now included in the United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD) open access repository. The working paper entitled “G20 Peripheral Power: Tunisia’s Contribution to Global Gender Governance through G20 Norm Alignment” is penned by Mr. …