Three KP researchers receive top positions at AIT Bangkok – Journal

PESHAWAR: Female students sent by the Department of Local Government Elections and Rural Development under a fully-funded master’s scholarship program to the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Bangkok, have completed their master’s programmes. The scholarships were awarded under the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Town Improvement Project (KPCIP) and funded by the Asian Development Bank under its ADF 13 grant.

The students received their diplomas at a graduation ceremony organized by AIT in their honor. Three of the 30 KPCIP Scholars received Gold Medals with Distinction from AIT, including Zara Khadija who received the Robert C.

Bodden Prize for being the most outstanding woman in the Faculty of Public Policy and Sustainable Development.

Similarly, Alina Dawood received the Mahesh Varma Prize in Construction, Engineering and Infrastructure Management from the Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, while Aiman ​​Khan received the Yoshiro Takasaki Prize in Urban Innovation and Sustainability from the Faculty of Climate Change and Sustainability.

30 women complete master’s courses under the BAD program

The initiative aimed to strengthen the participation of women in technical and leadership sectors related to urban development, municipal infrastructure, climate resilience and sustainable urban planning. The program has set aside 55 fully-funded scholarship opportunities for women in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, creating pathways to higher education in fields traditionally underrepresented by women.

In May 2024, KPCIP and AIT signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoA) to operationalize this strategic academic partnership. Subsequently, in August 2024, the first cohort of 30 female scholars began their 22-month master’s programs at AIT in Thailand.

“This initiative was in line with the vision of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf and Imran Khan to promote education and ensure equal opportunities for women,” said LGE&RDD Minister Meena Khan Afridi.

The students were enrolled in different disciplines including Construction Engineering and Infrastructure Management (CEIM), Water Engineering and Management (WEM) and Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (DSAI), Climate Change and Sustainable Development (CCSD) and Environmental Engineering and Management (EEM), Development Planning, Management and Innovation (DPMI), Urban Innovation and Sustainability (UIS). “These disciplines represent critical sectors for sustainable urban transformation, smart city development, environmental resilience and evidence-based governance in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa,” the minister said.

KPCIP Project Director Hameedullah Shah said the achievement represented a historic milestone for KPCIP and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. “Among all participating countries, KPCIP scholars stood out as no other country has recorded multiple AIT gold medal recipients in the same academic year,” he said.

Published in Dawn, May 24, 2026

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