Kathmandu University, which operates in a slightly different way than other universities in the country, has started bolstering its financial stability through the Endowment Fund, in an effort to make its programs more sustainable. Following the appointment of Prof. Dr. Bhola Thapa as Vice-Chancellor, expressed his desire to reach the target of Rs. 50 crore. Through 34 individuals and organizations, so far NRs. 29,69,92,084 has been collected for various purposes. In the endowment signing cerem...

Following bilateral discussions between the Prime Minister of Nepal Mr. Sher Bahadur Deuba and Prime Minister of India, Mr. Narendra Modi on May 16, 2022, during Indian Prime Minister's official visit to Lumbini, the birthplace of Gautam Buddha, the two countries signed six Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) on cultural and educational cooperation. Three of those agreements involved Kathmandu University. Out of the three agreements, one was a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Indian Co...

See the Attachment for more details.

The First International Conference on Space Utilization and Research in Underground Structures (SURung-I) was hosted by Kathmandu University on the 5th and 6th of May 2022. The conference brought together academicians, researchers, engineers, and industry experts involved in disciplines of underground structure. As a part of the conference, Prof Dr. Bhola Thapa, vice-chancellor of Kathmandu University, and Mr. Kulman Ghising, managing director of Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) inaugurated the...

Inauguration of University Scholar Conference (USC 2022) ICIMOD, Lalitpur 17 May 2022 The second edition of University Scholar Conference was inaugurated at International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) on May 17th 2022. University Scholar Conference is a University student level engineering and innovation conference organized by the Association of Mechanical Engineering Students (AMES) at Kathmandu University. With the theme of “Women’s Empowerment in Engineer...