IDEAS SHORTLISTED FOR IDEA HUNT   In response to a call for start-up ideas by Kathmandu University Business Incubation Center (KUBIC) and Idea Studio as part of Idea Hunt program, altogether 275 ideas have been received. Judges and Mentors Mr. Suman Shakya, Mr. Ujjwal Shrestha, and Mr. Amit Agrawal shortlisting 20 Top Ideas for the Final Pitching that is going to be held on 20th May, 2016 at Idea Studio, School of Management, Kathmandu University. To check on the shor...

Vacancy Announcement for Research Assistant

On 2 May 2016, Dr. Bhupendra Bimal Chhetri was welcomed as the new Dean of School of Engineering.  Prof. Dr. Ram Kantha Makaju Shrestha, the Vice Chancellor, handed Dr. Chhetri his Appointment letter, in a program attended by the Registrar, Controller of Examinations, Directors, Deans, Associate Deans, Heads, Coordinators, Managers, Officers and other important faculties and staffs.

Dr. Prachand Man Pradhan and Mr. Ramesh Adhikari from the Department of Civil and Geomatics Engineering participated in “International Conference on Earthquake Engineering and Post Disaster Reconstruction Planning (ICEE – PDRP 2016) organized by Khowpa Engineering College, Bhaktapur on 24 – 26 April 2016. Detail here.

On 27 April 2016, Prof. Dr. Bhola Thapa, the Registrar, marked the clebration of the University's Silver Jubilee amid a vibrant gathering of musicians, faculties and students in a program organized by Kathmandu University Society of Music and Culture (KUSMC). The program featured well-known band Kanta dab dab. More information here.

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } Prof. Dr. Mohan Bikram Gewali, Dean, School of Science, KU  and Mr. Cas de Stoppelaar, Chairman of Himalayan Tiger Foundation (the Netherlands), signed an MOU on 28 April 2016 for a duration of five years.     The MOU will focus on the organization of joint academic and scientific activities such as courses, conferences, seminars, symposia or lectures; the exchange and sharing of teaching and academic materials, public...

Prof. Dr. Ram Kantha Makaju Shrestha, the Vice-Chancellor of KU and Prof. Dr. Xie Heping, President of Sichuan University (SU), China signed an Agreement of Intent on 27 April 2016 for the duration of five years.   In accordance with this Agreement, cooperation between the two universities shall be carried out through such activities as: a. Exchange of faculty/staff b. Exchange of undergraduate students c. Joint training of postgraduates d. Joint research activities and ...

A research grant agreement was signed between School of Science, Kathmandu University (KU) and World Wildlife Fund (WWF), Nepal, on April 14, 2016. The agreement was signed by Prof. Dr. Mohan Bikram Gewali, Dean of School of Science, KU, and  Mr. Anil Manandhar, Country Representative of WWF, Nepal. The agreement took place in the gathering of personalities from WWF: Dr. Ghana Shyam Gurung, Senior Conservation Program Director of WWF, Nepal; Mr Shiv Raj Bhatta, Director of the...