The final Policy Workshop of the collaborative project titled “Capacity Building for Conservation of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services of Wetlands in Relation to Global Change” was organised in New Delhi on 8 June 2015 with Kathmandu University as one of the main collaborating partners. Experiences of the three capacity building workshops earlier organized in New Delhi, Kolkata, Guwahati and the summary of biodiversity and ecosystem services of three wetlands were dis...

8 June 2015 Kathmandu University Business Incubation Center (KUBIC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Janaki Technology. Pvt. Ltd. to organize the idea competition event #Hackthequake. The event is an initiative by Janaki Technology, and is organized by Nepal Engineers’ Association Business Incubation Center (NEABIC) and KUBIC to discover innovative ideas and concepts that use cost effective locally available resources. The event is supported by DREAMS online mag...

Dr. Gajendra Sharma, Associate Professor at the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, got a research paper  entitled 'The effects of online service quality of e-commerce websites on user satisfaction' published in the journal The Electronic Library. The Journal is indexed by ISI. The paper is available online at: http://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/full/10.1108/EL-10-2013-0193

A project agreement has been signed between Kathmandu University (KU) and Chure-Tarai Madhesh Conservation Development Board, Nepal, on 25 May 2015 at KU, Dhulikhel. The agreement was signed by Prof. Dr. Mohan B. Gewali, Dean of School of Science, KU, and Mr. Bharat P. Pudasaini, Member Secretary of the Development Board. The agreement provides KU a grant of approximately 45 million to KU for the conservation and economic development of Churia region of Nepal. The grant will be utilize...

KU Student Welfare Directorate (SWD) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Malteser International e.V. (Malteser Int’l), Germany, on 22 May 2015 (8 Jyestha 2072) at the Central Campus, Dhulikhel. The MoU was signed by Prof. Dr. Kanhaiya Jha, the Director of SWD and Mr. Arno Coerver, the team leader Emergency Response Nepal from Malteser Int’l. Dr. Dhurva Gauchan and Mr. Diwakar Bista, Associate Directors from SWD, and

Mr. Eak Prasad Duwadi, an Assistant Professor of English​ at the Humanities and Management Unit,​ chaired a paper entitled "​Digital Humanities,” and gave valedictory remarks on 'Latest Trends in English Studies and Researches' at an international conference held on 21 April 2015 in SGM College, Karad, Maharastra, India. He also delivered a talk on 'Listening Skills for Communicating Effectively in Teams' on 22 April 2015 at a symposium organized by Y. C. Institute of Scien...

Kathmandu University Business Incubation Center (KUBIC ) expresses grief for the national Earthquake disaster of 25 April 2015. There is no way to remunerate the lives we have lost, but we can surely prepare to restore an earthquake-damaged community to serve towards national development. KUBIC has been supporting several innovative ideas until now, and is optimistic to contribute in this difficult time by encouraging hopes from aspiring entrepreneurs. KUBIC invites business ideas to encourag...

Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE NE The University is seriously working to normalize the condition in-house so that academic activities can be resumed at the earliest. A meeting of Policy Coordination Committee held on 29 April 2015 has formed eight different functional teams to ensure starting usual activities from 5 May 2015.

A post-disaster review meeting of KU office bearers led by Vice Chancellor Prof. Dr. Ram Kantha Makaju Shrestha and Registrar Prof. Dr. Bhola Thapa  was held on 1 May 2015 in KUSOM complex.  According to Prof. Shrestha, the University is working to save lives of affected people who have been rescued and brought to Dhulikhel Hospital KU Hospital. We are treating them, taking their care and catering to their basic needs in rehabilitation, said Prof. Shrestha. He also hi...

The Humanities and Management Unit (HMU), School of Engineering, initiated Interdisciplinary Discussion Series (IDS) on 23 April 2015, Thursday.  Mr. Khagendra Acharya, Assistant Professor of English in  the Unit, led the inaugural session on "Trauma: Directions in Research." Faculties from different departments and programs participated in the discussion. IDS has the main objective of fostering the culture of interdisciplinary sharing inside the University, ...