DoCSE and UN-APCICT Organize National Workshop on Project Management  

The Department of Computer Science and Engineering (DoCSE) successfully organized a 2-Day Roll Out of Primer Series in Nepal and National workshop on the “Primer Series on ICTD for Youth’: Project Management and ICTD” in collaboration with United Nations Asian and Pacific Training Centre for Information and Communication Technology for Development (UN-APCICT) during 7-8 July 2014 at KU, Dhulikhel, Kavre.In the inaugural session of the workshop, Prof. Dr.-Ing, Ramesh Kumar Maskey, Associate Dean (Academic and Administrative Affairs), School of Engineering, KU, and Mr. Wan-Yong Chung, Deputy Director, UNESCAP / APCICT, delivered their welcome addresses and purpose of the event. Distinguished guests including Prof. Dr. Bim Prasad Shrestha, Associate Dean, Research and Other Activities, School of Engineering, Prof. Dr. Deepak Prasad Subedi, Associate Dean, School of Science, HoDs, and Faculties were also present. Mr. Timothy Loh, Programme Officer, UNAPCICT introduced the Primer Series on ICTD for Youth and Dr. Manish Pokharel, Associate Professor and HoD, DoCSE, spoke about the Purpose of the workshop. After the inaugural session, the resource persons, Ms. Maria Juanita R. Macapagal, Fellow, Ideacorp, Philippines, and Mr. John J. Macasio, General Manager, Redfox Technologies, Philippines started the sessions on “Primer Series 2 on Project Management and ICTD”. In the closing session, Prof. Dr.-Ing, Ramesh Kumar Maskey and Prof. Dr. Bim Prasad Shrestha handed over certificates to the participants and tokens of love to the resource persons and delivered their closing remarks while Dr. Manish Pokharel, Associate Prof. and  HoD, DoCSE, thanked the participants and invited all to the hospitality dinner hosted by UNAPCICT at Malla Hotel.The hospitality Dinner at Malla Hotel was addressed by Prof. Dr. Ram Kantha Makaju Shrestha, Vice Chancellor, Kathmandu University. Prof. Dr. Bhola Thapa, Registrar, Prof. Dr.-Ing, Ramesh Kumar Maskey, Associate Dean, Prof. Dr. Bim Prasad Shrestha, Associate Dean, HoDs, Faculties, Staffs and Participants were part of the hospitality dinner hosted by UNAPCICT.The workshop was coordinated by Mr. Manoj Kumar Gupta, Assistant Professor, Mr.  Dhiraj Shrestha, Lecturer and Mr. Manoj Shakya, Assistant Professor on behalf of DoCSE.The detail of the two-day programme is available here: