On 5 January 2022, Kathmandu University welcomed His Excellency Mr. Jo Yong Man, the Ambassador of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea to Nepal, and organized an interaction program with its senior office bearers to explore potential areas of collaboration between academic institutions of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and Nepal.

The Vice-Chancellor Prof. Dr. Bhola Thapa, the Registrar Prof. Dr. Subodh Sharma, the Controller of Examinations Prof. Dr. Panna Thapa, Dean of School of Engineering Prof. Dr. Manish Pokharel, Director of Students Welfare Prof. Dr. Bim Prasad Shrestha, Associate Dean of School of Engineering Mr. Brijesh Adhikary, Chief of Finance Division Mr. Kumar Prasad Baral, Chief of Human Resources Division Mrs. Jyoti Pradhan, Chief of Information and Library Division Mr. Shekhar Prasad Dhungana, Chief of Management Services Division Mr. Nabhendra Paudel, and others attended the interaction.

The program, which was facilitated by Dr. Uddhab Pyakurel, began with a short presentation about North Korea and its interest in KU by Dr. Ram Lama. While the Registrar Prof. Dr. Sharma shared brief details about the University, Vice-Chancellor Prof. Dr. Thapa highlighted the areas to work together with global partners.