A delegation of Seoul National University (SNU) led by Vice President of International Affairs Prof Hiwon Yoon and the Director of International Affairs, Jeongnam Hwang visited . The purpose of their visit was to explore the possible area of collaborations between the two universities. The delegate had meeting with Vice Chancellor, Registrar and the Deans of the University.  An agreement on SNU-Woongjin Global Multicultural Scholarship for Student Exchange between was signed during the meeting. The agreement has the provision for providing scholarship for a candidate selected by KU per year for one year in an identified field of study. The signing of the memorandum of understanding between the two institutions was also discussed during the meeting and agreed. The agreement consist the provision that both the institutions will cooperate for exchange of faculties, staff, resources, joint research projects and other possible collaborative activities. During the meeting, Vice Chancellor of Kathmandu University highlighted the features of the university and the vice president expressed the desire and interest of SNU to collaborate with KU. 

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