LALITPUR, April 29: Kathmandu University and the Nepal Policy Institute (NPI) have signed a memorandum of understanding relating to collaboration on the issues of education and research.
The MoU was signed amidst a program organized at the School of Management, KU, Lalitpur, on Monday. The NPI is a Hague-based institute.
Global engagement department chief at KU, Dr Dinesh Kafle, informed that the agreement was made on joint research, publication, and exchange of students and teachers. As per the MoU, both institutions would jointly mobilize grants for policy research and cooperate with each other to foster research initiatives.
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On the occasion, KU Vice Chancellor Prof. Dr. Achyut Wagle expressed confidence that the MoU would help create opportunities for both sides to exchange expertise and experiences among the education communities.
"KU has the policy to invite foreign scholars and professors for long-term teaching and research. The expert team in diaspora can therefore contribute to KU's educational programmes for short or long term. I believe this initiative helps us foster cooperation and exchange views between the two academic institutions," Dr Wagle said.
Similarly, the chairman of the NPI Board of Directors, Dr. Khagendra Dhakal, shared information on how the NPI had played a role in Nepal and Nepal's policy research and strengthening of the think tank system. The separate academic and research activities carried out by the KU and the NPI would now be further bolstered, he commented.
According to Dr Dhakal, the MoU has paved the way for the Nepali talents living and working abroad to demonstrate their intellect in Nepal, which ultimately benefits Nepal. He also stressed the need for trilateral cooperation among the public sector, university, and think tank.
The KU is a leading university established in 1992. It has some 22,000 students, while the NPI was set up in The Hague, the Netherlands, in 2017. More than 1,260 experts are associated with its global network.
The MoU signing ceremony was attended by university dignitaries.
