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" Kathmandu University School of Arts and the Nepal Tourism Board have collaborated to bring out a peer reviewed Journal on Tourism and Development. The first Issue of the Journal was jointly  launched by the Vice Chancellor Professor Suresh Raj Sharma and the Secretary of the Ministry of Tourism Dr Ganesh Joshi in a small ceremony some months back. The link for the journal is provided below. As work is proceeding on the second issue , authors are welcome to submit well researched articles on Tourism and Sustainable Development .Articles, research notes and other comments can be sent to mbanskota@ku.edu.np , hrk@ku.edu.np or  ssharma@ntb.org.np . "

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SECOND CALL FOR APPLICATIONS - Scholarship (tuition fees support) for 1 M.S by Research Degree Positions at Kathmandu University

1. SECOND Call for applications document [Second Call for Applications]
2. M.S by Research Application Form [Application Form]
3. Checklist for complete applications [Checklist]

Results of the M.S by Research Degree Positions on Opinion and Argumentation Analysis – Scholarship (tuition fees support) as part of the Institutional Grant of the University Grants Commission to the School of Engineering, Kathmandu University

The following candidate has been selected for a M.S by Research Degree Position on Opinion and Argumentation Analysis – Scholarship (tuition fees support).

Mr. Rohit Man Amatya
161, Kwalakhu Tole
Lalitpur – 16, Nepal

The selected candidate is expected to contact the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Kathmandu University for completing the necessary formalities on February 28, Tuesday at 11 A.M.

Invitation

A HALF DAY WORKSHOP ON INFORMATION SHARING IN Integrated Water Resource Management (IWRM)

Kathmandu University, Dhulikhel and Durlung Integrated Water Resource Management Committee, Chyamrangbesi are jointly organizing an Information Sharing Workshop on Integrated Water Resource Management as per the following program. Delegates from University Grant Commission, Water and Energy Commission Secretariat, District Water Resource Committee, Deans, HoD and faculties are sharing information in the workshop.

Please register to participate in the workshop.

Program Details:

Date: 24th Feb, 2012, Friday
Time: 9:00am
Venue: C.V. Raman, Mini Auditorium, Kathmandu University

Contact:

Sabita Aryal Khanna (9841540579)                                  Damodar Dhital (9841966990)         
Asst. professor and Team Leader,                                    Research Assistant,
IWRM/Durlung-KU/UGC-2010/11,                                     IWRM/Durlung-KU/UGC-2010/11,
Kathmandu University                                                     Kathmandu University

Dr. Hari Prasad Neopane, Associate Professor at Department of Mechanical Engineering recently published a book and following Papers in different international journals and conferences. 

1.  Neopane Hari P., Dahlhaug Ole G., and Cervantes Michel,2012,The effect of sediment characteristics for predicting erosion on Francis turbines blades, The International Journal on Hydropower & Dams, Volume 19, Issue 1, February 2012, Hydro & Dams in Latin America, Francis Turbine Technology – Intake Gates
2.  Neopane Hari P., Sujakhu Surendra, Shrestha Sanjay, Subedi Khsitij, and Basnet Anil, 2012, Study of Sediment erosion in Hydraulic Turbine Using Rotating Disc Apparatus (RDA), Second International Conference on the Developments in Renewable Energy Technology (ICDRET 2012) Conference proceedings, (5-7 January) Dhaka, Bangladesh
3.  Rajkarnikar B., Pyakurel P., and  Neopane Hari P., 2012, Present Status and Technical Challenges of Micro Hydropower Plants in Nepal, Second International Conference on the Developments in Renewable Energy Technology (ICDRET 2012) Conference proceedings, (5-7 January) Dhaka, Bangladesh.
4.  Neopane Hari P, Dahlhaug Ole G., Cervantes Michel, 2011, Sediment Erosion in Hydraulic Turbines, Global Journal of researches in engineering, Mechanical and mechanics engineering, Volume 11 Issue 6: page 17-26, Version 1.0 November 2011,Type: Double Blind Peer Reviewed International Research Journal, Publisher: Global Journals Inc. (USA), Online ISSN: 2249-4596 & Print ISSN:0975-5861 GJRE (2011)
5.  Eltvik Mette, Dahlhaug Ole G. and Neopane Hari P.,2011, Prediction of Sediment Erosion in Francis Turbines, 4-th International Meeting on Cavitation and Dynamic Problems in Hydraulic Machinery and Systems, Conference proceedings, (26-28 October) Belgrade, Serbia
6.  Neopane Hari P., Dahlhaug Ole G., and Cervantes Michel, 2011, Effect of Operating Conditions of Francis Turbines for Predicting Sediment Erosion, Hydro 2011- Practical Solutions for a Sustainable Future, Conference proceedings, (17-19 October) Prague- Czech Rep.
7.  Neopane Hari P., 2011, Sediment Erosion in Hydraulic turbines, RETRUD-2011, Third International Conference on Addressing Climate change for Sustainable development through Up-Scaling Renewable Energy Technologies, Conference proceedings, (October 12-14) Kathmandu, Nepal
8.  Rajkarnikar B., Pyakurel P., and  Neopane Hari P., 2011, Sustainability Issues of Micro Hydropower Plants in Nepal, RETRUD-2011,Third International Conference on Addressing Climate change for Sustainable development through Up-Scaling Renewable Energy Technologies, Conference proceedings, (October 12-14), Kathmandu, Nepal
9.  Neopane Hari P., 2011, Sediment Erosion in Hydro Turbines, Book, ISBAN 978-3-639-34160-7, Publisher: VDM Verlag Dr. Muller GmbH & Co. KG. Dudweiler Landstr. 99, 66123 Saarbrucken, Germany.

China’s Hebei University of Economics & Business Art Troupe Makes its Successful Performance at KU

On February 7^th ,2012, China’s Hebei University of Economics & Business((HUEB) Art Troupe makes its successful performance in the auditorium on KU main campus at Dhulikhel. The student artists performed songs, dances, acrobatics, magic and ensembles of Chinese traditional folk music instruments erhu and flute. They also performed Nepali song and Nepali dance. Their splendid performances won rounds of applause and warm cheers.

Before the performance, Prof. Dr. Shen Fuping, vice president of HUEB and head of the Art Troupe, delivered opening speech. He says that in order to promote the cultural exchanges between China and Nepal and celebrate the Chinese Spring Festival, at the invitation of Confucius Institute at Kathmandu University(CIKU), which is co-established by Kathmandu University and HUEB, the art troupe arrives at Dhulikhel to offer KU teaching staff and students a stage of wonderful programs. During Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao’s visit in Nepal, China and Nepal have designated that the year 2012 is the China-Nepal Friendly Exchanges Year. And on the same day, Nepali President Yadav inaugurated 2012 Visit Lumbini Year. He believes that the performance will bring the new year greetings from China and hope that the cooperation between KU and HUEB will reach a higher level. Prof. Dr. Bhadra Man Tuladhar, Registar of KU, expresses his warm welcome to the art troupe,and believes that the performance will be very excellent. Prof. Bao Deyuan, director of CIKU also extended her greetings to all the KU teaching staff and students, saying that Chinese language has been accepted as a credit course at KU and it is free for all the KU teaching staff and students to learn Chinese at CIKU.

The performance is a part of Confucius Institute Grand Spring Festival Gala Nepal Tour Performance. The Gala was hosted by Hanban (i.e.the Office of Chinese Language Council International)/Confucius Institute headquarters, organized by Chinese Embassy in Nepal and HUEB, and co-organized by CIKU. The art troupe made its debut on February 3^rd in Siddharthanagar, Lumbini. On February 4^th the student actors and actresses from Hebei University of Economics & Business Art Troupe gave their second show in beautiful Pokhara, the second largest city of Nepal. And on February 6^th, the student artists performed at Nepal Academy, Kamalati. They also made a tour performance in Bangladesh from February 9^th  to 12^th .

H.E. Ambassador Yang Houlan and Right Honorable Mr. Parmanand Jha, Vice President of Nepal, Honorable Mr. Dina Nath Sharma, Minister for Education, Honorable Mr. Lokendra Bista Magar, Minister for Tourism and Civil Aviation attended the program. Vice President Jha, Minister Sharma, Ambassador Yang and Dr. Shen Fuping, Vice President of Hebei University of Economics & Business Prof. gave their remarks on the function at Nepal Academy. Confucius Institute Grand Spring Festival Gala Nepal Tour Performance has made a good beginning of the cultural exchange between China and Nepal in “ China-Nepal Friendly Exchanges Year” and “2012 Visit Lumbini Year”.

INTERACTION PROGRAM

Educational opportunities at University of Alabama, Huntsville

Date: 17^th Feb 2012 (Friday)

1: 30 P.M– 2:00 P.M                 Interaction with faculties
2: 00 P.M – 3: 45 P.M               Presentation and open discussion with students
Venue:                                      Mini Auditorium (Block No. 3)

All students from 3^rd year and 4^th year (Science and Engineering department) are invited.

Register your name by contacting me directly (only first 100 students will be entertained) on or before 14^th February 2012.

For further information contact:
Mr. Pankaj Raj Dawadi
Assistant Professor
Department of Computer Science and Engineering
Kathmandu University
pdawadi@ku.edu.np
9808415247

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Department of Civil and Geomatics Engineering organized talk program on “Citizen Mapping in the Internet: Implications to Knowledge-based Activities” on February 3, 2012.  Students from Geomatics program and faculties were present at the program. The guest speaker, Nama R. Budhathoki, highlighted different aspects of citizen mapping.

During the interaction session issues like use of citizen mapping as a component of Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI), quality of user-collected data, technical barriers for implementing citizen mapping in Nepal were discussed.

Dr Nama Budhathoki earned his doctorate from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA in 2010. After a year as a post-doctoral fellow at McGill University, he joined the Niti Foundation (http://nitifoundation.org/) in Nepal. 

Thursday, 2 February, 2012

Dhulikhel, Kavre

Prof. Dr. Tank Nath Sharma as new Dean in the School of Education

Kathmandu University has appointed Prof. Dr. Tank Nath Sharma as new Dean in the School of Education. Executive Council meeting held on Thursday, 26^th January, 2012 has approved the resignation of Dean, Prof. Mana Prasad Wagle and appointed Prof. Sharma for the same post for three years tenure, effective from 1^st February, 2012.

The University congratulates to Prof. Sharma.

Orientation Program of International Master Degree Programs

‘mppoes’ and ‘meepe’ held

The orientation program for Master Program in Planning and Operation of Energy Systems (MPPOES) Second batch (2012-2013) and Master of Engineering in Electrical Power Engineering (MEEPE) fifth batch (2011-2013) concluded on February 1, 2012. Professor Dr. Bhola Thapa, Dean of School of Engineering, Project Coordinators Dr. Hari Prasad Neopane (EnPe) and Mr. Brijesh Adhikary (MEEPE), Heads and coordinators from the Departments of Mechanical Engineering and Electrical & Electronics Engineering formally welcomed the students at Kathmandu University. These graduate programs are run under the EnPe Program in collaboration with Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU). Dr. Bim Prasad Shrestha welcomed the students on behalf of Department of Mechanical Engineering and highlighted on the various different aspects of MPPOES program. Mr. Brijesh Adhikary also welcomed the students on behalf of Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering and shed light on MEEPE program. Mr. Diwakar Bhujel and Dr. Neopane explained the evaluation system for these programs while Mr. Basanta Raj Pokharel gave information on the social welfare and logistics aspects. Finally, Professor Thapa highlighted the Engineering education at Kathmandu University, benefits of interdisciplinary graduate level courses, role of Engineers and applications of engineering education for the benefit of the society. He encouraged all the students for making maximum use of the facilities at Kathmandu University to get knowledge in their respective areas make their stay meaningful and joyful.

The MEEPE students joined Kathmandu University after having completed their first semester at NTNU,Norway and will continue rest of their semesters at Kathmandu University. The MPPOES students will spend their third semester at NTNU, Norway. Each program has ten students including the students from Nepal and abroad. 

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16^th UNESCO workshop on 
Active Learning in Optics and Photonics
(ALOP Nepal 2011)

17 - 21 December 2011, Kathmandu University, Dhulikhel, Nepal

Summary:

Daily power blackouts that lasted many hours.
A day of national strike that shutdown all road transport.
An ongoing student strike at the host university.

These types of disruption are commonplace in many developing countries that struggle with limited resources, poor infrastructure and large populations. Education initiatives such as ALOP are vitally important in these countries as they are one way of improving the quality of “people resources” which will, in time, provide the mechanism for tackling the other issues holding back social and economic development.

Normally any one of the above disruptions would have a severe negative impact on the running of any 5-day, hands-on education workshop, but in ALOP Nepal 2011, such disruptions had no impact because of the careful and adaptive planning of the local organisers. A large diesel generator with sufficient fuel supply was always available to be switched in whenever the mains electricity supply failed. The night of the national strike, additional accommodation at the venue was booked for participants who would normally travel by bus to the workshop. An off-campus venue for ALOP was chosen so as to avoid any disruption by strikes at the University campus.

So despite these significant disruptions, the ALOP workshop continued as normal, and we are pleased to report that it was highly successful and productive.

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