Returnee Professionals
This session will showcase how Nepali professionals who have returned from
their overseas training are contributing to the development of Nepal. Opportunities seen and challenges faced by returnee professionals will also be shared.
Coordinator: Dr Devi Basnet,
Medytox Inc., South Korea
Program Schedule
| Focussed Session 2, 3: Returnee Professionals, Scholarship and Research Funding 14 October, 13:50-19:10, Madhavi Hall |
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| Session A: Returnee Professionals, Opportunities Seen and Challenges Faced in Nepal, Moderator: Dr. Devi B Basnet | ||||
| Speaker | Topic | Institute | ||
| Speaker | Narayan Adhikari, Prof | Experience of establishing a world-class research laboratory in Nepal - How diaspora can contribute | Central Departmnet of Physics, Tribhuvan Univesrity, Germany Returnee | npadhikari@gmail.com |
| Speaker | Prajwal Rajbhandari, Mr | Opportunity and challenges faced by Nepali researchers and scientists to kickstart and run a research institute in Nepal | Research Institute for Bioscience & Biotechnology | prajjwalrajbhandari@ribb.org.np |
| Speaker | Rabindra Dhakal, Dr | The knowledge and skill transfer using different appropriate technologies to the communities and academic sectors: Scope for global networking | Nepal Academy of Science and Technology, Nepal, Japan Returnee | dhakalrabindra3@gmail.com |
| Speaker | Merina Ranjit | TBA | COO, Chaudhary Foundation, Returnee NSU | merina.ranjit@gmail.com |
| Speaker | Pratik Adhikari, Dr | Migration for development: Skill transfer, employability and entrepreneurship of returnee labour migrants in Nepal | Manmohan Memorial Institute of Health Sciences, Kathmandu, Nepal | adpratik30@gmail.com |
| Speaker | Mohan Shrestha, Mr | Transferring skills learned in Middle East to Nepal | President, Mayur Yatayat Pvt. Ltd. | mayuryatayatktm@gmail.com |
| Speaker | Binod Ghimire, Mr | Bringing farming skills from Israel to Nepal | Returnee farmer from Israel | bnodghimire@yahoo.com |
| Pasma Dahal JHA, Mrs | Knowledge exchange between Germany and Nepal | Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH | pasma.jha@giz.de | |
| Discussion and Q&A | ||||
| Session B: Scholarship and Research Funding, Moderator: Dr. Nabin Dahal/Dr Hari Dahal | ||||
| Speaker | Topic | Institute | ||
| Speaker | Rewati Prasad Parajuli, Mr | Overview of overseas scholarships and fellowships program | Under Secretary, Scholarship Section, Ministry of Education, Nepal | rewati.parajuli@gmail.com |
| Speaker | Deepak Kumar Khadka, Dr | Prospecting research funding in higher education of Nepal | University Grant Commission | dk.khadka@ugcnepal.edu.np |
| Speaker | Ramila Raut, Mrs | Research funding opportunities offered by NAST | Nepal Academy of Science and Technology | edic@nast.gov.np |
| Speaker | Kabita Thapa, Ms | DAAD fellowship for academic exchange between Germany and Nepal | Representative from German embassy Nepal | ku-10@kath.diplo.de |
| Speaker | Sunita Gurung | Australian scholarship and fellowship | Australian Embassy, Nepal | Sunita.Gurung@dfat.gov.au |
| Speaker | Ranjan Prakash Shrestha, Mr | Erasmus Mundus program, European Union Nepal mission | European Union | Ranjan.SHRESTHA@eeas.europa.eu |
| Speaker | Saurav Dhakal, Mr | Netherlands Fellowship Program (NFP) for developing country | Netherlands embassy, Kathmandu, Nepal | saurav@storycycle.com |
| Speaker | Kishor Shakya, Mr | Activities of AIT Alumni | AIT Alumni in Kathmandu, Nepal | iptmnepal@gmail.com |
| Speaker | Nahendra Pradhan, Mr | Activities of Russian Alumni | Russian Alumni, Kathmandu, Nepal | nahendrapradhan@yahoo.com |
| Speaker | Umed Pun | Activities of Nepal JSPS Association | Nepal JSPS Alumni Association (NJAA) | umedpun@gmail.com |
| Discussion and Q&A | ||||
| Poster | ||||
Downloads
- Bringing farming skills from Israel to Nepal Presentation of Binod Ghimire on
- Presentation of Pasma Dahal on Knowledge exchange between Germany and Nepal
- Presentation of Narayan Adhikari on Experience of establishing a world-class research laboratory in Nepal – How diaspora can contribute
- Presentation of Prajwal Rajbhandari, Mr on Opportunity and challenges faced by Nepali researchers and scientists to kickstart and run a research institute in Nepal
- Presentation of Rabindra Dhakal, Dr on The Knowledge and Skill Transfer Using Different Appropriate Technologies to the Communities and Academic Sectors: Scope for Global Networking