Scholarship
There are many international scholarship and fellowship programs currently available for Nepali citizens. This session will focus on their role in helping education and research of Nepali scholars.
Coordinator: Dr Nabin Aryal,
Aarhus University, Denmark
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 | ||||