काठमाडौँ बिश्वबिधालय उपकुलपतिको कार्यालय सामुदायिक सम्बन्ध विस्तार महाशाखाको संयोजकत्वमा त्रिभुवन बिश्वबिधालय, केन्द्रिय खाद्य प्रबिधि बिभाग, धरानका विभागीय सदस्य उपप्राध्यापक श्री बन्टी मास्केले काठमाडौँ बिश्वबिधालयको प्राज्ञिक अवोलोकन भ्रमण गर्नु भयो। यसै क्रममा केन्द्रिय खाद्य प्रबिधि बिभागको तर्फ बाट केन्द्रिय खाद्य प्रबिधि बिभागले प्रकाशित गर्ने गरेको अनुसन्धानमुलक जर्नल काठमाडौँ बिश्वबिधालय उपकुलपतिको कार्यालय तथा काठमाडौँ बिश्वबिधालय पुस्तकालयलाइ  उपहार स्वरुप जर्नलका व्यवस्थापकीय सम्पादक श्री बन्टी मास्केले  जर्नलको एक एक प्रति प्रदान गर्नु भयो। श्री मास्केले काठमाडौँ बिश्वबिधालयको जैविक प्रबिधि बिभागको प्रयोगशालाको प्राज्ञिक अवलोकन पनि गर्नु भयो र  भविष्यमा  खाद्य प्रबिधि अनुसन्धानको क्षेत्रमा काठमाडौँ बिश्वबिधालयको जैविक प्रबिधि बिभाग संग सहकार्य गरि अघि बढ्ने सम्भाभ्यता माथि काठमाडौँ बिश्वबिधालयको जैविक प्रबिधि  विभागीय प्रमुख प्रा डा सुबोध कुमार उपाध्याय संग  छलफल गर्नु भयो। छलफलको क्रममा उपकुलपतिको कार्यालय बाट श्री किशोर खनालको उपस्थिति रहेको थियो।

विश्वविद्यालयका कार्यक्रमका बारेमा वार्ड अध्यक्ष लगायत सदस्यज्युहरु मार्फत समुदायमा जानकारी गराउनु, समुदायको अपेक्षाका बारेमा विश्वविद्यालयले जानकारी लिनु तथा यस आधारमा विश्वविद्यालय र समुदायलाई आपसमा प्रभावकारी ढङ्गले जोड्ने विषयमा छलफल गर्ने बिषयमा कार्यक्रम केन्द्रित भएको थियो।

विश्वविद्यालयका कार्यक्रमका बारेमा नगर पालिका तथा गाउँ पालिकाप्रमुख तथा उपप्रमुखहरूमार्फत समुदायमा जानकारी गराउनु, समुदायको अपेक्षाका बारेमा विश्वविद्यालयले जानकारी लिनु तथा यस आधारमा विश्वविद्यालय र समुदायलाई आपसमा प्रभावकारी ढङ्गले जोड्ने विषयमा छलफल गर्ने बिषयमा कार्यक्रम केन्द्रित भएको थियो।

उक्त कार्यक्रममा विश्वविद्यालयको बारेमा प्रस्तुतिकरण, भौतिक संरचना र पूर्वाधार अवलोकन रहेको थियो।

The Vice-Chairman of the NYC, Mr. Surendra Basnet, Director of Research, Development and Innovation (RDI), KU, Prof. Dr. Deepak Prasad Subedi, Mayor of the Namobuddha Municipality, Mr. Tanka Prasad Sharma (Timilsina) and Board of Director of Idea Studio-Nepal, Mr. Suresh Simkhada signed the MoU. Mr. Rama Kanta Sharma, Dr. Rijan Bhakta Kayastha, Mr. Rajan Poudel and Ms. Alisha Singh from respective organizations were witnesses of the signing ceremony.

The MoU envisages establishing a National Youth Innovation Center at the Namobuddha Municipality, Kavre and attracts individuals with innovative ideas for people’s easy daily life to national development and help them from their startups to the manufacturing stage.

The MoU stipulated to formulate policies and laws through Dhulikhel Municipality to promote clean energy with financial support from the Rotary Club and technical support from Kathmandu University. Major projects within the MoU will be to operate two buses from Dhulikhel to Kathmadu in the next two years using hydrogen, re-electrification for power back-ups and use clean energy as cooking fuel in Dhulikhel Hospital, and Kathmandu University.

The mayor of Dhulikhel Municipality expressed his joy and commitments towards the MoU and anticipated that the use of clean energy can exempt the dependency on fossil fuels. The Vice-Chancellor Prof. Dr. Bhola Thapa highlighted the importance of the collaboration with Dhulikhel Municipality and Rotary Club to pull together the local resources for achieving the zero-carbon goals of COP.

The MoU was signed by the Dean of the School of Engineering Prof. Dr. Manish Pokharel on behalf of KU, the Mayor of Dhulikhel Municipality Mr. Ashok Kumar Byanju (Shrestha) Municipality and Mr. Jay Bahadur Rai, President from Rotary Club Dhulikhel.

The following are some of the key points mentioned in the Memorandum of Understanding:

• One seat scholarship for undergraduate and postgraduate levels will be provided to the students residing in Lalitpur in the programs conducted in schools at Lalitpur Metropolitan City
• A fund will be set up to improve the quality of education through the joint efforts of the metropolis and the university
• The programs of Kathmandu University School of Arts will play a role in the preservation of original art, culture, and heritage
• Plans will be made in collaboration for the career development and expansion of the educational capacity of the community schools in the metropolis

Chiribabu Maharjan, chief of the metropolis, said that the signing program has paved the way for the formal move forward while Prof. Dr. Bhola Thapa, the Vice-Chancellor of the university, said that the local levels and Kathmandu University are complementary to each other.

The Registrar of Kathmandu University Prof. Dr. Subodh Sharma, Acting Dean of School of Arts Ms. Ekku Maya Pun, Dean of School of Education Prof. Dr. Bal Chandra Luitel, Dean of School of Management Prof. Dr. Devi Prasad Bidari, and other delegates were present at the signing ceremony.

The MoU states that Lok Bahadur Khadka, Education Advisor of the metropolis, and Dr. Sujan Chitrakar, Associate Dean of School of Arts, Kathmandu University will play the role of coordination for the implementation of the programs mentioned in the MoU.

The agreement was signed by Dr. Sunil Babu Shrestha – Vice-Chancellor of NAST and Prof. Dr. Bhola Thapa – Vice-Chancellor of KU under the witness of Dr. Mahesh Kumar Adhikari – Secretary of NAST and Prof. Dr. Subodh Sharma – Registrar of KU.

Nepal Academy of Science and Technology (NAST) was established in 1982 to promote science and technology in the country. The Academy is entrusted with four major objectives: advancement of science and technology; preservation and further modernization of indigenous technologies; promotion of research in science and technology; and identification and facilitation of appropriate technology transfer.