Opening Newer Vistas to Expand our Horizons

Dear Kathmandu University Family,

As we begin the New Year 2019, it is time for us to reflect upon the past and set some clear directions for the future. We made major achievements in 2018 and set strong foundations for the upcoming years.

We signed some landmark, novel agreements like the collaboration with Khopasi Hydropower and Institute for Integrated Development Studies and built new models of partnership. Through various programs we are leading, we were successful in awarding more than 20 million rupees in research funding to researchers from KU and other Nepalese institutions. The flagship project of reconstructing Tripurasundari Temple Complex to house our Department of Music is in full swing and, upon completion, will represent one of its kinds in the world. We also brought new members in our leadership and saw a historic number of promotions of our faculty, thus creating a new team of emerging leaders in our institution. We are committed to the timely upgrading of deserving faculty and staffs in coming years as well.

In this institution, we have always nurtured the culture of proactively exploring possibilities and creating opportunities rather than waiting for them. In this pursuit, let us welcome creative discourses, constructive criticisms and a tradition of healthily challenging each other to unleash the best of us all. Let us step into the New Year with a breath of fresh air filled with hope, optimism, friendship, humility and renewed commitments.