Kathmandu University, November 11, 2023 – Ingvild Heggstad, Senior Advisor at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) and coordinator of the NORHED project, visited Kathmandu University for a collaborative engagement focused on the Hydro Himalaya project. During her visit, an insightful interaction meeting was held, where team members and students shared updates on the project’s progress and discussed the positive impact of the collaboration among NTNU,the Universit...

Kathmandu University (KU), Dhulikhel, and the University of Hong Kong (HKU), Hong Kong, have formalized a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to foster cooperation in architectural education, research, and joint hands-on architectural design studios. The agreement is signed by representatives of both Universities, and they share a commitment to advancing collaborative endeavors in various academic domains (9th June 2024). This collaboration is a historical moment for the Department of Architectur...

The talk was given by Nils Christian Haugen, consultant at Scienta on “Exposing magic - how do neural networks actually work?” and followed by Stein Grimstad, Ph.D. Consultant at Scienta. Previously a guest professor at Kathmandu University on “How smart architectural choices can increase software development productivity?”. The invite guest were Master and Ph.D students along with faculty members of Department of Computer Science and Engineering. In concluding the event,...

A half-day workshop on 'Navigating the Future: Effective AI and Software Development Management' was conducted in Kathmandu on November 30, 2023, by Scienta, SimulaMet Norway, and Kathmandu University, Nepal. The workshop was attended by over 100 participants from academia and the software industry. Prof. Dr. Bhola Thapa, the Vice Chancellor of Kathmandu University, gave the welcome remarks, and Prof. Jorgenson provided an overview of the workshop's talks. There were a total of seven talks. The ...

AI Meet 2023, organized by the Kathmandu University Artificial Intelligence Club (KUAIC), concluded on 10th September as a remarkable event, establishing its historic significance as Nepal's first-ever university-student-led AI Meet. This achievement represents a momentous milestone in the annals of Kathmandu University (KU) Panchkhal. The event served as a pivotal platform for cultivating a deeper comprehension of this transformative technology. Through a series of keynote speeches, workshops, ...

"Kathmandu University Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering successfully organized the Communication and Information Processing Nepal (CIPN 2023) Webinar and Conference on 6-7th April 2023. The conference had two webinar sessions on the 6th of April, where 8 speakers from Australia, Singapore, Finland, Denmark, Norway, United States and Germany presented their work. On 7th April, 10 Invited Speakers and 9 presenters from diverse backgrounds presented their paper on ICT-related and...

“Capacity Enhancement in Electrical Equipment Condition Monitoring and Fault Diagnostics (CEEECoM)”, co-funded by the Erasmus+ Program of the European Union has been officially kicked-off in a meeting organized at Aalto University, Finland on 13-15th February 2023. The meeting formed a Project Board to look after the quality assurance of the project and an operational plan of the project was also drafted. Kathmandu University, School of Engineering is one of the partners in the proj...

Workshop on Condition Monitoring of Electrical Equipment Kathmandu University and Tribhuvan University Institute of Engineering jointly organized a Need-Assessment Workshop on the topic Condition Monitoring of Electrical Equipment on 31st January 2023. The workshop had participants from Kathmandu University Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Institute of Engineering (TU), power, energy and manufacturing industries. The workshop was organized as a part of the local stateholde...

On 20 January 2023, Contract Agreement was signed between Kathmandu University Training Centre (KUTTC) and Banepa Municipality. The contract was on providing professional training programs to Banepa Municipality in support of the Enhanced Skills for Sustainable and Rewarding Employment Project phase II (ENSSURE-II) program. From KUTTC, Associate Director and Administrative Officer were present. From Banepa Municipality, Mayor, Chief Administrative Officer, Ward chairpersons and other officials ...

On 20 January 2023 certificate was awarded to technical staff from Banepa Municipality (BM) who have completed their training on “Earthquake Resistant Design and Retrofitting Technologies of Building” from 12 September 2022 to 25 September 2022 at Kathmandu University Technical Training Center. The certificate was awarded jointly by Dr Diwakar Bista (Associate Director KU TTC) and Mr Shanti Ratna Shakya (Mayor BM) in the presence of officials from BM, Mr Shiva Pradsad Humagain and M...