Monday, August 19, 2013

UNIGIS Week in Kathmandu, Nepal!

UNIGIS@Kathmandu celebrated the 1st year of its inception at Kathmandu Forestry College (KAFCOL) during the week of 12th to 16th August, 2013. The event was inaugurated with a meeting of the Board of Studies attended by Dr. Ramji P. Neupane (KAFCOL President), Dr. Bishnu H. Pandit (KAFCOL Principal), Dr. Krishna P. Poudel (UNIGIS Coordinator) and Dr. Shahnawaz (Director, UNIGIS S/E Asia). The board reviewed the progress of UNIGIS during the last year and appraised the overall strategy for further expansion during the next years.

 Dr. Shahnawaz and Dr. Krishna P. Poudel conducted 2 intensive workshops, including an orientation workshop for 12 new students of the 2nd intake as well as a Project Management and Master Thesis workshop for 2nd year students of the UNIGIS MSc programme.


The event concluded with a meeting of the Instructors of UNIGIS@Kathmandu leading to a vibrant discussion session with the current and incoming UNIGIS students.