Inauguration Ceremony for the Second Phase of IRDP/ NTIC Project
22nd April 2021, KU, Dhulikhel
Integrated Rural Development Project/ Nepal Technology Innovation Centre of Kathmandu University has successfully conducted Inauguration Ceremony of its 2nd Phase on 22nd April, 2021 at KU, Dhulikhel.
The main purpose of the event was to officially begin the second phase with the Project Management Consulting- Jeonbuk National University, Korea and KOICA Nepal. The ceremony began with the opening remarks of Team Leader, Professor Dr. Bim Prasad Shrestha and brief introduction of the structure of second phase of NTIC. It was then followed by congratulatory remarks and key note addresses from Prof. Dr. Gi Hwan Cho, the Executive Vice President for Research from JBNU, Mr. Sunghoon Ko, the Country Director from KOICA Nepal and Prof. Inho Hwang, the Project Manager from PMC. After the brief introduction of PMC’s experts including Ms.Ujin Shim, the In-Residence Expert, the Program Leads from Nepal side presented the 7 support programs- Research and Business Development, Testing and Accreditation, Smart Health, School Based Enterprise, Start-up and Incubation, Education and Training, and Technology Database and Networking while the Consultation and Monitoring Plan of these programs for Second Phase was presented by the corresponding PMC experts. The highlight of the event was the signing ceremony for Fund Transfer Agreement between PMC, KU, KOICA and NTIC.
With the brief suggestions on implementation of the IRDP/ NTIC activities for second phase from KOICA Nepal, the program was formally closed by the Registrar of KU, Prof. Dr. Subodh Sharma. He shared the lessons learnt and the achievements from the 1st phase and conveyed the commitment and faith from KU’s side to make the second phase even more successful and eventually contribute in the integrated rural development of Nepal.
