This follows the signing of three Memorandums of Agreement (MoAs) by
Prof Said Irandoust, President, AIT and Prof. Sriram Bhagut Mathe,
Chairperson of NEF-CCN on 15 June 2011 at a function organized in
Kathmandu, Nepal.
The first year of the two-year Master’s programs and the first two
years of the undergraduate programs will be offered in Nepal; while the
second year of the Master’s programs and the third and fourth years of
the undergraduate programs will be offered in AIT, Thailand. Students
who successfully complete these programs, will be awarded AIT degrees,
which are well-recognized all over the world.
The agreements will pave the way for the three NEF-CCN colleges,
namely Little Angels (LA) College of Higher Studies, Hattiban,
Lalitpur; WhiteHouse Education Network, Khumaltar, Lalitpur; and Xavier
Academy, Lazimpat, Kathmandu, to offer the two-stage Master’s courses
in Business and Engineering as well as the two-stage Bachelor’s courses
in ICT, and Civil and Infrastructure Engineering.
The agreement signing ceremony was witnessed by Hon’ble Mr. Ganga Lal
Tuladhar, Minister of Education, Government of Nepal, along with a
large gathering of distinguished Nepalese and foreign dignitaries. The
members of the AIT delegation – Prof. Dr. Joydeep Dutta, Vice-President
of Academic Affairs, Prof. Ram Manohar Shrestha, Emeritus Professor,
Mr. Karma Rana, Institute Secretary, and Dr. Pritam Krishna Shrestha,
Head of External Relations and Communications Office also witnessed the
signing.
About AIT: AIT is an international institute of
higher learning. It is Asia’s pioneer institution established in 1959
to help meet the region’s growing needs for advanced learning in
engineering, science, technology and management, research and capacity
building. During the last fifty one years, AIT has produced 18,300
graduates with Master’s and Doctoral degrees in technology,
engineering, social science and management, of which 1000 graduates are
from Nepal. These alumni contribute to national, regional and
international development. A large number of these graduates are
working in senior positions in government, NGOs and business houses in
Nepal and other countries.
About NEF-CCN: NEF-CCN, which has been constituted
recently, comprises of three reputed academic institutions – LA College
of Higher Studies located in a spacious campus in Hattiban in Lalitpur;
WhiteHouse Education Network located in New Baneshwore, Kathmandu, and
Khumaltar in Lalitpur, and Xavier Academy (XA) College of Graduate
Studies, situated at a prime location in Lazimpat, Kathmandu. NEF-CCN
academic institutions have an excellent academic record within the
country and the key members of the consortia have more than 30 years
experience in the education sector in Nepal.
