KATHMANDU: The Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), KOICA Alumni Association of Nepal (KAAN) in collaboration with Uniglobe College organized KOICA –KAAN Knowledge Sharing Webinar on Friday.
The webinar titled “Sustainability of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Nepal amidst the COVID -19 crisis” was attended by over 200 people.
During the event, 2018 KOICA Master’s Degree Scholarship awardee Sita Pokharel shared the findings and recommendations of her thesis “Entrepreneurs’ Characteristics and MSEs Performance: A Case of Nawalparasi (West of Bardaghat Susta) District, Nepal” as well as relate the theme of MSE in the present crisis of COVID 19.
Pokhrel shared her experience of Korean development as well as highlighted new ideas based on Korean experience which can be carried out in the context of Nepal.
Every year KOICA and KAAN have been organizing this kind of knowledge dissemination program in the form of workshops, lectures and seminars where the scholars are provided with a platform to promote Korean knowledge as well provided concrete recommendations in specific sectors, KOICA Nepal said in a statement.
This year due to the outbreak of the COVID 19 KOICA opted for the medium of virtual platform for disseminating Korean knowledge. Through the online medium, KOICA reached out to more beneficiaries despite the emergency situation.
In the meantime KOICA hopes to continue the same format of Knowledge sharing program for upcoming years too, the statement added.
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