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KOICA Nepal Office organizes first KOICA-KAAN Knowledge Sharing Program


16 June 2023  

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KATHMANDU: With an aim to facilitate the exchange of experience and knowledge regarding the Master’s Scholarship program, KOICA Nepal Office, in partnership with HICAST College, Kirtipur, conducted a Knowledge Sharing Program.

Each year, KAAN arranges a program dedicated to knowledge sharing, providing a platform for the dissemination of the expertise gained by KOICA’s Masters Fellows, a statement issued by KOICA Nepal Office, said.

As part of the event, Puruswattam Bahadur Rauniyar, a recent graduate of KOICA’s Master’s Degree Scholarship Program 2021 and an Agriculture Officer for the Prime Minister Agriculture Modernization Project of the Government of Nepal, shared the insights gained from his thesis, along with his experiences and knowledge acquired during his time in Korea, it said.

In his presentation “Assessing the Technical Efficiency of Rice Producers in Parsa District, Nepal”, he highlighted the importance of the program.

It may be noted that Parsa is known for its high rice productivity within the Madhesh province, and also has been designated as one of the rice zone districts under the Prime Minister Agriculture Modernization Project.

The program saw active participation from over 100 undergraduate students and those pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Agriculture, the statement added.

Each year, KAAN arranges a program dedicated to knowledge sharing, providing a platform for the dissemination of the expertise gained by KOICA’s Masters Fellows.

Since 1995, Capacity Improvement and Advancement for Tomorrow (CIAT) has been a significant development cooperation program of KOICA.

Its objective is to enhance human resources development (HRD) by offering Short Term training and Master’s Degree Scholarship Program to government officials, while emphasizing capacity building trainings that focus on sharing Korea’s development experience and technology.

Annually, over 100 government officials from Nepal participate in diverse short term training programs, and around 15 government officials pursue master’s degree scholarship programs.

As of now, more than 1700 government officials from Nepal have benefited from participating in various training programs in Korea, according to the statement.

Publish Date : 16 June 2023 10:31 AM

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