Message from the Vice-Chancellor

Dear students and guardians,

Since its inception as a public institution by an Act of Parliament, Kathmandu University has set the standard for quality higher education in Nepal, and its brand value is recognised globally. Having introduced futuristic pedagogies in engineering, medicine, science, management, humanities, education and law, KU is now poised to embrace the state-of-the-art technological, environmental and contemporary humanistic disciplines in its teaching-learning paradigms.

This transformation is now a global imperative, as the era of higher education, hitherto skewed towards loading young brains with information, knowledge and skills through teaching in classrooms, labs, and workshops, is nearing its end. For instance, adopting AI-enabled human-machine interfaces in teaching and learning has propelled a radical reorientation of wisdom over knowledge, future employability over current skills, and an undiminished trust in natural intelligence.

In this context, I call on you to collaborate in our new journey towards a smart, resilient and sustainable university. To this end, KU has started updating its curricula to be in tune with the changing global contexts, digitalising its academic services, and expanding its presence in all provinces of Nepal. Similarly, KU is undergoing a massive transformation in its academic governance and transparency by shortening the processes and reducing the paperwork while consolidating a system of accountability. In addition, through a meticulous reallocation of resources, KU is on its way to becoming a ‘green’ university in every sense of the term.

KU aims to prepare its students to enter the competitive world of skills and jobs and, at the same time, continue to inculcate in them the zeal for social service, national development and respect for humanism. As the fourth Vice-Chancellor of KU, I invite you to join us in this mission of serving the future of humanity. Together, we will realise the dream of making KU a home-grown university with a global outlook and impact in academics, research and entrepreneurship.

Prof. Dr. Achyut Wagle

Vice-Chancellor