Mr. Kumarasinghe Sirisena, Chairman of Sri Lanka Telecom, Mr. Ranjith Rubasinghe, President of SLTC, Dr. Nanda Gunawardane, Director, Research and International Affairs of SLTC, Her Excellency Ms. Swarna Perera, Ambassador of Sri Lanka to Nepal and Ms. Dinesha Samarasinghe, First Secretary, Embassy of Sri Lanka visited Kathmandu University (KU) in Dulikheli, Nepal on 11th July, 2019 to carry out discussions regarding initiating collaborations between the two universities.
Vice-Chancellor, Dr. Ram Kantha Makaju Shrestha and a number of important personnels representing KU attended the discussions conducted to draw useful decisions which would be implemented for the improvement of the quality of education towards achieving common goals.
It was agreed to prepare the relevant proposal by 21st July 2019, and once the collaborations are initiated between SLTC and KU, it is expected to facilitate credit transfers, exchange of staff / students and establishing research collaborations for applying for grants.
Moreover, a SLTC desk will be set at KU to promote research and academic engagements, and possibilities to conduct a Hospitality Management course will also be assessed. Sri Lankan Embassy in Kathmandu, Nepal will be actively involved in facilitating the academic and research relations between the two universities.
