Newsletter April 2022

NEWSLETTER

April 2022

Message From The Commission

The Fulbright Commission bids farewell to Executive Director Reshu Aryal Dhungana. We are thankful for the leadership and guidance she provided to us for the past two and half years, especially during USEF-Nepal’s relocation from Gyaneshwor to Maharajgunj in late 2019 and also her instrumental direction during the uncertain times of the pandemic. We appreciate everything she has done for the Commission and wish her all the best in the next steps of her life.

The Commission is pleased to announce a new partnership with the Collaborative Schools Network (CSN) for the Fulbright English Teaching Assistant (ETA) program from this year. CSN is a youth led, education reform organization currently working with six public schools in Kathmandu valley- Shree Balkumari Basic School, Jana Uddhar Secondary School and Shree Bhadrakali Basic School located in Budhanilkantha, Shree Bhanodaya Basic School in Mahalaxmi, Shree Bishwo Rastriya Secondary School in Kirtipur and Lalit Kalyan Kendra Lower Secondary School in Patan. The Fulbright ETAs will be placed in the six schools to support in improving quality of English teaching. Read more about their amazing work here.

The MOU between the Commission and CSN was signed on March 31, 2022.

Left to Right: Rakchhya Maharjan, Fulbright Senior Program Officer, Reshu Aryal Dhungana, Executive Director, Rajan Maharjan, Co-director of CSN and Rojee Maharjan CSN leader at Biswo Rastriya School

Fulbright Highlights

The ETA Fellows have arrived in Nepal and are participating in Commission based orientations to prepare them for a 10-month long placement in public schools across Kathmandu Valley. Various sessions have been planned to inform the ETAs about Nepal, its cultures and traditions as well as societal inequalities, the education system and other pertinent issues. Learn More

EAC Highlights

Since COVID-19 happened, the EducationUSA Advising Center could not conduct any outreach outside the valley. However, with the dropping of the COVID-19 case, EAC resumed its outreach activity. Last month, March 22 to March 24, EAC conducted its first outreach to Pokhara. The Visa Consular Chief and Education Coordinator from the U.S. embassy accompanied the EducationUSA advisers to conduct Study in the USA and student visa information sessions. Outreach visits were made to the American Corner, Gandaki Boarding School, Motherland Secondary School, Prativa Secondary School, and SOS Hermann Gmeiner School Pokhara. A total of 1064 students avail themselves of the information related to U.S. higher education.

Alumni Feature

Dr. Shankar Prasad Sharma

Dr. Shankar Prasad Sharma has been appointed as the Ambassador of Nepal to India. Dr. Sharma was the recipient of East-West Center U.S. Scholarship Program, to the University of Hawaii at Manoa, from 1979 to 1985 where he completed his Master's and Ph.D. in Economics. Previously, he was also the Ambassador of Nepal to the United States between 2009 and 2014. He worked as the Deputy Chairman at the National Planning Commission in Nepal (1999–2006) and worked as a consultant to the Constitution Committee on "Distribution of Natural Resources, Economic Rights and Public Revenue" in helping to draft the new Constitution of Nepal. We would like to congratulate Dr. Sharma on his appointment as the Ambassador of Nepal to India and wish the best for a successful tenure.

Articles by and Featuring our Alumni

My Vision for Nepal | Economic growth and socio-economic development

Article by Dr. Ram Sharan Mahat in The Annapurna Express

आर्थिक वृद्धिबिनै सहरीकरण !

Article by Kirti K. Joshi in Annapurna Post

Neighborhoods save their shrines

Article by Sahina Shrestha in Nepali Times

Decoding remittances

Article by Sujeev Shakya in The Kathmandu Post

The Navadurga Dance of Bhaktapur

Article by Suyog Prajapati in Kathmandu Triennale

बहिष्करणको शृङ्खला: वैदिककालदेखि गणतन्त्रसम्म

Article by Man Bahadur BK in Nepal Express

Periphery within the periphery in Nepal

Article by Kunda Dixit in Nepali Times

Female migrant workers hold up half the sky

Article by Sahina Shrestha in Nepali Times

Tsering Sumjok is All Right

Article by Sahina Shrestha in Nepali Times

Opportunities and Events

April 2022

Fulbright

NUSAN Alumni Small Grants 2022 Deadline

April 7

2022 Humphrey Alumni Professional Development Grant Deadline

April 28

AY 2023-24 Fulbright Foreign Student Program (Master’s)

Open from February 1 till May 1

Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence (S-I-R) Program (for American Institutions)

Open throughout April till June 1

Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program (for American citizens)

Open throughout April till September 15

Fulbright U.S. Student Program (for American citizens)

Open throughout April till October 11

EAC / Prometric

How to Find the Best LL.M. Program for You
April 5

Finding the Best Fit
April 7

Scholarship 101-Graduate
April 7

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