The Himalayan University Consortium (HUC) was established with a mandate to develop an effective, sustainable network of universities in the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH). The initiative is part of the regional programme on Mountain Knowledge and Action Networks (MKAN) at the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD). It works in collaboration with academic, research, and knowledge generating and exchange institutions within and outside the HKH.
Over the past decade, ICIMOD has provided technical support in strengthening research capacity in climate change sciences and natural resource studies and management. The HUC Secretariat responds to requests to help build and upgrade curricula for sustainable mountain development from schools and departments at universities—both members and non-members of HUC.
Membership of the Consortium has grown in recent years, from 33 in the beginning of 2016 to 61 by the end of 2017.
Since early 2018, the HUC has been consulting members and experts to draft its first Strategy and Action Plan (2018–2022).
Given the increase in the number of HUC members in Nepal, as well as the country’s involvement in the Consortium’s activities, HUC membership should expand in Nepal to boost national and regional collaboration for research and education in sustainable mountain development. The Himalayan University Consortium Nepal Members’ Meeting has been organized to this end.
Objectives
Vice Chancellors, Pro-Vice Chancellors, and senior administrators and researchers from HUC member institutions in Nepal will be discussing:
Expected Outcomes
The meeting is expected to arrive at: