5th instructor training event organized by Kathmandu University at the Institute of Engineering, Pashchimanchal Campus 23/2/2024

Location, context, time, and duration

The 5th instructor training organized by Kathmandu University took place at the Institute of Engineering, Pashchimanchal Campus, Lamachaur Pokhara on 23 February, 2024.

Participants

The event was attended by 25 faculty members from different  colleges in Pokhara Valley.

Description of activities

Keynote Speaker Dr. Manish Pokharel, Principal Investigator of ICT-INOV project at Kathmandu University and Dean School of Engineering presented his talk on “Design Thinking with Generative AI for Education 4.0” where he shed light on needs of modern education and how emerging technology and AI can be a boon for teaching and learning processes.

Dr. Hariklia Tsalapata of the University of Thessaly and coordinator of ICT-INOV project presented her experience sharing design thinking implementation for education in Greece.

Asst. Prof. Dhiraj Shrestha and Sameer Tamrakar facilitated a hands-on session and demonstrated the ICT-INOV platform for design thinking in education.

The event was concluded with distribution of Token of Love and closing remarks from Dr. Harisharan Adhikari, Deputy Campus Chief and Er. Khem Raj Koirala, HoD Electronics & Computer Engineering. Dr. Adhikari highlighted the importance of related events for faculty members and the need for further collaboration among academic institutions.

Er. Khem Raj Koirala, Head of the Department of Electronics and Computer Engineering coordinated the event. Mr. Nabin Lamichhane, Deputy  Head of the Department of Electronics and Computer Engineering facilitated the event with MC responsibility.