KEC Newsletter Issue 11 August 2017
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KEC NEWSLETTER Kathmandu Engineering College ISO 9001 : 2008 Certified Affiliated to Tribhuvan University Half Yearly Newsletter, Bhadra 2074 (August 2017), Issue 11 Advisory Panel Prof. Hirendra Man Pradhan Prof. Dr. Narendra Man Shakya EDITORIAL Asso. Prof. Chand S Rana Namaskar! A heartwarming welcome to the eleventh edition of KEC Newsletter. Editor-in-chief I take immense pleasure in continuing to represent KEC as the editor-in-chief of the Asso. Prof. Shailita Manandhar Joshi Newsletter. Vice Principal Editors As our college has always focused on all-rounded development of our faculty and most Ar. Swati Pujari importantly our students, KEC hosted and participated in numerous events this semester as well. The foundation of KEC’s relationship with Handong Global University was set last Ar. Kalpana Bhandari semester. In this short period we welcomed a team of students led by Prof. Cha Mun Koo Editorial Board of Handong Global University for a mutual exchange of ideas in Housing and Community Asso. Prof. Sagun Manandhar Rebuilding in Kathmandu. Moreover, this semester, a teacher training programme was also Head, Department of Electronics & held for the capacity development of our faculty. Communication Engineering KEC has always inspired its students for psycho-social development. For this, a series of Sr. Lec. Sudeep Shakya Yes+ Art of Living Program was organized for our students. Moreover, the International Yoga Head, Department of Computer Engineering Day was also observed with Er. Ananta Rijal, a Yog expert, celebrating the active practice of Asso. Prof. Kailash Shrestha Yog by the KEC family. Head, Department of Architecture Lec. Arjun Poudel The students of KEC bring out their sense of social responsibility through the H-Help Club Head, Department of Civil Engineering by organizing various programmes such as blood donation, charity show, etc. This semester, Sr. Lec. Archana Maharjan funds were collected and were used to support young students in Dhading, Dolakha and Head, Department of Electrical Engineering Nuwakot by providing stationery supplies. Sr. Lec. Rajan Lama Chief of Guidance and Counselling Unit This semester, we presented the second edition of “Synergy”, a magazine including contributions from faculty and students of electrical engineering. Likewise, the students also Graphic Design participated in several intra and inter-college competitions such as Assembling and Soldering Digiscan Pre-Press Competition, Bade Foundation Design Competition, Stick Bridge Competition, Asian Paints Naxal, Kathmandu Design Competition, etc. amongst others. Printed at The KEC family with its active Free Students’ Council organized a formal welcome program Wordscape The Printer for our new batch of enthusiastic and passionate students. Similarly, we bid farewell to the Published by graduating batch. We are proud that we have prepared them to excel in professional life as Kathmandu Engineering College well as personal. We heartily thank and congratulate our stakeholders, students, parents and Kalimati, Kathmandu well-wishers for their continual support to this institution to attain academic and professional Tel.: +977-1-4284902, 4276130 excellence. Fax: +977-1-4272653 Email: [email protected] Asso. Prof. Shailita Manandhar Joshi Web.: www.keckist.edu.np Editor-in-chief Inauguration of Archi Basketball Bash Welcome and Farewell Programme Yog in KEC Dhaneshwor Design Competition Winners Geology Field Visit Synergy Magazine Launch Lighting Lamp at Welcome and Farewell Program Demonstration of Drone Housing Summit 2017 - Nepal, Hotel Yak and Yeti, 28 Chaitra 2073 The Housing Summit 2017 - Nepal was jointly organized Issues’. Prominent professionals presented their papers by the Ministry of Urban Development, Kathmandu Valley during these sessions including Prof. Dr. Prem Nath Maskey Development Authority, and, Nepal Land and Housing who presented his paper titled 'Highrise Buildings: Issues Developers' Association, under the theme ‘Building Resilient and Concerns', and Ar. Lumanti Joshi who presented her and Inclusive Communities’, on 28 Chaitra 2073 at Hotel Yak paper on community based planning and housing initiatives. and Yeti, Kathmandu. The program was supported by IOE, in The plenary/ closing session was chaired by Mr. Dipendra association with Nepal Engineers' Association, FNCCI, UN- Nath Sharma, Secretary of MoUD and was facilitated by Mr. Habitat, RUPSON and, SONA. Rajesh Thapa, chairperson of SCAEF. The chief guest at the program was the then Minister of Urban Development Mr. Arjun Narsingh K.C. The key note A group of students from Kathmandu Engineering College addresses to the event were presented by Mr. Shambhu K.C., along with the Vice Principal Asso. Prof. Shailita Manandhar Joint Secretary of MoUD and Mr. P.S. Joshi, Habitat Program Joshi and Asso. Prof. Moon Singh Dongol, Deputy Head of Manager at UN-Habitat. The program included three Department of Architecture participated in the event. Asso. technical sessions within the themes of ‘Innovative Cities’, Prof. Shailita Manandhar Joshi presented the summary ‘Housing Finance, Policy and Legislative Issues’, ‘Resilient of the technical session 3 titled ‘Resilient Buildings and Buildings and Communities’, and, ‘Housing Initiatives and Communities’ during the plenary/closing session. Training on Professional International Development for Effective Yoga Day, Learning Environment, Kathmandu Engineering Kathmandu Engineering College, 29 & 30 Chaitra 2073 College, 06 Ashad 2074 Kathmandu Engineering College The two day workshop concluded organized a two-day workshop with a closing ceremony hosted by Sr. oriented training for the academic Lec. Rajan Lama, Chief of Guidance faculty of KEC on 29 and 30 Chaitra and Counselling, where a few of the 2073 at the college premises. A participants shared their thoughts total of 45 teachers from various about the workshop. Moreover, a departments joined this training closing speech was delivered by which was coordinated by Asso. Prof. Hirendra Man Pradhan, the Prof. Bed Prasad Pandey, Monitoring Chairman of Kathmandu Engineering The International Yoga Day was Secretary, on behalf of the college. College. The certificates to the celebrated by the teachers and students of Kathmandu Engineering College on The resource person for this training participants were also distributed 6 Ashad 2074 at the college premises. was Mr. Bharat Babu Khanal from during the closing and a token of Ever since the declaration of 21 June Nepal Administrative Staff College. love was presented to the resource as International Yoga Day, KEC has The content of the workshop focused person Mr. Bharat Babu Khanal. been devotedly celebrating this day. on learner centered activities The principal of the college Asso. On this day, Asso. Prof. Chand S. Rana, along with topics relating to work Prof. Chand S. Rana, vice principal, Principal of Kathmandu Engineering motivation, attitude, positivity, department heads and deputy heads College, highlighted that the practice of Yog in the college started ten years creative thinking, time and stress were also present during the closing ago. The main guest of the day was management, presentation skills etc. ceremony. Er. Ananta Rijal, Yog expert. Er. Rijal discussed with the participants how Nepal is a spiritual land and how Yog connects one to spirituality. Yog classes have been regularly conducted at the college and the in- house Yog Guru of KEC Mr. Shanta Kharel, on the occasion of International Yoga Day, mentioned that students focused on technical education at KEC are equally enthusiastic about Yog. During this program 96 students from KEC who have continually practiced Yog over the course of the year were presented a certificate of appreciation. The celebration was graced by the presence of Prof. Hirendra Man Pradhan, Chairperson of the college who also shared his beliefs on the benefits of Yog to the practitioner. 2 KEC Newsletter August 2017 Model Entrance Exam and Exhibition, Kathmandu Engineering College, 07 Shrawan 2074 Kathmandu Engineering College, amongst current and prospective in association with Progress students. About 3000 prospective Educational Academy (PEA), students visited the college on this conducted a model entrance exam day and could get a glimpse of student at the college premises on 7 life at KEC. The programme was Shrawan 2074. Prospective students coordinated by Mr. Rajesh Dhakal, an interested in taking the IoE entrance administrative officer at KEC. examination attended this practice exam. The exam was conducted by the faculty and staff of the college. Along with the examination, the college also conducted an exhibition in coordination with student bodies at KEC such as the Robotics, AKAR, Electronics Project Club, Electrical Club etc. This exhibition was organized as an information sharing platform where prospective students could receive information about various faculties in engineering and architecture. The exhibition focused on projects of architecture, electrical engineering, and, electronics engineering, and sparked interactions Welcome and Farewell Programme, Kathmandu Engineering College, 8 & 9 Shrawan 2074 Kathmandu Engineering College in collaboration with the Free Students’ Council organized the Welcome and Farewell Programme on 8 and 9 Shrawan 2074. The program was attended by Prof. Hirendra Man Pradhan, Chairman; Asso. Prof. Chand S. Rana, Principal; Board Members Mr. Ram Prasad Dahal and Mr. Chandra Kumar Rai; Mr. Mohan Krishna Shrestha, Advisor to the Department of Mechanical