Chair Position at Kathmandu university

Prof. Dr. Ole Gunnar Dahlhaug has been awarded the ‘Kathmandu University Chair of Innovation and Knowledge Transfer’ on 20 March 2024 for one year. Prof. Dahlhaug has been supporting the EnergizeNepal Program, Hydro-Himalayan Project, TTL and NHI at the capacity of Advisory Committee member and is a professor with expertise in hydropower and turbine technology. He has contributed significantly on promoting innovation and has been helpful in transferring the knowledge and technology from Norway to Nepal.

Dr. Ghana Shyam Gurung had been awarded the ‘Kathmandu University Chair of Conservation Biology’ on 26 December 2021 for one year. Dr. Gurung has served as the Country Representative at WWF Nepal, and Snow Leopard Champion of the WWF network. Also, Dr Gurung has accumulated over 20 years of experience in species and people-centered natural resource management, ecotourism development, linking conservation with faith groups, policy engagement, and project negotiations.