{"id":872,"date":"2012-11-01T15:31:24","date_gmt":"2012-11-01T15:31:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.bournemouth.ac.uk\/tourism\/?p=872"},"modified":"2016-03-10T14:05:14","modified_gmt":"2016-03-10T14:05:14","slug":"historic-ground-breaking-video-conference-between-bournemouth-university-and-nepal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/tourism\/2012\/11\/01\/historic-ground-breaking-video-conference-between-bournemouth-university-and-nepal\/","title":{"rendered":"Historic ground-breaking video conference between Bournemouth University and Nepal"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Turning historic ties between two nations and peoples into dynamic collaborative initiatives<\/em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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On 31st<\/sup> October Bournemouth University was delighted to jointly facilitate a groundbreaking video conference, initiated by the UK-Nepal Friendship Society [UKNFS] that explored academic collaboration with leading Nepalese universities.\u00a0<\/p>\n

This was the first occasion that Vice Chancellors of three Nepalese universities gathered together and made direct presentations at an international video conference.\u00a0 Further, with the presence of senior representatives of key Nepalese government ministries, the conference provided a unique opportunity to learn of the current important work being developed in Nepal around interrelated new collaborative priorities and initiatives of international and national importance.<\/p>\n

At the conclusion of the video conference, Dr Richard Shipway [Bournemouth University: Associate Dean: International Engagement in the School of Tourism] outlined, on behalf of Bournemouth University, three key areas of envisaged collaborative partnership, to be subsequently developed in more detail:<\/p>\n

\u25cf Health and social care related;<\/p>\n

\u25cf Tourism management and development across a range of disciplines and study areas;<\/p>\n

\u25cf Media studies.<\/p>\n

Forthcoming major direct outcomes of the video conference include:<\/span><\/p>\n

\u25cf An official visit to Bournemouth University before the end of 2012, by Dr Suresh Chandra Chalice,<\/strong> Ambassador of the UK Embassy of Nepal<\/strong>, who will provide a keynote speech concerning the evolution and further development of the substantial historic ties between the nations of the UK and Nepal;<\/p>\n

\u25cf Bournemouth University participation in a national level initiative to provide a UK Nepali community health needs identification and mapping survey that will be facilitated by the UKNFS at the official request of the UK Embassy of Nepal.\u00a0 This project will have benefits to the UK\u2019s National Health Service not only in terms of greater support for the UK Nepali community, but also to enhance awareness of, and representation of, UK BME communities health needs generally within the NHS.<\/p>\n

The School of Tourism expressed interest in several specific areas which were aligned to both individual, departmental and University wide research interests.\u00a0 These include:<\/p>\n