Lumbini to LoManthang Fieldschool 2025
The 2025 Fieldschool, titled Lumbini to Lo Manthang (L2L): Planetary health across the Himalaya caters to a diverse group of undergraduate students from environment, engineering, the humanities and health of Duke University, Duke Kushan, and member universities of the HUC aiming to examine how global change is impacting human health and well-being.
Celebrating the life and legacy of Professor Jyoti Prakash Tamang, 1961—2025
A rare find and a catalyst of growth – this is how colleagues define the life and legacy of Professor Jyoti Prakash Tamang, dedicated researcher and educator. Prof Tamang served […]
Enhancing graduate competencies for Nepal’s hydropower sector
The recent leadership and partnership workshop titled ‘Enhancing graduate competencies and employability for the hydropower sector in Nepal’, marked a pivotal moment in Hydro-Himalaya project (HHP)’s efforts to foster a […]
HUC India Country Chapter Meeting unanimously agree to mobilize resources for collaborations in both physical and social science domains in the India HKH
Since 2009, the Himalayan University Consortium (HUC) has worked intensively with 23 Indian universities across the India Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) region. To date, 81 women and 77 men have […]
ICIMOD Mountain Chairs discuss water, energy, and food security in the Eastern Himalayas
Dr Jyoti Prakash Tamang (ICIMOD Mountain Chair 2019–2021, Sikkim University, India) hosted Dr Christopher Scott (ICIMOD Mountain Chair 2020–2022, Penn State University, USA) from 31 October–3 November 2022 at Sikkim University, India.
Hydro-Himalaya students at USN Norway
After all the disruptions to student exchange and travel caused by the pandemic, we are excited to announce that our academic programme is back on track! Two MS Research students, […]
Call for MSc research proposals
Background The International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) is a regional and intergovernmental knowledge and learning centre working on behalf of the people of the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH). […]
Inauguration of University Scholar Conference (USC 2022)
Photo: Jitendra Raj Bajracharya/ICIMOD The second edition of University Scholar Conference was inaugurated at International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) on May 17th 2022. University Scholar Conference is a University […]
An Alumni Gives Back to Community: Awaring KU Engineering Undergraduates of Climate Change and RETs
“Last October 2021, my family experienced the impact of the climate change first-hand,” recalled Avishek Malla, ICIMOD Energy Specialist. “An excessive unseasonal rain destroyed our crops. We were not the […]
Doing our bit to produce more women hydropower engineers
The first batch of the Hydro-Himalaya Project during the orientation programme (Shiva Thapa Magar/KU) Across the globe, engineering is a field largely dominated by men, and Nepal’s story is no […]