Nepal Ambassador meets Uni’s growing number of Nepalese students

Over 60 students from Nepal enrolled at the University in January

SPECIAL links were forged when Nepal’s Ambassador to the UK who paid a fact-finding visit to the University of Huddersfield.

Dr Durga Bahadur Subedi was invited to visit the campus after the Nepalese student population had grown to over 60 students following a drive by the University to understand the market and its potential in terms of student recruitment in the country.

Dr Subedi was greeted by the University’s Pro Vice-Chancellor (International), Professor Dave Taylor, Head of International Development, Andrew Mandebura, and Head of International Projects, Shamim Ghani.

At this initial meeting, it was agreed that the Ambassador would return to the University to deliver a keynote speech later in the year and that the University would also be invited to attend a reception at the London Embassy.  A visit to Nepal with the University in October was also discussed.

Mr Ghani said that the University was extremely proud that so many students from Nepal had come to Huddersfield and were enjoying the international student experience.

“We were overwhelmed with the enthusiasm of so many students wanting to explore university life in the UK when we originally went to Nepal,” said Mr Ghani.

“This resulted in a tremendous recruitment campaign that saw over 60 students enrol at the University in January 2020, the majority of whom joined the International Study Centre.”

After Dr Subedi toured the campus, he was invited to attend a Nepalese cultural evening, hosted by the University’s International Office, where the University’s Nepalese students performed traditional song and dance as well as met and chatted with the Ambassador.