Simrik Ventures and Kathmandu University signed an agreement to start a Bachelor in Aviation Management in Nepal.

Simrik Ventures CEO Sanat Neupane and School of Management, KU Dean Prof Dr Bijay KC signed the agreement on behalf of the respective institutions.

Both the institutions in 2021 had signed a letter of intent to start a Bachelor in Aviation Management in Nepal.

After the signing of the agreement, Dean KC expressed his hope that the program will bring a good result.

He said that the teaching of a new subject will be successful only with the cooperation and hard work of both sides.

On the occasion, Simrik Ventures CEO Neupane said that there is a crisis of human resources in the aviation sector.

He said that around 700 pilots and 5, 000 people are getting the jobs directly and 15, 000 indirectly in Nepal’s aviation sector.

Saying that the plane will not fly only with a single effort of the pilot, Neupane said that Nepal’s aviation sector is growing in Nepal with the joint efforts of the employees directly or indirectly.

Saying that the plan to start an Aviation Management program in Nepal has become successful with the continuous discussions and efforts of two years, CEO Neupane said that it should be taken forward as a model project.

The School of Management of the Kathmandu University is making preparations to start the course pertaining to aviation management from August, 2024.

A working committee has been formed to take decisions on curriculum development and teaching format among others prior to teaching the program.

KU Registrar Dr Achyut Wagle said that this is the first time that the Aviation Management program is being started in Nepal.

Stating that the KU has always played an important role in teaching new subjects in Nepal, he believed that the Aviation Management course will yield a good result.

Similarly, Captain Rameshwar Thapa, Chairman of Simrik Ventures, said that the KU has become successful in creating a different identity in the education sector.

He said that there is a crisis of human resources in the aviation sector as this sector is developing as a new industry in Nepal.

Though there are many people who understand airlines in this sector, Captain Thapa said that there are only a few who understand other aspects of aviation management.

At a time when the world has been giving priority to air safety, he said that it is important to teach this subject also in Nepal.