Nepal took part in the “Unistream Social Innovation Delegation 2025” in Israel.
Umesh Jang Rai, team leader for Biomedical Engineering Research and Innovation at the National Innovation Center (NIC), Kirtipur, Kathmandu, represented Nepal in the Delegation hosted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Israel on July 19.
In 2022, the Embassy of Israel had established a Research & Development Hub and a full-fledged Israeli-styled high-tech classroom at the NIC to foster innovation, collaboration, and digital learning in Nepal.
The Delegation brings together emerging talented individuals in the field of innovation from around the world, including participants from Nepal, South Korea, India, Serbia, and other nations, for a week-long immersion into Israel’s vibrant social innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem, reads a statement issued by the Embassy of Israel in Kathmandu.
Participants of the delegation have been engaging in a diverse schedule of professional visits, insightful meetings and networking opportunities with key figures of Israel’s innovation initiatives.
The itinerary highlights a visit to the Israeli NGO- Save A Child’s Heart, the Peres Center for Peace and Innovation, the Unit 8200 Accelerator, and the Sderot Medical Center.
Delegates will also attend the Unistream Competition at Expo Tel Aviv.
Besides, they will visit Kibbutzim KFAR AZA- one of the sites of Hamas October 7 attack and meet with a survivor of the attack.
Additional engagements feature meetings with prominent Israeli Innovators, visit to Technion University, DruzeTech and the Druze community.
Participants will further explore various leading social techs such as Hilma, Shalva National Center, and the PICO Kids. The experience will be complemented by cultural visits to the historic Old City of Jerusalem and Jaffa by the Mediterranean Sea, offering participants a broader understanding of Israel’s cultural and social landscape, according to the statement.
The visit builds upon the growing collaboration between Nepal and Israel.
Just days prior, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Israel hosted a high-level 14-member delegation from Nepal, from July 12-18, 2025, in conjunction with Muni Expo 2025, the flagship annual event of the Federation of Local Governments of Israel.
The event will conclude on July 24.
