Nepali Professionals’ Summit in Berlin
The summit was jointly organized by the Embassy of Nepal and GIZ, Kathmandu on May 10-11 to provide a platform for the professional Nepali Diaspora in Germany to exchange knowledge, skills and experiences.
KATHMANDU: The Second Nepali Professionals’ Summit concluded in Berlin, Germany on Saturday.
The summit was jointly organized by the Embassy of Nepal and GIZ, Kathmandu on May 10-11 to provide a platform for the professional Nepali Diaspora in Germany to exchange knowledge, skills and experiences.
The summit was jointly inaugurated by Ambassador of Nepal to Germany Ram Kajithe Khadka and GIZ Country Manager Florain Krins, according to the Embassy of Nepal in Berlin.
In his inaugural address, Ambassador Khadka said that Germany as a favoured destination has attracted a large number of professionals from Nepal and expressed his hope of further opening up the opportunity for Nepalis as Germany has recently amended its Skilled Migration Act.
Nepal is making attempts including the establishment of the National Brain Gain Centre enactment of the Non-Resident Nepali Act and Regulations, and amendments to the Citizenship Act, to encourage the Nepali Diaspora to contribute to the socioeconomic development of their motherland.
During the summit, several panel discussions were organised on themes such as Harnessing Diaspora’s Knowledge Capital: Going Beyond Conventional Remittance, agenda of gender mainstreaming in Nepal: Role and Expectations of Nepali Diaspora and Nepal’s Tourism in the Post-COVID Scenario and the Role of the Nepali Diaspora.
Three parallel sessions were organised on the second day of the Summit including on Climate Change and Energy, Health and Information Technology and Digitization.
On the occasion, a Representative of FAO Guilia Castro made a presentation on the newly launched Diaspora Agri-Entrepreneurship Programme.
Saurav Koirala, GIZ Kathmandu made a presentation on the GIZ Programme PMD and MEG and how it contributes to developing synergy between the diaspora in Germany and the home country.
Delivering the closing remarks, Ambassador Khadka expressed his satisfaction over the enthusiastic participation of the professionals from the Nepali Diaspora living in Germany. He encouraged to organise of similar events regularly to bring the professionals of the Nepali diaspora together to strengthen their expertise and contribute to the socio-economic transformation of Nepal.
Joint Secretary at the Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation, Chiranjeewee Chataut, Head of Internal Medicine, Bheri Hospital Dr Rajan Pande and Under Secretary at the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology Narayan Timilsina participated in the Summit.
Around 70 professionals from Nepali Diaspora living in Germany participated in the summit.
