Status and Information of the M. S. by Research in Glaciology course at KU, NEPAL

Rijan Bhakta Kayastha, D. Sc.

CoordinatorHimalayan Cryosphere, Climate and Disaster Research Center (HiCCDRC)

Cryosphere Monitoring Project – KU

South Asia Project ManagerCHARIS Project

CHARIS Meeting – October 2014, Dehradun, India

Duration– 2 years (4 Semesters)– Started from September 2011

• Course consists of lectures, field research and offering research projects in Glaciers of Himalayan regions.

• Now total 15 (8 + 7) students are undertaking their master’s degree course.

M. S. by Research in Glaciology course

Admission Requirements

• Students having completed a 4 years Bachelor’s degree in Hydrology, Meteorology, Geosciences,

Env. Science, Env. Engineering Civil Engineering with minimum 2.5 CGPA or 50% or more in aggregate marks

• Priority will be given to qualified female candidates, marginalized groups and candidates with sound health and high altitude field experience.

Course Structure

Code Courses Credit

MESN 529 Advances in Glaciology 3

MESN 530 Glacier Hydrology 2

MESN 531 General Hydrology 3

MESC 532 Meteorology and Climate Science 3

MESC 533 Himalayan Geology 2

MESC 511 Surveying, GIS and Remote Sensing Techniques

2

Thesis 21

Total 36

CMP: 2011 Batch Students (passed out)

Bikas(KU)

Niraj(DHM)

Sonika(ICIMOD)

Prashant(ICIMOD)

CMP: 2012 Batch Students (passed out)

Lakshman

SanjayaAchut

Mohan

CMP: 2013 Batch Students

Tika Sonam

Gunjan Roshan

CHARIS: 2012 Batch Students

ArianRasouli

From Kabul University, Afghanistan

(Passed out 2014)

CHARIS: 2013 Batch Student

Rakesh

CMP: 2014 Batch Students

Tenzing Abhijit

Mingma Bishwash

CHARIS: 2014 Batch Students

Syed Hammad Ali, Pakistan

WAPDA, M. Sc. in Env. Science

Amrit Thapa, Nepal

M. Sc. in Env. Science from JNU

CHARIS: 2014 Batch Students

Iram Bano, Pakistan

Undergraduate in Earth Science from KIU

Javed Hassan, Pakistan

Undergraduate in Earth Science from KIU

CHARIS: 2014 Batch Students

Atar Singh, India

Researcher at Sharda University,

M. Tech.

(One semester only)

Naveen Kumar, India

Ph. D. student of JNU in Env. Science

(One semester only)

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CHARIS Scholarship covers: • Tuition fee • Monthly stipend (Rs. 30,000) and initial allowance• Two way air tickets• One month home country visit for data collection• Personal trekking gears• Field visits to different parts of Nepal including

glacier field visit in Langtang Valley• CMP training participation at ICIMOD

THANK YOU!