Kathmandu, Nov. 24: King’s College, a business school in Kathmandu
under the affiliation of Westcliff University, US, has sealed an agreement with
Yunus Centre Dhaka, Bangladesh to establish ‘Yunus Social Business Centre
(YSBC)’ at King’s College, Kathmandu.
The Memorandum of Understanding
(MoU), signed jointly by executive director of the college Narottam Aryal and chairman of Yunus Centre Nobel Laureate Prof. Dr. Mohammad Yunus on behalf of
their respective organizations on Tuesday in Dhaka Bangladesh, envisages to develop and expand a framework of cooperation
between Yunus Centre and King’s College for the formation of YSBC.
According to a
press statement issued by the college, the main aim of the centre was to promote Professor Yunus’s vision of alleviating
poverty by implementing the concept of social business through mutual
understanding and cooperation.
“King’s College aims at
promoting mutual understanding and co-operation in areas of common interest in
education, research, information sharing and gathering and action plans so as
to deepen an understanding of each other’s culture and value that drive
business and social changes,” read the statement.
Both the organizations will
organize student and faculty exchange and learning visits so students and
faculty members can learn first-hand techniques and programs which have been
set up to assist the economic development of the poor in developing countries.
“King’s
College has always believed in transforming Nepal through social
entrepreneurship. It’s a great honour to be associated with Yunus Center and we
believe this collaboration with the world’s champion is social entrepreneurship
will help achieve its mission of promoting social entrepreneurship in the
country,” said Aryal.
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