About the conference and alumni meet

Transformation of agricultural education means sowing seeds for strengthening the agricultural sector in the future. The famous Dr MS Sawaminathan ever said ‘If agriculture goes wrong nothing else will have a chance to go right. Agriculture education is not just about growing crops, but it is about correcting the right way of agricultural life. Universities and higher agriculture education institutions are producing only trickle of technology and innovation, consequently, country is severely challenged to invest in knowledge producing and validation industry to transform the socio-political economy of the country. Transformation of agricultural education is crucial in navigating the complex landscape resulting in the changing scenario of higher education dynamics. By elevating the agricultural education quality, a highly skilled work force capable of continuously enhancing the productivity of the agricultural sector can be cultivated.

Institute of Agriculture and Animal Science (https://iaas.tu.edu.np/) under Tribhuvan University (https://tu.edu.np/) was established in 1957 as one of the five institutions. It is a pioneer and oldest federal agricultural and animal husbandry related teaching institution. IAAS focuses on the teaching of agriculture, animal husbandry, and veterinary science. IAAS has operated four constituent campuses, four affiliated colleges and a strong scientific research team, comprising 75 faculties, 150 staff and more than 450 undergraduate students, 120 postgraduates and 15 scholars per year. The IAAS believes that higher agricultural education must move beyond classroom. The institute has proven its academic excellence through competent human resource development (~50 PhDs, ~2200 masters, 22000 undergraduates etc). IAAS is the place that challenges disciplines, converge the innovation and agricultural leaders are prepared for the future. The future belongs to those who can connect knowledge with diplomacy, economy with technology, and local realities with global realities. The dream of ‘Prosperous Nepal’ rest firmly on the heart of this ambition lies agriculture sector that feeds the nation and secure livelihood of most of the people of the nation. Paradigm shift on the agriculture knowledge industry is essential across the three pillars: Enhance, reimagine and converge.
IAAS alumni meet is a formal gathering of former students; staff graduated from IAAS. This typical IAAS alumni meet-27 is the first of this kind of event ever happened before. It is a good opportunity to reconnect with old classmates, seniors, friends, and professionals across the globe after a long period of time. Sharing of alumni community exposures from across the globe after stepping out of this institution may serve as great models for current students, researchers and professionals of the country.

Objectives of the conference and alumni meet

Connecting both importance of transforming the agricultural sector and alumni engagement the IAAS, Tribhuvan University announce, ‘International Conference on Transforming Agricultural Education and Alumni Meet-2027’ (ICAET-IAASAM-27) with three broad purposes: 

• Visualization of the IAAS and its impacts on agricultural development
• Exploration of common interest for collaboration for transformation of agricultural education
• IAAS alumni meet, acknowledgement, and their contribution for the glory of IAAS 

IAAS Alumni Meet-2027 (IAASAM-27) have intended far beyond the simple gathering and reunion of agricultural graduates, faculties, staff with common interest. It will serve the moments to connect for personnel, professional, and institutional growth. The IAASAM-27 will spark meaningful conversation, open doors to collaboration, and strengthen the institutional bond. Most importantly, alumni meet is about the reveal of experience, forming a new connection and revitalization feeling of graduate life. Alumni meet will serve the social and strategic network and this IAASAM-2027 becomes the strategic forum for a) career networking, b) philanthropy c) institutional imaging and d) lifelong learning.