AIT launches programs in partnership with the Nepal Education Foundation-Consortium of Colleges, Nepal (NEF-CCN)

The delivery of the first half of the academic programs will take
place at NEF-CCN colleges in Nepal, and the second half will be
delivered at the AIT main campus in Thailand. Formal approval for the
launch of the programs was granted by the Ministry of Education of
Nepal on 30 September 2012, after a review and endorsement of the
University Grants Commission (UGC), Nepal. NEF-CCN is planning to
launch the programs from January 2013, and the admissions process will
begin from 1st November 2012.

NEF-CCN, which was constituted in 2010, comprises of three academic
institutions, namely the LA College of Higher Studies; rebranded Asian
Institute of Technology and Management (AITM) and Xavier Academy (XA)
College of Graduate Studies. Key members of the NEF-CCN consortia have
three decades of experience in the education sector in the country, and
have produced 11,000 graduates so far.

The public launch of the programs included a press conference. Besides
the AIT President, Professor Dr. Sriram B. Mathe, Chairperson, NEF-CCN;
Mr. Umesh Shrestha, Vice Chairperson, NEF-CCN; Professor Ram M.
Shrestha, AIT Professor Emeritus and currently Chairperson, Academic
Council, NEF-CCN, also participated in the press conference.