Kathmandu, May 17, 2021: Advanced College of Engineering and Management (acem) organized a webinar ‘Know Germany’ in partnership with the Embassy of Federal Republic of Germany and Goethe-Zentrum Kathmandu today.
This virtual tour to Germany went live from both Zoom and Facebook.
The major attraction of the session was the Ambassador of Germany to Nepal, His Excellency Mr. Roland Schäfer. Experts Mr. Sebastian Woitsch, Director of the GZK, Mr.
Benjamin Matern, Head of Language Department, and Mr. Binam Karmacharya, Head of Exam Department of GZK contributed largely to the program while Er.
Sojan Prajapati moderated the panel discussion.
His Excellency, Mr. Roland Schäfer, the German Ambassador, expressed his gratitude to the acem family and also voiced the concern regarding the second wave of pandemic in Nepal.
His excellency informed that Germany and the European Union itself will be supporting Nepal at such a crisis period. Moreover, he praised that Nepal is on the right track in providing academic training in the engineering sector.
“I sincerely hope to see more skilled engineers in future.
For international exposure, we highly encourage students to join the competent Engineering Colleges of Germany as well.” He added.
Mr. Sebastian Woitsch, Director of the GZK, shared a short history behind the name Goethe and how it reflects the diverse culture and arts of the nation.
“Goethe is a leading language center and is a part of an incredible network of more than 200 institutes of the world.”
He stated. Apparently, GZK has a skilled team of specialists from across the globe.
Mr. Benjamin Matern, Head of Language Department at GZK in coordination with Mr. Binam Karmacharya, Head of Exam Department at the institute, explored Germany, its culture, turbulent past, historic places, wonderful festivals, unique civilization and obviously the rich language in a truly artistic manner.
Mr. Ramesh Silwal, Chairman of acem, appreciated the valuable time of His Excellency, of the German scholars. In brief words,
Mr. Silwal shared his experience of Germany and the importance of German language while at the country. He also opined that such events help to enlighten not just the interested students but also the overall participants.
The event was moderated by Er. Sojan Prajapati who completed his masters in engineering from Technical University of Munich (TUM), Germany. Enthusiastic Prajapati shared his own nostalgic memories and significant values of international education in his life.