Tribhuvan University (TU) and The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)have signed the Memorandum of Understanding.

1. Tribhuvan University (TU) and The Chinese Academy of Sciences
(CAS)have signed the Memorandum of Understanding desiring to promote
cooperation in scientific research and education based on the principles of
reciprocity and mutual benefit with due consideration to the protection and
allocation of intellectual property rights. The two universities have come to
an agreement to promote scientific and educational cooperation mainly
through bilateral symposia, exchange of scientists, educational
programmes, joint research and education center, cooperative projects,
exchange of information and publications, and their cooperative further
activities may be added upon agreement of the two universities.
The two universities have also agreed to promote ownership of and use of
any intellectual property derived from the cooperation framework set forth
in the agreement. The agreement signed by Prof. Dr. Hira Bahadur
Maharjan, the Vice-Chancellor of TU and Prof. Dr. Chunli Bai, the President
of the Chinese Academy of Sciences shall remain effective for a period of
five years and upon expiry date, the agreement shall be extended
automatically for another period of five years. During the meeting for MoU
in The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, the Registrar Prof. Dr.
Chandramani Poudel, Dr. Balmukunda Bhandari, Executive Director of
Centre for International Relation and Prof. Dr. Lochan Prasad Devkota, the
Head of Central Department of Meteorology and Hydrology were also
present.