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Fusemachines Inc., the leading enterprise AI talent solutions provider, today announced that it has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Kathmandu University (KU) to strengthen AI education in Nepal and create job-ready graduates for the AI industry.

As part of the agreement, Fusemachines will support KU’s Department of Computer Science and Engineering with curriculum development and training consultations, hands-on learning opportunities through apprenticeship and externship programs for students, and by appointing an AI expert to guide students during their semester projects.

“Businesses around the world are eager to tap AI-powered possibilities. However, they continually face the critical challenge of talent shortage,”

“By working closely with Fusemachines’ AI experts, we will be able to curate courses and learning experiences that will help us directly cater to the rising global demand for AI talent.”

“In 2021, we launched a first-of-its-kind AI degree program for both undergraduate and graduate students to build a reliable pipeline of AI talent,”

“We are thrilled that this new MoU with Fusemachines will further bolster Nepal’s AI talent pipeline and deliver industry-ready AI graduates who can contribute directly to the real-world needs of businesses.”

Fusemachines and KU’s Department of Computer Science and Engineering will focus on directly tackling the industry-academia gap in AI education, while allowing Nepal’s talent pipeline to continually contribute meaningful work at a global scale.

“Since our inception, we have continually strived to equip students from all over Nepal with quality AI training,”

“In 2019, we doubled down on our AI training efforts with the formal launch of our ‘AI for Shikshya for Nepal’ initiative. Collaborations with education institutions such as KU will remain critical as we advance on our journey of building homegrown AI professionals – skilled enough to not only thrive in frontier markets like Nepal – but also partake in AI projects and products of global scope.”

About Kathmandu University

Kathmandu University (KU) is an autonomous, not-for-profit, self-funding public institution established by an Act of Parliament in December 1991. It is an institution of higher learning dedicated to maintaining the standard of academic excellence in various classical and professional disciplines.

The mission statement of the University is “to provide quality education for leadership”. The vision is “to become a world-class university devoted to bringing knowledge and technology to the service of mankind”. For more information, visit https://ku.edu.np/.

About Department of Computer Science and Engineering (School of Engineering)

The Department of Computer Science and Engineering was launched in 1994, to develop and deploy the digital concepts that are changing the world rapidly with astonishing inventions and innovations.

With 25+ years of fruitful experience in the field of computing, the department possesses a strong background in providing quality education to the students herein. Continuous interaction, effective contact hours, smart embracing of technology and project work/industry internships are some of the compelling factors for KU to be the first choice of students. For more information, visit https://comp.ku.edu.np/.