UBC Himalaya Program

Learn Nepali this summer!

NEPL 390: Nepali Language in a Community Context will be offered in Summer Term 2 (July 06–17). This intensive, in-person course provides foundational instruction in the Nepali language situated within its broader cultural and community contexts.

Open to undergraduate and graduate students. No prior experience required.

Students residing in Canada who are not currently enrolled at UBC may register through Access Studies (application deadline: March 15).

For further information and registration details, please visit:
https://himalaya.arts.ubc.ca/language-learning/.

Learn Tibetan this summer!

TIBT 390: Tibetan Language in a Community Context will be offered in Summer Term 1 (May 11–22). This intensive, in-person course provides foundational instruction in the Tibetan language situated within its broader cultural and community contexts.

Open to undergraduate and graduate students. No prior experience required.

Students residing in Canada who are not currently enrolled at UBC may register through Access Studies (application deadline: March 15).

For further information and registration details, please visit:
https://himalaya.arts.ubc.ca/language-learning/.

The UBC Himalaya Program is pleased to co-host an online panel discussion with the Himalayan Studies Initiative at the University of California, Berkeley, on the causes and consequences of Nepal’s current unrest. Speakers will discuss the political and social forces fueling widespread dissent, the challenges to governance and democracy, and the implications for Nepal’s future trajectory.

Sponsor(s): The Himalayan Studies Initiative at UC Berkeley, The Institute for South Asia Studies, UBC Himalaya Program at University of British Columbia, Vancouver

DATE: Tue, Sept 23, 2025
TIME: 8:30 am Berkeley and Vancouver
ZOOM: Register on Zoom here -- https://berkeley.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_fzZf1S2CTmWLknaoQzEkJg #/registration
LIVESTREAM: On Facebook -- https://www.facebook.com/ISASatUCBerkeley

Panelists:
Subin Mulmi, Executive Director, Nationality For All (NFA)
Sabin Ninglekhu, Principal Investigator of Heritage as Placemaking, Social Science Baha, Kathmandu
Shoumya Risal, Lawyer | Parliamentary Affairs and Reforms
Tashi Lhazom, Climate activist and youth engagement specialist

Discussant:
Phoenix Kenney Shrestha, Doctoral Scholar at University of Cambridge.

Moderators:
Alexander von Rospatt, Professor for Buddhist and South Asian Studies, UC Berkeley

Sara Shneiderman, Associate Professor of Anthropology, University of British Columbia.

(Event information and picture credit: https://events.berkeley.edu/csas/event/307101-on-zoom-voices-of-dissent-from-nepal-causes-and-conse)

UBC Himalaya Program is pleased to be cohosting this event about recent events in Nepal with UC Berkeley Himalayan Studies Initiative next Tuesday, Sept 23rd! open to all, please register in advance for the Zoom link. UBC School of Public Policy and Global Affairs UBC Asian Studies

ON ZOOM: Tue, Sept 23 at 8:30 am PT.
A panel discussion on the causes and consequences of Nepal’s current unrest. More details at: https://events.berkeley.edu/csas/event/307101-on-zoom-voices-of-dissent-from-nepal-causes-and-conse

UBC Himalaya mourns the lives lost in Nepal’s protests and stands with the injured, detained, and all affected. We invite you to join us in the Himalaya Program office (CK Choi Building 229) during the Institute of Asian Research open house this Thursday, September 11th (details below), as a starting place for these conversations.
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The Institute of Asian Research is holding its Annual Open House on Thursday, September 11th at 5:00PM. All SPPGA staff, faculty, and students are welcome to join!

Come learn about our exciting events and activities planned this academic year and meet our Director, Prof. Kai Ostwald and the Directors of our regional Centres and Programs, all while enjoying regional food and refreshments from around the Asian continent.

The Centre and Program Directors are Dr. M.V. Ramana (CISAR), Dr. John Roosa (CSEAR), Dr. Steven Lee (CKR), Dr. Qiang Fu & Dr. Tim Cheek (CCR), Dr. Yves Tiberghien (CJR), and Dr. Sara Shneiderman & Tsering Shakya (Himalaya Program) - save the date!

Thursday, September, 2025 • 5:00 - 6:30pm PST
C.K. Choi Building (Lounge), UBC

RSVP here by Wednesday, September 10: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/iar-open-house-2025-tickets-1628774471289?aff=oddtdtcreator

REMINDER: *NEPL 390* – Nepali Language in a Community Context starts next week on July 2nd!
There’s still time to register—don’t miss the chance to learn Nepali this summer! 🇳🇵

NEPL 390 Nepali in a Community Context–our 2-week intensive language course begins on July 2nd! This course is open to undergraduate and graduate students with no prior experience required.

UBC students and existing Access Studies students can register on Workday. Expand your academic and intercultural horizons with this amazing opportunity!

For more information, visit: https://himalaya.arts.ubc.ca/language-learning/

NEPL 390 Nepali in a Community Context–our 2-week intensive language course begins on July 2nd! This course is open to undergraduate and graduate students with no prior experience required.

UBC students and existing Access Studies students can register on Workday. Expand your academic and intercultural horizons with this amazing opportunity!

For more information, visit: https://himalaya.arts.ubc.ca/language-learning/