A Nepali PhD candidate is participating in a prestigious annual residential programme of Brown University.

Binayak Krishna Thapa, a PhD candidate at the Kathmandu University is among the 146 participants from 55 countries who will be part of the two-week residential programme in Providence, Rhode Island in the United States. The event will be held from June 4 to June 18.   

Thapa is doing his PhD in migration, development and citizenship.

A statement issued by the Brown International Advanced Research Institute (BIARI), Brown University states that the BIARI "addresses the world’s most pressing global issues by reaching across academic, professional, and geographic boundaries to bring early-career and rising scholars together with faculty members and professionals from multiple fields."

"Assembled by Brown University professors, each section features lectures, seminars, and workshops led by distinguished local and international guest faculty," the statement reads.