Nepal Mountain Academy Explained
| Nepal Mountain Academy |
| Address: | Thapagaun, Bijulibazar |
| Founded: | 2002 |
| Coordinates: | 27.6926°N 85.3299°W |
Nepal Mountain Academy (NMA) is a Nepalese government-owned mountaineering school. It functions under the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation (Nepal).[1]
History
The school was opened in 2002.[2] Since 2017–2018, the academic courses offered are associated with Tribhuvan University's Faculty of Management.[3] Field training and climbing activities are conducted at Solukhumbu campus.
List of expeditions
- 2021, a 18-members team consisting of NMA-run first batch of Bachelor of Mountaineering Studies (BMS) climbed Mera Peak - (.[4] In their final semesters, students must climb 6,000-7,000 metre peaks to complete their undergraduate program.
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: NMA – the turbocharger of Nepal's academic mountaineering . 2022-04-17 . Radio Nepal.
- Book: Liu . Claire . Tourism Education and Asia . Schänzel . Heike . 2018-12-12 . . 978-981-13-2613-4 . en . Heike Schänzel.
- Web site: Sureis . 2017-11-24 . Govt sets up Nepal Mountain Academy . 2022-04-17 . . en.
- Web site: 18-member NMA makes academic summit on Mera Peak . 2022-04-17 . Khabarhub . en.
