Project Description
Work Packages
The NEWSTEP project is divided into seven Work Packages. These work packages are leaded by the partner institutions. The partner institutions assign a lead for the specific work package and the lead, taking support from other participants will be responsible for delivering the tasks.
Overall Management
Ensures the project is delivered in line with the Grant and Consortium Agreements, coordinating all seven work packages and supporting Dissemination (WP6) and Quality Assurance (WP7).
Led by: Sindhuli Multiple Campus (SMC-TU)
Digital Pedagogy
Improves the quality of education by embedding digital pedagogy in online course design – covering curriculum development, a pedagogical framework for online teaching, online assessment competencies, course design and implementation, and digital resources.
Led by: Turku University of Applied Sciences (Turku UAS)
Enhancing Collaboration and Partnerships
Initiates a Nepal higher-education ecosystem and develops cooperation schemes between institutions through an engaging partner portal, applying Turku UAS’s Innopeda innovation-pedagogy methodology and orienting toward student-centric learning practice.
Led by: Technical University of Valencia (UPV)
Enhancement of Entrepreneurial and Digitalisation Skills
Develops active, team-based, learner-centered entrepreneurship and digitalisation skills learning in Nepal – introducing entrepreneurship-based course design and strengthening the empowerment of women entrepreneurs.
Led by: Technical University of Valencia (UPV)
Enhancement of Sustainability-Oriented Strategy at HEI
Helps each partner institution formulate explicit sustainability objectives, ensure their strategy is effective, and integrate sustainability across curriculum (WP2), courses (WP4), and local ecosystem initiatives (WP3).
Led by: Turku University of Applied Sciences (Turku UAS)
Dissemination
Implements the dissemination plan and builds NEWSTEP’s visual identity and public visibility – through the website, publications, promotional materials, and events such as the Seminar on Entrepreneurship and the Seminar on Digital Pedagogy.
Led by: Siddhartha Vanasthali Institute (SVI)
Quality Assurance
Applies good project-management practice alongside WP1, ensuring the quality and long-term sustainability of the project’s impact through internal evaluation.
Led by: Sindhuli Multiple Campus (SMC-TU)
Partners
Coordinating Institution
Sindhuli Multiple Campus, affiliated to Tribhuvan University (SMC‑TU)
Learn about SMC
Mr. Prashanta Dhakal
Lecturer and Project Head of Operation at SMC
Other contributing teachers – SMC‑TU
Mr. Bhanu Gurung
Campus Chief and Lecturer at SMC
Mr. Nabin Ghimire
Project Co‑ordinator at SMC
Ms. Mamata Karki
Project Senior Finance Officer
Ms. Srijana Basnet
Advocate, Lecturer and Course Designer at SMC
Mr. Jibi Thapa
Assistant Professor at SMC
Mr. Poshak Poudel
Assistant Professor at SMC
Contributing Institution
Padma Kanya Multiple Campus, constituent campus of Tribhuvan University (PK‑TU)
Learn about PK‑TU
Mr. Raju Malla
Lecturer and Project Lead at PK‑TU
Mr. Pramod Pyara Shrestha
Lecturer at PK‑TU
Mr. Ajaya Joshi
Lead at Turku UAS – B2B sales, digital marketing, business and export competence
Mr. Emmanuel Querrec
Senior Lecturer in Logistics and Sustainability; Quality Assurance Lead
Ms. Marianne Renval
Senior Lecturer at Turku UAS; Digital Pedagogy Training
Mr. Harri Lappalinen
Senior Lecturer at Turku UAS; Innopeda Training (WP2)
Mr. Nicolas Le Grand
Senior Lecturer at Turku UAS; Entrepreneurship Course (WP4)
Dr. Marjo Joshi
Dean at Seinäjoki UAS; formerly Head of Pedagogical Development at Turku UAS
Jose‑Luis Poza‑Lujan
Professor and UPV Project Leader
Sara Blanc
Full Professor and UPV Work Package 3 Leader
Patricio Letelier
Professor and UPV Work Package 4 Leader
Lorena Bort‑Mir
Teacher and UPV Work Package 5 Leader
Sari Perelló‑Marín
Professor and UPV Work Package 6 Leader
Saurav Rajbanshi
Teacher and SVI Project Leader
Amir Shrestha
Teacher and SVI Work Package 2 Leader
Aayush Man Singh
Co-teacher and SVI Work Package 3 Leader
Suyog Man Singh
Co-teacher and SVI Work Package 4 Leader
Shashwat Man Singh
Co-teacher and SVI Work Package 5 Leader
Suniti Shrestha
Co-teacher and SVI Work Package 6 and 7 Leader
Sindhuli Community Technical Institute (SCTI), Nepal
Learn about SCTI
Tej Bikram Thapa
Project Co‑ordinator at SCTI
Kamal Prasad Poudel
Civil Engineering Instructor at SCTI
Sindhuli Academy (SA), Nepal
Learn about SA
Manoj Devkota
Teacher and Project Co‑ordinator at SA
Mr. Prakash Dhakal
Trainer, Project Designer and Pedagogical Supervisor at SA