News

23/10/2023

The 20th EIU Photo Class held in Kathmandu, Nepal from 5 to 12 October 2023. Co-organized by the APCEIU and the UNESCO National Commission of Nepal, the workshop brought together 18 Nepali students, 8 Korean students, and professional photographers from both countries.

The students captured the diversity and beauty of Nepal under the theme “Unfolding Diversity beneath the Himalayas” through their photographs. With guidance and training from Korean and Nepali professional photographers, they visited historical sites such as Bhaktapur, National Botanical Garden in Godawari, and Shankharapur to capture images of various temples and historical sites, daily life in Nepal, and its natural landscapes. Additionally, through workshops on education for international understanding and global citizenship education, they expanded their perspectives across borders and had opportunities to understand each other's cultures through cultural exchange programmes.

The photographs taken by the participants were exhibited at Patan Museum in Kathmandu on 12 October 2023. The opening ceremony was attended by Lim Hyun-mook (Director of UNESCO APCEIU) and Suresh Adhikari (Secretary General of Nepal National Commission for UNESCO) along with various local officials who celebrated the students' activities and appreciated their artworks.

The EIU Photo Class provides opportunities for students from all around the world to learn EIU and GCED through the art of photography. Since its inception in the Philippines in 2006, it has captured vivid snapshots of life from various regions including Bhutan, Palau, Laos Bangladesh, Iran, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Tonga, Indonesia, Turkey, Russia, Cambodia, Mongolia, Vietnam and Thailand. The students' photographs will be displayed online through the archive of the EIU Photo Class website (https://photoclass.unescoapceiu.org/).

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