kathmandu- UK-Nepal International Skills Partnership was one of the five winners of British Council Going Global Partnerships awards 2025.
The award was announced at Going Global 2025 conference in London on 28 October. Secretary of Education, Mr. Choodamani Paudel, received the award on behalf of the Nepali partners. The partnership involved four organisations from the UK, and public and private sector organisations in Nepal including Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI) and Council for Technical Education and Vocational Training (CTEVT).
Supported by the British Council, the Nepal-UK partnership is helping to address green skills gaps in Nepal by embedding a systemic approach to stronger public-private partnerships. Bringing together a diverse range of public and private sector stakeholders, the partnership has supported the Government of Nepal to establish a Green Skills Advisory Board (GSAB). This platform is now working towards green skills with an ambition of driving more relevant, sustainable education and supporting inclusive pathways into employment. Green Skills Advisory Board is represented by Ministry of Education Science and Technology, CTEVT, FNCCI, Confederation of Nepalese Industries (CNI), and Federation of Contractors’ Association of Nepal (FCAN).
The five winning projects have demonstrated their impact on education and lasting contribution to one of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Other wining partnerships were from Pakistan, China, Egypt and Nigeria.
More on the winning projects, including the project from Nepal – Going Global Partnerships Awards | British Council
Talking after the award ceremony, Secretary Paudel mentioned, “The award recognises excellent partnership between different institutions in the UK and Nepal. I hope GSAB, being supported by the partnership, will be able to contribute significantly to much needed green skills development in Nepal.”
On the occasion, Rustom Mody, Country Director, British Council Nepal said, ‘We are delighted that the UK – Nepal International Skills Partnership has been recognised with this global award. This achievement reflects the power of collaboration between the public and private sectors in addressing Nepal’s green skills agenda. Through this partnership, we are proud to support the Government of Nepal’s vision for a more sustainable, inclusive, and future-ready workforce.’
The award was presented by Kate Ewart-Biggs, Deputy Chief Executive of the British Council, and Maddalaine Ansell, Global Director Education at the British Council, who spoke about the projects’ significant impact on education and contribution to sustainable development.
About the Going Global Partnerships programme
The British Council funded Going Global Partnerships gives universities, colleges and others across the higher and further education and research sectors opportunities to build mutually beneficial international connections and work together towards stronger, equitable, inclusive, more internationally connected higher education, science and TVET. It supports the delivery of the International Education Strategy and the Sustainable Development Goals.
Since the start of the programme, British Council has funded 932 partnerships between 155 UK tertiary education institutions and collaborated with nearly 1000 partners across 61 countries focusing on research, transnational education, capacity building and inclusion.
About the Going Global Partnerships Awards
To celebrate the fifth year of the British Council’s Going Global Partnerships programme, the Going Global Partnerships Awards recognise impactful, unique and inspirational projects funded through the programme.
Applications for the Going Global Partnerships Awards were open from 13 May to 8 June. Institutional partnerships funded through the Going Global Partnerships programme were eligible. A total of 105 applications were received. After a rigorous assessment process, the five winning projects were selected.
About the British Council
The British Council is the UK’s international organisation for cultural relations and educational opportunities. We support peace and prosperity by building connections, understanding and trust between people in the UK and countries worldwide. We do this through our work in arts and culture, education and the English language. We work with people in over 200 countries and territories and are on the ground in more than 100 countries. In 2024–25 we reached 599 million people.
