Tuesday, 3 November 2026
Pre-conference Learning Lab
Prithivi Hall
| Time | Session & Venue | Coverage |
|---|---|---|
| 09:30–10:00 | Opening and framing | Purpose and expectations for public administration learning. |
| 10:00–11:30 | Public Administration at a Turning Point | State capacity, legitimacy, trust and administrative capability; expert input, reflection and Q&A. Habib Zafarrullah [University of New England] Roshani Bhujel [Nepal Administrative Staff College] |
| 11:45–13:15 | South Asian Public Administration Dynamics | South Asian (Indian) evolutions and practices and their implications for Nepal; expert input, reflection and Q&A. Prabhat Kumar Datta [Xavier Law School] Shiva Hari Adhikari [Nepal Administrative Staff College] |
| 14:15–15:45 | Teaching Public Administration to Civil Servants | Practitioner learning, judgement, discretion and reflective practice; expert input, reflection and Q&A. Akhlaque Haque [University of Alabama at Birmingham] Shailaja Upadhyaya [Nepal Administrative Staff College] |
| 16:00–17:30 | Research, Cases and Knowledge for Practice | Field research, reform cases and policy-oriented knowledge for civil service learning; expert input, reflection and Q&A. Yaamina Salman [University of the Punjab, Pakistan] Anup Bhurtel [Nepal Administrative Staff College] |
| 15:00-17:00 | Conference Registration | Exhibition Area |