athmandu, February 5:

Office of Chinese Language Council International (OCLC) today signed an agreement with the Kathmandu University to provide the latter with logistics for establishment of Confucius Institute.

The OCLC will provide professional, academic and financial supports for the establishment and operation of the institute at KU. The courses will be non-degree and professional programmes of learning Chinese language, culture and business for Nepali and other nationals. An agreement to this effect was signed and exchanged today.