Independent Researcher

Independent Researcher

Independent Researcher

Independent Researcher

Namaste नमस्ते !

I am Sharmila Shyangtan
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Independent Researcher

PhD Candidate, AIT University

Sharmila Shyangtan is currently pursuing her Ph.D. in the Development and Sustainability Program at the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) University in Thailand. She earned her Master’s in Philosophy (MPhil) in Development Studies from Kathmandu University School of Education (KUSOED) in 2019. Sharmila’s MPhil dissertation, titled “Lived Experience of Tamang Women in Higher Education: A Narrative Inquiry,” reflects her commitment to exploring the narratives of Tamang women in the context of higher education.

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Years of Experience

Work Experience

Work Experience

Work Experience

Work Experience

Over the past 12 years, I’ve built a diverse career working across local and international NGOs, universities, and global networks.

The dZi Foundation

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Program Officer (2021 – 2022) View
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The World Bank

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Consultant (April 2021 – June 2021) View

Kathmandu University School of Education

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Teaching Assistant (2020 - 2021) View
Publications

Publications &
works

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research

Kadel S. & Shyangtan S. (2023). Why focus on ‘heat’? A silent disaster unfolding in Nepal. ijurr

UNESCO Paris

Shyangtan S. & Gautam, S. (2022). Indigenous female student in Panic Station of higher education in Nepal. UNESCO Paris.

Journal of Indigenous Social Development

Shyangtan S., Rai M. I. & Luitel C. B. (2021). Decolonizing Curricular Practices in Kathmandu University
School of Education, Nepal: A Qualitative Inquiry. Journal of Indigenous Social Development, 10 (2), 139-154.

A Teacher Manual

Rai, M. I. & Shyangtan S. (2020). Integrating indigenous and non-western knowledge in higher education.

Nepal Journals Online

Shyangtan, S. (2020). Schooling experiences of Tamang girls in Nepal. Journal of Education and Research, 10(2), Art. 2.

UNESCO

Gautam S. & Shyangtan S.(2020). From suffering to surviving, surviving to living: Education for harmony with nature and humanity. UNESCO Future for Education.

Quotes

My Philosophy

Sharmila Shyangtan

Just Keep Swimming.

Sharmila Shyangtan

Don't settle. Keep looking.

Sharmila Shyangtan

You must be the change you wish to see in the world.

Dory

Finding Nemo (2003)

Steve Jobs

Stanford Commencement Address (2005)

Mahatma Gandhi

Indian Opinion (1913)