At Yale
Support undergraduate and graduate study about the Himalaya:
- course development and enrichment
- support of extracurricular activities
- develop resources for training in Himalayan languages (especially Nepali and Tibetan)
- develop study abroad opportunities (summer and semester)
- develop catalogues and coordinated access to Himalayan resources in the libraries
Facilitate collaboration between faculty members across the disciplines at Yale :
- regular seminar series throughout the semester
- special workshops and conferences
- access to new funding opportunities through interdisciplinary collaboration
In the Himalaya
- build upon existing partnerships between Yale faculty/students and Himalayan research institutes and NGOs to develop broad-based research agendas and methodologies to yield scholarly and practical outputs relevant to all
- develop new partnerships
- facilitate workshops and conferences to bring diverse scholars based across the region together around themes of interdisciplinary and transregional interest