Established with the motto to encourage students to educate themselves with their own potential, spirit and pace, Kadmabari Memorial College of Science and Management (KMCSM) is a program of SUTRA Centre for Development and Research registered in 2005 under the Society Registration Act. 2034. One of the objectives of the center is to promote higher education in social work in Nepal.
KMCSM focuses solely on providing higher education and strengthening professional social work education in Nepal. It develops students' skills and knowledge in professional social work, an academic discipline that seeks to improve the quality of life and well being of individuals, groups, and communities. KMCSM is dedicated to provide quality education and reduce inequalities in campus in terms of access to education.
The three Goals of the Global Goal ( SDGs) has been adopted to impart the learning ecology in Kadambari Memorial College.
Kadambari Quality Education - Goal No 4
Kadambari Reducing Inequalities – Goal No 10
Kadambari Sustainable Cities and Communities – Goal No 11
Total Seat: 40
Kadambari College believes in providing opportunities to young people to build a strong social leaders. There are scholarship provisions for students with weak economic background and constrains.
In Nepal, the history of social work education in University degree has started in 1996 with BSW program offered by Kathmandu University. KMCSM has become the second college of social work in Nepal and first college of Purbanchal University to offer Bachelor of Social Work program.
From its inception, Kadambari Memorial College has built its linkages with international schools of social work and organization of social work. It is a member of United Academic Impact (UNI), International Association of School of Social work (IASSW), Asia Pacific University Community Engagement Network (APUCEN).
It has developed partnerships with different universities and colleges around the globe to work together in harnessing global social work knowledge and skills among the students and faculty members. It hosts international Social Work field work practicum and Social Work study tour.
The college has conducted research with Griffith University, Ohio State University and University of Utah and aspires to collaborate with more of universities to work in collaboration to enhance global and local knowledge in Social Work.
Kadambari Memorial College believes in partnership for quality education and contribution to its national partners mission of social change. It has a more than decade long partnership with more than 50 field work agencies (Governmental bodies, I/NGOs, CBOs) in Nepal to involve students into practical experiences of Social Work field practicum.
National Human Right Commission, Kathmandu Metropolitan City, Nepal Police have been its knowledge contributors from last four years.
Kadambari Memorial College is a learning institute. It creates nurturing environment to the young students for their growth as competent social workers who are able to lead themselves and lead the social change crafted with global knowledge of Social Work and skillful to practice locally in any context and continent.
Kadambari Memorial College's vision is to be an institution of excellence in higher education, responding to changing social contexts, innovate and integrate knowledge and skills towards creating a people centered, sustainable and just society which promotes and protects dignity, equality, social justice and human rights for all.
Kadambari Memorial College's mission is to promote the delivery of professional social work education as a means to develop ethical, committed, skilled social workers capable of leading social change to promote well being of marginalized and disadvantage individuals, groups and community to establish dignified, equitable and just society.