Prof. Chandra P. Rijal, PhD, MPhil, MBA
Description’s
Prof. Chandra P. Rijal is a distinguished academic leader, policy expert, and Professor of Management Sciences with extensive experience in higher education reform, institutional transformation, digital governance, and public policy innovation. He currently serves as Professor at Mid-West University, Nepal, and has played a significant leadership role in advancing university modernization and research system strengthening.
With more than two decades of professional experience, he specializes in higher education policy, university digital transformation, EMIS/ERPS architecture, explainable AI systems, research governance, and institutional planning. He has led major reforms in academic administration through ICT-enabled systems, including digital academic lifecycle models such as e-Admission, e-Class, e-Assessment, e-Examination, and e-Certification.
His expertise also extends to AI-enabled governance, digital public systems, sustainable development policy, organic agriculture promotion, and regional economic development, particularly focusing on innovation-led development in Nepal’s resource-constrained regions. He is widely recognized for his contributions to national policy dialogue on university autonomy, quality assurance, accreditation, and labor-market-responsive education systems.
Academically, he holds a PhD and MPhil in Educational Leadership from Kathmandu University and an MBA from Maastricht School of Management, Netherlands, combining interdisciplinary strengths in management, education, and digital systems.
At NIIERD, he serves as a National Expert (Higher Education Reform, Digital Governance & Strategic Policy Development), contributing to institutional policy design, research strategy, digital transformation frameworks, and evidence-based national development planning.
