On May 08, 2025 Falling Walls Lab Kathmandu 2025, hosted for the second time in Nepal at Kathmandu University School of Management with collaboration with KU RDI, Energize Nepal Program, DAAD Regional Office South Asia and Falling Wall Foundation, brought together over 100 participants and 13 finalists who were selected to showcase their solutions in three-minute pitches and presented their innovative ideas aimed at addressing global challenges before a distinguished jury and an engaged audience.
Mitesh Shrestha PHD Scholar from Tribhuvan University, clinched the first prize with his visionary concept “Breaking the Wall of Synthetic Fertilizers and Pesticides.” He will now represent Nepal in the prestigious Falling Walls Lab Final in Berlin!
Monima Karmacharya secured second place with her innovative approach of transforming dairy wastewater using microalgae into functional foods. Prince Chaudhary claimed the third prize for his idea focused on empowering the citizen voice through Nepal’s first e-petition platform. The audience choice award went to Shristi Bhattarai for her idea on creating medication against superbugs.
A huge thank you to all participants, student clubs, jury members, and our supportive audience for making this event a success.