HRD  Counseling,  Diplomatic  &  Communication Skills

CAIRN  Consortium  is a cultural immersion and communication gateway for traditional healing practitioners experiential training, development studies academic research, and postgraduate and doctorate student exchange, based in KTM Nepal.

CAIRN  is particularly proud of its 20 years daily experience with Nepalese, Indian and Tibetan NGOs, its reputed academic collaboration in Asia, Europe USA and Canada, as well as of the quality of its Supervision Board, Research Consultants and integrated Cultural Immersion & online learning infrastructure. 

It offers selected online courses and field-research resources focused on the Himalayan region current development priorities, as well as specializes into curriculum development in selected research niches, through practical and theoretical knowledge in building : Applied Psychology to Counselling, HRD/HRM Capacity Building, Humanitarian Intervention, Clinical Anthropology, Prospective Health Anthropology and Tibetan Traditional Healing Psychotherapy.

CAIRN Counselling Services provides advice and counselling on academic matters, including immigration advice and services, useful for Nepalese Mature Students (Postgraduate Personal Project Part-time Options) wishing to study in the EU, Canada or Wales UK. We support all students regardless of nationality, religion, gender, age, sexual preference or status. We operate CAIRN Education Counselling Services administration both by email and face-to-face Interviews appointments. We encourage all prospective students to kindly email us thereupon, at CAIRN EU-NGO HQ address: william_rene@hotmail.com

Advice is offered without discrimination. Our services operate according to the EU, UK and Canada Code of Ethics for those advising international students. Our International Student Advisory Service meets the strict rules and standards of the Immigration Services of Canada, USA, the UK, Belgium and EU Official Visa Sections (Consulates or Embassies) in Nepal.

CAIRN operates as a confidential Education Counselling Service for professional and personal project oriented coaching to any prospective student or trainee, from the start of your project’s first Biodata interview up to its final implementation. This serves the general purpose of both clearing the academic accreditation file and provide necessary International Students advisory board screening information to applicants, including on the difficult issues such as visas, file administration and e-learning support options.

Cairn Counselling Services (EU-NGO) is a personalized projects academic exchange program, with cultural immersion options, e-learning and communication gateway for Asian and Western postgraduate researchers and professional continuous education trainees (mature students). It offers an open menu of options of selected online courses and field-research resources, focused on the one side on Asian LDCs development priorities. Cairn Academic Coaching  is offered one-on-one by appointment only. Cairn Euro-Asian Network increases opportunities for internships, field-research and online studies within an international dimension and selected international experts.

Caer Sidi is a personalized development research program only and is always offered one-on-one by appointment.

Cairn  Mission  Statement

 The  Mission of Cairn Consortium  is to: 

1. offer high- education curriculum and field-research options, in tailored joint- programs that promote and cultivate Euro-Asia cross-cultural awareness of the present moment through the intellectual study of the heritage, the know-how of technical skills, the embodiment through artistic and meditative disciplines, and pursuance in a recognized European ECTS/ECDL certification partnership; 
2. foster an Asian/Himalayan focused experiential learning community (composed of EU students, faculty, staff, trustees, and alumni) that uncovers wisdom and heart; 
3. cultivate openness and communication, sharpen critical intellect, enhance resourcefulness, and develop effective action in all related disciplines; 
4. exemplify the principles grounded in the Humanities of both educational heritages; 
5. encourage the integration of traditional healing root- traditions in the modern world.

Nowadays, Cairn Consortium has established a long term network of recognized researchers, consultants, HEIs, NGOs, Asbls and SMEs in Europe, USA and Asia. Here is a review of international cooperation (MoU) Agreements on research, exchange and teaching, reached with following Partners or Boards Members:

Partners	Partner Unit	Country	Expertise
Executive > (*)
RWL (*)	Cairn CEO	Board Coordinator	CEO
UCL/LLN
Prof. Singleton M (*)	UCL/ANSO/LAAP	Belgium	Anthropology Prospective
Olbrechts P Lecturer (*)	ANSO/LAAP EC- Admin	Belgium	Admin Financial Management
Prof. Fr. Houtart (*)	UCL/LLN - CETRI INGO	Belgium	Geopol, Anthropo - Ecopol -
Prof. Steichen R (...)	UCL/PSP/ARAC	Belgium	Clinical Anthropo - Psycho
open...	UCL/FOPES Sud	Belgium	Continuous Education
open...
Dr. B. Raven Lee	Integrative Wisdom Path	USA - California	Clinic Psy - Tsa-rLung- Reiki
Swansea U Wales
Prof. Ian Clegg (*)	UWS/CDS Wales U	UK	Development Studies
Howard M-J Lecturer (*)	ICT-/VLE Wales U	UK	ICT-/VLE Pedagogy Online
Jenni M-J	Philosophy (PhD)	UK	Philosophy Postgraduate
Nigel Graddon	EU Dev Policy in Wales	UK	Welsh European Parliament
open...
SXC/SXSSC KTM
Fr. Robins SJ (*)	SXC/SXSSC	Nepal	Director INGO/HEI KTM
Rajendra Shrestha	SXSSC	Nepal	Drug Abuse  Detox/Rehab
Fr. Augustine SJ	St- Xavier's Campus	Nepal	SXC Director KTM
open...
open...
open...
open...
Nice U (France)
Prof. Devos Cl	Nice U Anthropo Unit	France	Anthropo / Sociology
Hu Weiguo	Nice U Anthropo	France	Chinese Medicine
Midol Nancy	Nice U Anthropo	France	Health Anthropo
Marco Paret	ISI-CNV - EU-NGO Psychotherapy	France & Italy	NLPIII, Hypno/Psychotherapy
Genoa U (Italy)
Prof. Guerci	Genoa U Ethnomedicine	Italy
CAIRN Human Resources
Claude Hallin	CAIRN R&D	INGO	INGO Project Management
VDH Cathy	Psychology	Belgium	Applied Psychology HRD
open...
Canada
John & Julie	Heart @Work  SME/INGO	Canada	Counselling, Therapy,
open...
Honorary Board Members
Mr. Michel Hallin	Shanti	Belgium	Marketing R&D
Mr. A. Tenneguin	Researcher & Logistics	Nice FR	Alchemistry R&D
Mrs. E. Leon	CAIRN NGO Support	Wales UK
Mr.  R. Adolphy	Marketing Division	Belgium	Marketing R&D
Aconcha & Marc	Sacred Arts Valcros	France
Mr.  Eric Delgoffe	ICT- Architecture Project	Belgium	Marketing R&D
Mrs. Luce Renotte	Cairn NGO Support	Belgium
Mr. Colin Millard	Health Anthropology R&D	Edinburgh U UK	Bon-Po Traditional Medicine
Mr. Pascal Chardome	Eco & Music Producer	Belgium	Design Arts&Cultural Pgr
Mr. Jonothon Boulter	Author & Researcher	London  UK	Marketing R&D
Mr. David Moiso	UKPS NGO London	London UK
more...

 
EXPERT TRAINERS, ALUMNI SUPPORT AND ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS

Partners & Advisory	Board Member Status	Country	Expertise inputs
Lecturers, Trainers,  Exe & Advisory Board(s) Members:
Dr. William R Leon	CEO CAIRN Board	Nepal	CAIRN Founder
Dr. Ian Clegg	EXE - Thesis Superv	UK - FR	CDS - DFID - HRD
Prof. M. Singleton	EXE - Board Statutes	UCL - LAAP	Anthropo - UCL - HRD
Prof. Fr. Houtart	ADV - Board - Geopol	UCL - CETRI	Geopol - Ecopol - EU
Howard M-J	EXE - e-Learning	Wales UK	eCampus System
Dr. Paret Marco	EXE - Marketing	France - Italy	Webmaster
Dr. B. Raven Lee	EXE - Thesis - Market	USA
Prof. Gartoulla	ADV - NIHS KTM	Nepal	Ethnomedicine Policy
Dr. Tsering	ADV - PHC MBBS TB	Nepal
Amchi Jampa	ADV - Tibetan Med	Nepal	Tibetan Medicine
Amchi T Wangpo	ADV - Tibetan Med	Nepal	Tibetan Medicine
Amchi T Pedon	ADV - Tibetan Med	Nepal - Tibet	Tibetan Medicine
Lopon Namgyel Rpch	Tsa-rLung Lama	Nepal	Tsa-rLung - Yoga
Ani Sherab Sangmo	Nyingma Tsa-rLung	Nepal	Tsa-rlung - Choo
Lobsang Norbu Shastri	Dharma Publication	Sarnath CIHTS	CHITS Tibetan Inst
Furba Lama	Shamans	Nepal	Translator & Guide
Dharma Raj Shakya	Cordination	Nepal	Nepal
Tibetan Scholars
Late Tarab Tulku Rimpoche	Tarab Ladrang Inst	Dk	Tibetan Psy
Matthieu Ricard	Shechen Gompa	Nepal
Lopon Tenzin Namdak	Bon-Po Swayambu	Nepal
Keith Dowman	Boddhanath	Nepal
Chris Daniels	Boddhanath	Nepal
Reynoldss
Evam
...

Because the offered Joint- Postgraduate/Masters Courses must already in existence and must be fully operational at the time of a European university Consortium application to the Erasmus Mundus programme, Cairn Consortium already implements most of the options listed above as a self-sustainable joint-venture based on students personal Cultural Immersion project requests, thus fulfilling the necessary minimum preparatory activities.

A EC-/Erasmus Mundus Programme Joint-Masters Course must consist of an integrated study programme. All of these features must be fulfilled at the time of application and described in the application in technical detail. As regards the delivery of a double/multiple or joint degree, the Commission accepts an exception to this rule for the 2004 and 2005 selection rounds only: if a consortium cannot guarantee the awarding of a double/multiple or joint degree at the time of application, it has to add a declaration that it is able to do so at the time of selection (early September 2004 for the Call for Proposals relating to the academic year 2004/2005; January 2005 for the Call for Proposals relating to the academic year 2005/2006). This declaration will be checked against its truthfulness before taking a selection decision. In case of non-fulfilment of this criterion the application will be rejected.

Most of those institutional requirements thus reside in the ability and stamina of concerned European partners to abide in due time to the prior-conditions presented in the EC-Guidelines.

Cairn/SXC Consortium HQ in KTM/Nepal can only serve the purpose of striving to become a suitable Asian/LDC platform, as required for the Asian part from the EC- Guidelines.

Cairn  Education Counselling  Services 

  Cairn  Mission  Statement

  Joint- Postgraduate,  Masters  &  Doctorate  Studies  (Programme)

  Cross-cultural Study Abroad Issues & Options

  CAIRN  Postgraduate  Degrees Certification (ECTS/ECDL)

  CAIRN  Cultural Immersion Field-studies - Nepal

  CAIRN  Cultural Immersion Field-studies - Europe - USA - UK

  CAIRN  Consortium -  Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs)

  CAIRN  Consortium - Euro-Asia Network  (R&D)

  CAIRN  Consortium - A General Strategy Outlook

Strategic  Asian Target-site(s)  Location

 Situated in the strategic site of Boddhnath Stupa ( KTM Valley Nepal), itself a crossroad and  a renown pilgrimage powerplace, Cairn Consortium is at the core of the Himalayan region outstanding beauty, as well as immerged into local religious, cultural, commercial and (post-) development issues. As a Regional HEIs/NGOs Network, Cairn also has other selected partners located in North India (Sarnath, Varanasi, Delhi and Tsopema HP), Tibet - TAR (Nyalam, Lhasa, Kham) and China (Shanghai), Thailand, Burma (Myanmar) and Bali...

From their learning, seeing, talking, listening, practicing, experiencing, traveling and discussing – Cairn programme participants will emerge from their stay with a different view of Asia, of their home country and also perhaps of themselves.  For some, this will have been their first encounter with Nepalese, Tibetans or Chinese, and they will return home with much to ponder. Perhaps for some others the greatest reward will have been the friendships established with other participants, and with the local people and youth they got to know.  Regardless of the respective backgrounds, Cairn will have been a meeting place for some of the brightest and most interesting students and will be remembered and valued for the rest of their lives.

Cultural Immersion

CAIRN  Professional Doctorate School  is a cultural immersion e-learning and communication gateway for traditional healing practitioners experiential training, development studies academic research, and postgraduate and doctorate student exchange, based in KTM Nepal.

It offers selected online courses and field-research resources focused on the Himalayan region current development priorities, as well as specializes into curriculum development in selected research niches, through practical and theoretical knowledge in building : Applied Psychology to Counselling, HRD/HRM Capacity Building, Humanitarian Intervention, Clinical Anthropology, Prospective Health Anthropology and Tibetan Traditional Healing Psychotherapy.

All Options, from Postgraduate Foundation Courses up to Doctorate Thesis are certified as ECTS/ECDL personal research projects, defined within a  flexible menu. Cairn options are organized from highly selected academic and NGO resources, based in Nepal,  India, Tibet TAR China, Canada, USA, UK and EU.

Cairn Professional Doctorate is a personalized development research program only and is always offered one-on-one by appointment.

 Professional Doctorate Thesis

Our Team will provide you with all necessary information on CAIRN Professional Doctorate Options, including Health Anthropology, Tibetan Tsa-rLung Applied Psychology, Human Ressources (HRD), Tibetan Ayurvedic Medicine, Counselling and Musico/Energotherapy. Please click here for further details upon :  Cairn Professional   Doctorate  Thesis,  conditions, options, cultural immersion, duration, fees and application.  The Cairn Consortium EU-NGO is the legal structure for international academic partnership for Professional Doctorate Thesis Supervision and Accreditation. Statutes are provided upon request.

Combining teaching and research to the highest standard

The ‘taught' component of the Professional Doctorate will comprise a broad research training, taught at Masters level, to enable participants to employ different research design and implementation techniques in their chosen area of professional interest. There will be a further online ‘taught' component (assessed at the Doctoral-level), which reviews issues of professional relevance and interest to all high level practitioners. During this time preparatory work will commence for the research component (which will also be at the D-level). The research component will enable the participant to work individually, on a research topic (or cluster of related topics) of relevance to their professional role.

Flexible delivery for professionals

The Professional Doctorate programme is designed to support individual learning, driven by a learning needs analysis and personal development plan (PDP), with the learner identifying learning needs and satisfying these needs through a variety of different resources.

The programme will be delivered in a flexible way to reflect the learning needs of practising professionals who will be studying on a part time basis and who will be conducting a significant proportion of the work contributing to this degree in their work environment. Typically the ‘taught ' units will delivered by a combination of work-based learning (drawing on the latest available practice-based evidence), web based distance learning with online discussion and support, and research ‘conferences' either face to face at Bath or via an e-learning discussion board. The ‘ research and thesis ' element of the programme will be supervised by a panel of specialists comprising an academic member of staff of the University (to ensure that the work is of a sufficient standard to attain the award of PD) and one or a number of practice-based specialists will co-supervise this work.

In addition, previous learning experience and credits obtained from elsewhere will be recognised and accredited, in line with the University's current practice, as part of the admissions criteria for the programme.

Who can apply?

Cairn Professional Doctorate is open to a wide range of  professionals, who have an active interest in practice based research and professional practice issues. International students looking for a taught doctorate experience in health may also apply.

How long does the Professional Doctorate take to complete?

Students will be able to complete the Professional Doctorate in three years integrated study. However, there is flexibility to enable professionals to fit their study around their busy working lives. Previous learning experience and credits gained from academic awards may be taken into account to reduce the length of time required to complete the Doctorate.

Ethics & Methodology

Advice is offered without discrimination. Our services operate according to the EU, UK and Canada Code of Ethics for those advising international students. Our International Student Advisory Service meets the strict rules and standards of the Immigration Services of Canada, USA, the UK, Belgium and EU Official Visa Sections (Consulates or Embassies) in Nepal.

CAIRN operates as a confidential Education Counselling Service for professional and personal project oriented coaching to any prospective student or trainee, from the start of your project’s first Biodata interview up to its final implementation. This serves the general purpose of both clearing the academic accreditation file and provide necessary International Students advisory board screening information to applicants, including on the difficult issues such as visas, file administration and e-learning support options.

Cairn Counselling Services (EU-NGO) is a personalized projects academic exchange program, with cultural immersion options, e-learning and communication gateway for Asian and Western postgraduate researchers and professional continuous education trainees (mature students). It offers an open menu of options of selected online courses and field-research resources, focused on the one side on Asian LDCs development priorities. Cairn Academic Coaching  is offered one-on-one by appointment only. Cairn Euro-Asian Network increases opportunities for internships, field-research and online studies within an international dimension and selected international experts

Foundation Courses & Professional Doctorate  

CAIRN Foundation Courses degrees and Professional Doctorate Thesis are based on the Canada, UK and EU directives governing Professional Doctorate / Adult Continous Education / Open Learning credits, gained by participants presenting a Doctorate Thesis project, which conceptual, experiential and methodological requirements are achieved through a flexible accumulation of ECTS/ECDL credits in the fields of ICT-, Arts&Therapy and Humanities Field-Studies.

Suitable experienced candidates can be admitted for a Professional Doctorate Thesis in subjects, such as:  International Education Exchange, Education Marketing and Promotion Strategy, Himalayan Region Prospectives, the use of e-learning Video Multimedia Database, Humanitarian Assistance, Nepal Post- development political issues, Field-studies in Philosophy, Traditional Health, Tibetan Medicine, Ethno-medicine, Clinical Anthropology and/or Shamanism.

Links to local NGOs, THWs, PHCs or Gompas involved in traditional health praxis, including CHOWs training, will be particularly encouraged.

Cairn  International  Studies will improve the Asian and European students' ability to work in an increasingly globalized environment in the Western world and emerging economies of Asia. The goal is to prepare students and trainees for international tasks, promote interactive and communicative skills and encourage an open and receptive attitude towards cross-cultural awareness and understanding. Cairn Euro-Asian Network increases opportunities for internships, field-research and online studies within an international dimension and selected international experts.

Cross-Cultural Immersion

CAIRN Cross-Cultural Awareness stresses that for a cross-cultural training to be effective as an enhancement for international development organization, it must deal with several complexities in the learning process, including that of providing flexible options for genuine Projects-based Cultural Immersion.

Cultural Immersion and Field-studies

CAIRN also promotes non-credits cultural immersion tours cum  experientials field-studies in clinical anthropology, ethno-medicine and counselling intervention research organized for EU scholars and professionals in Nepal, India and the Himalayan region. 
CAIRN(Nepal) Cultural Immersion and Field-studies for EU scholars  being interested in the Himalayan region, S-Asia and Nepal equation, may focus on current Euro-Asian geo-political issues, including the history, hermeneutics and representations prevailing upon local paradigm.
Finally, CAIRN(Nepal) also provides resources online and consultancy to local schools, NGOs and SMEs (Small and Medium Entreprises).

Professional Continuing Education

Options are offered in 2006-07 from partners based in Nepal, India, Canada, USA, South of France, Belgium, Italy and UK- Wales.

Certificates are designed primarily for continuing professional development and are typically offered in partnership with CAIRN selected faculties, INGOs, professional associations, or private sector organizations, in order to meet the challenge of Asian prospective relations with the West, as well as S-Asian community needs.

CAIRN wants to provide a warm and detailed welcome to all new prospective trainees and students. Our Network extends its current resources and activities from specific curricula based options branches being in UK (London and Swansea/Wales), Belgium (UCL/LLN), France (Nice), Italy, Canada, USA, Nepal, India and China. Cairn network facilities are substantial enough to present excellent project expertise answers to your needs, as well as are small enough to focus with insights to your personal project, within a friendly group and professional training community.

Cairn High Education Counselling

More details are provided, with information and advice on any academic (and/or  non-academic)  concerns for preparing your file for registration and study visa for Postgraduate Research Foundation Courses organized in Canada, UK- Wales and the EU, either during face to face interviews in situ, or online. Please read the following pages and/or contact us for more details.

CAIRN Counselling Services provides advice and counselling on academic matters, including immigration advice and services, useful for Nepalese Mature Students (Postgraduate Personal Project Part-time Options) wishing to study in the EU, Canada or Wales UK. We support all students regardless of nationality, religion, gender, age, sexual preference or status. We operate CAIRN Education Counselling Services administration both by email and face-to-face Interviews appointments. We encourage all prospective students to kindly email us thereupon, at CAIRN EU-NGO  address: william_rene@hotmail.com

Cultural Immersion

Traveling Therapist

Students Exchange

Humanitarian Dbase