Prem Nath Gaire

Lecturer · Researcher · Entrepreneurship and Innovation Ecosystem Practitioner

I am a lecturer at Boston International College in Bharatpur, Chitwan, Nepal, and an early-career researcher in entrepreneurship. My work asks how entrepreneurship can be taught well and how startup ecosystems grow in Nepal.

From 2019 to 2024 I led BIC Startups, the college's business incubation program, and coordinated its Industry Connect program with local industry and government. I hold a Master of Management in Entrepreneurship and Innovation from La Trobe University, Melbourne.

Portrait of Prem Nath Gaire
Lecturer, Boston International College
Bharatpur, Chitwan, Nepal

Research interests

  • Startup innovation
  • Entrepreneurship education
  • Digital technologies
  • Business incubation and startup ecosystems
  • Industry–academia–government collaboration
Research agenda and projects

Selected publications

All publications

Current research

  • Determinants and Challenges of ICT Integration into the Classrooms of Business Schools in Chitwan: Teachers' Perspectives

    2025 – present · Co-Investigator · University Grants Commission Nepal (Faculty Research Grant)

    A collaborative, UGC-funded study of what helps and what hinders the use of information and communication technology in business-school classrooms in Chitwan, from teachers' perspectives. Work in progress was presented at the 1st BIC International Conference 2025.

  • Mapping Startup Opportunities and Challenges in Chitwan: An Industry–Academia–Government Perspective

    Manuscript in preparation

    Examines startup opportunities and constraints in Chitwan through the views of industry, academia and government.

  • Exploring the Business Environment in Chitwan: Lived Experiences of Industrialists

    Manuscript in preparation

    A study of the business environment in Chitwan through the lived experiences of local industrialists.

Entrepreneurship in practice

Business incubation and industry–academia collaboration at Boston International College, 2019–2024.

  • 5incubation cohorts led at BIC Startups
  • 130+students in 30+ teams developed and pitched startup ideas
  • USD 40,000secured from UGC Nepal's Entrepreneurship Support Program
  • 7+institutional collaboration agreements
Entrepreneurship and innovation work

Insights

Op-eds and commentary on entrepreneurship and innovation in Nepal.

All insights

Contact

I welcome conversations about research collaboration, teaching, workshops and entrepreneurship programs. Write to me at premgaire.2007@gmail.com.