Khem Raj Lakai
CEO Mountain Lover, Avid trekker, Foodie!Fun Fact: Never tired of exploring culture, language, diversity and heritage
Piece of Advice: Learn more from universe than the university
Favorite Place: Dar-E-Salam, Kyoto, Wellington, Nimbin NSW, Lenzerheide
Shocking Fact: Always learning therefore always changing, evolving and transforming
More About Khem Raj Lakai
Mr. Lakai met hundreds of young Nepalese desperate for work but lacking skills, and therefore decided to return home. Upon returning, he established his award-winning Global Academy of Tourism and Hospitality Education (GATE College) in 2007. He is a certified hospitality educator with a hospitality degree from Switzerland, Australia, and Singapore and has successfully educated and trained over 4,000 students from Nepal and 21 other nationalities since 2007. Mr. Lakai also co-founded GATE Vocational, FAB School in Pokhara social entrepreneurship that provides free education together with Rights4Children to vulnerable youth from all over Nepal. Khem is a Board Member of EUHOFA International and a board of trustees at PATA Foundation. Khem has been an advisor to the National Vocational Qualification System (NVQS), the Ministry of Education in Nepal, and he regularly mentors Nepal’s Emerging Leaders Program(NELP) in Vocational Education since 2017.