Dr. Bijaya Shrestha presented the 10th research seminar, titled, "Privatization of Public Spaces in Katmandu- Transformation of 'Dharhara-Sundhara' Public Square, on March 25, 2007. Professor Bijaya trained as an architect and urban designer and received his Bachelor of Architecture Degree from IIT, Roorkee, India; Masters of Urban Design (with distinction) from Hong Kong University; and PhD from Tokyo University, Japan. After completion of his PhD he worked at United Nations Centre for Regional Development (UNCRD) for about 4 years; and then returned to Nepal to join the Nepal Engineering College for undergraduate program and to engage as Head of Masters program in Science in Urban Design and Conservation at Khwopa Engineering College, Nepal.