SNEVic | Society of Nepali Engineers in Victoria

The Society of Nepali Engineers in Victoria (SNEVic) was founded by Nepali Engineers to unite and support Nepali engineers in Victoria, to create a platform where both new and experienced engineers can share insights, expand their networks, and advance their careers.

The first gathering of Nepali Engineers was on Australia Day, 2015 at Surrey Park, Box Hill, Victoria for BBQ meet and greet. This convivial gathering brought together Nepali engineers in Victoria, who recognized the need for a coordinated engineering body to support and unite their community. This was the beginning of SNEVic journey.

Our Second Meet and Greet

The second meet and greet was organized on 5^th April 2015 at Jells Park, Wheelers Hill, VIC where record numbers of Nepali engineers were in attendance. This meeting formed a coordination committee with Shree Pant, Hari Pandey, Hari Dev Karki, Arun Gurung, Narayan Kafle and Buddi Gurung to coordinate SNEVic future event and activities. SNEVic engineers continued to meet in large numbers and helped to build this network.

Our turning point

The third meet and greet program was organized on 7th November 2015 at Doug Hill Adventure Park, Coburg North. This meeting formed the SNEVic constitution task force with Shree Pant, Jog Limbu, Ranjan Vaidya, Suresh Hada, Dashrath Nyaupane, Sunil Bhandari, Arun Gurung and Hari Pandey. The coordination committee and constitution task force and many other engineers played crucial roles and provided significant contributions & support that helped to shape this organisation we have today.

SNEVic first Career Workshop

On 21st February 2016, SNEVic organized a first workshop to support Nepali Engineers. This was the largest gathering of professional Nepali Engineers for the workshop program named “Nepali Engineers' challenges in Australia and path to career progression” at the Darebin Intercultural Centre in Preston, Vic.

This workshop program was aimed to address the engineering job market in Australia, professional challenges in workplace and ways to build successful career for Nepali Engineers. This was a great networking opportunity for both new and experienced engineers and to learn from each other’s knowledge and experience.

Senior members of SNEVic presented and addressed the challenges using real life experience. Many Engineering graduates and professional engineers in attendance were delighted to relate to the examples and draw inspiration for their career.

SNEVic continued with activities such as networking events, resume review and providing one-on-one mentoring to new graduates and migrant engineers to support their career journey in Australia.

Our Community initiatives and activities

SNEVic has been an integral part of the Nepalese Community and involved in number of initiatives and activities. SNEVic organized a campaign to reach out to Nepali communities and engage engineers for donations to support rescue, relief, and rebuilding operations in Nepal after the devastating earthquake in Nepal in 2015.

SNEVic organized an Interaction program with Nepalese Road Safety Delegates in Australia to share the Skill and knowledge with delegates on 30th May 2016.

SNEVic is formally registered

In November 2022, a task force was created to address and finalise the draft constitution for SNEVic after a dormancy period of about 5 years to address unresolved issues in the constitution. The task force consisted of Ranjan Vaidya, Shree Pant, Sunil Bhandari, Tilak Pokharel, Hari Pandey, Suresh Hada, Jog Limbu, and Dasharath Neupane. This team completed the constitution and was approved by the SNEVic gathering on 17^th December 2022 at Coburg Lake Reserve, Coburg North. At the same gathering, the first Executive Committee was formed under the leadership of Shree Pant, and it was decided to register the organisation with Consumer Affairs Victoria, eventually on 18^th March 2023.

SNEVic is now a registered apolitical, non-profit, non-discriminatory, and non-religious organisation constituted by Nepali engineers working in Victoria. Our purposes are as follows:

○ To build a professional network among Engineers with Nepali origin or ethnic background.

○ To empower Nepali Engineers by sharing experience, knowledge, and opportunities to create a forum to facilitate ways to resolve issues, challenges, and barriers faced by Nepali engineers in Australia.

○ To build and foster relationships and collaborate at the organisational level with other similar bodies for mutual benefit.

○ To promote, mobilize resources, and facilitate the advancement of engineering and scientific education, research, training, skills, and technology transfer in Nepal through various symposia, seminars, workshops, and other means.

Join SNEVic and be a part of this journey

Nepali Engineers face common challenges, and through the SNEVic network, we aim to share our experience and support each other to prosper in our careers. By uniting our community, sharing knowledge, and providing mutual support, we strive to create a thriving professional environment for all Nepali Engineers in Victoria.

Join us in our mission to empower and uplift our engineering community, fostering growth and excellence in the field of engineering both in Australia and Nepal.