During August 2013 an exploratory workshop provided by a UKNFS officers team — Alan Mercel-Sanca, Bikesh Shresta, and Deepak Tamrakar – was held at the Lalit Kala Arts Campus, at the invitation of the Campus Principal, Dr Bipin Ghimire. The outcome of the workshop, at which direct and enduring relations were established between the Lalit Kala Campus’ world renowned expert student artists, departments heads and professors, with the UKNFS. This resulted in the concept of the Nepal International Arts Programme [NIAP] taking more definite form.