The Center for Disaster Studies has been set up in the Institute of Engineering only last year.(2003) Nepal looses significant number and amount of life as well as property respectively to disaster every year. The major disasters are landslide and flood. It has thus an objective of working for management of disaster in the country. This Center is trying to do this through offering short courses, carrying research and consultancy works in the beginning. The ultimate aim is to begin a Masters Course in Disaster Management in the Institute.