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In a candid and wide-ranging conversation, the Principal of Ace Institute of Management reflects on three decades in academia, the country's shift from widening access to demanding quality, and why he believes Nepal's graduates should — and can — compete with the world without always leaving home.
Dr. Ashish Tiwari has spent the better part of his adult life inside classrooms, boardrooms, and training halls. Twenty-eight years in higher education. Twenty-seven of them at Ace Institute of Manag...
Engineering education in Nepal is standing at an important turning point, says Durga Prasad Bhandari, Principal of Nepal Engineering College. With 26 years of academic experience, he believes Nepal’s development in infrastructure, hydropower, IT, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence and machine learning requires skilled engineers who can solve real problems. In this conversation, he discusses the gap between academia and industry, curriculum reform, learning beyond classrooms, earn-while-learn opportunities, and the advantages of studying eng...
For more than three and a half decades in engineering education, I have observed that Nepal’s problems are serious, but not impossible to solve. The greater weakness is not the absence of solutions; it is the absence of compulsion to reform. We have known many of our shortcomings for years, yet we have continued with systems designed for another age.
The first and most fundamental problem lies in curriculum development. In many respects, the methods used to prepare curricula in the 1950s and 1960s still influence our present practice. Even when...
Prof. Dr. Hirendra Man Pradhan, Principal of Kathmandu Engineering College, believes Nepal’s engineering education has a sound foundation, but it must be redesigned for the present generation. With nearly 48 years of experience, he argues that students need academic knowledge, practical skills, innovation spaces, and policy support. He says Nepal’s graduates have proved their quality in world-class universities and companies, yet the system must reduce unnecessary academic load and create space for work-based learning. He urges Plus Two graduat...
Prof. Dr. Deepak Bahadur Shakya, Vice-Chancellor of Madhesh University, strongly believes that education is the foundation of every form of national development. In his view, Nepal has abundant natural beauty, resources, cultural richness and human potential, but the country has not been able to transform these strengths into development because higher education has not been properly connected with skilled human-resource production. He argues that universities must be need-based, research-driven and specialized rather than simply duplicating co...
Kathmandu, 4 July 2026 — Nepal’s higher education sector has entered a new phase as seven newly appointed Vice-Chancellors of public universities took the oath of office and secrecy on Friday. Minister for Education and Sports and University Pro-Chancellor Sasmit Pokharel administered the oath to the new university leaders at the ministry, shortly after Prime Minister and University Chancellor Balendra Shah appointed them on the recommendation of the University Vice-Chancellor Selection and Recommendation Committee.
The new appointments includ...
Sixteen years ago, I visited Thailand with curiosity, excitement, and admiration. In 2026, when I received the opportunity to visit again, I carried not only memories but also a deeper desire to observe, compare, and learn. The Thailand I saw after sixteen years was not merely a changed country; it was a nation that had moved forward with vision, discipline, and commitment.
The first thing that impressed me was the rapid development of physical infrastructure. Roads, airports, public facilities, hotels, educational institutions, and tourism se...
In the bustling educational hubs of Tulsipur and Ghorahi in Nepal's Dang District, a quiet revolution is unfolding. Students armed with smartphones are accessing sophisticated AI tools like ChatGPT and Gemini, while their professors grapple with age-old teaching methods designed for a pre-digital era. This collision of cutting-edge technology with traditional pedagogy has caught my attention and it will be the bourgeoning issue to understand AI's role in education—particularly in developing regions where digital infrastructure outpaces pedagogi...
The budget for Fiscal Year 2083/84 has placed education among its priorities. Programmes related to artificial intelligence, educational technology, teacher capacity development, open universities, expansion of medical education, and paid internships have created some fresh hope for the sector. The government’s commitment to improving the quality of public education is certainly welcome, because providing free and quality education to every citizen is a constitutional responsibility of the state.
Lalitpur NIST is not just another Plus Two institution; it carries a strong academic legacy. The college was established by senior scientists of the Government of Nepal, including Dr. Madhav Prasad Baral and Dr. Pitambar Man Pradhan, at a time when the concept of private Plus Two education was emerging in Nepal. I myself was a student of this college 30 years ago, and it is a matter of pride that many teachers who taught me are still teaching here. This continuity gives NIST a unique academic culture. Our motto is academic excellence with a med...
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