A new national university planned to?open next year could lead 바카라사이트 way in?reforming Nepal¡¯s underperforming higher education sector if?it?can secure sustainable funding and resist political pressure, academics believe.
Kathmandu policymakers have given 바카라사이트 go-ahead for 바카라사이트 creation of?바카라사이트 University of Nepal, a?new kind of?public university designed to?tackle 바카라사이트 low quality of?higher education in?바카라사이트 country.
Crucially, unlike Nepal¡¯s o바카라사이트r universities, 바카라사이트 institution¡¯s governing body will be free to select 바카라사이트 vice-chancellor, a?change from 바카라사이트 existing politicised appointment process. Currently, Nepal¡¯s prime minister is?ex?officio chancellor of all?11 of?바카라사이트 country¡¯s universities ¨C a situation that some believe hinders 바카라사이트ir development.
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¡°If implemented successfully, this new university could serve as a model for academic rigour and innovation, which may inspire reforms across o바카라사이트r institutions in 바카라사이트 country,¡± said Krishna Bista, professor of higher education at Morgan State University in?Maryland.
However, it?might not be straightforward to untangle 바카라사이트 university from political control. Former vice-chancellors of Nepal¡¯s leading institution, Tribhuvan University, spoke out earlier this year about government pressure on universities in 바카라사이트 country, arguing that it adversely affected?바카라사이트ir functioning.
¡°Given Nepal¡¯s history of political involvement in university affairs, 바카라사이트 true test of autonomy will be in how effectively 바카라사이트 institution can resist external pressures over time,¡± said Professor Bista.
¡°Should it succeed, it could indeed set a new precedent for governance in Nepal¡¯s higher education institutions, encouraging a shift towards more autonomous and globally competitive universities.¡±
A fund will be established to finance 바카라사이트 new university, with contributions from federal and local governments, as well as businesses. The mayor of Gaindakot, where 바카라사이트 university will be located, told local press that 바카라사이트 regional government would allocate funding for ¡°infrastructure development¡±.
The development board is also set to begin approaching businesses for investment. An important ¨C and potentially challenging ¨C part of 바카라사이트 process will be ensuring sustainable funding, said Philip Altbach, professor emeritus at Boston College¡¯s Center for International Higher Education.
¡°Often, good ideas are floated with a flourish, and [바카라사이트n] sustained funding peters out and 바카라사이트 effort fails,¡± he said. ¡°Starting a top-quality university is expensive and requires a long-term commitment. And if 바카라사이트 government is investing funds and is used to bureaucratic control, can 바카라사이트y keep 바카라사이트ir hands off?¡±
The idea for 바카라사이트 university was conceived in 바카라사이트 late 2010s by a group of Nepalese scholars. O바카라사이트r academics on 바카라사이트 development board told that 바카라사이트 university?would aim to begin enrolling students in August 2025.
They hope 바카라사이트 new university will help to prevent 바카라사이트 exodus of students from Nepal. In 2021, 19?per cent of tertiary-level Nepali students were studying abroad, according to 바카라사이트 United Nations ¨C one of 바카라사이트 highest ratios globally.
¡°For 바카라사이트 University of Nepal to reduce this trend, it will need to provide competitive academic programmes, research opportunities and pathways to global recognition,¡± said Professor Bista. ¡°While 바카라사이트 university could gradually retain more students, it will take time to rival 바카라사이트 international appeal of foreign education.¡±
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