Nepal should be developed as ‘educational hub’: Minister Gurung

Minister for Law, Justice, and Parliamentary Affairs, Dhanraj Gurung, has said Nepal should be developed as an ‘education hub’ by attracting foreign students to Nepal and stopping the trend of brain drain of Nepali youths for higher education.

Addressing the inaugural session of the second International Conference of Private and Boarding Schools Organisation Nepal (PABSON), Minister Gurung emphasized that all should focus their attention on improving the quality of education to end the trend of brain drain of Nepali students for education and employment. He stressed the need to implement the School Education Bill 2080, passing it based on discussion with stakeholders as it has already been tabled at the parliamentary committee amidst the long struggle and discussion.

The Law Minister mentioned that the role of the private sector in providing quality education should not be overlooked. “Quality education is possible in Nepal if all school owners and teachers pay attention to the issue of how to make their school better and the students capable,” he shared. Similarly, PABSON Chairperson DK Dhungana mentioned that the conference was organized to hold discussions among all sides on the issues of quality improvement of classrooms, leadership development in the education sector, and policy-level changes. Conference Coordinator Medini Lamichhane said discussion would be held among participants in 17 sessions.

Around 400 participants including owners, principals, and teachers of private and community schools participated in the conference. PABSON General Secretary RB Katwal shared that the main objective of the conference is leadership development and increasing educational quality.