Nepal

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Contents 1 Partners situated in Nepal 2 Nepal in a nutshell 3 Nepal education policy 4 Nepal education system 5 Higher education 5.1 Universities in Nepal 5.2 Polytechnics in Nepal 6 Higher education reform 6.1 The Bologna Process 7 Administration and finance 8 Quality assurance 9 Nepal HEIs in the information society 9.1 Towards the information society 9.2 Information society strategy 10 Virtual Campuses in HE 10.1 Interesting Virtual Campus Initiatives 10.2 Interesting Programmes 10.3 Re.ViCa Case-study 11 Lessons learnt 12 References

Partners situated in Nepal

None.

Nepal in a nutshell

Nepal (Nepali: नेपाल), officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked country in South Asia and the world's youngest republic. It is bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by the Republic of India.

With a population of approximately 30 million and an area of 147,181 square kilometres (56,827 sq mi), Nepal is the world's 93rd largest country by land mass[5] and the 41st most populous country.

Kathmandu is the nation's capital and the country's largest metropolitan city.

Nepal education policy

About two thirds of female adults and one third of male adults are illiterate. Net primary enrolment rate was 74 % in 2005. It now is at about 90 %. In 2009 the World Bank has decided to contribute a further US$130 million towards meeting Nepal’s Education for All goals.

Nepal education system

Higher education

Nepal has several universities.

Universities in Nepal

(sourced from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_universities_in_Nepal)

Prior to the establishment of the first college in the country, Tri-Chandra College in 1918, higher education in Nepal was nonexistent. Until 1985, Tribhuvan University had remained the one and the only university in Nepal. In the early 80s, His Majesty's Government developed the concept of a multi-university system for the country. One important assumption behind the concept was that each new university should have a distinctive nature, content and function of its own.

The first new university that was established was Mahendra Sanskrit University. The inception of this university was soon followed by Kathmandu University in 1990, Purbanchal and Pokhara Universities in 1995 and 1996 respectively. Many schools and colleges are run by private initiatives but none of the universities in Nepal are private.

B. P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences is the first and foremost Health and Medical University of Nepal, established in 1994 and upgraded to university in 1999.

Currently there are six universities in Nepal, and two institutions recognised as universities:

1. B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences
2. Tribhuvan University
3. Kathmandu University
4. Pokhara University
5. Purbanchal University
6. Mahendra Sanskrit University
7. Lumbini Bouddha University
8. National Academy of Medical Sciences
9. Mid-Western University Birendranagar
10. Nepal Agriculture and Forestry University, Rampur, Bharatpur
11. Siddartha University

Polytechnics in Nepal

Colleges and polytechnics seem to include:

1. Asian College of Higher Studies
2. B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences
3. Bernhardt College
4. Capital College and Research Center (CCRC)
5. Malpi International College
6. Nepal Medical College
7. Nepalgunj Medical College
8. Prime College

Higher education reform

The Bologna Process

Administration and finance

Quality assurance

Nepal HEIs in the information society

Towards the information society

Information society strategy

Virtual Campuses in HE

Interesting Virtual Campus Initiatives

Interesting Programmes

Re.ViCa Case-study

None.

Lessons learnt

References

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