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Education The education sector has been largely operating online because of health and safety reasons. While schools and colleges have now started in-person classes, there is still doubt amongst parents on the safety measures undertaken. In the last three months, Nepali universities have collaborated with foreign universities to design programs which aims to provide a more holistic academic experience. In the last three months, Nepali universities have collaborated with foreign universities to design programs which aims to provide a more holistic academic experience. The Ministry of Education, Science and Technology has introduced programs in collaboration with various organizations to facilitate the fast-growing digital economy in the country. With more people vaccinated, and COVID-19 cases being contained considerably, the number of Nepali students travelling abroad for higher education has gradually increased. PROGRAMS MoU between Mid-Western University and Chandigarh University: Mid-Western University signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Chandigarh University in a bid to foster a more rigorous academic curriculum and provide a more holistic academic environment for the students. Research collaboration, student exchange programs, and culturally relevant models for overall development were seen as key components of this MoU. This MoU was inked in the presence of Vice-Chancellor Prof. Dr. Nanda Bahadur Singh and Prof. Dr. R. S. Bawa.77 This program will help students to harness new skillsets, build competitiveness and help learn new skillsets and critical analysis techniques. MoU Between Kathmandu University and Ullens: A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Kathmandu
University School of Education (KUSOED) and Ullens Education Foundation (UEF) has been signed to announce the launch of the Ullens Center of Educator Development (UCED). This agreement, which was signed in the presence of the Dean of KU Dr. Balachandra Luitel, and the CEO of Ullens Dr. Arnico Panday, aims to bring in efficient, qualified, and skilled teachers in the educational field. The main aim of the program is improving and strengthening teachinglearning practices, fact-based decision making, critical thinking, creative thinking, and discoverybased learning remain. This program also aims to help meet Nepal’s innovative teachinglearning needs to achieve national educational goals. 78 MoU Between IIT Kanpur and Tribhuvan University: A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between the Indian Institute of Technology
(IIT), Kanpur and the Institute of Engineering (IOE) at Tribhuvan University (TU) which will allow students to do an MTech and Ph.D. degree as a part of the academic cooperation and research partnership agreement. As per the MoU, there will be an exchange of faculty, student exchange programs, and joint research activities where both the universities will get benefits from their respective technologies and resources.79 Additionally, Programs like this will push students to confront challenges outside a familiar support network, while also allowing for Nepal’s educational institutions to learn from wellestablished international institutions. Nurturing Excellence in Higher Education Program (NEHEP) Launched: The Nurturing Excellence in Higher Education Program (NEHEP) was launched by the Government of Nepal in
