Nepal seeks more practical, AI-enabled and climate-focused school curriculum
Summary
नेपाल is revising its National Curriculum Framework with calls for more practical, inclusive and employment-oriented schooling that includes artificial intelligence, coding, climate change and entrepreneurship. More than 25,000 stakeholders across all seven provinces contributed feedback through nationwide consultations.
Key Points
- More than 25,000 stakeholders have urged Nepal to make school education more practical, inclusive and aligned with real-world skills.
- The proposed curriculum updates include artificial intelligence, coding, cybersecurity, climate change, disaster preparedness and entrepreneurship.
- The Curriculum Development Centre gathered feedback from 46 centers across all seven provinces and will use it, along with expert papers and research, to revise the framework.
- Students in Madhesh Province especially called for an employment-oriented curriculum beyond academic certificates.
