Opinion | Good job
Summary
Nepal's universities suffer from political interference due to the prime minister's role as chancellor. The interim government aims to reform this by appointing academics as chancellors and ending partisan student politics to improve education quality.
Key Points
- Nepal’s universities face political meddling due to the prime minister serving as chancellor, which affects academic quality and freedom.
- The interim government led by Prime Minister Sushila Karki is working on a higher education bill to replace the prime minister with academics as university chancellors.
- Education Minister Mahabir Pun advocates removing political influences and improving university education quality by ending partisan student politics.
- If successful, these reforms could transform Nepal’s higher education institutions into centres of academic excellence and benefit the country significantly.
