Government focused on job-providing education rather than job-seeking education: PM

Kathmandu- Addressing the 30th convocation ceremony of Kathmandu University, Prime Minister and University Chancellor KP Sharma Oli has said that the government is now focused on job-providing education rather than job-seeking education.

‘There is a concern now whether the youth will get employment or not,’ he said, ‘We have now moved forward with job-providing education, not job-seeking education. We will collaborate and coordinate with the country’s model universities to connect students with employment along with their studies and make them self-reliant.’

Prime Minister Oli said that students need practical education as well as theoretical education. “It is time to put the knowledge acquired in the university into practice,” he said. “After studying so far, we will learn a lot from our own behavior. Students will also be able to learn practical knowledge through internships.”

Similarly, Kathmandu University Vice Chancellor Bhola Thapa informed that the university has launched various innovative programs and has been leading Nepal’s environmental and climate change campaign.

A total of 1,256 students were inducted in the convocation ceremony of Kathmandu University.

1,256 students of Kathmandu University conferred degrees

1,256 students of Kathmandu University were awarded degrees on Saturday. 3 PhD students, 51 PGD students, 33 MPhil students, 385 Masters students and 784 Bachelor students were conferred degrees.

Among those 111 are from the Faculty of Humanities, 253 from Education, 77 from Engineering, 39 from Law, 465 from Management, 181 from Medical Sciences and 130 from Science. similarly there were 75 students from 9 countries including India, China, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, UK, USA, France, Iran and Bhutan.

Kathmandu University has conferred degrees for the first time to 5 students in the Master in Urban Studies, 1 in Master in Media Studies and 21 in Master of Fine Arts. 19 students have also received degrees for the first time in Master in Indigenous Education and Development and 12 students in the Master in Training and Development.

Similarly, 2 students have been awarded degree for the first time in the Master in Health Informatics and 4 students in the M Tech in Energy Systems.

8 students have received degrees for the first time in the ‘ Bachelor of Science in Medical Imaging Technology and 10 students in the Bachelor of Science in Laboratory Medicine. As of Saturday’s 30th convocation (first phase), 46,693 people have graduated from Kathmandu University. Of these, 5,542 are from 57 countries other than Nepal.