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In a response to the growing need in Nepal for access to higher education, The Non-Resident Nepali Association (NRNA) and Canada Foundation for Nepal (CFFN) have joined hands in an initiative to support the Government of Nepal in building the first Open University of Nepal.
The Government of Nepal has long identified an Open University of Nepal (OUN) as a means to bridge the gap between the surge in demand for higher education, brought on by the country's exposure to new technology, and the severely limited access to it for rural residents, women and marginalized groups.
A workshop entitled Open and Distance Education in Nepal, to be held 28 May in Houston, Texas, USA, as a part of the NRNA’s 4th Regional Conference, has been organized to bring together prominent academics and institutional thinkers to deliberate the academic, management, and business aspects of creating the OUN. The objective of the workshop is to hold deliberations on a proposal for the institution, more specifically on:
- content and academic development governance
- management and administration
- business plan to organize financial and human resources for the proposal
Invited speakers will bring strategic insights for an Open University of international quality and standards in Nepal.
20 May 2010
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