Is going abroad the only answer?

More and more Nepali students are going abroad to pursue their studies. But is it really a foreign degree luring them, or is it something else? According to the statistics at the Ministry of Education for 2017/18(June), 42,889 students have gone abroad to study, whereas in the year 2016/17 ( June ), 40,696  students went abroad for the same. The number of students going abroad is increasing by the year.

It is common to see students enrolling for IELTS, TOEFL, GMAT and language classes to go either to Europe, America, Australia and other countries.

Billions of rupees have been invested in our education system. In Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu University, Purbanchal University, and colleges affiliated to these universities — a huge amount of money has been invested. However, students are opting to go abroad, and they go one way or the other.

The question that arises here is — can our colleges and universities not provide quality education? Numerous education fairs are held in the Capital about studies abroad. These fairs aim to provide information to students about studies in their choice of university abroad and to help them choose desirable courses at affordable costs.

Reasons to leave

The first cause  was the generation gap. The huge age gap between parents and children, mostly in uneducated parents and educated children — the children choose to leave and study abroad. And going abroad is taken as a mark of respect. If someone has gone abroad, it automatically increases his/her level. Also, they think they should earn money. There is an assumption that if we earn $1 there, it will be converted to Rs 100 here. The other reason is the aspiration to do something. But some students go abroad just to study also.

Conditions of private institution

 The private institutions have focused on decorations only. They are unable to provide quality education to compete in the open markets. Teachers’ role is ‘all in all’, but knowledge-wise they are out-dated. They teach with an exam-oriented mindset. They pass students through nepotism and favouritism. Hence, students are unable to rely on their teachers here and hence forced to seek other choices. Also the mentality of parents and students. They want an education which will give cash returns immediately. After studies, they must get a good job immediately.

Role of consultancies

There have been cases of students who went abroad and were trapped in disqualified institutions and colleges. Due to lack of governing and monitoring bodies, many education consultancies are cheating such students. There are still a large number of counsellors who do not have a certificate to counsel students. On the other hand, students totally depend on consultancies for information and they hardly care to get information on their own.

What is the solution?

It is a student’s right to study in the country of their choice as long as they have a ‘No Objection’ letter from the Nepal government. But the problem is — are they really serious about studying? Or we are too late to address the problem?

Holding exams and declaring results on time, the course taught should be designed by the teacher him/herself, the teacher should be updated about the subject s/he is teaching, and students should have the choice to change subjects if they are unable to understand it. Along with this the leadership of educational institutions should be strong. These steps will solve the problem.

Rules and regulations in colleges/universities should be strengthened. Exams and results on time, less politicisation, no strikes will do, and they should offer newer courses and revise the old ones.

*Er.Aakash Khadka

    Member of save the children Aus.

Tourism in Nepal

Morning Views of Himal

     Our country Nepal is rich in natural beauties gifts, resources and wonders. There are many places and things of cultural, historical and religious importance. Mt. Everest, the highest peak in the world, lies in Nepal. We are proud of it. The snow capped mountain peaks, beautiful water resources, the green forests of hypnotic beauty, flora and fauna, etc. tempt many tourists every year.

            Nepal is known as a suitable place to promote tourism. The nature has given us many things which are liked by tourists. Some tourists come here to enjoy the natural beauties and wonders. Some of them visit our country for trekking and climbing mountains. Some want to learn something about our history, culture, religion and so on. We can see that some tourists come here to enjoy their holidays.

            Tourism plays a significant role in Nepal. We can get many advantages from it. Firstly, we can earn foreign currency which can be use for our development. Many people have got employed in the offices belonging to tourism. Thus, it helps to lessen the problems of unemployment. Tourists buy our goods, curios and native articles of our country. By the result, our cottage industries can get benefited. Tourism helps our hotel industry. They want to live in good hotels. Many expensive and good hotels have been providing services to them. Similarly, many tourist guides and porters are employed in it.

          We can learn their languages, cultures and traditions from the tourists. They also learn many things from us. The fame and glory of our nation get widened because they can be their achievements to their friends and relatives. Our country Nepal will be known to the rest part of the world. When they observe our good cultures, traditions and things, they expose them to their country.

          There are a few disadvantages of tourism. Some of the communicable diseases can be spread by tourists; it is the worst effect of it. Because of tourism, some of the beauty spots are getting polluted. We can see many bottles, plastic bags and others even at the highest peak, Mt. Everest. Some of the tourists can be criminal. They can commit crimes here.

Mountain Tourism

           There are some problems in the field of tourism in Nepal. The major problems are transportation and security. Most of the beauty spots are situated in remote areas. We have not built roads to go to all these places yet. We have to depend on only air services. Similarly, the problem of security has reduced the number of the tourists. There are not standard hotels in the remote areas. We have to provide all eh facilities to the tourists to promote tourism in Nepal.

           We have to try to promote tourism in Nepal. All the sectors concerned are expected to give high priority to promote it. The government should provide transportation facilities and security to the tourists. Then, more and more tourists will be tempted to visit our motherland.
            Nepal is known as a suitable place to promote tourism. The nature has given us many things which are liked by tourists. Some tourists come here to enjoy the natural beauties and wonders. Some of them visit our country for trekking and climbing mountains. Some want to learn something about our history, culture, religion and so on. We can see that some tourists come here to enjoy their holidays.
            Tourism plays a significant role in Nepal. We can get many advantages from it. Firstly, we can earn foreign currency which can be use for our development. Many people have got employed in the offices belonging to tourism. Thus, it helps to lessen the problems of unemployment. Tourists buy our goods, curios and native articles of our country. By the result, our cottage industries can get benefited. Tourism helps our hotel industry. They want to live in good hotels. Many expensive and good hotels have been providing services to them. Similarly, many tourist guides and porters are employed in it.
          We can learn their languages, cultures and traditions from the tourists. They also learn many things from us. The fame and glory of our nation get widened because they can be their achievements to their friends and relatives. Our country Nepal will be known to the rest part of the world. When they observe our good cultures, traditions and things, they expose them to their country.
          There are a few disadvantages of tourism. Some of the communicable diseases can be spread by tourists; it is the worst effect of it. Because of tourism, some of the beauty spots are getting polluted. We can see many bottles, plastic bags and others even at the highest peak, Mt. Everest. Some of the tourists can be criminal. They can commit crimes here.
           There are some problems in the field of tourism in Nepal. The major problems are transportation and security. Most of the beauty spots are situated in remote areas. We have not built roads to go to all these places yet. We have to depend on only air services. Similarly, the problem of security has reduced the number of the tourists. There are not standard hotels in the remote areas. We have to provide all the facilities to the tourists to promote tourism in Nepal.
           We have to try to promote tourism in Nepal. All the sectors concerned are expected to give high priority to promote it. The government should provide transportation facilities and security to the tourists. Then, more and more tourists will be tempted to visit our motherland.

            Nepal is known as a suitable place to promote tourism. The nature has given us many things which are liked by tourists. Some tourists come here to enjoy the natural beauties and wonders. Some of them visit our country for trekking and climbing mountains. Some want to learn something about our history, culture, religion and so on. We can see that some tourists come here to enjoy their holidays.
            Tourism plays a significant role in Nepal. We can get many advantages from it. Firstly, we can earn foreign currency which can be use for our development. Many people have got employed in the offices belonging to tourism. Thus, it helps to lessen the problems of unemployment. Tourists buy our goods, curios and native articles of our country. By the result, our cottage industries can get benefited. Tourism helps our hotel industry. They want to live in good hotels. Many expensive and good hotels have been providing services to them. Similarly, many tourist guides and porters are employed in it.
          We can learn their languages, cultures and traditions from the tourists. They also learn many things from us. The fame and glory of our nation get widened because they can be their achievements to their friends and relatives. Our country Nepal will be known to the rest part of the world. When they observe our good cultures, traditions and things, they expose them to their country.
          There are a few disadvantages of tourism. Some of the communicable diseases can be spread by tourists; it is the worst effect of it. Because of tourism, some of the beauty spots are getting polluted. We can see many bottles, plastic bags and others even at the highest peak, Mt. Everest. Some of the tourists can be criminal. They can commit crimes here.
           There are some problems in the field of tourism in Nepal. The major problems are transportation and security. Most of the beauty spots are situated in remote areas. We have not built roads to go to all these places yet. We have to depend on only air services. Similarly, the problem of security has reduced the number of the tourists. There are not standard hotels in the remote areas. We have to provide all eh facilities to the tourists to promote tourism in Nepal.
           We have to try to promote tourism in Nepal. All the sectors concerned are expected to give high priority to promote it. The government should provide transportation facilities and security to the tourists. Then, more and more tourists will be tempted to visit our motherland.

* Er. Aakash Khadka
Member of Save The Children Aus.