{"id":71849,"date":"2021-10-26T20:52:05","date_gmt":"2021-10-26T18:52:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.csregypt.com\/?p=71849"},"modified":"2021-10-26T22:06:19","modified_gmt":"2021-10-26T20:06:19","slug":"wb-nepal-launch-60-m-higher-education-excellence-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/csregypt.com\/en\/wb-nepal-launch-60-m-higher-education-excellence-program\/","title":{"rendered":"WB, Nepal launch $60 m higher education excellence program"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.csregypt.com\/en\/world-bank-issues-10-m-sustainable-development-bond\/\">World Bank<\/a> and the government of Nepal launched the Nurturing Excellence in Higher Education Program (NEHEP).<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">The five-year program aims to improve the quality and labor market relevance of Nepal\u2019s higher education, scale up collaborative research and online learning, and expand access to academic institutions for underprivileged and vulnerable students from disadvantages areas.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\u201cInvesting in human capital from early childhood to higher education is key to helping young people in Nepal realize their development potential,\u201d\u00a0stated\u00a0Ram Prasad Thapaliya, Education Secretary.<em>\u00a0<\/em>\u201cThis program will help strengthen the higher education sector in collaboration with industries and ensure students across Nepal including those from disadvantaged groups have access to quality higher education.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/projects.worldbank.org\/en\/projects-operations\/project-detail\/P171516\">Nurturing Excellence in Higher Education Program<\/a>\u00a0builds on the success of earlier higher education projects in Nepal to align its higher education sector with labor market needs, boost collaborative research and entrepreneurship, improve governance, and enhance access to quality higher education in general and especially for disadvantaged students. The COVID-19 pandemic has created strong incentives to expand online platforms and blended learning, which the program will help scale up across all universities in Nepal.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\u201cBuilding on the successful partnership with the World Bank in earlier projects that improved research and innovation, quality assurance and accreditation, and COVID response, the program will further foster regional collaboration of higher education institutions across South Asia and beyond.\u201d<em>\u00a0<\/em>stated\u00a0Prof. Bhim Prasad Subedi, Chairperson of the University Grants Commission.<em>\u00a0\u201c<\/em>This will help exploit the benefits of the knowledge economy and information era to increase participation, quality, and relevance of higher education programs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">The program will also expand targeted scholarships to disadvantaged students to pursue labor market-driven academic programs and support equity grants to higher education institutions in needy and disaster-affected areas in Nepal.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\u201cBy improving access of students, especially those from disadvantaged communities, to quality higher education and skills that are in demand in the labor market, this program will support Nepal\u2019s COVID-19 recovery,\u201d<em>\u00a0<\/em>said\u00a0Faris Hadad-Zervos, World Bank Country Director for Maldives, Nepal, and Sri Lanka<em>.\u00a0<\/em>\u201cThis is critical as the country forges efforts towards green, resilient, and inclusive development, which the World Bank is committed to support.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The World Bank and the government of Nepal launched the Nurturing Excellence in Higher Education Program (NEHEP). 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