The meddling unions

The importance of having a functional calendar for higher education is self-evident.

The University Grants Commission is working hard to find a workable mechanism to implement a “unified” academic calendar for Nepal’s universities. If not a unified academic calendar, at least a synchronised one would help to complete the courses on time and regain trust in Nepal’s higher education system. Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal who is ex-officio chancellor of about a dozen universities, has been emphasising the importance of strictly adhering to the programme in his policy speeches.