Parties’ higher education pledges smack of hypocrisy

While they promise to attract foreigners to local varsities, Nepalis don’t seem much interested in studying here and are leaving the country in record numbers.

The number of Nepali students opting to study abroad is getting back to pre-Covid levels. Records at the Ministry of Education show 112,528 students headed for 80 various countries acquired No Objection Certificate (NOC) in the fiscal year 2021/22.