Abstract
Nepal universities are in a delicate transition now. The enrolment of students is not encouraging; rather it is declining over the years particularly in public universities. Consequently, the outflow of Nepalese students has got momentum over two decades; and nearly a half-million Nepalese students are currently enrolled in foreign universities. The quality education in Nepalese universities is crucial for the return as well as the significant inflow of Nepalese students in the universities of their homeland. However, higher education requires a sustainability plan particularly for the resource generation and promotion of scientific research/publications. Long-term vision, mission, and strategic measures are particularly lacking in Nepal universities. This requires setting objectives and attainable milestones along with specific strategic measures and financial planning that are missing now. The contribution of this paper is twofold. First, it proposes a monitoring framework in the form of a regression model to use as a tool and observe the improvement in higher education in the country. Secondly, it has proposed a typical Sustainability Plan considered appropriate to Nepal; however, it might be equally replicable to other universities of the developing world. Moreover, it has also suggested measures to make such a plan a success.
Highlights
Along with the advent of democracy in 1951 AD, a number of public as well as community colleges were opened in Nepal
By 1965, five public colleges enrolled a total of 5,000 students and 51 community colleges associated with 10,000 students
Associated with 11 universities and six autonomous academies/institutions equivalent to the deemed university, 1425 campuses are in Nepal
Summary
Along with the advent of democracy in 1951 AD, a number of public as well as community colleges were opened in Nepal. Up to the beginning of the 1980s, Tribhuvan University was the single choice for higher education in Nepal. Academic programs of bachelor’s degree and above are regarded as higher education in Nepal. Some universities run Post-Graduate Diploma programs; the duration of them is not uniform. Associated with 11 universities and six autonomous academies/institutions equivalent to the deemed university, 1425 campuses are in Nepal. These colleges are of three types: constituent, community, and private ones. The latter two are called affiliated campuses. Constituent campuses receive public funding and universities oversee their academic, administrative and financial management. Affiliated campuses do not receive public funding and universities are responsible
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