6th academic conference of the British Council concludes

KATHMANDU: The British Council organized the sixth educational conference under the theme ‘Development of inclusiveness and quality in Nepal’s teaching, learning, and evaluation system’.

This year’s Education Symposium, held at the Everest Hotel in New Baneshwor, focused on four aspects of inclusive and quality school education in Nepal: Nepal’s school education sector plan, Nepal’s education policy 2019, and the needs of the twenty-first century school education system.

In the target area of ​​the symposium held this year Professional development of teachers, inclusive education, creative education through art, evaluation were attended by key government stakeholders as well as state and local government officials, development partners, policy makers, planners, administrators, educators, researchers and representatives of civil service organizations.

According to the symposium’s organizer, the British Council Nepal, the symposium provided an opportunity for constructive discussion by informing all stakeholders about the issues, opportunities, and challenges of the four thematic areas.

Speaking at the event, Ram Prasad Subedi, Secretary of the Ministry of Education, Science, and Technology, stated, ‘The four main topics of this conference are well reflected in the new school education sector plan that the ministry is currently developing. I’d like to thank the British Council and the development partners for successfully implementing the School Area Development Plan, but there’s still work to be done.’

The conference has ended today, Friday.