Saturday, May 31, 2014

    Tribhuvan University publishes exam centers of Bachelor 3rd year (BBS,BA, B.Ed, B.Sc)

    Tribhvuan University, Office of the controller of examination, Balkhu has published exam centers for Bachelor third year, going to be held from 4th June 2014 (21 Jestha 2071) for Faculty of Management , Faculty of Science,Faculty of Humanities and Faculty of Education for Kathmandu Valley.

    Tuesday, May 20, 2014

    Vacancy announcement : SAVE THE CHILDREN


    Vacancy announcement for Management Trainess from NABIL BANK


    Studying liberal arts for more options and a better society

    “Studying subjects that come under liberal arts makes a person responsible and critical toward social issues,” says Phatik Poudel, a teacher at Institute of Advanced Communication, Education and Research (IACER) and Apex College in Old Baneshwar.

    Highlighting the significance of the stream, he adds that a variety of subjects falling under liberal arts, like literature, media studies, economics, and social studies, among others, helps societies preserve and develop their civilization.

    “Such subjects instill emotions and feelings in people and make them compassionate about the world they live in,” he remarks.

    A student, Pusker Kafle, 27, took Sociology and Rural Development during his Bachelor’s in aspiration to learn more about society and social issues and a desire to uplift the status of the society.

    Having acquired a Master’s degree in Sociology and currently pursuing Diploma in Social Sciences at Nepa School of Social Sciences and Humanities, he says, “Choosing the stream enabled me to gain knowledge in a number of interesting social aspects like anthropology, gender, development studies, politics and culture, among others.”

    Similarly, Sonam Dolma Sherpa, 19, and an undergraduate student at Kathmandu University School of Arts at Hattiban, says, “I decided to do media studies because through media, a person can reach out to a large number of people. One can influence many people and develop the society.”

    “At college, we get to learn a lot about traits needed for media, like creative writing, psychology, advertising and public relations, among others. All these are very interesting,” she adds.

    And at Himalayan White House International College in New Baneshwor, Bachelor’s in Liberal Arts and Sciences (BLAS), a four-year course, is offered that includes 40 different subjects under liberal arts.

    A graduate of the course from the college, Nita Pradhan, 25, shares that BLAS is a multidimensional course and provides a little bit of knowledge in a variety of subjects. “Learning about 40 different social subjects in eight semesters has made me more communicative,” she says.

    Currently working with Times FM, she says that the knowledge she gained during the four years has taught her a lot about different fields.
    “And it’s been very helpful, especially while interviewing different professionals,” she further remarks.

    Ghanashyam Ojha teaches gender studies and English Literature at Himalayan White House International College and says that a combination of subjects like International Relations, journalism, literature, psychology, social work and economics, among others, makes students broadminded.

    “If an Arts student does Bachelor’s studies in a specific subject, s/he won’t get to go for a different subject during the Master’s level. But since BLAS include a variety of subjects, students after studying them can figure out which one they are interested in and good at, and do their Master’s accordingly.” He further adds that the variety enables them to wisely decide on the career they want to aspire.

    “However, liberal arts studies in Nepal need more improvement,” says Ojha. He elaborates, “The traditional teaching methods need to be upgraded. Since students of liberal arts are required to learn about so many aspects of the society, they should be given more exposure.”

    Practical approaches of teaching should be adopted, rather than just emphasizing on theoretical knowledge, he concludes.

    source: republica,19 may 2014

    English both challenge and opportunity for TU post-grade students


    NIRJANA SHARMA
    A dream to become a banker brought Sarita KC all the way from Dang to Kathmandu.After completing graduation in management with flying colors, KC was quite confident about excelling in Master’s degree, too. But she now faces a major obstacle in achieving her long-cherished goal - in the form of English language.

    Having studied all the way up to graduation in the Nepali medium, Sarita is finding it hard to cope with the new medium of the course at the post-graduation level.

    “A month into the Master’s level, I am struggling to find the right English terminologies for the Nepali words that were familiar to me since school days,” says the 22-years-old MBS student.

    She is among the first batch of students at the Department of Management of Tribhuvan University (TU) Central Campus under the newly adopted semester system at the Master’s Degree.

    “We used to long for proper teaching technique at TU, and now that the classes are regular and disciplined, English has come up as the biggest challenge,” she whines.

    Binita Subedi, a student of Mass Communications and Journalism at the TU Central Department of Journalism at Ratna Rajya Campus find it hard to expressive herself due to the language barrier.

    The working journalist at one of the magazines named Byapar, Binita says she is hardly mustering enough confidence to appear in the exams in English.“I fear that I might fail the exams as I am unable to write the answers even though I know how to express them in Nepali,” she rues.

    The English medium has troubled some students to such an extent that they were compelled to switch to another subject or faculty.

    Lalit BK initially passed the entrance exams to get admission in the first batch of the semester system at the Ratna Rajya Campus.

    BK had wished to complete the Master’s degree in Journalism to become a journalist. But, he decided to shift to Sociology at the same college as he struggled to comprehend the lectures and textbooks mostly written by foreign writers.

    Along with BK, many other students of other faculties at the TU Central Department, Kirtipur have switched the course following the language barrier.

    Though the TU’s Department of Population had managed 50 seats for students in the first semester, only 21 students have come for admissions so far.

    According to the Department Chief Prof. Ram Sharan Pathak, the new medium has made many students nervous.

    “The experienced teachers are trying hard to minimize the pressure. At the same time, even a lot of teachers themselves are not quite confident when it comes to the English medium-and not just the students,” Pathak added.

    Despite the challenge, Associate Professor Prabal Pokharel of the Department of Journalism said that the students are making good progress, and that making the English medium mandatory would boost the ability of the students to broaden their horizon so that they can become better academicians and researchers in the longer run.

    Stating that an obligation to study and take exams in the English medium would eventually lead to all-rounded development of students, he further said, “The students should take the new system as an opportunity to think beyond the box.”

    As the students who have good command of the English language, they are more than happy with the improved quality of education at the university.

    Students enrolled for the International Relation (IR) under the Faculty of Humanities as well as at the Departments of English and Mathematics are particularly happy now.

    Finding the Science Department successfully delivering quality education under the semester system for the last two years, the university was encouraged to introduce the English medium in other faculties, says Department Chief Kedar Nath Uprety.

    The experience with the semester system has been good with most of the faculties as the teachers will now get additional pay for dictating assignment.

    However, they also face a lot of challenges especially those related to the curricula and project works in the newly adopted system.

    Ill-prepared system?
    While heads of the central departments fully defend the newly adopted courses, teachers are not opposed to the new system, but they do not hesitate to point out the shortcomings of the hastily designed courses.

    Bharat Thapa, lecturer at the Department of Management under the university’s central campus acknowledged that the new system is far better as compared to the old ones insofar as making the teachers more responsible toward the students.

    Thapa, who is himself completed the Master’s degree from the same department, also recalled how the teachers would not have to be accountable to take classes and hardly anyone would evaluate the performance of the students.

    “The semester system has at least made teachers responsible enough to take the classes on a regular basis and involve students in project works,” he said. “The English medium is another merit of the new system.”

    “I was not taught in the English medium. Today, however, I conduct all my lectures in English,” added Thapa, who has recently initiated project works for Marketing Management subject.

    His grievance is that the concerned departments should have introduced the new system after being fully prepared for the same.

    For instance, each and every chapter of the curriculum entails project work, which is not practically feasible, particularly when they are not provided with additional facilities, the teachers point out.

    “Our department is yet to provide a projector for power point presentation for the students,” Thapa added.

    Likewise, the department concerned should have make arrangement for guest lecturers which is essential to widen the students’ horizon as demanded by the new system.

    And, most importantly, there was lack of enough interaction between the course designers and the teachers, he said.
    Teachers also feel that it was not a good idea to devise the new and rather ambitious system also banking on temporary teachers hired in contract.

    Associate Professor with the Department of Population Studies Keshav Adhikari said that the teachers also did not get enough time to prepare for the new course.

    Responding to these grievances, TU Registrar Chandra Mani Poudel said that the course would be modified every semester, collecting feedback from both students and teachers.

    He added that the revised courses would be introduced with a few months of observation of the classes.

    To address the teachers’ issue, 771 seats are to be fulfilled through the special vacancies announced in April.

    “All the departments would get new lecturers with whom the administration can act strictly compared to the contract teachers,” he added.

    source/photo: republica,19 may 2014

    SLC 2070 results in a month

    The Office of the Controller of Examinations (OCE) is preparing to publish the School Leaving Certificate results by June 19. According to the OCE, all the answer sheets will arrive at the central office this week and the preparation of marks ledger will start from next week.

    An exam controller said OCE was focused on minimising errors rather than publishing the results early. A total of 566,085 students—419,352 regular and 146,733 exempted—had registered for the exams.

    Career Opportunities with British Council Nepal


    Tuesday, May 13, 2014

    Monday, May 12, 2014

    Vacancy announcement from National Level Development Banks of Nepal

    Date of publication of advertisement : The Himalayan Times,13 may 2014

    New Loadshedding Schedule (14 may 2014/ 31 Baishakh 2071)- Nepal Electricity Authority NEA


    Nepal Electricity Authority has reduced weekly power outage by 14 hours, meaning people will have to bear with weekly cuts lasting 70 hours. The new loadshedding schedule will take effect from Wednesday (May 14), according to an NEA notice published today.

    As per the new schedule, an NEA-designated area will have to bear with nine-hour-long power outage for two days in a week.

    On other days, the area concerned will have to put up with daily power outage of upto 10 hours. On the remaining three days of the week, power outage will last 12, 10.5 and 9.5 hours, respectively, according to the notice.

    According to the state-run power monopoly, the outage can be adjusted by an hour depending on favourable or unfavourable circumstances.

    However, areas, which are prone to power leakage, will have to bear the brunt of additional one to six hours of outage in a week.

    Monday, May 5, 2014

    Tribhuvan University announces admission open for MBA in Global Leadership and Management

    The School of Management at Tribhuvan University (SOMTU) invites applications for admission to the MBA in Global Leadership and Management program for Spring 2014 session.  This course is designed to develop professional skills in students needed to successfully lead an organization in a global environment. The course seeks both to deepen knowledge in applied business administration and develop management and leadership skills relevant for international business careers.

    Key Features
    A worldwide recognized degree program of SOMTU with certification from Handong Global University; intake of only 20 students comprising 15 Nepalese and 5 Korean students; Project based camps by TU and HGU professors through direct supervision and video conferencing; international study tour.

    Eligibility
    > A 15 years formal education (12 years of schooling plus three years of graduation) with a minimum CGPA of 2.0 or 45 percent in Bachelor’s level from the universities recognized by Tribhuvan University.
    > Students who have completed Bachelor level of education but are waiting for  final result can apply.

    Key Dates:
    > Applications:  May 7, 2014 to May 27, 2014.
    > Written Entrance Test (SOMAT): May 31, 2014
    - Verbal Ability, Quantitative,Issue-Based Essay,Case Analysis
    (SOMAT Manual is available on demand)

    > Group Discussion and Individual Presentation: June 2, 2014
    > Personal Interview: June 4, 2014

    For more information please contact
    Tribhuvan University School of Management
    New Management Building, Kirtipur, Kathmandu
    Phone: 1-4332719
    info@somtu.edu.np
    Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal.

    Thursday, May 1, 2014

    British Council announces application for International Schools Award (ISA) 2014-15

    British Council announces submission of application from interested Nepali schools to participate in the International Schools Award (ISA) for 2014-15. ISA is a benchmarking scheme that accredits schools as having an outstanding level of support for: Nurturing global citizenship in young people and enriching teaching and learning. This award is endorsed by the Department of Education in Nepal. For more details, including the eligibility criteria for participation and application form, please click here. The deadline for the ISA application submission is 14 May 2014.



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