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Experts suggest measures to revive TU
KATHMANDU, DEC 16 - Tribhuvan University (TU) should hire foreign management expert, including the vice-chancellor and raise students’ fee to take the university out of present crises, suggested speakers during a two-day seminar on "Responsibility of TU for Higher Education in Nepal – A challenge".
Responding to challenges facing the country’s oldest and largest university, as outlined by the TU officials, speakers suggested TU to share its loads with the Purbanchal University and Pokhara University by transferring facilities to them.
"It’s a blunt or aggressive statement but TU’s survival and sustainability has become a big question," Rector of TU Prof Dr Mahendra Singh said presenting his papers entitled "Tribhuvan University at the crossroad".
Underlining the need of intervention on the present situation of TU, Rector Singh said, "At a time when countries around the world have started teaching in power point through the use of latest technology, we have the difficulty in even providing chalk and duster."
Speaking on the occasion, Chuda Raj Uprety, Chairman of the TU Service Commission, said that the university has a huge load to cater to the education of 92 percent of the total students pursuing higher education in the country.
Prof Dr Bidur Prasad Upadhyaya, Chairman of the University Grants Commission said 75 percent of the total grants provided to the university has gone a sheer waste.
Vice Chancellor of TU Prof Dr Govinda Prasad Sharma said the university is even ready to hire foreign management experts including vice chancellor if the people desire so.
"Even the Oxford University and the Cambridge University hire foreign management," he said.
Vice Chairman of the National Planning Commission Dr Shankar Sharma said there was absolutely no way in obtaining external financing in higher education and the government faces severe financial crisis even to meet the salary of its employees in the wake of Maoist insurgency.
He suggested that the university should generate its own income and focus on "quality", "cross-cutting" and "targeting" to attract and retain students.
He also suggested that hiring of foreign management would help improve the situation.
"Students want the university to stand on its own feet and we have no objection in raising fee if it is used in productive way," said Gagan Thapa, representing the students’ organsiations. However, he said that the students would disagree if the fees they provide merely fill the resource gap created by cut in grants without anything in return. Chairman of the Free Students’ Union Raj Bhatta expressed dissatisfaction over the lack of transparency in the university.Posted on: 2003-12-17 04:27
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