Education and Sports Minister Sasmit Pokharel has said policy and structural reforms in higher education are moving ahead rapidly, while warning that deskbound policymaking can overlook ground realities.
Speaking at a high-level dialogue programme organised by the Ministry of Education and Sports in Simara on October 6, Pokharel said work was underway to draft a new act.
Higher education reform underway
Pokharel said the government was moving forward with policy and structural changes in higher education. The drafting of a new act is among the work currently underway.
Call to account for ground realities
The minister cautioned that policies made without sufficient attention to conditions on the ground risk missing the realities they are intended to address. His remarks came during the ministry-organised dialogue in Simara.
