Releasing a press statement in London today Professor Surya P. Subedi QC, Chairman of the Global Policy Forum for Nepal and Professor of International Law at the University of Leeds, has expressed his solidarity with Govind KC and has urged the Government of Nepal to address the demands of Dr KC without any delay. In his statement Professor Subedi has said that Dr KC’s campaign is in the best interests of the country and its people.
What he is trying to do is to depoliticise the management and administration of higher education in Nepal. The Global Policy Forum for Nepal itself has long been advocating for depoliticization of the management and administration of higher education in Nepal.
Political interference in the higher education sector has seriously undermined the quality of education in Nepal. Quality education is an absolute requirement and a precondition for the economic development of Nepal. The time has come to address the demands of Dr KC and have a comprehensive review of the future of higher education in Nepal.