a concept note on mbtu

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EstablishmentofaTechnologicalUniversityinNepal:

AConceptnote

BackgroundMadan Bhandari Memorial Academy Nepal (MBMAN)is a leading vocational and Technical

education institution established in the memory and honor of the great visionary communistleader and the Secretary General of Communist Party of Nepal (United Marxist Leninist)

Late MADAN KUMAR BHANDARI. The MBMAN is not for profit organization established in the

year 1993 in the Eastern Region of Nepal. Its basic objective is to provide skill based

vocational trainings and technical education to the marginalized community who are out of

main stream of education, employment and livelihood. Besides, it is also involved in social

mobilization, community development, co-operatives promotion and social inclusion issues.

The Academy is purely a civil society based institution having diversified group of more than

400 people from farmers, workers, teachers, doctors, engineers, development professionals,

politicians and social activists as its member.

Objectives1.Identifyhumanresourcesneedofthevariousindustriesinthecountry2.Producehumanresourcesasper theneedthroughvarioustechnicaleducationand

vocationaltrainingStrategies

1. Carryout research and studies to identify the human resource need of the various

industries in and outside the country

2. Develop, design, and conduct various modular training program in line with fulfilling

the training need of the industries

3. Carry out higher study program through MBTU and its colleges/campus

Present Activities and Status of the MBMANThe academy has been imparting diploma level courses in the field of Nursing, General

Heath Agriculture and Animal Sciences. Besides, Community Medical Assistant, Assistant

Nurse Midwife, Junior Agriculture Technician are some other courses offered. The Academy

has been conducting several other short term modular skill developments trainings like

village level animal health worker, agriculture development assistant, bamboo and wood

works, electrical wiring, plumbing, off season vegetable farming, micro enterprise

development etc.

Regarding the present status of MBMAN about its major programs are as follow:

1. Conduction of Vocational and Technical Education producing over 400 skilled humanresources annually.

2. Facilitating community development programs in the Eastern Nepal in collaboration

with different government and non-governmental organizations.

3. Promotion of Madan Bhandari Technological University

4. Establishment of Community Hospital

5. Promotion of Madan Model Village

6. Establishment of Peoples Museum


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Government of Nepal has awarded meritorious awards for its outstanding performance in the

field of technical education.

The academy has some infrastructure such as land, building, equipments, furniture,

vehicles, and farmlands necessary for the academy.

Future PathAlthough MBMAN has created a strong base for vocational training and technical education

in the limited areas, it is not in the position to fulfill the diverse need of the society in the field

of training, education and research. The Academy has decided to upgrade the institution in

the form of technological University which may be distinctive from other conventional type of

University system.

The Proposed UniversityThe proposed University named as Madan Bhandari Technological University could have

following characteristics:

Rationale of the Technological University

Irregular geographical distribution, abject poverty, unstable political situation, decade longarmed conflicts, and lack of basic infrastructure are some of the factors that have affected

the overall development of Nepal. The education system has always been top-down and

became a commodity of those who can afford it. The poor people have always been

deprived of education mainly because the system could not attract those who live a life of

poverty. Similarly, education has neither produced graduates for employment in the job

market nor has been able to produce graduates who can create opportunities by

themselves. The school and university graduates, though they have degrees, are hanging

around in search of jobs, on one hand and the market which is striving to find skilled human

resources can not employ them due to lack of skills ,on the other. So there is a miss-match

between what they learn in educational institution and what they are expected to do in their

workplace. This situation has resulted in the increment of unemployed educated mass andparadoxically the market has not been able to find skilled workforce in the country. Thus, the

issue of technical and technological university to be promoted at the community level in

Nepal has been a frequently discussed topic among the stakeholders.

There are still many more people who are deprived of education opportunities. If we look at

the youth population, the youths aged 14 30 years are about 7 million. Only 10 20% of

children who enrolled in grade one complete the School Leaving Certificate (SLC)

examination. This is a sheer wastage (80 90%) of investment in education. Only those who

pass SLC go for higher education in Nepal and abroad. Limited opportunities available in the

country are grabbed by them only. Those who failed in the SLC are normally the ones who

have poor economic status and are from remote parts of Nepal where facilities for education

are still very poor and teaching learning situation far below the standard. These youths when

they fail in the SLC are nowhere from their carrier perspective. The only choice for them is to

either go to the foreign country as an unskilled cheap labor force or live the life of frustrations

and lacking. The country has therefore constantly suffered due to the lack of skilled human

resources.

There have been some initiatives taken by the government in order to address this group of

people. Some technical training has been offered by different institutions and the graduates


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have been placed in different institutions. Even those who pass SLC have joined such

technical institutes and have obtained different degrees such as Auxiliary Nursing

Midwife(ANM), Community Medical Assistant (CMA), Proficiency Certificate Level in General

Medicine(Health Assistant) and Proficiency Certificate Level in Nursing(Staff Nurse) to give a

few examples in health sector. The same is true in agriculture, electronics, mechanical and

so many other disciplines. Interestingly, these people who possess such degrees cannot go

for higher study as they do not have a clear career path. The universities in Nepal do not

enroll them in higher education programs due to the lack of accreditation of these programs

as academic degrees.

There is another group of people who have been practicing various traditional indigenous

skills for generation to generation. They have gifted talents in those fields and their products

are appreciated worldwide. These people are still called uneducated simply because they do

not have the certificates of their skills and they did not attend the formal education system.

Nepal is full of these unrecognized treasures and in the absence of their formalization they

might disappear in no time.

Thus, in order to produce the technical human resources in the country at different levels

and formalize the indigenous technology through necessary academic inputs, a concept of

technological university has been proposed. Madan Bhandari Memorial Academy (MBMAN)

has been leading the task of establishing this university. This technological university will be

promoted by the community and it will be named after the great leader late Madan Bhandari

who envisioned this type of institution long before he passed away.

DistinctivenessoftheUniversity(ValueandFeatures)

In the context of 21st century and the age of globalization, the graduates produced in Nepalshould be able to compete not only in the region but also around the world. Thus, theuniversities should keep their students abreast with the current developments that take placein the global community. As the proposed MBTU plans to prepare competitive skilled human

resources of international standard, it is different from other universities in that -a) This will be the only technological university in Nepal that offers a career path

through university education to the graduates of both general and technicalirrespective of their background.

b) The graduates of this university will aspire to be dedicated to the nationaldevelopment through their practical skills rather than becoming the boss of the officethrough white color education.

c) The university will offer competitive technological education with sound theoreticaland practical foundations.

d) The university will attract community participation based on the principle of publicprivate and community partnership without depending fully on the government.

e) The university will offer higher education opportunity not only to the general SLC

graduates but also to those with technical SLC (T-SLC) qualifications.f) In order to provide practical skills to the students the university will also run differentprofessional workshops, production units, vocational and agricultural firms.

g) The university will offer community development service education to its graduatesalong with regular technological education.

h) Collaboration will be done with the internationally recognized technologicaluniversities, institutions and organizations for the exchange of technology.

i) People, with various traditional/indigenous skills and technology having gifted talents

without any formal educational/academic certificates, would have opportunity to


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obtain recognized equivalency of standard after fulfilling the formalities of the

university.

Progresssofarachievedtill2009

1. Based on the experience gained in the area of the technical education in Nepal, MBMAN

has been advocating the idea of establishing a Technological University to GoN since lastfour years.

2. As per the Operational Strategic Plan, MBMAN has formed a promotional committee toestablish the proposed Technological University and invested a certain amount of its

income to achieve the goal.

3. National Planning Commission, through its Three Years Interim Plan = 2064/2066, hasalready approved the policy of establishing a Technological University In the country.

4. MBMAN, in association with policymakers, educationist, Government agencies,Ngos/Ingos, multi-lateral/bi-lateral agencies, officials of different universities, and

various professional and community organizations, has initiated several meetings,

workshops, seminars and interaction programs to promote the idea of establishing the

Technological University.

5. "Education Policy Committee" of GoN, under the chair of Honorable Minister ofEducation, has already approved the concept of Technological University in 2065.

6. Recognizing the necessity of the technological university, a task force of University GrantCommission2065, has recommended to increase the prevailing infrastructure of

MBMAN and suggested the government for the Big Push in establishing technological

university in the country.

7. The first Government after the election of Constitution Assembly had mentioned thepolicy of establishing such university through its policy, program and budget.

8. Honorable President clearly mentioned the policy of establishing the technologicaluniversity in the Policy and Program of Nepal Government - 2066/67 as "Necessary legal

and institutional action will be taken to establish the technological university and will

support for its infrastructure development".9. Similarly, Honorable Minister for Finance also mentioned as "a technological universitywill be established in eastern region to promote technical education", in his budget speech

2066/67.

10. Besides, Honorable Prim-minister, in his inaugural message of Manmohan MemorialPolytechnic in Hattimudha, Morang committed that a technological university will be

established in the name of late Madan Bhandari in eastern region.

11. Finally, addressing the interaction program on "Role of Community Organization inPromoting Technological University" organized by MBMAN on 3rd of Marga, 2066

Honorable Minister for Education said as "under the instruction of Prim-minister, the

proposed university will be named as "Madan Bhandari Technological University"and

the government is committed to provide legal status immediately to establish and operate

the university".

Avenuesforthecollaboration,PartnershipandCooperations

The following are some areas suggested for collaboration cooperation and partnership:

-Strengthening of the existing skill development short term vocational training and technical

education program by adding new technology teaching learning methods and other physical

facilities.


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Planning for upgrading MBMAN as Technological University. A detail project report

should be prepared in this connection and experts from the concerned filed are

required.

Various experts - needed at the time of establishment and faculty members and

technicians to run the university.

Funds required constructing buildings, laboratories, workshops, procurement of

equipments etc.

Technology transfer.

Affiliation with similar types of institutions and Universities.

Madan Bhandari Technological Univeristy

Promotion Office

Anamnagar, kathmandu

Contact: +977 14238319

Email: [email protected]

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