Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has expressed confidence that the country will move towards self-reliance through education.
Addressing the 30th convocation ceremony (first phase) of Kathmandu University (KU) in Dhulikhel, Kavrepalanchok today, he said that the government will move forward by providing education based on self-reliance that creates employment, not education that seeks employment.
“Now, we are moving towards education that is not just given, but rather education that is created, education that is given in a self-reliant manner, and universities including KU are moving forward as role models for this,” said Oli, who is also the Chancellor of KU.
He mentioned that he will collaborate and coordinate with the country’s model universities to make students self-reliant by connecting them to employment along with their studies.
Prime Minister Oli said that since certificates alone do not make one competent, character and morality will clarify what kind of citizen one is.
“Certificates are a basis for employment. Being a competent citizen is determined by conduct, behavior, manners, and speech,” said Prime Minister Oli. “Students should maintain the identity of the country and its citizens through skills and responsibility. Students’ conduct, ethics, and thinking should be positive.”
Stating that the university is the temple of education and the foundation of knowledge, he emphasized the need to continue to embrace a practically extraordinary, borderless education throughout life.