( Equitable access to higher education for students with disabilities and students from marginalized groups in Nepal)
School:
School of Engineering
Investigators:
Principal Investigator : Prof Dr. Bim Prasad Shrestha
Project Leader : Mr. Suman Dhun Shrestha
Research Assistant : Mr. Ujjwol Thapa
Collaborating Partners:
- Ministry of Education , Science and Technology, Goverment of Nepal
- JAMK University of Applied Science, Finland
- Tribhuvan University, Nepal
- Nepal Open University, Nepal
- Masaryk University, Czech Republic
- Universita Di Bologna, Italy
Outputs:
- Developing strategic cooperation between the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (MoEST) and the universities in Nepal to increase the support to and commitment of universities to enhance equity in enrollment and during academic careers.
- Developing organizational structure and new services for potential applicants from the Students with Disability and Students from Marginalized groups to enhance capacity building of the administration and teachers producing education services in Nepal.
- Improving learning environment to facilitate students coming from above mentioned groups to start their studies in higher education institutes. There will be easy access environment, learning materials and capacity to support these students in the HEIs.
Funding Agencies:
Co-funded by ERASMUS + Programme of the European Union
Budget:
Euro 109,131
Direct/Indirect Benefits to KU:
- Support Center with with equipment for students with disability and Students from Marginalized group at Kathmandu University.
- Disable friendly toilet at KU Premises
- Policy Inventions at University for students with disability and Students from Marginalized group.
Fiscal Year:
2021