Educational Consultancies Association of Nepal has taken strong exception to the government’s preparations to introduce Education Regulations in a ‘unilateral manner’.

The association made public its view on the issue at a news conference yesterday. ECAN president Prakash Pandey said the Ministry of Education was preparing to bring the regulations without consulting them. “The ministry is trying to introduce the regulations in a unilateral manner without addressing our demands,” he said.

Pandey demanded that the provision of classification of consultancies in the draft regulations be removed. He also demanded removal of the provision related to operation of consultancies.

Likewise, Pandey suggested incorporating issues of tuition fee, student welfare fund, listing of foreign educational institutions, conduct of exams, and guarantee of representation of educational consultancies in the regulations.

ECAN was first established in 1997 and has since been playing a significant role in facilitating students to pursue higher studies in foreign countries.

source:the himalayan times,27 nov 2016