PU to organize Int'l conference on early childhood development

Biratnagar, Nov 21: The Purbanchal University (PU) is going to organize an international conference on child development on December 6 and 7.     

Organizing a news conference today, PU shared that this kind of event is being organized in Nepal for the first time. The two-day international conference on 'Early Child Development Ecosystem Hypothesis' will be held in Biratnagar under the aegis of the University's Faculty of Education.     

Dean of the Faculty of Education Prof Dr Anil Kumar Pokharel said that academicians, policy makers, researchers and students from more than 15 countries including Nepal, the USA, Malaysia, India, and Bangladesh will attend the conference.     

He said that the purpose of the conference is to have academic debates and discussions in the field of child development. More than 40 participants will present their studies and research on child-targeted policies, care of children with special needs, required manpower in the field of child development, professional development and ethics, climate change and its impact on children, child nutrition and its impact on child development, innovation in early childhood development, etc.     

The conference will focus on improving and ensuring the quality and access to opportunities for children's all-round development in various workshops from different countries.     

Dean Pokharel said, "The papers and workshops presented in the conference are expected to play an important role in the operation of the study/research centre on ICD that the University will set up under the Faculty of Education in the future."     

PU believes that the conference will help to identify special programmes such as Bachelor's and Master's programmes in the field of child development and the needs of society and to expand programmes accordingly.     

The University has collaborated with various organizations including Kathmandu Metropolitan City, Biratnagar Metropolitan City, Nabil Bank, Plan International, and Save the Children among others. (RSS)