Need to end politicisation in universities, increase investment: PM Karki

By TRN Online, Kathmandu, Dec 25: Prime Minister Sushila Karki has viewed that there is a dire need to increase investment in education and end party-based politicization of universities.

Addressing the convocation ceremony of Tribhuvan University (TU) on Thursday, Prime Minister Karki also highlighted the need of efforts from all to turn the universities into an arena of intellectual discussion.

She held that the country's higher education was continuously failing due to unnecessary interference by political parties in academic administration.

PM Karki said that consultations were held and preparation were being made after realizing that there is imperative that the provision to make Prime Minister the canceller of the universities needs to be changed.

She said there was an urgency to end the situation wherein Nepali students seek to go abroad for higher education.