Kathmandu, Jan 25: Prime Minister Sushila Karki has awarded degrees to the students of various faculties under the Nepal Open University in its first convocation ceremony today.
At a programme organised by the University, 545 students under various faculties—Science, Humanities, Education, Management and Law were graduated. Of the 545 students, 191 were present on the occasion.
Similarly, PM Karki, also the Chancellor of the University, presented the 'chancellor medal' to the top scorer students of Bachelor's and Master's Levels.
Educationist and former Vice Chancellor of the Tribhuvan University, Kedar Bhakta Mathema, was the chief guest of the programme.
Established in 2073 BS, the Open University has now been running Bachelor, Master, M Phil and Ph D educational programmes. (RSS)