National College for Higher Education

 

Hello Everyone Namaste

I take immense pleasure and pride to share with you our joy unbound as National College for Higher Education reaches a very special milestone--25 years of establishment. For me, it is one of the most cherished moments of my life. For a quarter of a century, we have dedicated our lives to preparing the groundwork for building human resources suitable for meeting the development and social challenges of Nepal. National College has been doing this through Bachelor in Development Studies (BDevS) since 1999, Bachelor in Development Finance (BDFin) since 2006 and Bachelor of Social Sciences (BoSS) since 2013.

Despite the doom and gloom that surrounds us at present, we have relentlessly pursued our goal of excellence and innovation in academia. We are undoubtedly updating and upgrading ourselves to impart quality education today much in the same way we have been doing these past 25 years.

However, our dedication to body, mind, and spirit would not have been enough if it wasn’t for the contribution of our partners, friends, and well-wishers.

On this memorable day, I want to thank all the students, alumni, faculty, and staff for their effort to make this institution shine. It is the dedication of hardworking students, motivated faculty, and enthusiastic staff. I also like to thank the present and past Vice Chancellors of Kathmandu University and the Deans of the School of Arts for their continuous support and guidance. I also like to express my gratitude to our Advisors for their advice which has helped the institution to move forward. At this particular moment, I would like to express my sincere thanks to all the Partner Organizations, Research Grant providers, Guest Speakers, Research Project Supervisors, Internship providing Institutions, Mentors, Subject committee members, other key Academicians, and professionals for their very valuable support.

Thank you!

 

National College established in 1996 is a pioneer institution in South Asia offering under-graduate studies in the development field.

 

We have been associated with Kathmandu University, one of the best universities for higher learning in Nepal since 1996. We are the only institiute offering courses on development studies, development finance and social sciences affiliated to Kathmandu University

 

The Kathmandu University Vice Chancellor’s Award (Gold Medal) is given to the bachelor level student who has the highest score among all the Bachelor degree’s programmes from all faculties of KU

 

UNESCO Madanjeet Singh Center for Development Studies and Regional Cooperation Centre for Development Studies

 

Total enrolled International Students - 12 Current enrollment of International Students - 3

National College For Higher Education provides scholarship schemes under various categories

• SAF Madanjeet Singh Scholarship: Under this scholarship, 8 candidates from SAARC countries are fully funded to study undergraduate courses.
• Semester-Topper Scholarship: 50% semester fee waived for students scoring a 4 GPA in each semester for each program, and a 35% semester fee waived for one student from each program with the highest Grade Point Average (GPA).
• Needy and Diligent scholarship: Every year 10% of total candidates are provided under which a 33% semester fee is waived for students.

 

Research, Project Work and Grants

 

In the past four academic sessions (2018 to 2021) 74 research grants Field Studies and financial assistance have been provided to students undertaking independent research activities on the basis of outstanding research proposals. Some of the grants and financial assistance are Himalayan Shamsher JB Rana Research Grant, Madhav Prasad Ghimire Memorial Research Grant, CWIN Nepal Financial Assistance, Dana International Fukuoka Research Grant, among others. Samriddhi Journal of Development Studies is a research journal where several research articles on disciplines concerning development studies, development finance and social sciences are published by National College. It is in its ninth issue at the moment.

 

Field Studies

 

Students can visit various organizations, cultural heritage and historical sites all over Nepal for first hand practical learning experience. Because of the pandemic induced movement restrictions, the outdoor based field activities have been limited to one day field visits only at National College.

 

International Students Exchange Program

 

Nepal Japan Students Exchange Program, a joint initiative between National College, Waseda University and University of Sacred Heart, Tokyo, Japan has been in practice since 2006. From the year 2017, Sophia University, Tokyo too has become a partner in this program. The program conducts spring and summer projects in Nepal and Japan in March and August respectively

 

Cross Cultural Learning Environment

 

Through Confucius Institute in Kathmandu University (CIKU), 17 National College students so far got the opportunity to visit China for education, learning and cultural exchange. Also Paul Smith’s College collaborated with National College in 2019 to undertake research in tourism and environment. Reframe: NC itself is a cross-cultural learning centre for SAF and other foreign students.

 

Global Internship & Opportunities 

 

Students of National College have been provided with internship opportunities to organizations in Bangladesh, India, Thailand, and Philippines.

 

International Students at NC

 

This institute has been opted by a number of foreign students from all over the globe. From Germany, Switzerland, and Finland to Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Sri Lanka, and Australia we have had 21 students (5 - Under semester abroad program) who have studied or are studying with us. This along with regular visiting faculties and guests from China, Canada, Bangladesh, Japan, India, and other countries help make NC a place for cross cultural knowledge exchange resulting in an apt learning environment.

 

Next-Gen Youth: National College Fellowship

 

This institute intends to nurture the new generation through guidance and motivation to become more responsible towards society, culture, and environment they live in resulting in the formation of the NextGen Youth Fellowship (NGY). NGY is a fellowship program for the higher secondary youths conducted by National College in association with SAF Nepal, Youth Network for Social & Environmental Development (YONSED), Environmental Camps for Conservation Awareness (ECCA), and YUWA. This fellowship was started in 2014/15, and already there are 199 fellows from its seven batches.

 

Candidates are required to give KUSAAT (Kathmandu University School of Arts’ Admission Test), the details of which are as follows:

• KUSAAT is an entrance exam (Physical or Online) conducted by KUSOA (Kathmandu University School of Arts) in cooperation with affiliated colleges and programs.

• KUSAAT consists of 4 sections, GK, Math, English and Nepali followed by an interview (Physical or Online).

• After successfully passing KUSAAT, students will be eligible to get admissions into Bachelor in Development Studies (BDevS), Bachelor in Development Finance (BDFin) and Bachelor of Social Sciences (BoSS) in National College, Dhumbarahi.