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Learning Curve News In Brief (16 - 22 December 2013)

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PABSON’s SLC Qualification Evaluation Exam from Jan 19 
The Private and Boarding Schools Organization Nepal (PABSON) has published routine for SLC qualification evaluation examination 2070. As per the routine, the examinations will be held between January 19 to 29, 2014. 
 
KU Celebrates 19th Convocation Ceremony
Kathmandu University (KU) conducted its 19th convocation ceremony on Friday, 13th December. 2050 graduates, of which 884 (43.08%) were females, received their degrees in the ceremony. Similarly, 282 (13.74%) foreign students belonging to Australia,Austria, Bhutanese Refugee, Bangladesh, Canada, Germany, India, Latvian, Sweden, Switzerland, Sri Lanka, Russia, USA, Ukraine, Zambia and other nations, also received degrees in undergraduate, graduate, and postgraduate programs along with M. Phil and PhD. This year twelve candidates were awarded PhD Degree.
 
Four TU, KU Academicians Disqualified
The University Grants Commission (UGC) has blacklisted four professors affiliated to Tribhuvan University (TU) and Kathmandu University (KU) on charges of plagiarism. These professors were found lifting the contents from their previous works in research papers presented to the UGC seeking grants. So balcklisted academicians include Professor at the School of Education at the KU, Dhanpati Subedi as well as professions of TU Central Department of Chemistry. Megh Raj Pokhrel, Dev Bahadur Khadka and Kedar Nath Ghimire. The UGC’s evaluation committee led by Prof Krishna Bahadur Manandhar, also former secretary at NAST, had evaluated their papers.
 
Dean of IoM Resigns
Dr Prakash Sayami, Dean of the Institute of Medicine (IoM), has once again resigned from his post citing mounting pressure from authorities to provide affiliation to new medical colleges. This is the second time that Dr Sayami has resigned. Before this he had resigned from the post on November 6, 2012, citing non-cooperation from Tribhuvan University (TU) officials. However at that time officials at the University did not approve his resignation. The affiliation row between TU and IoM soared after the university, published a notice calling for applications for its affiliation from colleges that have received consent letter, known as the Letter of Intent (LoI), from the Ministry of Education. 
 
CIAA Investigating Medical Colleges
The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) has started investigating allegations levelled against Nobel Medical College in Biratnagar. The CIAA has received complaints against the college about its affiliation and quota distribution. Similarly, CIAA has also monitored and investigated the Universal College of Medical Sciences in Bhairahawa on Wednesday 11th November and Thursday, 12th November.
 
International Human Rights Day Observed
International Human Rights Day was observed throughout the country organizing different programmes. This year International Human Rights Day was celebrated with the worldwide slogan, ´Speak Up, Stop Discrimination´ and the national slogan ´Collective Solidarity for Democracy and Peace, National Commitment to Timely Constitution in favour of Human Rights.´Human Rights Day is held on 10 December every year. The United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1950, proclaiming its principles as the “common standard of achievement for all peoples and all nations.”

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