Conference Details

Quality Assurance in Higher Education: Challenges and Way Forward 

Background

“Quality higher education is not the bed of roses of the privileged. Rather, it is the borderless process of producing globally competent human resources to address the geo-environmental, techno-economic, socio-political, and psycho-cognitive issues and make the world a better place to live.” -EQAAC, Nepal. Higher education serves as the foundation for the human resources needed for advancement and prosperity. The social, political, economic, and cultural advancement of a nation depends significantly on human resources produced through higher education. Such advancements, as numerous research studies indicate, require a conducive teaching and learning environment in higher education institutions (HEIs), which is a key challenge. Lack of essential knowledge, skills, and values, including critical and creative thinking, are some of the constraints faced by many higher education institutions. These pose challenges towards achieving the country’s long-term goal of “prosperous Nepal, happy Nepali.”

The increasing student dropout rate poses a big challenge to both community and private campuses, which rely heavily on student fees for operational sustainability. Therefore, community campuses, despite receiving financial support from the University Grants Commission, face a significant challenge in maintaining financial sustainability. Engaging faculty in research activities is one potential avenue for increasing revenue. The financial constraints inhibit such possibilities to a greater extent.

Amidst such problems and challenges confronted by higher education institutions, Nepal faces challenges of very high unemployment and brain drain, including the outflow of thousands of youths abroad every day in search of jobs. Ensuring quality in higher education and creating employment opportunities in the country are crucial to addressing such bigger problems. Some of the areas that are closely associated with quality education and decent employment to a greater extent are faculty development and academic excellence, good governance and better college management, adaptation and integration of technology, curriculum reform to be compatible with global advancement in the respected areas, collaboration with the industry, and deeper research and development

 In these contexts, Janmaitri Multiple Campus is organizing an International Conference on Quality Assurance in Higher Education: Challenges and Prospects. The conference aims to convene academicians, researchers, policymakers, administrators, and other stakeholders to discuss the challenges of quality assurance in higher education in Nepal and explore viable solutions.

Quality Assurance in Higher Education: Challenges and Prospects

KEY THEMATIC AREAS OF THE CONFERENCE

• Institutional transformation for quality management in higher education
• Curriculum alignment with quality assurance standards
•  Faculty and staff development in higher education
• Database management in higher education
• Research and innovation in higher education
• Developing skills (soft and hard) in graduates
• Student engagement in research and innovation
• Ensuring excellence in higher education
• Integrating IT and AI in higher education
• Collaboration among academia, industry and community for quality enhancement
• Impact of quality assurance certification
• Emerging issues in higher education 
• Quality assurance in higher education and decent employment    

 CONFERENCE OBECTIVES

• Sharing national and international knowledge, skills, experiences and good practices
• Enhancing networking and exchanging ideas
• Discussion and debate on ensuring quality education in higher education
• Exploring the evolving landscape of quality assurance
• Contributing to enhance quality assurance in higher education

Prospective Participants

• Researchers and scholars
• Faculty members, research students
• Policymakers
• Administrators
• Quality assurance professionals
• Industry representatives
• International delegates
• Community stakeholders

What to Present

• Research paper
• Evidence-based practices
• Innovation in curriculum design
• Teaching strategies and assessment system
• Abstract of the research work
• Case study /good practices  

KEY DATES

• Deadline of  proposal submission: December 2, 2024 
• Feedback and acceptance of notification
• Early bird registration closes  by December 15, 2024 
• Conference program schedule by January 1, 2025
• Conference date: January 18-19, 2025

CONFERNCE FEE

 

Type	Early Bird	On the Spot
Presenter	NPR 3000	NPR 3500
Participant	NPR 3500	NPR 4000
Students  (only for bachelor’s and master’s degree)	NPR 2500	NPR 3000
SAARC Citizens	$ 25	$ 30
Outside from SAARC	$ 30	$ 35

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Accommodation (required only)

Rs 2500 (Two in Sharing) and Rs 3500 (Single room) 

$ USD 35 (Single room)