KATHMANDU, July 21: Ministery of Education Spokesperson Dr Hari Lamasal has highlighted the need to emphasis the career counseling on national level.

Addressing an interaction program organized by the Reporters’ Club Nepal on Friday regarding the scopes and purposes of the ongoing 11^th ECAN Educational Fair that kicked off on Thursday at Bhrikutimandap in Kathmandu, spokesperson Lamsal said, “Career counseling should be started nationwide from the school level in order to help students choose definite career and decide a career goal.”

“Many students are unable to discover their potentials and interests especially after the completion of high school education, and the pressure starts building on them. In such condition, the educational institutions and organizations both private and public ought to properly council the students and assist them in discovering their aptitude and accordingly suggest them the right course and right educational institution,” he said adding that organizational development of career counseling would help students pursuing higher education within the country and abroad introduce the opportunities in market.

He was of the view that while counseling the students seeking further education abroad, the students should also be persuaded to return to home country after finishing their abroad studies.

“It is important that the students ultimately return their home country and contribute in national progress and development,” he said.

Lamsal also was thankful to Educational Consultancy Association of Nepal (ECAN) for organizing such Fair on yearly basis.

Also on the occasion, ECAN chairperson, Prakash Pandey said that the Educational Fair was organized aiming to inform the students seeking further education in abroad countries about the opportunities, scopes and challenges of abroad studies.

Pandey further said that ECAN, to ensure the safety and security of the students studying abroad, have put forth some demands to the Ministry of Education such as fee insurance, development of rescue fund and issuing permission to the referred colleges only.

Universities’ representatives from 15 countries including India, China, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Japan and France are taking part in the fair that will continue until coming Friday.

The Edufair which has showcased 370 stalls and 14 pavilions is expecting about 125 thousands visitors, according to the organizers.

KATHMANDU, July 20: The 11th ECAN Edufair has kicked off in Kathmandu on Thursday with the purpose of familiarizing Nepali students about the education system at home and abroad.

Sri Lanka’s Ambassador for Nepal W.S. Perera inaugurated the fair at local Bhrikutimandap.

On the occasion, she insisted on the need of further consolidating the Nepal-Sri Lanka ties through the means of education.

The Sri Lankan Government was committed to increasing scholarship quotas that it was offering to Nepali students for higher education in Sri Lanka.

The fair is organized by Educational Consultancy Association of Nepal (ECAN). Section officer at Educational Counseling and Verification Section, Ministry of Education, Taranath Niraula said the fair would help students know about the abroad education system.

Nepal Chamber of Commerce Vice President Gyanendra Ratna Tuladhar and Chairman of Educational Journalists’ Network, Bhawanishwor Gautam were of the view of bringing competent Nepali students staying aboard back to home.

Universities’ representatives from 15 countries including India, China, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Japan and France are taking part in the fair that will continue until coming Friday. It has showcased 370 stalls. RSS