Weaving the Dreams for Abroad
Bigyan Sharma
September 06, 2009
Baburam Achary, 20 originally from Dang district of mid west Nepal was one of the abroad aspirants who was getting confused with a plastic bag- full of broachers, leaflets and prospectus of mushroom-grown educational consultancies when this scribe encountered him at ECAN Education Fair at Bhrikuti Mandap of capital city Kathmandu. His arms were pushing his like- minded visitors to make the way as the exhibition venue had already gone jostling and organisers were obliged to stop distributing tickets before 1 pm due to unbearable influx of the visitors though the entry had to be closed only at 5 pm as per the schedule.
Acharya who completed plus two from his own district had weaved colourful dreams while boarding a passenger bus bound to Kathmandu from Dang district. But his colourful dreams went fed in less than one year after joining BBS in Nepal Commerce Campus. "I think we can not secure our future here in Nepal" he said, "Neither the examinations are held in time nor classes are regularly run." He managed to give detail account of how quality education aspirants are victimised by political instability in the country. He complained that colleges in Nepal have been much politicised thereby leaving large number of students helpless in pursuit of good education and secure future.
So, where are you thinking to go? Achary said he is yet to be conceptually clear-for which country to apply-Australia, UK or US? He said, "I have heard, UK has eased the visas, so it may be better option". "I am still confused the dreams the consultancies distributing are true or they are doing it just for commission."
Most of youths from middle lower or lower class family of Nepal have whether left for abroad or thinking of doing do. Sending their children for abroad study has been the social prestige of the parents. There is a serious question on the ground-going abroad for study is really an obligation or it´s for a mere charm?
Many think pushing factors for skyrocketing influx are the quality education and employment opportunities. But this is not the factor alone. Attraction to western life style, considerable freedom and dream of dollar are not less motivating factors for them. British embassy in Nepal is reported to have been issuing nearly 200 visas a day shows that Nepali youths are no more interested to stay in their country.
Negligence prevailing in education sector has disappointed Nepali youths. Untimely exam schedule, bandh, strike are fueling the fire to the frustration of youths.
Bhupendra Singh, 19 from Kanchanpur Dododhara is also planning to go UK for better education. "Regardless the problems I will be facing, I don´t see any point in dillydallying to start the process for abroad," he said.
Sabita Gurung of Koteshwar was also gathering information about the good colleges for BBS in ECAN, the largest education fair organised by Consultancies Association of Nepal. Accompanied by her friend Alina, she was taking counseling from an agent at the fair. "We are here for basic information about abroad study," she said. She wishes to pursue a course related to social welfare.
Yamini Shahi, a graduate student at Golden Gate International College, 21 thinks US is the best option for the students if they manage to get the visas. "I want to go US for further study, but study is not my sole aim, I want to forget the pain of being jobless in Nepal once I reach there," she said.
The numbers of the students willing to go UK, Norway, Australia and US among other counties have gone high for the last few years. Scientific and practical education of abroad is contributing this rising number. Salikram Bhandari, director of Next Education consultancy says crowd of UK aspirants has gone large. He says, "More students are trying for UK as visas have been eased." According to him, Some 80 students visit his consultancy for inquiry a day.
The numbers of those willing to go Australia is still high, says Roshani Pant, manager of Australia Department of Alfa Beta. "Due to a lack of network in banking is a factor creating difficulties for the students to go Australia but the number itself is not less than that of previous years," she says. According to her, nursing, IT, social welfare, accounting have been the lucrative subjects being taught in Australia.
Beside that, inadequacy of technical schools and employment opportunities are the factors that are pushing Nepali students to leave the country. However, materialising the desire has not been an easy job. Rajen Kadel, Managing Director of South London College says that Nepali students are facing different kinds of hassles due to lack of information that they should have to gather before they start the process. He said, "Many consultancies in Nepal are misleading the students for commissions from low class and bogus colleges." "In case of UK, the main problem of Nepali students is that they start the process before they acquire knowledge about the education system and administrative process of the college. Students have been cheated by local agents and colleges and have stranded in UK."
ECAN has been organising abroad study fair for last three years. According to ECAN Education Fair Convener Committee, some 1 hundred thousand students have visited four day long fair. Total 128 counseling stalls and 12 pavilions were set up in the fair. In a few cases, consultancies are doing good but many of them are just distributing the dreams more than the reality, Raj Upadhyaya, one of the visitors in the crowd complained.
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Acharya who completed plus two from his own district had weaved colourful dreams while boarding a passenger bus bound to Kathmandu from Dang district. But his colourful dreams went fed in less than one year after joining BBS in Nepal Commerce Campus. "I think we can not secure our future here in Nepal" he said, "Neither the examinations are held in time nor classes are regularly run." He managed to give detail account of how quality education aspirants are victimised by political instability in the country. He complained that colleges in Nepal have been much politicised thereby leaving large number of students helpless in pursuit of good education and secure future.
So, where are you thinking to go? Achary said he is yet to be conceptually clear-for which country to apply-Australia, UK or US? He said, "I have heard, UK has eased the visas, so it may be better option". "I am still confused the dreams the consultancies distributing are true or they are doing it just for commission."
Most of youths from middle lower or lower class family of Nepal have whether left for abroad or thinking of doing do. Sending their children for abroad study has been the social prestige of the parents. There is a serious question on the ground-going abroad for study is really an obligation or it´s for a mere charm?
Many think pushing factors for skyrocketing influx are the quality education and employment opportunities. But this is not the factor alone. Attraction to western life style, considerable freedom and dream of dollar are not less motivating factors for them. British embassy in Nepal is reported to have been issuing nearly 200 visas a day shows that Nepali youths are no more interested to stay in their country.
Negligence prevailing in education sector has disappointed Nepali youths. Untimely exam schedule, bandh, strike are fueling the fire to the frustration of youths.
Bhupendra Singh, 19 from Kanchanpur Dododhara is also planning to go UK for better education. "Regardless the problems I will be facing, I don´t see any point in dillydallying to start the process for abroad," he said.
Sabita Gurung of Koteshwar was also gathering information about the good colleges for BBS in ECAN, the largest education fair organised by Consultancies Association of Nepal. Accompanied by her friend Alina, she was taking counseling from an agent at the fair. "We are here for basic information about abroad study," she said. She wishes to pursue a course related to social welfare.
Yamini Shahi, a graduate student at Golden Gate International College, 21 thinks US is the best option for the students if they manage to get the visas. "I want to go US for further study, but study is not my sole aim, I want to forget the pain of being jobless in Nepal once I reach there," she said.
The numbers of the students willing to go UK, Norway, Australia and US among other counties have gone high for the last few years. Scientific and practical education of abroad is contributing this rising number. Salikram Bhandari, director of Next Education consultancy says crowd of UK aspirants has gone large. He says, "More students are trying for UK as visas have been eased." According to him, Some 80 students visit his consultancy for inquiry a day.
The numbers of those willing to go Australia is still high, says Roshani Pant, manager of Australia Department of Alfa Beta. "Due to a lack of network in banking is a factor creating difficulties for the students to go Australia but the number itself is not less than that of previous years," she says. According to her, nursing, IT, social welfare, accounting have been the lucrative subjects being taught in Australia.
Beside that, inadequacy of technical schools and employment opportunities are the factors that are pushing Nepali students to leave the country. However, materialising the desire has not been an easy job. Rajen Kadel, Managing Director of South London College says that Nepali students are facing different kinds of hassles due to lack of information that they should have to gather before they start the process. He said, "Many consultancies in Nepal are misleading the students for commissions from low class and bogus colleges." "In case of UK, the main problem of Nepali students is that they start the process before they acquire knowledge about the education system and administrative process of the college. Students have been cheated by local agents and colleges and have stranded in UK."
ECAN has been organising abroad study fair for last three years. According to ECAN Education Fair Convener Committee, some 1 hundred thousand students have visited four day long fair. Total 128 counseling stalls and 12 pavilions were set up in the fair. In a few cases, consultancies are doing good but many of them are just distributing the dreams more than the reality, Raj Upadhyaya, one of the visitors in the crowd complained.
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