Lumbini Technological University will be developed as technical school: CM Mahara

Nepalgunj: Chief Minister of Lumbini Province Jokh Bahadur Mahara has said that the Lumbini Technological University would be developed as a national-level technical school.

At the second anniversary of the University in Nepalgunj today, Chief Minister Mahara stated that arrangements would be made to impart practical knowledge to students to involve them in innovation and research.

Stressing the need for partnership between educational institutions and industries of Nepal and the international level, he shared, ‘Such partnership will further strengthen our educational initiatives and will provide an opportunity to contribute to socio-economic growth.’

Similarly, the Social Development Minister of Lumbini Province, Ratna Bahadur Khatri, urged the federal government to make an immediate decision to acquire land for Lumbini Technological University. He pointed out the need to make the education sector trustworthy.

Likewise, Minister for Agriculture and Land Management Bhandari Lal Yadav, Province Assembly members Mina Shrestha and Durga Bahadur Chaudhary, as well as other speakers expressed their views on the educational development of the Univerity.

Vice-Chancellor of Gandaki University, Prof Dr Ganesh Man Gurung emphasized on the need to make the University free from political activities. On the occasion, the University honoured the outstanding students.