KATHMANDU: United States Education Foundation (USEF) Nepal has launched a new booklet and mobile application “Education USA Nepal” in a bid to help Nepali students to get accurate information about studies in the United States amid a program coinciding with the opening of the USEF in Kathmandu today.
Speaking at the program, US Ambassador to Nepal, Randy Berry highlighted the importance of educational exchanges for both Nepali and American students.
The USEF-Nepal has moved from Gyaneswor to a new location in Maharjgung with an auditorium, library, computer facilities, a certified testing center, and advising services for those considering study in the United States.
Ambassador Berry said this year, over 13,000 Nepali students got enrolled in various colleges and universities in the United States. “The United States currently hosts 1.1 million international students”, he said, adding, “We are looking forward to a new generation of young people contributing to the ever-growing network of people-to-people ties between the United States and Nepal.”
Berry added, “We hope these students receive an outstanding education and return to contribute to a more stable, secure, and prosperous Nepal”
Karl Rogers, Cultural Affairs Officer at the US Embassy said that the new booklet and mobile apps would help Nepali students to find all the desired information about American colleges who seek to study in the US.
Speaking at the event, Joint Secretary at the Ministry of Education, Ram Saran Sapkota said educational exchanges add value to the bilateral ties between the two countries.
The USEF-Nepal (Fulbright Commission) was established in 1961 by an agreement between the governments of the United States and Nepal to administer educational exchange programs in Nepal.
So far, some 700 Nepalis have gone to the United States and around 600 Americans have come to Nepal under the Fulbright Commission program, according to a press statement issued by the USEF-Nepal.
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