Education system of Nepal: impacts and future perspectives of COVID-19 pandemic

The academic sectors are badly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic globally. The studies regarding the impli-cations of COVID-19 in education in Nepal were minimal, thus, this paper aims to highlight the impacts of the pandemic on the education sector of Nepal. It is revealed that the Nepalese academia has been facing problems due to lack of adequate and appropriate sustainable infrastructure for the online system, including skilled human resources. In addition, limited internet facilities in remote and rural areas were the other challenging tasks for virtual academic activities. Therefore, the concerned stakeholders should provide necessary services and appro-priate strategies for virtual means of the education system to compensate the repercussion caused by the pandemic. This study could be helpful to identify the critical needs emerged due to the pandemic at present and in future and also contribute to adopt appropriate policy for the revival of educational institutions.

Automated summary

The COVID-19 pandemic has severely impacted the education sector in Nepal, primarily due to a lack of adequate online infrastructure and skilled human resources, as well as limited internet facilities in remote rural areas. The study calls for stakeholders to provide necessary services and strategies to address the consequences of the pandemic.