Himalayan News Service

Kathmandu:

It was the fourth day of the fair. Bhrikuti Mandap hall was full of students, parents and other visitors. Global Exposition and Management Services (GEMS) organised the Ninth Book and Education Fair which kicked off on May 20. The expo was divided into two sections — one half contained the stalls of different educational institutes and rest had publishers and distributors of books from country and abroad. The Education Fair ended on May 23 with a huge number of aspiring students and parents observing, acquiring information and collecting brochures of different colleges and institutes from Nepal and abroad. Uttam Pant, director, Universal Language and Computer Institute, shared, “No doubt, a fair helps raise awareness and provides a wonderful platform for students as well as institutes. We had set up our information disseminating centre where everyday we had representatives from different colleges and universities from abroad. I believe students definitely have benefited from our counselling services.”

While those who have just appeared in SLC were looking to find a college, there was aplenty who were planning to specialise in different streams. Jeet Gurung, administrative officer, Kantipur City College, shared, “We have been participating in education fair for the last four years and every year, the exhibition has provided a better mileage for us and on the sidelines of that I feel proud that we have been able to spread and raise the level of awareness that for students who want to pursue their study in information technology, our country too can offer best of the courses.” Kantipur City College that offers a course in journalism also has various bachelors and masters courses in information technology. Rastriya Banijya Bank had its own stall. “RBB has started education loan scheme and we provide information on the procedure that has to be followed for obtaining a loan. The purpose is to avail education in Nepal and abroad and we have categorised loans in two different segments — medicine and other streams,” said an RBB official who claimed that the education fair served as a better platform where students and parents could know and learn about several institutes under one roof.