Kathmandu, April 3

Herald College affiliated to United Kingdom-based University of Wolverhampton is all set to begin new academic programmes in Kathmandu in partnership with iAcademy.

University of Wolverhampton is one of the leading universities in the United Kingdom.

Under the affiliation of UK’s University, Herald College will be running four-year Bachelors of International Business Management and three-year Bachelors of Information Technology courses from the new academic session beginning from September.

Merryland College in Biratnagar is already running BIBM and BIT courses in affiliation with University of Wolverhampton.

Speaking at the inauguration of Herald College today, Prof Geoff Layer, vice-chancellor of University of Wolverhampton said the varsity had decided to work with the college to provide world-class education to Nepali students in their own country.

Layer said partnership between the university and Herald College will be helpful in strengthening educational ties between Nepal and Britain.

“The varsity is focused on developing curriculum that suits economic needs,” he said adding, “I can assure you that using the same curriculum and the assessment system that we use in our university, through this partnership, Nepali students will be ready for the world to work after completion of their studies.”

Sulav Budhathoki, executive chairperson of the college, said University of Wolverhampton’s affiliation to Merryland has enhanced the learning potential of Nepali students. Budhathoki claimed that culture of self-learning has developed in Nepali students due to existence of British education system adopted by colleges in Nepal.

“The students’ learning capacity has improved after affiliation to the University of Wolverhampton. Therefore, Herald College sought affiliation from the university,” he added.

The management team from iAcademy had assured the university of the quality of academic programmes here in Nepal.

Kelvin NG, director of Academic Operations, iAcademy New Zealand, said they wanted to provide

British education to Nepali students at affordable costs though this

partnership.