The NIC Hub Project team of Digital Learning Research Lab visited the Far Western province of Nepal from January 7 – January 13, 2024. The team consisting of Dr. Sushil Shrestha (Country Lead), Manish Joshi (MEL officer) and Pratit Raj Giri (Researcher) had fruitful interactions with different stakeholders. Meetings were held with the Chief Secretary from the Chief Minister Office, Secretary from the Ministry of Social Development, incharge of Provincial Research Centre and local government. The discussions were focused on integrating the course contents developed by the research lab team. Positive feedback and ways to move forward suggestions were received from different stakeholders.
Stakeholders indicated interest in working with several units of governmental offices for implementation, offering technical support to nearby towns, and executing the project outcomes in different schools. Stakeholders showed interest in cooperative partnerships, demonstrating the NIC project’s potential to have a substantial impact on education in the Far Western regions.
Besides, the team also visited the Provincial Research Centre office in Doti for the planning and development of the IT lab in that center.