Kathmandu, Aug. 12
The Kathmandu University School
of Management (KUSOM) has launched Masters' in Public Policy and Management
(MPPM) as a full-fledged academic degree on public policy for the first time in
the country.
According to KUSOM, the degree
is an innovative academic and professional programme that deals with the wide
range of public policy and public affairs to broaden the public policy
perspectives and sharpen the management skills of the public sector.
The course aims at developing
the skills of public policy formulation, implementation and timely up gradating
in both the government and private sectors, said Professor Dr. Bijaya KC, Dean
of KUSOM.
"Traditional courses on
public policy and management have failed to develop required skills in the
profession so we have included sector specific subjects like federalism and
local government, hydropower and transportation in the course," said KC.
Dr. Bishnu Dev Pant, Executive
Director of the IIDS - an institution under the KU, said that the course was
designed after rigorous discussion with the concerned stakeholders and experts.
Dr. Achyut Wagle, Professor at
KUSOM, said that Nepal has failed in the effective implementation of public
policies. "Therefore, there is a need for such programme to develop basic
theoretical skills in the young professionals. It will help develop and enhance
the kills of policy development, implementation and revision."
Admission for the course has
started. The four-semester course costs Rs. 350,000 and scholarships are
available for five deserving students.
Any individual having minimum
of 3-year Bachelor degree in any discipline with cumulative grade point average
of 2.0 or 45 per cent marks in aggregate is eligible for the course.
The course is focused in five
areas: social policy and justice, federalism and local government, development
policy, energy and hydropower policy, and transport and infrastructure policy.
Published in The Rising Nepal daily on 13 August 2019.
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