A presentation of some of Tribhuvan University's initiatives in EFA at the IAU Workshop on higher education for EFA, Kathmandu, Nepal, on 6-7 December 2012. Presented by Prof Dr. Prakash Man Shrestha, Faculty of Education, TU

1. THE EFA CONTEXT
• Poverty Reduction
• Economic development
• Increase life expectancy.
• Reducing morbidity and mortality.
• Quality of life–enhanced.
• Enhancing quality of upper level of education

2. EFA-A World Education Campaign
• The campaign of EFA started off by the World
Conference- Jomtein, Thailand-1990
• The World Education Forum on EFA held in
Dakar, Senegal-2000
• The Forum adopted the Dakar Framework of
Action, EFA – 6 goals
• Second Jomtein meeting – 2011

3. EFA in Nepal
• EFA National Plan for Action, Nepal, 2001-
2015
• EFA strategic Plan – 2004
• SSRP, 2009-2015

4. EFA Goals and TU contributions
Goals TU contributions
1. Expansion and improvement of ECCE •B.Ed. in ECD
•Researches
2. Free and Compulsory primary •B.Ed. In primary education
education •TPC
•TT programme through ODL modality
•Researches
3. Youth and Adult life skills (Curriculum- •Researches
practical, vocational)
4. Adult literacy •Researches
5. Gender parity •Content included in the curriculum
•Researches
6. Quality education •Trainings
•Teacher Training Program
One More •Researches
7. Quality of basic and primary education •Help developing training packages.
through mother tongue

5. Other contributions
• Policy formulation
• Preparation of documents
• Inclusion of EFA content in curriculum.

6. Weakness
• Unaware of EFA
• Lack of coordination among key players
• No investment in teaching part and negligible
intervention in Research institution.
• Ignored concerned Higher Education
Institutions.

7. Future Supports from TU
What Who
• Dessimination of EFA programme • jointly by TU, MOE and other
institutions.
• Assessment study at national level • Research centres of TU
• Technical support to prepare plan and • FOE and other Faculties.
programme
• Produce and provide quality teachers, • FOE
SSs, RPs.
• Conduct tailor-made training • FOE

8. Urgent Need
• DEVELOP COORDINATION MECHANISM

9. Keep in mind
• I/Alone x
To achieve EFA goals
• We/Group √