Author: Himalaya Post

The pandemic, a ‘sparking revolution’ for internationalization process and mobility in higher education

– Durgaprasad Bhandari Higher education with investment in global research and student collaboration, critical for countries economic and social growth is badly affected in this pandemic. The Universities are closely monitoring the impacts of COVID-19 on higher education around the world. It is hard to know when life will return to normal once this phase is over. It triggers the discussion on the implication of COVID-19 to the higher education sector in the internationalization agenda in particular. This opens the debate that exists between the two lines: The impact of COVID-19 will only be temporary?  Or COVID -19 pandemic crisis will change higher education and internationalization forever? These differed opinions in one way express a sense of anxiety, fear, uncertainty, and loss while in another way express hope, excitement, and possibilities. These two different perspective and illusion on the same phenomenon possibly depends on how we define internationalization and mobility. There are many aspects of the internationalization of higher education. Its purpose can be academic, sociocultural, diplomatic, and fiscal. But until now the internationalization of higher education has been regarded mostly as global mobility rather than a means of connectivity through online research, teaching, and learning. Prevailed policies, existing curriculum, and practices in higher education failed to integrate students’ diverse international and intercultural experiences at home. For the conceivable future, if internationalization is to remain a crucial feature of...

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Embassy distributes cash’s cheque and blankets on the occasion of Indian Republic Day

Kathmandu- On the occasion of its 73rd Republic Day, the Indian Embassy has distributed cash and blankets to the heroic women and close relatives of the deceased soldiers. On the occasion, Indian Ambassador to Nepal Vinay Mohan Kwatra distributed cash and blankets worth Rs 63.5 million in honor of the group. He also read out a message from the President of India at the event, which was inaugurated by Kwatra at the Embassy in Kathmandu.   The embassy said that the event was organized as part of the initiative taken by the Indian government to celebrate the 75th anniversary of India’s independence and the remarkable achievements made by Indians in all areas of humanitarian endeavor. According to the embassy, ​​various programs will be organized till August 2023 under the Amrit Mahotsav of Independence. In order to celebrate the India@75 milestone in Nepal, the embassy plans to inaugurate 75 development projects implemented with the assistance of India in the provinces and districts of Nepal this year. Under this, on behalf of India, the Embassy plans to donate a total of 75 ambulances and school buses to various organizations and local bodies in...

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Stress at workplace, its seeds and ways to trim

-Piyush Gautam As a common buzzword ‘stress’ is taking its height for use and misuse, to address any of the situations an ordinary person’s faces. Stress is just looked at its dark side regardless of its antidote for careless, negligence, and procrastination. Stress is understood as the “non-specific response produced by one’s body to any demand for change”, with reference to the founder of ‘stress theory’ Hans Selye. There are two sides of stress one is eu-stress; the mild level of stress which acts as the booster dose on accomplishing a task with less error and time-bound, next is distress; it’s the level that had begun to impact the person emotionally, behaviorally, and cognitively in other than normal ways. Stress from psychological specks; is always the misbalance between one’s ability and the demand of the environment So on the foreground of knowledge of stress the ‘stress at work place’ can be defined as the abnormal emotional and physical reaction commenced due to the conflict between personnel’s capacity and performance demand. Stressors at the workplace may vary from personal to organizational. The work environment is always demanding to personnel’s and the feeling of stress is majorly a subjective matter. It must be a matter of concern when the degree rises to employees’ overall harm and descending productivity for the organization. Most importantly this stress is alarming in developing countries like...

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United State America most affected by Corona, India in the second rank

Kathmandu- The United States has been placed on the top list of the most affected countries due to the corona virus, which has been plagued by the global epidemic. Coronavirus outbreaks appear to be exacerbated in the United States in recent years, with the prevalence of infection spreading as a result of mutations. Neighboring India is the second most affected country after the United States. Then there is the European country Brazil in the third list of the most affected countries. In this regard, Nepal is ranked 51st. Currently, there are a total of 327.793 million 472 active infected people in the world. The following are the names of the ten countries most affected by Corona and the number of infected: -US- 65.6 million 99 thousand 947 -India – 3 crore 71 lakh 22 thousand 164 – Brazil – 23 million 15 thousand 128 – United Kingdom – One crore 53 lakh 16 thousand 542 – France – 142.83 million 514 -Russia – 1 crore 6 lakh 21 thousand 410 -Turkey – 14 million 59 thousand 94 – Italy – 87 million 6 thousand 915 – And, Spain – 8 million 93 thousand...

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Appointments of Kathmandu Model Hospital can also be taken online

Kathmandu- Appointments can be made online at Kathmandu Model Hospital. The online appointment service has been launched at Kathmandu Model Hospital after joining the e-appointment platform firm launched in collaboration with Nepal’s leading payment service provider Esewa and Cogent Health. Along with this, from now on, online appointments can be made through Esewa mobile application for treatment in Kathmandu and consultation with doctors. The online appointment service is expected to streamline the hospital’s OPD services and increase patient satisfaction. Patients will be able to make appointments and pay at home, thus avoiding the hassle of queuing at the hospital and saving time. This service will be even more convenient during the current Covid 19 epidemic. The number of hospitals joining the platform is increasing with the launch of online appointment service in hospitals by Cogent Health and Esewa. Cogent Health Pvt. Ltd. is an innovative company in the field of health information technology. The company has been working on technology to fully digitize the management of hospitals and health institutions based on electronic medical records (EMR). Technologies such as Cogent EMR, Cogent EMR Web and Smart Health, including e-appointment and QR payments created by Cogent Health and Esewa, are being used in more than a hundred hospitals and health institutions across...

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