Experts Call for More Investment in Nepal's Special Education
Kathmandu, 2082 Magh 13 - Experts in the field have said that the state must make adequate investment in education for children with disabilities.
Participants of the program titled “Advancement of Special School in Nepal,” held in the capital on Monday to promote education for children with disabilities, stated that Nepal should follow good practices from the international community and upgrade special schools established for the care and education of such children.
At the program, interaction was held with principals of ten special schools in Nepal that have been receiving support through the Leading University Project for International Cooperation (LUPIC) project of Changwon National University of South Korea.
LUPIC Director Prof. De Yung Jung said they have been supporting the promotion of special education in Nepal and that such support will continue in the future as well.
He said technical assistance has been provided to schools established in Nepal for the education and care of children with various types of disabilities. He also expressed thanks that the Nepali educational institutions they have supported have followed good practices used in Korea.
According to the LUPIC project, he said it has been encouraging to exchange educational experiences between special-needs schools in Korea and Nepal and to help make the daily lives of children with special needs easier.
At the program, Lee Syok Jei, Principal of Daegu Bogun School in Korea, which is established for children with special needs, said that teaching in South Korea’s special schools is conducted in different ways according to students’ abilities.
According to him, special schools in Korea use various technologies tailored to students’ abilities for physical, mental, and material development.
“Some students with disabilities are even taught to walk using robots, which is a very expensive technology,” Principal Lee Syok Jei said at the program. “Advanced technologies are also used for other students with special needs for physical, mental, and health-related development.”
Principals of participating schools complained that special schools established for students with special needs do not have sufficient resources.
LUPIC Project Manager Kim Yunyoung said that education, health, and a decent standard of living must be ensured for children with disabilities.
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