INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The country & s biggest and oldest university-- Tribhuvan University-- has actually claimed that it has actually nearly finished — all
preparations to create digital identification of its trainees, teachers and other staffers to start online teaching and learning in the
middle of the coronavirus pandemic
TU said it had actually broken a handle Microsoft to produce its own digital domain for almost 500,000 members, including more than 450,000
According to Ridish Kumar Pokharel, executive director at the Office of Planning Directorate, TU, the varsity will now have its own domain
to keep information associated to curriculum, professors, colleges, digital library and other resources
The site will have different pages for colleges( constituent or affiliated) which can be accessed by the college chief and instructors of
that particular instructor
& Each student, after being registered in the university, will get an unique identity name and the password to access the site, where
trainees can get access to their curriculum and even interact with their teachers, & Pokharel stated
Each student can get around 50 GB data to use the website where they can download their curriculum and research products and also upload
their assignments and research study works
Pokharel, nevertheless, also stated digitising the whole university might be a tough job for a country like Nepal
TU claimed that the new system would assist in offering continuity to teaching-learning activities even during the lockdown, nevertheless,
it is not likely to bear fruit any time quickly
TU had actually revealed it would digitise itself five years ago, however is still having a hard time to establish computer systems and
projectors in its colleges and class and provide internet gain access to
In spite of all odds, the university claims it has practically finished producing accounts for teachers and colleges.
The university has
actually likewise offered training to instructors on online teaching
It has likewise started the procedure of buying servers
with high bandwidth for the function
& We are hoping that the new digital platform will help students communicate with teachers, get research study materials and concentrate on
their studies even if the lockdown continues, & Pokheral said
A variation of this article appears in e-paper on June 9, 2020, of The Himalayan Time The post TU all set to go digital with its own domain
appeared initially on The Himalayan Times.
