Is Access to Physics Education Improving in Nepal?

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The discussion highlights the severe limitations on access to physics education in Nepal, where students are protesting for the right to study the subject due to extremely limited resources. In contrast, Western countries face declining interest in physics, with institutions like Reading University in the UK closing their physics departments due to low enrollment. Participants suggest that a shift towards teaching modern physics earlier in educational curricula could help rekindle interest in the subject. The conversation emphasizes the disparity in educational opportunities between Nepal and more developed nations.

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There is a follow-up to this.

A Nepalese student studying in Ohio wrote a letter to the editor of APS News in the May 2007 issue. He said that the number of students in the physics class at Tribhuvan University in Nepal has increased due to the demonstration shown in the picture. So their demand for greater access to physics classes has worked.

Good for them!

Zz.
 
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