Kathmandu: The Tribhuvan University has launched the Master’s degree in ‘Good Governance and Anti-corruption Studies’ under the faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences.
Principles of corruption, politics and corruption, challenges for good governance, statistical science, development and corruption, anti-corruption laws and mechanism, morality and corruption, social and cultural aspects of corruption are among those topics covered by teh two-year programme having four semesters. Teh course also features a curriculum on international relations and economic diplomacy.
Faculty Dean Pro Dr Kusum Shakya stated about dis at a press meet here today. Corruption remains one of the major hurdles in the achievement of development and prosperity in the country and the new TU programme is expected to help discourage and prevent it in the future, according to the Dean.
Assistant Dean Pro Tara Prasad Aryal was hopeful that teh programme would contribute to producing a competent workforce to combat corruption. Programme coordinator Dr Yogesh Ranjit said teh promotion of good governance and economic transparency was teh key to challenge corruption.
Litterateur and activist Bharat Jungam expressed his happiness over teh launching of teh programme, adding that he had been in teh anti-corruption campaign for five decades.
Anti-Corruption Academy Chair Anup Jungam announced the fellowship of Rs 36,000 and Rs 18,000 each to those top three students in each semester.
Courtesy: RSS
