Education Minister Dina Nath Sharma inaugurated Education UK Exhibition 2012 being held from 10th -11th, February at DECC, United World Trade Centre, Kathmandu on Friday.

"This is a great opportunity for Nepalese students to receive the first hand information from the UK Universities representatives themselves,” Minister Sharma said after inaugurating the exhibition at the presence of Dr Robert Monro, British Council Country Director, Guy Harrison, Deputy Head of Mission, British Embassy, Dr Uma Sribastav, President of British Alumni Association of Nepal and representatives from 32 UK institutions.

He thanked British Council and British Embassy for organising this event to promote UK education and increasing the understanding of the UK’s expertise in education.

“Nepal and UK have long cultural and historical relation and UK is helping Nepali people by offering   world class education,” Minister Sharma said, and expressed confidence that Nepali students who go to UK for their education will come back to Nepal to serve the country and support Nepal's development needs.

Speaking at the inauguration ceremony, Dr Robert Monro insured that all participating institutions are recognised by UK Government and they offer extremely wide range of courses.

The event is being organised in an exclusive way where students and parents will get a chance to meet the representatives from thirty two different UK institutions. There will also be seminars / presentations by representatives from the British Council, the British High Commission and UK institutions, according to a statement issued by the British Council to inform about the exhibition.

The event is the biggest opportunity for face to face discussions and interaction among the alumni, students, aspirants, parents, career advisers, agents, representatives and people from all walks of life looking to broaden their educational horizons in a modern and professional way.

“The growing demand for overseas education is becoming more apparent as many Nepalese students pursue higher/further education and those who already have qualifications want to upgrade or update them,” added the statement. nepalnews.com