Prime Minister Sushila Karki has expressed the view that evils, aberrations, and corruption should be ended through mutual cooperation and collaboration.

At the first convocation ceremony of the Nepal Open University organized today, PM Karki, also the Chancellor of the University, stressed the need of resolving existing problems by creating employment opportunities in the country through excellence in higher education. 

"We should build our country by ending anomalies and corruption. I urge the graduated students to collaborate in the campaign of nation building. The university should impart productive-oriented education in order to stop brain drain of students, address the changing scenario of today's youth as well as create an environment where produced human resources can contribute to the nation," she mentioned. 

Similarly, educationist and former Vice Chancellor of the Tribhuvan University, Kedar Bhakta Mathema, argued that it is the responsibility of the students of Open University to engage in lifelong learning and give continuity to the learning even in difficult situations. 

Likewise, Vice Chancellor of the Open University, Dr Shilu Bajracharya, shared that the Open University has been imparting higher education to the people, who have been spending their busy lives through the medium of distance learning, in a convenient manner. 

A total of 545 students from various faculties graduated from the Open University.