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- Science Learning Center to be constructed in Nepal
Date: 30-Nov-2007 Sources: (Xinhua Online)
KATHMANDU, Nov. 25 (Xinhua) -- The Nepal Academy of Science and Technology (NAST) is all set to construct a Science Learning Center and a national laboratory here, The Himalayan Times reported on Sunday.
According to the daily, the learning center is a wider and inventive form of science museum. Scientific inventions and technologies will be displayed at the museum. While the center will provide information on rapidly evolving frontiers of science, the national laboratory will be equipped with most of the equipment needed for conducting researches in Nepal.
Hom Nath Bhattarai, vice-chancellor of the NAST, said the center will offer information on science and technology to all, including students and laymen.
'It will connect the world of science with the practical world of commoners,' he was quoted by the daily as saying.
The laboratory will provide the students and researchers with a platform to carry out studies and researches.
India is providing financial assistance for the project, while the National Council of Science Museum is providing technical assistance, according to the report.
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