KATHMANDU, Sept 7 : The Nepal Police Academy signed a memorandum of understanding(MOU) with Tribhuvan University(TU) on Friday at the police headquarters, to operate a Masters in Police Sciences (MPS) in Nepal. 

Inspector General of Police(IGP) Basanta Bahadur Kunwar and the dean of TU’s management faculty Prof Dr Dilliraj Sharma signed and exchanged the MOU with the target of facilitating smooth promotions within the police organization for capable officers. As per the police headquarters, the seniormost Inspectors and Deputy Superintendent of Police(DSP)-level officers will be able to apply for the course. 

At the program, IGP Kunwar said that the program will help capable and promising officers with the professional development and leadership, with the long-term goal of developing a professional and capable workforce. “With the introduction of the program we expect to create a workforce that can perform effectively in line with the latest developments at both national and international levels,” he said, “We are confident that the program will help develop skilled personnel capable of conducting research, analysis, strategy, and planning which would lead to achieving the desired goals in the modernization and organizational strengthening of Nepal Police.”

According to officials from the police headquarters, the need for such an advanced degree as the Post Graduate Diploma in Police Sciences (PGDPS), also jointly run by police and the TU, was deemed redundant for promotion within the organization. 

“Most Inspector-level officers already enter the police with an undergraduate degree fostering a need for a higher level program for further promotion,” spokesperson for Nepal police headquarters Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Dan Bahadur Karki told Republica, “Such officers gain no extra qualification for promotion when they complete the PGDPS.” He added that the top officials from police will hold a review with TU’s management in the near future to discuss whether the diploma program needs to be scrapped.

According to DIG Karki, the introduction of an internationally-recognized MPS will aid the current police officers to develop command-level leadership skills necessary during promotion to higher-level ranks. “An additional understanding of command response along with the corresponding skills are crucial factors taken into consideration during promotion to higher-ranks,” he told Republica, “We want to create a system whereby the officials can gain the education to develop these skills while working in the organization.”

The MOU signed on Friday includes provisions for the endowment fund of the program, program management, academic calendar, various fees, requirements for admission, impact assessment of the course, establishment of branches for operating the program, examination management along with other aspects of the program.

 
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