Bhushan Gurung

GM

CG Education

“We believe in a system which is holistic and all encompassing. We envision learning which is self motivated, pragmatic and related to the present context. Our mission is to build an education brand synonymous with quality, scale and dynamism in Nepal.”

 

Encouraged by its spectacular growth in recent times, CG Education aims to have 10,000 students by 2015 under its umbrella. It encompasses schools from pre-school to mainstream schooling under both CBSE and HSEB boards. Ranging from kindergarten to post-graduate level, it plans to expand its reach and create facilities at all major cities in the country. Bhushan Gurung, the GM of CG Education asserts, “We believe in a system which is holistic and all encompassing. We envision learning which is self motivated, pragmatic and related to the present context. Our mission is to build an education brand synonymous with quality, scale and dynamism in Nepal.”

 

The organisational vision is to be an integral part of the educational revolution and deliver quality to its students. “Our contribution will not only synergise the vibrant educational sector of the nation but will also activate others to follow suit,” adds Gurung. It was part of the strategic plan of Chaudhary Group, the parent company, to balance its investment portfolio between manufacturing and service sectors. CG Education is one venture that strengthens the group’s foray in the service sector where it sees a tremendous growth potential. More importantly, the society at large – students, government and the nation – will benefit from this gigantic effort.

 

CG Education’s investment in its present portfolio of schools, colleges and institutes is over Rs 100 crores. This is spread over its flagship ‘The Chandbagh School’ with likely additions in Pokhara , Butwal and the ‘DPS School’ in Birgunj. The latest entrant under its flagship is ‘The Chandbagh Pre School’, a Montessori system based school for children up to six years of age. It envisages acquiring about 25 schools and institutions and bring them under the CG Education fold. The organisation also plans to work on a public-private partnership with Nepal Government on operating many government educational institutions. It hopes that this will result in a total enhancement of quality of these institutions in terms of faculty, infrastructure and management.

 

Chaudhary Group believes that high quality affordable education is the key to Nepal’s development. Based on the experience gained from running The Chandbagh School successfully in Kathmandu and with a desire to replicate and move to the next level, it entered into a joint venture with Manipal K-12 Education. The venture offers management services to existing and new schools under the brand name CG-Manipal Schools. It also offers ICT-based School learning solutions and tutorials. “The CG-Manipal Schools is a logical extension of the Manipal Group’s strength in education and CG’s new initiatives in the field of education,” says Gurung. The schools are designed to use the right combination of technology and pedagogy for an effective learning process. Manipal K-12 is part of Pearson Education, the largest educational resource providing organisation in the world. In recent times, CG-Manipal has acquired the highly successful Campion Institutions namely Campion School-Lagankhel, Campion Academy-Lagankhel, Campion Kathmandu Higher Secondary School-Gahanapokhari and Campion College-Kupandole.

 

Digi Classrooms

Involved in various educational activities in Nepal since 1996, CG Education has now initiated efforts to establish Digi Classrooms in the educational institutions of the country. It is a cognitive learning approach and is a widely accepted theory on the learning process. “CG Education is now taking an initiative to establish Digi Classrooms in the educational institutions of Nepal,” Gurung proudly states. CG Education wanted to introduce a new approach where students can understand better and retain new information and hence, the effort. Digi Class’s multimedia contents include audiovisual aids, demonstrations, simulations, rhymes, games, activity sheets, eBooks, 3D interactivity, and patterns which help teachers teach the students in a better way and make them understand better. The content support for digital classes is from Manipal K-12. The curriculum is as per the needs and requirements of boards such as CBSE and SLC/HSEB. The product is available in a hassle-free way under Single Window Service.
 

The schools associated with CGEducation have already implemented ICT-enabled classes.
 

CG Polytechnic

With the intention to develop skilled human resource for Nepali Industries and for better employment opportunities, CG Polytechnic aspires to be the backbone of country’s skill inventory. The Chaudhary Group of industries and Manmohan Memorial Polytechnic (MMP) have jointly launched a technical training programme at CG’s industrial village - CUG in Nawalparasi from September 2009 offering technical courses on mechanical and industrial faculties. The training includes both theory and practical classes in various technical subjects which is tailor made to meet industrial requirement. The main objective of the training is to bring significant improvement in human skill matrix of the organisation.
 

 CG Polytechnic is building its capacity to diversify into food technology, accountancy and many other sectors on the need assessment. To be more customer-oriented, it reaches different relevant stakeholders for need analysis as well as maintaining quality of education. In the very near future, CG Polytechnic will become a landmark where technical skills get honed to the highest level.
 

Accreditation and Affiliation

CG Education wants to contribute in all streams of education with the aim to be acknowledged as an institution with complete educational solution. Apart from managing schools and colleges, CG Education is involved in the vocational sector as well. With this objective, it has joined hands with renowned educational institutions of the world. Its international affiliations and accreditations include CBSE Board, ‘A’ Level Cambridge University besides the joint venture with Manipal K-12. CG Education’s association with other educational institutions is intended to derive quality from their years of experience in mainstream education. It is also in the process of obtaining accreditation and affiliation with ISO, IB, ETS, ESOL and other renowned educational institutions and agencies.