Kathmandu: In a bid to disseminate details about astronomy, a two-day-long teachers’ training workshop began in Kathmandu on Saturday. Jointly organized by the Nepal Astronomical Society and the National Astronomical Research Institute of Thailand, the training workshop has drawn participation from 50 individuals hailing from Nepal and India.
According to National News Agency Nepal, the Society’s Chairman Suresh Bhattarai shared that the participants would be educated on science education and science diplomacy. During the inaugural session, Nepal’s former ambassador to Austria, Prakash Kumar Suvedi, highlighted the gaps in science diplomacy, pointing out that the government’s commitments in this area are not well implemented.
Suvedi noted challenges arising from the public and private sectors’ understanding of technology as science. Thai researcher Dr. Matipon Tangmatitham emphasized that teachers, as societal leaders, can easily spread knowledge about astronomy. The workshop features expert opinions from seven Nepali and six Thai experts.