Kathmandu, 15 December 2025. A national dialogue on the present and future of inclusive education took place today in Kathmandu as education leaders, policymakers, practitioners, and advocates gathered for the first Nepal Inclusive Education Summit 2025.
The one-day summit was organized by Inclusive Education Nepal together with Autism Care Society Nepal and the Association of Preschool Educators, Nepal, and brought together various government and non-government actors to move beyond policy commitments and address real barriers faced by students across schools in Nepal.
Despite strong constitutional and legal commitments to inclusive education, speakers highlighted barriers such as structural barriers, limited coordination, inaccessible assessment practices, and scarcity of trained human resources.
Speaking at the Summit, Ram Tiwari of Inclusive Education Nepal said, “Inclusive education works only when not just the schools but the entire ecosystem functions together to remove barriers and create meaningful change.”
Organizers emphasized the need to move beyond isolated interventions and collaborate to turn policy commitments into classroom realities. The summit concluded with a collective call for coordinated actions to ensure that every learner can belong to the education system and thrive.
