Tribhuvan University

Coordinates: 27°40′55″N 85°17′11″E / 27.68184°N 85.28646°E / 27.68184; 85.28646

Tribhuvan University
त्रिभुवन विश्वविद्यालय

Tribhuvan University logo
(blue and red hexagram)
Type Public Coeducational
Established 1959 (2016 B.S.)
Chancellor Prime Minister of Nepal
Vice-Chancellor Prof. Dr. Tirtha Raj Khaniya[1]
Academic staff
 7,049 professorial faculty
5607 other faculty[2]
Students 604,437[3]
Location Kathmandu, Nepal
Campus Kirtipur
Website tribhuvan-university.edu.np

Tribhuvan University (TU) is a public university in Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal. Established in 1959, TU is the oldest[4] of the universities in Nepal. Enrolment in 2013-2014 was eighth largest in the world.

The university provides undergraduate and graduate education. More than 4,400 courses are offered, of which 500 are for intermediate-level courses (equivalent to higher secondary school), 2,079 are for undergraduate and 2,000 are for postgraduate programs. The university has 85 integral colleges and more than 600 affiliated colleges throughout the country. Since it is government financed, it is less expensive than private universities.

History

Tribhuvan University was named after late King Tribhuvan. Established in 1959 (i.e., 2016 B.S.), it is the oldest and largest university in Nepal and the most promising one. [5]

Academics

Tribhuvan University Administrative Building

TU marked its golden jubilee in 2009 organizing programmes.

In the 52nd year of its establishment, the university family remains committed and dedicated to making it a source and centre of quality education to set up a culture of learning in the country and to promote the notion of national and global peace and harmony.

Since its inception, the state-owned university, has expanded its programmes. There are five technical institutes and four general faculties. The university offers 115 courses for the technical proficiency certificate level. TU offers 1079 courses at Bachelors level and 1000 courses at Master’s level. It offers Ph.D. degrees in the technical institutes and faculties.

TU ran its programmes only through its constituent campuses before 1980. With the increasing number of students wanting higher education, it was not possible to accommodate all the students in the constituent campuses. This situation led to the establishment of colleges in the private sector because the constituent campuses alone could not meet the demand. From 1979–80, TU started providing affiliation to private colleges to conduct programmes. Across the country, 826 private colleges have received TU affiliations.

In the 2014-2015 academic session 4,05,341 students were enrolled in TU academic programmes. 1,48,141 (36.55%) students study in its 60 constituent campuses including 38 central departments, while 2,57,200 (63.45%) students study in 1053 affiliated colleges.[6]

TU has 7841 teaching faculty and 7413 non-teaching staff including the support staff in its constituent campuses. The number of total employees is 15254.

Faculties and associated central departments

There are four faculties at the university:

Institutes

There are five institutes at the university:

Organization

TU is government financed but still an autonomous organization.[2] The head of the government, the prime minister, is its chancellor.

Council

Tribhuvan University has five decision-making bodies:

Facilities

Societies

References

  1. ↑ edusanjal.com/blog/prof-dr-tirtha-raj-khaniya-vc-tribhuvan-university
  2. 1 2 Tribhuvan University
  3. ↑ "Tribhuvan university".
  4. ↑ "Nepal :: Health and education". Britannica Online Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2010-02-09.
  5. ↑ "Tribhuvan university - About us".
  6. ↑ "About Us - Tribhuvan University of Nepal". tribhuvan-university.edu.np. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
  7. ↑ "Tribhuvan University of Nepal - Tribhuvan University". tribhuvan-university.edu.np. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
  8. ↑ "Welcome to the Central Department of Chemistry". cdctu.edu.np. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
  9. ↑ "Central Department of Biotechnology, Tribhuvan University, Kirtipur, Nepal biotechtu.edu.np, Departments of TU, Kirtipur, Kathmandu Nepal". biotechtu.edu.np. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
  10. ↑ "Central Department of Public Administration - Home". cdpa.edu.np. Retrieved 25 May 2015.

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