Tribhuvan University

Tribhuvan University
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Coordinates: 27.68184°N 85.28646°E
Tribhuvan University Tribhuwan University logo.jpg
Tribhuvan University Logo (blue and red hexagram)
Established     1959
Type     Public Coeducational
Chancellor     Prime Minister of Nepal
Vice-Chancellor     Prof. Dr. Hira Bahadur Maharjan
Academic staff
    7,049 professorial faculty
5607 other faculty
Students     604,437
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 of the five universities in Nepal. Enrolment in 2013-2014 was tenth 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.