Tribhuvan University

Tribhuvan University

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

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

Tribhuvan University (TU, Nepali: ) is a public university in Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal. Established in 1959, TU is the oldest university in Nepal. In terms of enrollment, it is the ninth largest university in the world. The university offers 2,079 undergraduate and 2,000 postgraduate programs across a wide range of disciplines. As of March 2017, the university has 60 constituent campuses and 1,084 affiliated colleges across the country. Since it is government financed, it is less expensive than private universities.

Established under the TU Act in 1959, Tribhuvan University is the oldest and largest university in Nepal. The university was named after late King Tribhuvan. In its early years, all the postgraduate classes were held at Tripureshwor Campus. The administrative office was also located in Tripureshwor. It was only in 1967 that the university was relocated to its main campus in Kirtipur – an ancient town about 5 km south-west of the city of Kathmandu. The university at Kirtipur, which spreads over an area of 154.77 hectares, constitutes the Central Administrative Office and the Central Campus.

TU marked its golden jubilee in 2009 organizing programmes.

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 Bachelor's level and 1000 courses at Master’s level. It offers Ph.D. degrees in the technical institutes and faculties.