KATHMANDU, Dec 15: Eight deans and three directors have been appointed to Tribhuvan University (TU). TU’s Executive Council has made the appointments to the positions of dean and director.
The appointed deans include Prof Dr Bedraj Acharya for the Faculty of Education, Associate Professor Thakur Silwal for the Institute of Forestry, Prof Dr Mohanraj Sharma for the Institute of Medicine, and Prof Dr Dubinanda Dhakal for the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences.
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Similarly, Prof Dr Mahananda Chalise has been appointed to the Faculty of Management, Prof Dr Shankar Khanal to the Institute of Science and Technology, Associate Professor Dr Kishor Chandra Dahal to the Institute of Agriculture and Animal Science, and Prof Dr Sushil Bahadur Bajracharya to the Institute of Engineering.
Similarly, the university’s executive council has appointed Associate Professor Dr Rajendra Kunwar as the director of the Education Development and Research Center, Prof Dr Meena Rajbhandari as the director of the Applied and Technological Research Center, and Associate Professor Dr Laxmikanta Sharma as the director of the Planning Directorate.
Earlier, in the Senate meeting of Tribhuvan University, Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, who is also the chancellor of the university, had directed the vice chancellor to make all appointments by December 22.