Medical colleges continue to overcharge students while authorities remain passive: Students say the Medical Education Commission has not taken any action despite receiving complaints against some colleges, by Binod Ghimire (kp 06/02/2020)

Former vice-chancellors warn government to stop politicisation in universities: Retired vice-chancellors see the draft Higher Education Bill as an attempt to centralise power, by Binod Ghimire (kp 05/02/2020)

Battle of the moustache: Universities should produce ideas and expand the sphere in such a way that it becomes a force to be reckoned with, by Abhi Subedi (kp 02/02/2020)

Government plan to set up Ayurveda University concerns Nepal Sanskrit University: After seeing a continuous decline in Sanskirt students, Sanskrit university itself is teaching Ayurveda studies, by Binod Ghimire (kp 28/01/2020)

How politicisation is dragging Kathmandu University down: Ever since the appointment of vice-chancellor Ram Kantha Makaju, allegations of financial impropriety and a monopoly over decision-making have continued to haunt the university, by Binod Ghimire (kp 25/01/2020), Trouble at Kathmandu University: Politicisation and strife can ruin a revered institution (kp 28/01/2020), KU lockout ends partially (ht 29/01/2020)

Lockout at KU continues (ht 23/01/2020)

Tribhuvan University introduces labour studies programme: The four-semester course will cover topics like labour economics, labour sociology, labour laws, labour migration, labour diplomacy and labour rights, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 19/01/2020)

Medical commission ‘fails’ to enforce refund of excess fee to students: Protesting students demand a probe against commission’s Chair Dr Shree Krishna Giri over an allegation that he demanded bribes, by Binod Ghimire (kp 12/01/2020)

Purbanchal University marks anniversary amid protests: Two of its administrative offices—the rooms of vice-chancellor and registrar—have been padlocked by various student unions for seven months over disagreements about the appointment of university officials, by Binod Bhandari (kp 05/01/2020)

Irate teachers, employees padlock KU departments, dean offices (ht 03/01/2020)

Policy Research Academy Bill registered in Upper House (ht 03/01/2020)

Construction of building for Madan Bhandari University starts before Parliament endorses its bill: Project to be funded by the Nepal government after the Chinese government turns down proposal, by Binod Ghimire (kp 15/12/2019) [Respect of laws obviously does not play any role for the NCP-led government!]

Universities stripped of power to grant affiliation to medical colleges, by Ruby Rauniyar (rep 15/12/2019)

KU professors, employees warn of stringent protest (ht 14/12/2019)

Shortlisted nominees for six vice-chancellor posts are close to the ruling party: If political association were to have primacy over merit, what was the point of announcing vacancies, experts ask, by Binod Ghimire (kp 13/12/2019)  [This is a very special kind of political corroption as practised by Nepal's top politicians!]

KAHS senate meeting uncertain, by Dhan Bahadur Budha (rep 09/12/2019)

Failing Education System Of Nepal, by Somy Paudyal (rn 09/12/2019)

Construction of Madan Bhandari university starts officially, by Pratap Bista (kp 08/12/2019)

Students of TU and its constituent colleges to get refund for medical expenses (ht 08/12/2019)

Six universities have been without vice-chancellors for months, but government has done precious little to appoint them: Committees formed to recommend names are waiting for consensus among parties, officials and experts say, by Bionod Ghimire (kp 07/12/2019) [They have their almighty and energetic chancellor Oli. What else do they need Vice-Chancellors?]

Semester System In Crisis, by Kushal Pokharel (rn 07/12/2019)

Reform Agenda Before New VC, by Mukti Rijal (rn 05/12/2019)

Home Ministry instructs police to arrest medical college owners if they fail to refund students: College operators refuse to budge and insist the set fee ceiling is not scientific, by Binod Ghimire (kp 26/11/2019), Medical colleges to reimburse students, by Sabitri Dhakal (ht 27/11/2019), Medical students demand changes in agreement (ht 30/11/2019)

CMC students demand refund of extra fee (ht 24/11/2019), Agitating students manhandled, protest continues, by Ritesh Tripathi (rep 24/11/2019)

Karnali Campus closed for lack of students, by Yogesh Rawal (rep 23/11/2019)

Medical colleges overcharge students by the millions but face no consequences: As most college operators have close relations with political parties, they face no action for charging exorbitant fees that are against regulations, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 21/11/2019)

Medical students’ writ petition in top court (ht 20/11/2019)

TU officials monitoring medical colleges charge even taxi fares from them, by Bhuwan Sharma (19/11/2019)

UMC students start relay hunger strike (ht 16/11/2019)

Science education: make it job-oriented, by Niranjan Parajuli (ht 14/11/2019)

Return the extra fees: The medical colleges would do well to refrain from issuing threats of shutting them down to pile pressure on the government (ht 13/11/2019)

Chitwan Medical College padlocked by protestors again: Agitating students say they are going to padlock the Education Unit until the college administration addresses their demand, by Ramesh Kumar Paudel (kp 12/11/2019), Students padlock Bhairahawa-based Universal Medical College, by Mohammad Habib (rep 12/11/2019)

Government gives 15-day ultimatum to medical colleges (ht 12/11/2019)

Medical colleges charged extra fees of nearly Rs3 billion in three years, a new report says: As some colleges received fees without providing bills, there has also been tax evasion, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 11/11/2019)

Medical students urge home minister to initiate action against defiant private colleges that are not refunding additional fees: Minister Ram Bahadur Thapa has asked for 15 days to set things right, a student leader says, by Binod Ghimire (kp 10/11/2019)

Ministry seeks clarification from 15 academic institutions: It may take action against the institutions after 15 days if clarifications are unsatisfactory (rep 08/11/2019), 15 colleges likely to face action: Education ministry planning to scrap foreign courses offered by them (ht 09/11/2019)

2-yr rural stint enough for scholarship docs: SC (ht 07/11/2019)

Medical students seek refund of extra fee (ht 06/11/2019), Government issues one directive after another to medical colleges to refund additional fees, but has taken no action as yet: Students from different medical colleges in Capital to pressurise the government and their colleges for increased fee refunds, by Binod Ghimire (kp 07/11/2019)

Different criteria applied for selection of vice-chancellor at TU and other universities: Education experts suggest adopting a competitive selection process in appointments across all varsities, by Binod Ghimire (kp 06/11/2019)

Medical Education Commission gets shape (ht 05/11/2019)

Dr Dharma Kant Banskota set to be appointed Tribhuvan University vice-chancellor: The education minister-led search committee will choose top officials among the applicants in the other seven universities, by Binod Ghimire (kp 03/11/2019) [Never ending political nominations and nepotism!], VC Banskota assumes office (kp 05/11/2019)

Chitwan Medical College to adjust fees for first year students: Agitating MBBS students, however, have not agreed with the announcement of the college administration, by Ramesh Kumar Paudel (kp 02/11/2019), Extra fees will be adjusted, says CMC (ht 02/11/2019)

Filling in the education gap: Students who move to the Capital for higher education often find themselves in a challenging and different academic culture, by Arjun Bhattarai (kp 01/11/2019)

Dhangadi to run technical institution if all goes as planned (ht 31/10/2019)

Scholarship quota for medical students increased (ht 22/10/2019), NMC allocates seats for medical colleges (ht 22/10/2019)

Undue demands: As medical colleges are related to human life, they must be service-oriented, and the service they provide should be affordable (ht 22/10/2019)

No new admissions, medical colleges warn (ht 21/10/2019)

A commission formed to deal with controversies in medical education is itself mired in controversy: The Medical Education Commission is allowing affiliations to nursing colleges, despite a law that disallows any affiliations until existing medical institutions are mapped, by Binod Ghimire (kp 19/10/2019)

Medical education cost up by up to 4.7pc (ht 19/10/2019)

Why has the medical education sector not been reformed? The defiance of medical college operators and the government’s failure to enforce the ceiling it has set for MBBS and BDS courses lead students to be overcharged, which is the cause of the prolonged agitation, by Binod Ghimire (kp 17/10/2019)

Universities are headless as government fails to agree on vice-chancellors candidates: Nepali Congress-affiliated professors’ union threatens non-cooperation in universities if they are ignored in the appointment process, by Binod Ghimire (kp 16/10/2019)

Pick the right man: To regain its lost glory, TU needs someone with a vision who can bring about the desired changes (ht 15/10/2019)

Government in bid to resolve extra fee issue (ht 14/10/2019)

VC talent search: No more political puppets, by Ambika Mohan Joshee (ht 03/10/2019) [Install independent academic chancellors and finally abolish the royal legacy that the usually non-academic head of government is chancellor of all higher academic institutions.], Ailing, Politicised Universities, by Mukti Rijal (rn 03/10/2019)

Field study conducted to establish Madan Bhandari University of Science and Technology in Chitlang: After its establishment, the university will be the first one to cater purely to the field of science and technology, by Pratap Bista (kp 02/10/2019)

Private medical college operators threaten not to enrol students in the present scenario: Dr Govinda KC warns of another hunger strike if the malpractices in medical education don’t stop, by Binod Ghimire (kp 26/09/2019)

Absence of post-graduate college in Parbat a hurdle for aspiring students: Most undergraduate students in the district are left with two choices—go out of the district to pursue higher education or discontinue their studies, by Agandhar Tiwari (kp 26/09/2019)

National Medical Commission revising fee structure for MBBS course: Protesting students say setting new fees structure is not enough without assurance of its strict implementation, by Binod Ghimire (kp 24/09/2019)

Medical education in peril, again: The protesting students’ demands to implement the new laws are legitimate and valid (kp 18/09/2019)

Lawmakers’ impartiality questioned as they recommend increase in MBBS quotas for medical colleges: Despite commitment, the Speaker has failed to ensure lawmakers are not assigned in the committees where they can have a conflict of interest, by Binod Ghimire (kp 12/09/2019)

Will Tribhuvan University be the first educational institution to have a sexual harassment policy in Nepal? Months after articles and news stories about continued sexual harassment in the country’s oldest and largest university, it finally has put a team to work on addressing these issues through a grievance mechanism, by Bhrikuti Rai (kp 08/09/2019)

Supreme Court stays IoM’s MBBS entrance test (ht 07/09/2019)

Ministry directs TU to allocate 75 percent of seats in medical colleges to scholarship students: We want to see the commitments implemented, students say, by Binod Ghimire (kp 06/09/2019)

KU padlocked for one month (ht 06/09/2019)

Instead of implementing law, government uses force to break the padlock to hold entrance tests; Students filing writ against the government demanding implementation of National Medical Education Act, by Binod Ghimire (kp 05/09/2019)

In lack of textbooks, college students rely on online resources, by Dinesh Subedi (kp 05/09/2019)

Karnali Academy of Health Sciences getting popular among the rural folks (rep 02/09/2019)

Students should be open to learning, not parrot party beliefs unquestioned: Politicians, in filling universities with party adherents, have helped erode the strength of free thought that would have come only with the right education, by Abhi Subedi (kp 01/09/2019)

What ails TU? Reform in TU is not possible without strong government support. If any reform is initiated, there is likely to be huge protest, even closure of the university, by Ridish K. Pokharel (rep 29/08/2019)

MA English open for all at Tribhuvan University (ht 25/08/2019)

Despite concerns, top officials in universities are set to be appointed on political sharing: The government is ignoring the recommendations made by a panel it had formed in May, by Binod Ghimire (kp 21/08/2019) [After the abolition of the authoritarian monarchy, which in the recent history of the country was mainly responsible for the exclusion of the majority of the Nepalese population, the non-inclusive political parties dominated by male Bahun have infiltrated the entire state apparatus in a very short time. This is undemocratic, completely irresponsible and highly politically corrupt!], No regard for merit: It is unfortunate that political sharing  in universities persists (kp 22/08/2019) [The problem already starts with the PM! He must not have any position in universities!!]

Microbiology graduates demand licence: Of 2,000 microbiology graduates, many have been denied licence to practice (ht 21/08/2019)

Where Are Universities Heading?, by Pramod Dhakal (rn 19/08/2019)

TU starts 4-year bachelor’s in humanities, by Sabitri Dhakal (ht 12/08/2019)

Offices of KU VC, registrar, deans padlocked (ht 12/08/2018)

While existing universities flounder, provinces rush to build new ones: Priority should be for improving the existing universities, educationists say, by Binod Ghimire (kp 09/08/2019)

House committee asks education minister to revise the bill to amend University Acts: Lawmakers object to provisions that could give space for further politicisation of varsities, by Binod Ghimire (kp 08/08/2019)

Making of a good university: Keep politics at bay, by Uttam Neupane (ht 05/08/2019), Integrity in academic appointments: Keep politics out of the selection process for university positions (kp 06/08/2019), Recruiting VCs in varsities: Merit should be the criteria, by Mukti Rijal (ht 06/08/2019)

Madan Bhandari - A new university, just like the old ones: The government has proposed establishing a new technical university, but its offerings suggest it will specialise in all fields, by Binod Ghimire (kp 31/07/2019)

More than 18 months after Karki report, government yet to take action against the accused: While accused officials have questioned the report’s legitimacy, experts say the government needs to take a stand, by Nayak Paudel (kp 21/07/2019)

TU, Nepal Police sign MoU for partnership (ht 18/07/2019)

At a half-century-old Sanskrit college, there is a will, but there is no money: Without funds, the library at Balmiki Campus lies neglected in ruins, by Alisha Sijapati (kp 17/07/2019)

Govt sub-panel for revising medical education fees (ht 16/07/2019)

Fee structure for bachelor level medical courses likely to increase: Medical colleges say the new rate should be enough to run the institutions effectively, by Nayak Paudel (kp 15/07/2019)

Reviving humanities: Deeper understanding of problem within humanities education in Nepal will help us identify the reason behind its decline in Tribhuvan University, by Biranchi Poudyal (rep 15/07/2019)

Vice-chancellors of several varsities to retire next month: Experts suggest selection on merit ending practice of picking officials based on their political affiliation, by Binod Ghimire (kp 14/07/2019) [It would be best to nominate chancellors from the academic circles! There is no justification to make the PM the chancellor of any university!!]

Country’s oldest university is becoming centre of anomalies as fresh controversies surface: Cases of irregularities, one after another, are tarnishing the  image of Tribhuvan University, by Binod Ghimire (kp 10/07/2019), Tribhuvan University officials embroiled in yet another power abuse scandal, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 10/07/2019), Erosion of academic standards: A decline of ethics, by Jiba Raj Pokharel (ht 10/07/2019), What is a university? It is a place where creative freedom  is explored, but TU has almost  stopped doing so for long (kp 11/07/2019), TU Under Public Scrutiny, by Mukti Rijal (rn 11/07/2019)

TU files sexual harassment FIR against teache: rFirst time the varsity has done so, by Sabitri Dhakal (ht 09/07/2019)

Varsity offices vandalised, locked (ht 08/06/2019)

Tribhuvan University to form committee to control anomalies, by Sabitri Dhakal (ht 07/07/2019)

Formation of arts, culture academy delayed in Gandaki Province, by Deepak Pariyar (kp 07/07/2019)

Writ filed at Supreme Court demanding clarity in provision on medical seats for foreign students: Petition comes at a time when controversy is raging  in Dharan medical institute over the issue, by Nayak Paudel (kp 04/07/2019)

10 Tribhuvan University officials face graft charge for manipulating scores in job exams:The Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority found 33 answer sheets had been tampered with, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 04/07/2019)

TU confirms its official took bribes to manipulate scores of a student University official: Ram Bahadur Karmacharya and Patan Multiple Campus student Surendra Koirala are in the CIAA custody, by Binod Ghimire (kp 03/07/2019)

BPKIHS defends its quota policy for foreign students: The institute maintains it is managing foreign student quotas as per the Medical Education Act, by Pradeep Menyangbo (kp 26/06/2019), Resident doctors at BPKIHS in protest over foreign student quota policy row: Doctors demand one-third quota should apply in each department, by Pradeep Menyangbo (kp 28/06/2019)

Bar on going abroad for studies before Plus Two stayed (ht 22/06/2019)

Study under way to conduct common entrance test and to revise fees of medical colleges: Activists and experts seek recommendations that benefit students, rather than medical colleges, by Nayak Paudel (kp 17/06/2019)

Ministry to draft new bill to run five state medical colleges under one body: Experts suggest proper study and research before forming the bill, by Nayak Paudel (kp 15/06/2019)

Sija Multiple Campus: Students come for admission but not for studies, by DB Budha (rep 09/06/2019)

Tribhuvan University should change the way it handles thesis writing: After years of sitting in exams to protract the bevies of bullet points, students are faced to deal with an unfamiliar object, by Nirmal Acharya (kp 09/06/2019)

Private medical colleges admit to charging extra fees to their studentsCollege operators tell House sub-committee that government-set fee structure is unfeasible, by Nayak Paudel (kp 06/06/2019)

Administratively dead: Just as TU is devoid of its intellectual life, it is destitute of its administrative life too. I, therefore, declare administrative death of TU, by Ajit Rai (rep 28/05/2019)

PU ‘paralysed’ due to government interference, by Binod Bhandari (kp 27/05/2019)

Maintaining the sanctity of Nepali universities: Instead of focusing on nurturing academic practices, including research and innovation, the government seems to be interested merely in centralising power and curbing academic freedom, by Kushal Pokharel (kp 26/05/2019)

Teachers affiliated to Far-western University not paid since 11 months, by Yogesh Rawal (22/05/2019)

Mishra’s departure throws the future of government think tank into disarray: Insiders believe Chaitanya Mishra’s discomfort with bureaucracy was the  primary reason for his resignation as the head of Policy Research Academy, by Anil Giri (kp 21/05/2019), Think tank woes: The government’s promise of  cooperation has fallen short (kp 22/05/2019)

GMC yet to  return extra fees charged from students (ht 21/05/2019)

Dadeldhura Multiple Campus beset by  cronyism and political interference, by Pant (kp 20/05/2019)

Making the system work: Tribhuvan University has not been able to create basic infrastructure, student-centric teaching model and other facilities to properly run semester system, by Biranchi Poudyal and Sangam Babu Malla (rep 19/05/2019)

SC orders  TU to allow foreign  students to sit for MBBS exam (ht 18/05/2019)

Choose the best: Let’s have no more political  appointments at universities (kp 17/05/2019) [And please remove the Prime Minister's function as head of all universities and academies that was taken over from the erstwhile monarchy! A person with not more than SLC education is in no way qualified to head universities!], Prime minister must not have power to sack university officials, say former vice-chancellorsAround a dozen retired university officials have demanded that the prime minister respect the autonomy of universities and not pass an amendment bill, by Binod Ghimire (kp 18/05/2019), Ex-VCs urge govt to depoliticize universities (rep 18/05/2019)

Politics-academics Mess, by Mukti Rijal (rn 16/05/2019)

Task force recommends university officials be picked on merit basis: The government-instituted panel suggests those accused of plagiarism should be disqualified, by Binod Ghimire (kp 16/05/2019)

Tainted TU registrar Upreti promoted to professor; TU Service Commission Chairman Chaitanya Sharma promoting nepotism: TU officials , by Bishnu Prasad Aryal (rep 13/05/2019), Saving TU from infamy (rep 14/05/2019)

Frequent strikes hit Agriculture and Forestry University hard (ht 08/05/2019)

Govt grills TU officials over unreturned MBBS fees (rep 04/05/2019)

Anti-ragging drive launched in colleges (kp 27/04/2019)

Colleges admit students, PU refuses to register (ht 22/04/2019), Follow the criteria: A university has the right to set its standard, and affiliated colleges must abide by the rules to ensure quality of education (ht 23/04/2019)

Student organisations padlocked central office of Pokhara University, by Deepak Pariyar (kp 19/04/2019)

TU yet to clear over Rs 21 billion of arrears (kp 18/04/2019)

How Tribhuvan University let students down after a sexual harassment case: Students at the university filed a sexual harassment complaint but instead of taking action, university officials facilitated a compromise between the five women and the teachers accused of harassing them, by Bhrikuti Rai (kp 09/04/2019)

Army’s plan for defence university stokes debate over who should pay for it: Nepal Army has said the institution will be a homegrown project even as multiple countries offer support to set it up, by Anil Giri (kp 08/04/2019)

Pokhara Academy of Health  Sciences still unable to run classes: We won’t be able to conduct classes without the final approval of  Nepal Medical Council, says Vice-chancellor Buddhi Bahadur Thapa, by Lal Prasad Sharma (kp 06/04/2019)

New University In The Offing, by Prem Khatry (rn 02/04/2019)

Medical colleges told to return extra fees charged to students within a month: Colleges stand to face stern action, including termination of affiliation with TU, if they fail to follow the directive (kp 22/03/2019)

Bill proposes sack of university chiefs through senate majority, draws flak, by Ashok Dahal (rep 21/03/2019)

Tribhuvan University, Institute of Medicine offices padlocked: Ruling party student unions demand problems at medical colleges be addressed, by Arjun Poudel (kp 20/03/2019)

UGC doles out Rs 25 million to campuses not meeting criteria, by Ruby Rauniyar (rep 18/03/2019)

Resignation of top officials continues in KU: Bipin Adhikari quits as dean of School of Law, expresses demur over vice-chancellor’s working style (kp 17/03/2019)

BPKIHS without Vice-Chancellor, by Rohit Rai (rep 16/03/2019)

Council instructs varsities to stop medical colleges from ‘fleecing’ students: Scores of students had filed complaints against colleges saying they were being charged more than the fee set by the government, by Arjun Poudel (kp 15/03/2019)

Gandaki Medical College students warn of moving court against steep fees: Students say authorities did not pay heed to their concerns, by Nayak Paudel (kp 01/03/2019), NMA finds Gandaki medical college charging MBBS students extra fees, by Anita Shrestha (ht 02/03/2019)

Woman chief sought for Padma Kanya campus (ht 28/02/2019)

Changunarayan Municipality to manage engineering college (kp 18/02/2019)

Government nod for tech university, by Binod Ghimire (kp 13/02/2019)

Devise criteria for students pursuing medical degrees abroad: Council: The suggestion came after hundreds of MBBS graduates from Bangladesh and China failed licence tests, by Nayak Paudel (kp 08/02/2019)

Shah appointed new vice-chancellor of health academy, by Nayak Paudel (kp 07/02/2019)

Biotechnology: Great opportunity in bio-economy, by Ajnish Ghimire (ht 05/02/2019)

TU, KU not to issue new affiliation to pvt medical colleges (rep 04/02/2019)

Ministeries at odds over panel’s advice: Bringing academies under Education Ministry is a sore issue (kp 01/02/2019)

A dream deferred: Why aren’t Nepal’s universities attracting young Nepali scholars from abroad?, by Dinesh Kafle (kp 01/02/2019)

When teachers fail: There are many university teachers who can’t understand and speak English well but are ‘teaching’ in English medium, by Rishi Ram Paudyal (rep 27/01/2018)

Panel calls for halting college affiliation until new laws are in place: Acts in need to define jurisdiction of provincial and federal governments, by Binod Ghimire (kp 13/01/2019)

Govt proposes to set up two medical colleges: The medical education bill also envisages a medical education university (ht 13/01/2019), Opposition calls for consensus on Medical Education Bill, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 14/01/2019)

Affiliation at Agriculture University postponed: Admission process is halted at eight private colleges (kp 12/01/2019)

Not to let: The government must form a strong body to probe into TU  land acquisition (kp 11/01/2019)

Dr KC to launch 16th hunger strike today: Demands end to ‘mafia reign’ in medical sector, by Biplaw Bhattarai (kp 09/01/2019), NCP lawmakers bulldoze Medical Education Bill through House panel: KC starts 16th hunger strike objecting to change in provisions, by Nayak Paudel (kp 10/01/2019), Respect Public Interests, by Kushal Pokharel (rn 12/01/2019)

Cultivating intellectual curiosity: Learning and knowledge acquisition is a dynamic, long-term and a complex process, by Mahendra P. Lama (kp 09/01/2019)

TU trying to attract students to History: In the last academic year, number of students opting for History as a major was nil (ht 04/01/2019)

TU vice-chancellor ‘unaware’ of sexual harassment charges against professor: Retired Tribhuvan University professor teaches at private colleges and is invited to speak at prestigious forums, by Tsering D Gurung (kp 26/12/2018)

Students vandalise far western campus (kp 20/12/2018)

‘Set up new colleges based on Nepal’s human resource need’, by Binod Ghimire (kp 20/12/2018)

Malaises Plague University, by Mukti Rijal (rn 20/12/2018)

34 Indian students of Janaki Medical College denied MBBS exam, by Santosh Singh (kp 19/12/2018)

Nepal Academy gets full shape (kp 18/12/2018)

Science Academy suffers shortage of staff (kp 17/12/2018)

Feasibility study of medical course begins in Jumla (kp 17/12/2018), Dr. KC’s deadline on demands expires today: Govt team at Karnali Academy of Health Sciences (rep 17/12/2018), Assured by House panel, KC puts off protest plan, by Nayak Paudel (kp 18/12/2018)

Agri Varsity to run two affiliate colleges (kp 16/12/2018)

VC Koirala keeps courting controversy at Mid-western University, by Narendra Upadhyaya (rep 10/12/2018)

Student intake rises 2pc in 3 years at Tribhuvan University (kp 05/12/2018)

Protest hinders classes of Agriculture and Forestry University, by Ramesh Kumar Paudel (kp 03/12/2018), Obstruction in forestry university set to end, by Binod Ghimire (kp 13/12/2018)

Delay in key appointments hits regular work at NAMS (ht 29/11/2018)

National Academy of Medical Sciences: Doctors’ dubious admission process courts controversy, by Nayak Pudel (kp 23/11/2018)

Agriculture and Forestry University vandalised (kp 15/11/2018), Agriculture and Forestry University in Chitwan vandalised, set ablaze (ht 15/11/2018)

Rice University to offer leadership programme (kp 03/11/2018)

Go-ahead for Madan Bhandari university: Cabinet permits the Education Ministry to draft law for the university with exclusive focus on Science and Technology, by Binod Ghimire (kp 26/10/2018)

Ministry in 10pc medical fee hike talks (kp 11/10/2018)

'Barrier' policy for MBBS/BDS students questioned: Makes govt scholarships a waste of state funds, by Bishnu Prasad Aryal (rep 11/10/2018)

Scholars call for action to develop Buddhist varsity (kp 01/10/2018)

‘Locating’ the Missing History Students: At face value, the number of history students at Tribhuvan University is declining sharply. But do the numbers put the issue in proper perspective?, by Pratyoush Onta (kp 29/09/2018)

IOM medical and dental entrance exams begin today: Overall, 17,660 students have submitted their forms to take various medical entrance exams conducted by the Institute of Medicine (kp 22/09/2018)

Proposal on University for Peace approved (ht 21/09/2018)

TU passes Rs 21.1 billion budget for current fiscal year (rep 19/09/2018)

Foreign degrees, domestic colleges: While international universities partnering with domestic colleges are a good thing, care must be taken to ensure that these foreign varsities are reputable, by Binod Ghimire (kp 16/09/2018), Reversing the brain drain: Unlikely as it may seem, Nepal has the potential to become an education hub for foreign students, say experts and practitioners, by Binod Ghimire (kp 16/09/2018), As country continues to face a qualified human resource crunch, graduates from foreign-affiliated colleges are starting enterprises and working in leading professional positions (kp 16/09/2018)

No more crawling: The academic peers at TU seem to be adopting ‘crawling’ approach when it comes to TU’s institutional development, by Pranab Kharel and Gaurab KC (rep 16/09/2018)

TU criticized for multiple mistakes in question paper (rep 12/09/2018)

TU VC office vandalized over question paper leakage (rep 07/09/2018)

Anarchy In University Affiliation, by Mukti Rijal (rn 06/09/2018)

Lockout affects work at Forestry and Agriculture University in Chitwan (ht 06/09/2018)

BPKIHS academic block handed over despite 28 major faults, show records (rep 27/08/2018)

‘Tribhuvan University should strive for quality education’ (kp 21/08/2018)

Students bearing the brunt of varsity’s negligence (ht 21/08/2018)

House panel to consult KC on  Medical Edu Bill (kp 20/08/2018), There’s nothing more to discuss: KC (kp 30/08/2018)

Medical commission will not hold common entrance test (kp 19/08/2018) [Lacking political will!]

Going private: Enrolment in public colleges have fallen by half in the last decade; private schools are reaping the benefits, by Binod Ghimire (kp 16/08/2018), The streams not taken: While technical public
institutions of higher education are among the best in the country, non-technical schools suffer from politicization and a lack of leadership and oversight, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 16/08/2018), Fallow grounds: pursuing a future in forestry and agriculture, by Alisha Sijapati (kp 16/08/2018)

Founding failures: Although the country requires new universities, they must be able to cater to the needs of students, by Binod Ghimire (kp 16/08/2018)

By the law, by Sanjeev Giri (kp 16/08/2018)

Need for more regulations, but also innovation, interview with Dev Raj Adhikari (kp 16/08/2018)

KC slams ‘dubious’ appointment process’ (kp 16/08/2018)

Over 71 per cent medical students fail licensing examination (ht 13/08/2018)

TU fails to provide transcripts within a day, by Bikan K Dawadi (rep 07/08/2018)

Edu Ministry halts NOC for Mauritius (kp 06/08/2018)

Purbanchal Univ defies Centre, plans to affiliate private colleges, by Binod Bhandari (kp 03/08/2018)

Tri-Chandra, Nepal's first college in dire straits, by Diya Dhakal (rep 03/08/2018)

Reforms In Medical Education, by Uttam Maharjan (rn 02/08/2018)

TU associate professor plagiarizes to get promotion (rep 02/08/2018), We are taking plagiarism seriously: TU Service Commission (rep 03/08/2018)

Affiliation to private colleges stopped (ht 02/08/2018)

Zero student in masters' programs after semester system introduced, by Bhim Chapagain (rep 31/07/2018)

TU officials accused over NMC affiliation dismiss panel report: The government has assured that action will be initiated against the 43 accused within two months, by Nayak Paudel (kp 30/07/2018), TU dismisses MEPC report, rejects action: Stance goes against govt-Dr KC agreement, by Bishnu Prasad Aryal (rep 30/07/2018), Punish tainted TU officials (rep 31/07/2018)

Govt criticized for permitting pvt agricultural, forestry colleges: After medical sector education, mafias have now eyed the agriculture and other sectors (rep 30/07/2018)

Reforming Medical Education, by Mukti Rijal (rn 26/07/2018), Controversy Over Medical Bill, by Uttam Maharjan (rn 26/07/2018), Politics of Medical Education, by Narad Bharadwaj (rn 27/07/2018)

Greater Reforms Needed, by Narayan Upadhyay (rn 25/07/2018)

CNAS: Overcoming Hurdles, by Prem Khatry (rn 24/07/2018)

Nepal Needs More Doctors, by Pradipna Raj Panta (rn 23/07/2018)

PM Oli pushes TU to prepare HR plan (kp 22/07/2018) [A PM should not be chancellor of a university! He lacks independence and competence! This is one of the remnants of royal absolutism! Someone with not more education than SLC cannot be the chancellor of a university!!]

The reign of error: The govt should use its majority to do good, not undermine academic autonomy, by Pramod Mishra (kp 19/07/2018)

Teachers join student protests against Agri Univ’s tie-up (kp 17/07/2018)

Tikapur Campus fighting to get back its 300 bigha land: The Kamaiyas started encroaching on the land of the campus from July 8, 2006, by Yogesh Rawal (rep 12/07/2018)

Evidence should guide policy: Dr KC’s demand to open medical colleges in rural regions is impractical to fulfil, by Sujan B Marahatta and Santa M Tamang (kp 11/07/2018)

TU, Bharatpur metropolis to open engineering college (ht 10/07/2018)

Prof Koirala didn’t have permission to fly: Home minister: Oppn party terms it ‘fascist terror’ by govt (rep 09/07/2018), University of British Colombia dismayed and shamed (rep 09/07/2018)

Health Profession Education: Policy sets a precedent for future public policies, interview with Kedar Bhakta Mathema (kp 09/07/2018)

Rampur Agriculture Campus re-opens, by Sabita Shrestha (rep 08/07/2018)

Govt registers National: Medical Education Bill: Legislation does not address concerns raised by Dr Govinda KC; Congress leader Thapa says party will block the bill’s passage (kp 07/07/2018), All three levels of leftist government ignore RAHS, by Devendra Basnet (rep 07/07/2018), PM sticks to his guns: Prime Minister Oli says Maitighar Mandala will remain no-protest zone; Kathmandu will have more medical colleges to stem student outflow, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 08/07/2018) [,,,and, especially, to fill the pockets of leading NCP politicians and their clientele!], Dr KC’s health ‘worsens’, by LP Devkota (kp 08/07/2018), A mare’s nest: The ongoing predicament in humanities and medical education calls for everyone to fight their corner more effectively, by Abhi Subedi (kp 08/07/2018), Govt puts national medical bill on hold: Officials say the govt decided not to table the bill after learning that the NC would obstruct the House if it did so (kp 13/08/2018), Govt drops plan to table Medical Education Bill (rep 13/07/2018)

Legal void likely in medical education after Wednesday (rep 03/07/2018)

Common medical entrance exams unlikely this session, by Nayan Paudel (kp 02/07/2018)

Bill for Med Edu Ordinance tabled: Altering of major provisions will allow more medical colleges in Kathmandu Valley, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp 30/06/2018), Dr KC starts hunger strike in Jumla (kp 01/07/2018) [Brutal police force against against peaceful civil society action!], Dr KC starts 15th hunger strike, is briefly arrested, by DB Budha (rep 01/07/2018), Replacement medical education bill draws flak (rep 01/01/2018), Congress blocks replacement bill: Raising questions over process and contents, opposition wants major provisions of the ordinance retained, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp 02/07/2018), Medical education bill withdrawn: Old law to come into force  from Wednesday amid protests, by Rewati Sapkota (ht 02/07/2018), Regressive bill: The replacement bill the govt is planning to introduce will deal a blow to efforts at improving medical education (ht 03/07/2018)

Thapa presses govt over medical education ordinance replacement bill (rep 28/06/2018)

Reforming higher education: It is necessary to reform existing teacher hiring system which focuses much on testing content knowledge rather than candidates’ research and professional skills, by Prem Phyak (rep 21/06/2018)

Confucius Institute to be set up at TU (kp 18/06/2018)

MoEST to monitor colleges affiliated to foreign varsities (ht 14/06/2018)

Ministry takes five decisions to 'improve medical education' (rep 13/06/2018)

Med panel mulls holding common entrance test, by Nayak Paudel (kp 10/06/2018)

Rajbiraj campus remains padlocked for three months over affiliation (ht 09/06/2018)

Dr KC threatens to launch fresh protest (kp 08/06/2018), Endorse Medical Education Act immediately: Dr KC (rep 08/06/2018)

Medical Education Commission to allocate scholarships (ht 05/06/2018)

Reviving TU: The only force that can transform TU in the immediate future is university students who are bearing the brunt of its intellectual demise, by Ajit Rai (rep 05/06/2018)

700 permanent TU teachers in Valley are under-worked, by Bishnu Prasad Aryal (rep 04/06/2018)

Court upholds decision to cut medical fees: Private medical colleges had moved the court demanding scrapping of Rs2.2m fee ceiling (kp 29/05/2018)

TU to provide transcript in a single day (kp 28/05/2018)

Lack of fund hits rebuilding of university properties (kp 27/05/2018)

Eleven university contact offices in Kathmandu valley to be closed (ht 26/05/2018)

Medical students protest against exorbitant fees (kp 15/05/2018), ‘Scrap medical colleges that break fee ceiling’ (kp 16/05/2018), Pvt medical colleges under TU charging extra fees for PG students (rep 16/05/2018), Medical students stage sit-in outside VC Khaniya’s office (kp 17/05/2018)

TU deprives teachers of Chinese scholarships, by Bishnu Prasad Aryal (rep 15/05/2018)

KUSoEd grads to form alumni (kp 14/05/2018)

Transitioning to research in a subaltern university: A subaltern history of research (in) universities like TU would allow us to rescue the unknown MA thesis writer from the ‘enormous  condescension’ of the academic historians who have documented the history of higher education/research in elite universities world over, by Pratyoush Onta (kp 12/05/2018)

Academic blues: Public universities should serve the larger public and not those at the helm of affairs (kp 09/05/2018)

TU senate meeting put off (kp 07/05/2018)

FCGO provides research grant to university students (ht 05/05/2018)

20 per cent attendance must in NOU (ht 29/04/2018)

Failed student-led rebuilding of TU: A proposed initiative to re-build TU’s quake-damaged buildings by raising money from the alumni  could have potentially changed the university’s future in a dramatic way; but it was not to be, by Pratyoush Onta (kp 28/04/2018)

Academy opens to teach Newari architecture (kp 27/04/2018)

Redesigning our universities: Teachers and students and the public alike will be thirstier for new knowledge if university education is defined as and designed for putting research first, by Shyam Sharma (rep 26/04/2018)

Central Department of Psychology padlocked (ht 24/04/2018)

TU to shut unpopular departments, by Binod Ghimire (kp 21/04/2018)

What private colleges can do: Without greater advancement and integration of research, academic and professional development support, and innovation in teaching, private colleges can no longer justify their cost or define their social contribution, by Shyam Sharma (rep 10/04/2018)

NEB begins discussion on admission criteria (ht 08/04/2018)

TU campuses to be made tobacco-free zone (ht 07/04/2018)

First year law admissions halt as union locks office (kp 05/04/2018)

House endorses HPE Ordinance: Law bars establishment  of new medical schools  in Kathmandu Valley for a decade, by Manish Gautam (kp 04/04/2018), Drawing the line: Law prohibiting establishment of new medical colleges in Kathmandu for 10 years is positive (kp 05/04/2018), ‘Govt should bring replacement bill soon’ (ht 05/04/2018)

IoM awaits TU approval for medical seats, fees, by Manish Gautam (kp 03/04/2018)

NSU, Oxford University sign agreement: To conduct joint researches, exchange programmes (ht 25/03/2018)

Now Dr KC takes aim at TU VC Khaniya (rep 17/03/2018)

TU is dead: TU has degenerated into an intellectually dead institution. If it had been kept away from baneful political meddling, it would be alive, by Ajit Rai (rep 01/03/2018), Why I said TU is dead: Serious intellectual effort made by few ideal professors is not enough to produce the force strong enough to propel intellectual engine of a university, by Ajit Rai (rep 14/03/2018)

Commission seizes papers from forest university: A team from Hetauda raided Agriculture University (ht 25/02/2018)

Implement the report: The probe panel has made a fine set of proposals to ensure quality medical education, by Kahar Singh Khadka (kp 23/02/2018)

All eyes on Oli-led government over its possible move on HPE Act, by Manish Gautam (kp 20/02/2018)

Semester system leads to decline of student politics at colleges (ht 20/02/2018)

LAN-AITM, Rice University to launch training initiative (ht 17/02/2018)

Dozen plus outfits run non-TU activities on its premises, by Bishnu Prasad Aryal (rep 14/02/2018)

TU blames SC, MEPC for its own weaknesses (rep 12/02/2018)

NOU set to launch master’s degree programme (ht 11/02/2018)

Enabling semester system, by Jiva Nath Lamsal (rep 11/02/2018)

Quake-damaged technical academy to be rebuilt (ht 11/02/2018)

Probe committee suggests reforms in medical education (ht 06/02/2018), Student unions demand immediate resignation of top TU officials (rep 06/02/2018)

Pvt med colleges demand extra Rs1 million from MBBS students, by Manish Gautam (kp 31/01/2018), TU unable to take action against medical colleges (rep 31/01/2018)

TU to implement semester system across country (ht 31/01/2018)

CTEVT to open technical colleges in all provinces (ht 28/01/2018)

Protest on at Agriculture and Forestry University (ht 26/01/2018)

No medical college for MBBS degree in two provinces, by Bishnu Prasad Aryal (rep 23/01/2018)

TU to introduce credit transfer system (ht 20/01/2018)

Unleashing opportunity: Reforms in higher education must, by Bishwo Bandhu Pokharel (ht 17/01/2018)

Time for overhaul: When I did not allow the student to cheat, he formed a ‘gang’ and was waiting to punish me outside, by Jiva Nath Lamsal (rep 16/01/2018)

Being a ‘smart’ student: If the formal courses in Nepali universities come with their contextual limitations, being smart means being alert to contemporaneous opportunities elsewhere, by Pratyoush Onta (kp 13/01/2018)

Supreme Court reinstates Dr Sharma as IoM dean (ht 08/01/2018), SC ruling on IoM dean splits legal experts (kp 08/01/2018), Fresh dispute looms over IoM (kp 11/01/2018), Govt inks five-point agreement with Dr KC (ht 13/01/2018), TU, IoM not on the same page over dean (kp 16/01/2018)

UGC spending on research negligible (ht 08/01/2018)

TU’s ‘lingering’ in seat endorsement jeopardised medicine programme: IoM; TU council has to endorse the total number of seats before IoM can begin counseling of the students (kp 07/01/2018), Bowing to pressure, TU endorses seat allocation (kp 08/01/2018)

The other way around: With the right policies, Nepal can be turned into a destination for foreign students, by Rajesh Chapagain (kp 07/01/2018)

Staff protest at kist medical college: Students urge IoM, NMC to resolve college dispute (kp 05/01/2018)

Medicine studies: Test compulsory before pursuing postgrad abroad (kp 01/01/2018)

Reforming TU from below: Those who work in TU and are brave enough to not bow down to party-based apparatchiks have to step up, by Pratyoush Onta (kp 28/12/2017)

Reversing the brain drain: Exposure to international curricula makes students more competent and qualifies them for job options globally (kp 28/12/2017)

Aboard the MBA train (kp 28/12/2017), Ready for the market (kp 28/12/2017)

NAMS to run bachelor’s levelprogramme on optometry (ht 26/12/2017)

High Court upholds earlier stay on IoM (kp 22/12/2017)

MBBS fees at med schools: IoM takes steps to curb overcharging (kp 17/12/2017)

Educationists demand ranking of colleges (ht 17/12/2017)

Student unions, TU trade blame at delay in Master’s degree exams in Valley, by Bishnu Prasad Aryal (kp 13/12/2017)

Less number of students going abroad to study medicine (ht 12/12/2017)

MBBS entrance test: Fresh exam on Dec 2 under tight security, by Manish Gautam (kp 02/12/2017), IoM conducts MBBS entrance test amid tight security (kp 03/12/2017), IoM publishes MBBS entrance re-examination results: The pass percentage this year is comparatively lower than that of last year (ht 05/12/2017)

KU to start master’s level study in technical and vocational education (kp 30/11/2017)

Medical college under PU runs into controversy: MoE, NMC in dark about decision to let Koshi Zonal Hospital run MBBS course (kp 28/11/2017)

IoM to seek police help to conduct MBBS test: Entrance examination to be held on December 2 amid tight security (kp 26/11/2017), Entrance a must for overseas PG courses (ht 26/11/2017)

NMC turns down KU’s request to add up quotas: 3 months after the NMC fixed quotas, KU on November 16 requested  for added MBBs seats (kp 25/11/2017)

TU leaves it for the IoM to decide on test legitimacy, by Anuj Kumar Adhikari (kp 17/11/2017), IoM voids MBBS entrance exam, to fix new date soon (kp 20/11/2017)

Ministry presses NMC to allocate seats to National (kp 07/11/2017)

Same old syllabus: College students are going abroad since they can’t get modern research-based education here, by Pragyan Bhattarai (kp 29/10/2017)

Entrance exam cheating case: Prolonged probe to affect TU’s MBBS calendar; An investigation is under way after some students were caught using wireless devices to cheat in the  IoM entrance test, by Manish Gautam (kp 28/10/2017), Papers might have been leaked, police tell IoM: No involvement of IoM officials: Crime division, by Manish Gautam (kp 06/11/2017)

Sanskrit getting popular among foreign students, by Ujjwal Satyal (ht 26/10/2017)

Focusing on innovation: Today’s medical school curricula need to incorporate core aspects of innovation to ensure quality health care, by Manoj Bhattarai (kp 20/10/2017)

11 held from MBBS entrance test (kp 15/10/2017)

House passes bill to set up varsity in Province 2 (kp 13/10/2017)

Few students opting for language major at TU (ht 10/10/2017)

Prof Gajurel’s strike enters 12th day (ht 09/10/2017)

Bill tabled to set up medical academy in in Dang’s Ghorahi (kp 07/10/2017), Bill endorsed to set up new health academy in Dang: Health Minister Pokharel says setting up Rapti Academy of Health Sciences will expand medical access to public  in the region (kp 11/10/2017)

Colleges told to follow govt-set fee structure: The IoM has instructed  the private medical  colleges not to charge fees in arbitrary basis (kp 17/09/2017)

House to pass Acts on two varsities before dissolution: Bills to set up Nepalgunj University in Banke and Rajarshi Janak in Dhanusha are under consideration in the Committee on Women, Children and Elderly Citizens (kp 16/09/2017)

TU body without member-secretary for 3 months, by Bishnu Prasad Aryal (rep 15/09/2017)

Communication academy soon, says minister (kp 10/09/2017)

Teachers, professors warn of stern agitation (kp 06/09/2017)

TU panel ‘falsified’ National College inspection report, by Manish Gautam (kp 22/08/2017), National’s Ghattekulo hospital run illegally, by Manish Gautam (kp 23/08/2017), Cronyism to the maximum: Investigate the falsified report that granted KNMC affiliation and punish the guilty (kp 23/08/2017), Dr KC demands annulment of Kathmandu National affiliation, by Manish Gautam (kp 24/08/2017), TU remains defiant despite broadcriticism over national med college (kp 26/08/2017), Kathmandu National Hospital will be shut: Health Ministry (kp 29/08/2017), TU suspends Kathmandu National Medical College affiliation (rep 03/09/2017), NMA urges Deuba to scrap KNMC affiliation (kp 04/09/2017), TU scraps National Medical College affiliation: Fresh inspection by a varsity-formed team finds facility without doctors, patients and staff (kp 07/09/2017), The next step forward: TU’s decision to rescind its misinformed decision on KNMC was much needed (kp 08/09/2017)

National denies merit students admission, again, by Manish Gautam (kp 06/08/2017)

Academic Accommodations For Disabled, by Dev Datta Joshi (rn 05/08/2017)

MPs’ reservations block endorsement of Health Profession Education Bill, by Binod Ghimire (kp 30/07/2017)

IoM asst deans refuse to assume office: Say they have been given ‘ambiguous office term’ (kp 27/07/2017)

Lumbini Buddhist University senate endorses master-plan, new degrees (rep 26/07/2017)

SC’s interim order denial paves way for merit grads’ admission: Apex court rejects enrolled students’ plea for halt in new admissions (kp 21/07/2017)

TU to resume BSc agriculture classes (ht 19/07/2017)

Not a single college, univ property rebuilt in 2 yrs: The main administrative building of the TU having offices of vice-chancellor, rector and the registrar, was totally destroyed (kp 18/07/2017)

State of confusion: There was a suggestion from a former vice chancellor of a university to do away with publication of journal articles and books, by Pranab Kharel (rep 16/07/2017)

Docs’ associations press Universal to admit listed grads (kp 15/07/2017)

MD/MS adminission: Two medical colleges seek hefty extra sums, by Manish Gautam (kp 14/07/2017)

Reversing brain drainLosing thousands of youths to other countries every year is bad; we must create incentives for them to return home, by Byanjana Sharma (kp 13/07/2017)

PMO tells colleges to admit merit grads (kp 08/07/2017)

Petition against med college admission denial: Apex court postpones hearing by five days (kp 05/07/2017)

Agriculture and Forestry University padlocked: Affiliation to private colleges caused stir (ht 05/07/2017)

Questions raised over TU examinations office (ht 04/07/2017)

Universal and National deny enrolment again, by Manish Gautam (kp 01/07/2017), NMA tells med colleges to honour merit list (kp 02/07/2017), Postgraduate admission rules flouted: Medical colleges in bid to seek political refuge (kp 03/07/2017)

Disregard of the merit list is but an example of malpractices in medical education sector (kp 30/06/2017)

Enrol students on merit basis: SC (kp 29/06/2017)

Emerging Young Generation, by Prem Khatry (rn 27/06/2017)

Students on merit list denied seats: National, Universal colleges say their quotas are full, by Manish Gautam (kp 25/06/2017), Students warn of stern protest (kp 26/06/2017)

Burning Issues In University Curriculum, by Kushal Pokharel (rn 24/06/2017)

Helpless giant: Nepal’s oldest and largest university has been stumbling from one problem to another, by Dharani Kumar Sharma (kp  23/06/2017)

Medical colleges told to cancel illegal postgraduate admissions (rep 23/06/2017)

Dr Thapa continues as KU registrar (kp 20/06/2017)

Experts raise concern over fees charged by medical colleges (rep 18/06/2017), Experts raise concerns over exorbitant fees (kp 20/06/2017), Rs 3.1m fee set for MD/MS courses (kp 22/06/2017)

TU plans to buy plagiarism checking tools at exorbitant price (rep 14/06/2017)

Adapt and learn: Even when we know how we are supposed to behave in a new system, we don’t realize we are resisting or not making the shift, by Shyam Sharma (rep 14/06/2017)

Industry-Academy Interface: Together they bloom; The recruiters, to their dismay, are rarely able to find right hires from among new graduates, by Roshee Lamichhane Bhushal (rep 14/06/2017)

Edu Ministry instructs TU to set MD/MS fees (kp 08/06/2017), Delay in fixing PG fees to hit IoM table: oM has yet to counsel students who are set to be assigned to different medical colleges affiliated to TU (kp 08/06/2017)

Irregularities in admission process: NMC, Universal told to follow merit system; The institute of Medicine writes to the National Medical College and the Universal Medical College to enrol students based on merit after it was reported that they had been admitting students charging exorbitant fees, by Manish Gautam (kp 02/06/2017)

State-owned campuses fail to deliver quality education: 300 to 600 students are enrolled in a single class at Tri-Chandra Campus, by Bishnu Prasad Aryal (rep 25/05/2017)

Agriculture and Forestry University finally gets administrative building, by Ramesh Kumar Paudel (rep 20/05/2017)

TU teachers to stage protest from Thursday (rep 17/05/2017)

Health Ministry suspends Manipal licence (kp 01/05/2017)

Affiliation to colleges: Lumbini Buddhist University flouting rules: Report, by Binod Ghimire (kp 28/04/2017)

Restructuring Universities, by Mukti Rijal (rn 30/03/2017)

Controversial Appointments, by Govinda Bahadur Tumbahang (rn 18/03/2017)

Semester system for master's level in all TU Valley campuses (rep 15/03/2017)

Committee tells govt to transform NAMS into an umbrella university (rep 15/03/2017)

Rs9m Japanese grant for KU (kp 14/03/2017)

Govt appoints VCs at four health institutes (kp 03/03/2017), Govt breaches poll code, appoints 4 VCs (rep 03/03/2017)

TU, KU part of Unesco Chair programme (kp 27/02/2017)

Unpaid staffers padlock Janaki Medical College (ht 24/02/2017)

‘Uni education should produce capable people’: Prez says well-educated and skilled youths could propel country towards the path of development (kp 21/02/2017)

Studying abroad: It can be a boon if we find out why students leave Nepal and come up with ways to attract them back, by Rajesh Chapagain and Ratna Bhattarai (kp 17/02/2017)

Scholarship students say medical colleges cheating them, by Bishnu Prasad Aryal (rep 16/02/2017)

Protest against KU shutdown (kp 04/02/2017)

Health Ministry set to run PG programmes in big govt hospitals: Each student who wishes to be enrolled in the course will have to sign a bond first, says Minister Thapa, by Manish Gautam (kp 03/02/2017)

KU padlocked for past 11 days; classes hit (kp 02/02/2017)

Seed processing centre at agriculture university (ht 24/01/2017)

TU reluctant to issue appointment letters to assistant lecturers (rep 23/01/2017)

VC posts in 3 med academies: Panel starts review of application (kp 22/01/2017)

Dr Makaju reappointed as VC of KU, by Manish Gautam (kp 21/01/2017)

PM to seek work plan from VC nominees before appointment, by Binod Ghimire (kp 08/01/2017), PM Dahal yet to appoint VC at KU (kp 10/01/2017), Sr KU officials demand Senate meeting pronto (kp 12/01/2017)

10 doctors’ associations against TU Senate decision (kp 07/01/2017)

Valley’s public colleges losing their sheen? Number of students in public campuses in Kathmandu and Lalitpur has been on the decline, thanks to their failure to offer new academic courses, by Samipa Khanal (kp 06/01/2017)

Rediscovering Tribhuvan University, by Narad Bharadwaj (rn 06/01/2017)

PM Dahal stresses need of reforming TU (kp 05/01/2017)

ANNISU-R padlocks medical colleges, VC offices (rep 16/12/2016)

KU VC appointment: Minister-led search panel yet to recommend Makaju’s successor, by Manish Gautam and Binod Ghimire (kp 12/12/2016), Three-member panel fails to reach unanimity (kp 13/12/2016), KU faces leadership void first time in 25 years: Search committee yet to reach consensus on VC appointment, by Manish Gautam and Binod Ghimire (kp 14/12/2016), KU urges MoE to pick acting VC for smooth operations (kp 15/12/2016), KU registrar to be acting VC (kp 18/12/2016), VC appointment at KU marred by politics (kp 21/12/2016), Search panel recommends five names for KU VC (kp 26/12/2016), No to politicisation: KU’s reputation as an independent and credible educational institution is at stake (kp 27/12/2016), Politics Usurps Academic Space, by Mukti Rijal (29/12/2016)

Cheerleaders for education: The TU leadership must quickly implement training programs for faculties, create academic support beyond class for students and take up advocacy, by Shyam Sharma (rep 12/12/2016)

PAHS examination: Govt launches probe into MBBS entrance results (kp 05/12/2016)

PM Dahal pledges additional budget to NAST (ht 03/12/2016)

Sanskrit University moving to lease 200 bigha land to Patanjali, by Devendra Basnet (rep 29/11/2016), Locals regret donating land to Nepal Sanskrit University, by Devendra Basnet (rep 30/11/2016), ‘PM ready to lease university land to Ramdev’, by Durga Lal KC (kp 02/12/2016)

Whither research? Unlike in India and China the universities in Nepal don’t publish any quality journals, by Angel Sharma (rep 29/11/2016)

TU forms panel to look into IoM dean appointment row (kp 24/11/2016), IoM to students: Abide by campus rules: Warns of stern action if ‘they support Dr KC’ (kp 24/112016)

UGC vice chairman calls for ending arbitrary affiliations: The regulatory body’s responsibility is merely  limited to providing grants to universities and  community college (kp 23/11/2016), Minister Paudel seeks greater role for UGC (ht 23/11/2016)

Manipal Medical College to resume classes from today: The strike staged by the teachers demanding salary hike and permanent positions for tenure teachers, has affected around 300 students studying in the college (kp 17/11/2016)

KU VC’s office vandalised (kp 15/11/2016), Ruling Maoist party's students vandalise KU VC's office, by Madhusudhan Guragai (rep 15/11/2016), ANNISU-R leader held for vandalising KU VC office (kp 17/11/2016), ‘PM attends KU convocation after his party cadre was freed’ (kp 23/11/2016) [???]

TU appoints Dr. KP Singh IoM dean amid controversy: Dr KC begins hunger strike demanding sack for TU VC Khaniya, by Bishnu Prasad Aryal (rep 14/11/2016), Dr KC on fast against new IoM dean (kp 14/11/2016), What does the IoM dean issue mean? Orthopedic surgeon Govinda KC’s protracted fight against ‘political hand-picking’ continues (kp 16/11/2016)

Govt set to establish NIET (ht 11/11/2016)

Problems of education: We should improve the existing universities instead of issuing permits to new ones left and right, by Umesh Raj Regmi (kp 09/11/2016)

Govt yet to appoint Open University officials (ht 09/11/2016)

House panel: Halt affiliations from foreign varsities: It also decides to form a sub-panel to determine possible measures for reforms of higher education system (kp 21/10/2016)

TU property handover: Edu Minister Poudel promises to resolve long-running dispute (kp 18/10/2016)

Gentle, semester-ward: Changing from the annual to the semester system will improve education to the extent that we improve practice and culture of teaching and learning, by Shyam Sharma (rep 18/10/2016)

Govt tables bill at House to set up varsity in Province 2 (kp 05/10/2016)

TU gave affiliation to campuses without own premises, by Bishnu Prasad Aryal (rep 01/10/2016)

Mismanagement, lack of resources ail TU Central Library, by Gyanu Sapkota (rep 23/09/2016)

Classes halted at Agriculture and Forestry University (ht 18/09/2016)

PU plans to run medical college in Morang: PU Vice-chancellor says the varsity has initiated works to develop Koshi Zonal Hospital as a medical college (kp 16/09/2016)

Dabur Nepal, TU sign agreement (kp 02/09/2016)

PM urged not to interfere in TU activities (ht 29/08/2016)

Classless society: Open universities allow students to receive education at home through distance learning, by Umesh Raj Regmi (kp 05/08/2016)

Mockery of education: Knowledge and ethics have been overshadowed by the need to get a degree for financial gain, by Sujeev Shakya (kp 02/08/2016)

Free Wi-Fi service on TU premises (kp 16/07/2016)

Mathema resigns as KU senate member, by Manish Gautam (kp 06/07/2016)

Govt initiates process to set up infra academy (kp 03/07/2016)

Tenth university in the offing: Open University Bill to be passed by ‘next’ meeting of Parliament; New varsity to ease admission pressure, by Binod Ghimire (kp 26/06/2016), House endorses Open University Bill (ht 01/07/2016), Way paved for establishing open university in Nepal, by Ashok Dahal (rep 02/07/2016)

University Education In Crisis, by Kushal Pokharel (rn 04/06/2016)

TU signs MoU with Tibet University (ht 03/06/2016)

House panel endorses open university bill (ht 02/06/2016), Open university (ht 03/06/2016)

AFU-TU dispute recurs in Rampur (ht 31/05/2016)

Over 1,000 colleges only temporarily affiliated to Tribhuvan University (ht 09/04/2016)

Politics In Higher Education: Threat To Safe Academic Space, by Mukti Rijal (rn 07/04/2016)

Govt committee advises against MMIHS takeover, by Manish Gautam (kp 25/03/2016)

TU to set up Himalayan research centre (ht 23/03/2016)

Birth pangs: There is a challenge to establish academia as a serious profession and not just stepping stone into the consultancy world, by Pranab Kharel and Gaurab KC (09/03/2016)

Teachers protest against TUSC vacancy announcement: Tribhuvan University should induct skilled and qualified manpower through open competition (ht 28/02/2016), Lecturers continue protest against university officials: Tribhuvan university aims to hire 1,200 lecturers through internal competi-tion, while lecturers demand scrapping the call (kp 01/03/2016)

Engineering college found operating without affiliation to university, by Shreeram Sigdel (ht 27/02/2016)

Nepal, Germany sign mutual scientific cooperation deal (ht 25/02/2016), NAST, IASS sign MoU for scientific cooperation (rep 25/02/2016)

TU to hire teachers only through open competition (kp 25/02/2016)

TU central campus to become WiFi enabled (ht 19/02/2016)

Reconstruction, quality enhancement: TU seeks donor support (kp 15/02/2016)

TU starts consultation regarding FSU polls (ht 13/02/2016), TU to take decision on FSU polls by next week (ht 27/02/2016)

One day in Kirtipur: If we turn universities into power camps, we will destroy Nepal’s tertiary educational system, by Abhi Subedi (kp 07/02/2016)

TU set to propose date for FSU polls (ht 07/02/2016)

TU lecturers staging relay hunger strike (ht 06/02/2016)

Futures on hold: Political and natural disasters are taking their toll on academic life, by Binod Ghimire (kp 23/01/2016)

Post of registrar in three universities still vacant (ht 18/01/2016)

Rescuing TU: Tu should be able to take disciplinary action against teachers, whether they teach at private campuses or not, if they do not do their duty at Tu properly (ht 15/01/2016)

SC convicts mid-western university staff for corruption (ht 12/01/2016)

Row between varsities leaves students in lurch (ht 02/01/2016)

Saubhagya Shah award for TU peace studies: The award will be given to the student securing highest marks in Conflict, Peace and Development Study from next year (kp 18/12/2015)

Master’s students could miss exams, by Shankar Acharya (kp 01/12/2015)

TU central college halts regular classes, by Anup Ojha (kp 27/11/2015)

IoM extends admission deadline of MBBS, BDS (ht 17/11/2015)

TU reschedules exams in Tarai districts (ht 10/11/2015)

Follow set fee structure, MoE tells med colleges (ht 02/11/2015)

Few students enrol in tea technology course: The campus started offering a tea technology course four years ago to produce human resources in the sector, by Parbat Portel (kp 28/10/2015)

MU Service Commission gets first woman chairperson (ht 16/10/2015)

TU Central Library in shambles post quake, by Anup Ojha (kp 25/09/2015)

Universities unlocked after deal on apptts: NPPA has been offered posts of two ViceChancellors and member-secretary at UGC (kp 23/09/2015), Two more VCs appointed (kp 24/09/2015)

PU profs bar new VC from joining office, by Binod Bhandari (kp 12/09/2015)

Rebuilding Nepal: The Open University Initiative (OUI) aims to take education opportunities to the grassroots communities, by Raju Adhikari, Pramod Dhakal, Drona Rasali and Ambika Adhikari (rep 09/09/2015)

Professors urge TU to split Sociology, Anthropology dept (kp 02/09/2015)

Mathema report implementation in progress: MoE (ht 01/09/2015)

Incoming TU Leadership Challenges And Opportunities, by Jeevan K. Prasain (rn 23/08/2015), Candidates recommended for VCs in four universities amid controversy (ht 24/08/2015), Khaniya picked as TU VC charged with plagiarism, by Nirjana Sharma (rep 24/08/2015), VCs appointed in four universities: Nepal gets first female Vice Chancellor in Prof Shrestha, by Kokila KC (ht 25/08/2015), PM Koirala appoints VCs in five universities (kp 25/08/2015), Three VCs join office amid protest (ht 25/08/2015), Dhakal new VC at Agriculture Forest University (ht 226/08/2015), UML-affiliated NPPA padlocks univ buildings (kp 26/08/2015), Copy and paste: Khaniya as TU-VC highlights how lightly academic credentials are taken in Nepal (kp 27/08/2015), New TU Vice Chancellor: The Tasks And Challenges Ahead, by Mukti Rijal (rn 28/08/2015), UML accuses NC of making political appointments unilaterally (ht 28/08/2015), VC appointments condemned (kp 28/08/2015), VC offices at 5 universities padlocked for 6 days (rep 29/08/2015), Protests keep VCs off offices (kp 01/09/2015)

Himalaya College shut as students, police clash (kp 21/08/2015)

Power-sharing tussle delays VC appointments (kp 20/08/2015), ‘Appoint VCs from among academics, experts’ (ht 20/08/2015) [Leave political persons completely out and appoint academic chancellors!!]

TU to review permission to pvt colleges to run BBM course (ht 14/08/2015)

Ex-acting PU VC accused of financial irregularities, by Binod Bhandari (kp 13/08/2015)

TU, Aus varsity collaborate (kp 13/08/2015)

Minister-led committees to recommend names for 7 VCs (kp 09/08/2015)

Open University hopes high amid new bill (kp 07/08/2015), CA members pledge to table Open University Bill 2015 (ht 07/08/2015)

Creative destruction: Purbanchal University is a lesson on how not to start a new university in Nepal. But is anyone listening?, by Pratyoush Onta, Devendra Uprety and Lokranjan Parajuli (07/08/2015), Shrestha retires as
PU vice chancellor: Leaves behind tenure of corruption, scandal, dispute, by Binod Bhandari (08/08/2015)

Shun political appointment of VCs, NUTA tells PM (ht 06/08/2015)

Govt unveils health edu policy report, by Manish Gautam (kp 05/08/2015), Policy report made public (ht 05/08/2015), Health profession education policy (kp 09/07/2015)

Watch and wait: There is no need for the govt to be in a hurry to establish new universities (kp 05/08/2015)

Call to end all political appointments in universities (ht 04/08/2015)

Another bill to open new university: Bills registered for Nepalgunj and Rajarshi Janak Universities even as TU hesitates to share property (kp 01/08/2015)

NUTA gives ultimatum to Kathmandu University (ht 01/08/2015)

Making managers: Nepal needs high-class management education to benefit from its valuable resources, by Suresh Raj Sharma (kp 31/07/2015)

Health profession edu policy: KC warns to begin fast-unto-death (kp 31/07/2015)

Unions lobby for univ VCs (kp 30/07/2015)

KU buildings built without design approval, by Nagendra Adhikari (kp 29/07/2015)

New programmes at varsity (ht 28/07/2015)

TU to shift two campuses to Kirtipur (ht 18/07/2015)

Management malfeasance: Janaki Medical College’s woes should serve as a warning to the many private colleges in the country that are cutting corners and delivering less than a quality education, by Manish Gautam (kp 20/06/2015)

International NEWS conference kicks off (ht 19/06/2015)

JMC students face uncertain future, by Manish Gautam (kp 18/06/2015)

Lumbini University passes academic masterplan (ht 12/06/2015)

Quake Damage And TU: Institutional Reengineering Needed, by Mukti Rijal (rn 11/06/2015)

Valley colleges face shortage of classrooms: Campus chiefs struggle to adjust students as classes resume today, by Kokila KC (ht 05/06/2015), Colleges fail to resume classes for lack of classrooms; Academic activities to start tomorrow: Campus chiefs (ht 06/06/2015)

UGC plans to visit varsities, campuses damaged by quak: Loss caused to TU to the tune of Rs 2 billion (ht 02/06/2015)

TU students return to capital to resume studies: Say they might have lost homes and property in districts but have not lost hope, fighting spirit, by Som Nath Ghimire (ht 28/05/2015)

TU loss estimated to be over Rs 2 billion: Several structures in Kirtipur, constituent campuses damaged (ht 23/05/2015), TU relies on its own resources, well-wishers to rebuild from rubble, by Binod Ghimire (kp 24/05/2015)

PhD and promotion at TU: Meritocracy should prevail, by Balakeshwar Thakur (ht 07/05/2015)

TU to remain closed for a month, exam on time (ht 05/05/2015)

Dispute between Lab School, TU deepens: Institution refuses to oblige to varsity’s demand to relocate, by Som Nath Ghimire (ht 12/04/2015)

PM’s Office blocks CTEVT affiliation to nursing colleges, by Manish Gautam (kp 10/04/2015)

Reinstate Shrestha, Pathak: Supreme Court (ht 06/04/2015)

Medical colleges needing affiliation push for turning BPKHIS into varsity, by Rohit Rai (rep 02/04/2015)

Problems remain in govt, doc talks: Dr KC refuses to back down until TU office bearers sacked; Thousands affected by medicos’ protest, by Manish Gautam (kp 02/04/2015), Sins of omission: NC-UML still seems unconcerned about the health of Dr Govinda KC (kp 02/04/2015), Dr KC adamant Yadav must resign, by Kritagya Regmi (ht 02/04/2015), Too big to dismantle, by Mahabir Paudyal (rep 02/04/2015), Dr KC ends fast after 11-pt deal with govt (kp 03/04/2015), Dr KC breaks fast-unto-death, by Kritagya Regmi (ht 03/04/2015), Power of satyagraha: Dr Govinda KC’s hunger strike and the widespread support it gathered shows that all is not lost, by Abhi Subedi (kp 05/04/2015), Without political will, Dr KC’s demands cannot be fulfilled, interview with Sharad Onta (kp 06/04/2015)

NMA to shut OPDs across country, by Manish Gautam (kp 01/04/2015), Nationwide strike in health services begins today, by Kritagya Regmi (ht 01/04/2015), CIAA prescribes reforms in med education sector (kp 01/04/2015), UML denies role in med education row (kp 01/04/2015)

Curers of maladies: Campaigners behind KC should remember that it's politicians who make or brake history rather than interpreters in law, medicine or journalism, by C.K. Lal (rep 30/03/2015)

Fee row deprives engineers of licence, by Gaurav Thapa (kp 09/03/2015)

TU tells IoM to grant affiliations, by Binod Ghimire and Manish Gautam (kp 04/03/2015), IoM may call urgent meet to decide affiliation issue, by Manish Gautam and Binod Ghimire (kp 05/03/2015), IoM undecided on affiliation issue (kp 08/03/2015), Dr KC warns of another strike (kp 13/03/2015), Decide affiliations in a week, TU tells IoM, by Binod Ghimire and Manish Gautam (kp 14/03/2015), IoM undecided over calling board meeting (ht 16/03/2015), IoM bows to TU pressure, meet to discuss affiliation (kp 17/03/2015), IoM denies affiliations despite heat, by Manish Gautam (kp 20/03/2015), IoM affiliation halted until further notice: Move comes amid intense pressure from govt,parties (ht 20/03/2015), IoM draws criticism for halting affiliation process: Senior doctors, medical college proprietors take exception to faculty board decision (ht 21/03/2015), 223 students expelled, invigilator suspended (ht 21/03/2015), Dr KC says he will stage hunger strike from today (ht 22/03/2015), Dr KC on hunger strike for fifth time (kp 23/03/2015), Dr KC goes on hunger strike for fifth time (ht 23/03/2015), IoM dean directs Dr KC not to stage protest at TUTH (kp 24/03/2015), Dr KC turns down IoM request not to stage fast-unto-death (ht 24/03/2015), Fifth time farce: IoM must continue to refuse medical affiliations until a policy is drafted (kp 24/03/2015), IoM students to boycott classes, by Kritagya Regmi, IoM students urge PM to respond to Dr KC’s concerns (ht 26/03/2015), Dr KC’s health worsens (kp 27/03/2015), Dr KC’s health deteriorating, say docs attending to him, by Kritagya Regmi (ht 27/03/2015), The accountability of Sushil Koirala: Dr Govinda KC (alive) and Nanda Prasad Adhikari (dead) speak for the weak and desolate, by Kanak Mani Dixit (kp 27/03/2015), To the good doctor: I do not support Dr KC’s cause if the final aim is to halt affiliations for new medical colleges at any cost, by Subhash Lakhe (kp 27/03/2015), Can’t halt affiliation just because someone is protesting: TU (ht 27/03/2015), Affiliation row (ht 27/03/2015), Govt forms committee to talk to fasting doc, by Anup Ojha (kp 28/03/2015), Cabinet assigns two ministers for talks with Dr KC, by Kritagya Regmi (ht 28/03/2015), Address Dr KC’s
demands in 24 hrs: NMA to govt, by Manish Gautam (kp 29/03/2015), NMA serves 24-hour ultimatum (ht 29/03/2015), Medical bodies throw weight behind Dr KC: Docs warn of consequences if demands not met, by Manish Gautam (kp 30/03/2015), Show some spine Strong stand must be taken against political corruption in med education (kp 30/03/2015), Dr Govinda KC’s health worsens: Refuses to be shifted to ICU,says he’d rather die, by Kritagya Regmi (ht 30/03/2015), PM steps in to address demands: Chief secy, NPC vice-chair assigned to work out a deal n Docs assured low fees, med colleges in rural areas (kp 31/03/2015), Dr Govinda KC’s health ‘critical’ (kp 31/03/2015), Dr. KC: At The Height Of Talks And Popularity, by Prem Khatry (rn 31/03/2015), TUTH resident docs to boycott all except emergency services (ht 31/03/2015), Dr. KC And Ailing Medical Sector, by Narayan Upadhyay (rn 01/04/2015), Govt to meet Dr KC’s lawful demands: Some concerns ‘impractical’ (ht 01/04/2015), Dr KC sticks to his demands, talks fail: Says he will not call off his fast-unto-death unless govt addresses his concerns (ht 01/04/2015), CIAA Chief Karki refutes charges (ht 01/04/2015)

UC Merced, KU sign MoU (ht 28/02/2015)

TU exam postponed owing to ‘negligence’ (kp 21/02/2015)

Not about numbers: Govt must endorse Higher Education bill before establishing new universities (kp 13/02/2015)

Mind the gap: The course and curriculum of IT colleges are old and not up to the market needs, by Sudan Jha (rep 10/02/2015)

There’re few takers for master’s course at TU central campus (ht 07/02/2015)

Students hit hard by TU’s sluggish work, by Gaurav Thapa (kp 06/02/2015)

IoM instructs Janaki Medical Colleges to resume classes (kp 05/02/2015), IoM threatens to cancel JMC affiliation Begin classes pronto, college told, by Kritagya Regmi (ht 05/02/2015)

TU to shift MBBS programme regardless of IoM disapproval (kp 30/01/2015)

Distance learning a far cry until Bill on Open University passed pronto (ht 29/01/2015)

TU colleges call admission under annual system (kp 26/01/2015), TU reverts to old annual system: Opens master's admission (ht 27/01/2015)

Limited semester plan upsets private colleges (kp 25/01/2015)

TU to open admission forms on January 26 (ht 23/01/2015)

TU treads middle path: Set to endorse semester in only 3 faculties, by Binod Ghimire (kp 20/01/2015), It’s back to square one, no semester system now Buckling under students’ protest, TU to open admission forms under annual format from Jan 23 (ht 20/01/2015)

Tough task for TU to extend semester plan (kp 07/01/2015), TU gives in to unions’ protest: To open admission forms under annual format from Sunday, by Kokila KC (ht 09/01/2015), Student unionson war path: Warn TU against imposing semester system in campuses (ht 12/01/2015)

Unions’ stir puts TU in fix, students on horns of dilemma, by Kokila KC (ht 07/01/2015)

Experts for separate body to oversee university activities, by Nirjana Sharma (rep 03/01/2015)

Students oppose semester system in colleges: Say the move will deprive many of education; Press TU to withdraw the decision pronto (ht 02/01/2015)

Protest for improved semester system (kp 29/12/2014), Student unions warn of protest against Tribhuvan University: Say semester system in Valley colleges not feasible (ht 31/12/2014)

Property dispute: TU leaves new univs in the lurch (kp 28/12/2014)

Students ‘fare better’ in semester system, by Binod Ghimire (kp 23/12/2014)

Fifteen TU student unions demand trained teachers (kp 20/12/2014), Student unions submit memo to TU officials (ht 20/12/2014)

TU plans convocation at Dasharath stadium (kp 14/12/2014)

MBBS entrance questions leaked: Goldengate College director, teacher caught red-handed, by Manish Gautam and Binod Ghimire (kp 07/12/2014)

PU appoints new office bearears (kp 03/12/2014)

Academicians question plan to add two more universities, by Binod Ghimire (kp 28/11/2014)

‘Ban politics in universities’ (ht 24/11/2014)

Institutional failure: Except for rare exceptions, universities in Nepal have largely failed to become vibrant institutions of higher education, by Pratyoush Onta and Devendra Uprety (kp 21/11/2014)

Experts lay emphasis on starting Open University (ht 19/11/2014), ‘House will endorse Billon Open University soon’ (ht 20/11/2014), ‘Distance learning not so far from Nepal now’, interview with Anna Peachey (ht 23/11/2014)

A case of bad apples: Continuing high-level corruption at universities threatens to deprive Nepali students of a decent education, by Bhadra Sharma (kp 18/11/2014)

New PU vice-chancellor accused of making unilateral appointments, by Lal Prasad Sharma (kp 09/11/2014), Appointment triggers disturbance at PU (ht 09/11/2014), Pokhara University VC joins office (ht 10/11/2014), PU appointments kick up dispute (ht 14/11/2014), Teachers protest appointments by PU VC, by Keshav Sharan Lamichhane (rep 14/11/2014), PU teacher on fast-unto-death (kp 18/11/2014), PU officials resign, prof calls off strike (ht 22/11/2014)

Govt appoints VC in two universities (kp 08/11/2014)

Labs for change: Investing more in universities and ensuring academic autonomy are crucial for Nepal’s future, by Jeevan K. Prasain (kp 06/11/2014)

Admission delay irks MBBS scholarship awardees: Students warn of launching stern protest if process not started at the earliest (ht 06/11/2014)

TU to introduce semester system for master’s level (kp 06/11/2014), TU colleges in Valley brace for semester system (rep 06/11/2014)

Govt mulling to dissolve NMC, by Manish Gautam  (kp 05/11/2014)

Pokhara University hit by corruption scandal (kp 02/11/2014), PU in shambles after CIAA booked its top officials (ht 02/11/2014), Shameful, says ex-FNCCI chair (ht 03/10/2014), Work at Pokhara University hit after officials’ arrest (ht 04/11/2014), With graft exposed, students quit Purbanchal, Mid-Western varsities, by Nirjana Sharma (rep 04/11/2014), New VC for Pokhara University soon (ht 06/11/2014), PM to talk to CIAA today regarding irregularities in PU (ht 06/11/2014), Pokhara varsity officials freed on general date (ht 12/11/2014), CIAA to challenge Special Court's order to release 24 PU officials, by Santosh Ghimire (rep 17/11/2014)

TU plans more medical facilities for students, staff (ht 01/11/2014)

PU appointment draws criticism, by Binod Bhandari (kp 31/10/2014)

CIAA detains 23 PU officials including VC Bhattarai (ht 27/10/2014), CIAA arrests PU VC, 22 others, by Bharat Koirala (ht 28/10/2014), CIAA detains VC of PU, ex-VC, 21 others: PU said to be into corruption since very beginning, by Keshav Sharan Lamichhane (rep 28/10/2014)

TU asks IoM to shift its undergrad programme (kp 12/10/2014)

Call for separate public varsity (ht 12/10/2014)

TU professors, staff found playing truant (ht 10/10/2014)

TU constituent colleges: Student enrolment lowest in eight years, by Binod Ghimire (kp 30/09/2014)

Varsities 12 but TU still holds 90 pc students (kp 28/09/2014)

PU officials get jobs back, stir called off (ht 26/09/2014)

Contract lecturers, Employees padlock PU (kp 22/09/2014)

Admissions in medical schools in state of limbo (ht 21/09/2014)

PM inaugurates science musuem (kp 18/09/2014)

SC clears affiliation hurdle for NMC (kp 18/09/2014)

TU has water storage for emergency use (kp 11/09/2014)

Janaki Medical College loses MBBS seats, by Manish Gautam (kp 10/09/2014), IoM fixes 760 MBBS seats for TU colleges (ht 10/09/2014)

TU loses 200,000 students in a year (kp 10/09/2014)

IoM asked to furnish detail ‘autonomy plan’, by Manish Gautam (kp 08/09/2014)

Entrance tests will be mandatory: TU (kp 08/09/2014)

Newly-appointed chancellors administered oath of office (ht 08/09/2014)

Affiliate medical colleges charging higher fees than KU itself, by Madhusudan Guragain (rep 07/09/2014)

VCs express dissatisfaction over CIAA raids (kp 04/09/2014), Koirala warns ofthrowing the book at corrupt academicians (ht 04/09/2014)

TU directs IoE to suspend admission process (kp 04/09/2014)

TU told to let MMIHS run MBBS courses, by Rajan Pokhrel (ht 29/08/2014)

IoE courts controversy for reviewing entrance exam results, by Nirjana Sharma (rep 27/08/2014)

CIAA raids 13 TU departments: HSEB and CTEVT also under investigation for corruption; Two truckloads of documents confiscated, by Bhadra Sharma and Binod Ghimire (kp 25/08/2014)

Mid-western varsity VC, registrar arrested (ht 25/08/2014), Corruption case filed against MWU officials (ht 26/08/2014)

SC order to ban FSU activities in TU colleges (kp 25/08/2014), SC bars FSU activities in previous capacity (ht 25/08/2014), SC orders TU FSUs to stop functioning (rep 25/08/2014)

KU professors withdraw protest (kp 24/08/2014), KUPA warns of stir if varsity deceives (ht 25/08/2014)

KU, NMC deny Nobel admission call, by Manish Gautam and Binod Ghimire (kp 17/08/2014)

KU teachers to halt classes from Monday (rep 17/08/2014)

TU to hold Convocation Day in December (ht 16/08/2014), 53,000 graduates to attend TU convocation in January (rep 18/08/2014)

Highlights of KUSL’s Launching Ceremony, by Bidushi Adhikari (sp 15/08/2014)

Universities And CIAA: Developing An Unholy Alliance, by Prem Khatry (rn 12/08/2014), Varsities engage in corruption in absence of strong oversight: Experts, by Nirjana Sharma (rep 14/08/2014)

KUPA warns it will seek KU officials’ resignation (ht 11/08/2014)

Former PU officials face graft charge (kp 08/08/2014)

CIAA wants MWU VC, three officials suspended, by Bhadra Sharma (kp 07/08/2014), Pandey appointed acting VC of MWU (kp 09/08/2014), At the crossroads: Crisis ate the Mid Western University does not augur well for other regional varsities, by Nirjana Sharma (rep 16/08/2014)

Pokhara University under CIAA scanner (ht 07/08/2014)

Agitating professsors warn of stern protests (kp 31/07/2014)

Two varsities operating from same institute (ht 30/07/2014)

Panel okays separate medical varsity plan (kp 23/07/2014)

SAsian varsity receives 4,600 apps for 250 seats (kp 17/07/2014), Hint of hope: The South Asian University is a noble step towards regional consciousness (kp 18/07/2014)

Umbrella Act forall universities being worked out (ht 07/07/2014)

PU’s ANNISU-R members resort to vandalism (ht 06/07/2014)

Building A Better TU For Quality Education, by Jeevan K. Prasain (rn 01/07/2014)

Is History in decline in academia?, by Weena Pun (kp 17/06/2014)

Panel recommends ways to regulate medical education, by Rajan Pokhrel (ht 15/06/2014)

NRNA, MoE sign MoU for open university (ht 12/06/2014)

Nat’l accreditation body proposed for MBBS, BDS tests (kp 10/06/2014)

Scores injured asstudents clashwith police (ht 10/06/2014)

Student unions’ ultimatum to Institute of Medicine: They have demanded inclusive and proportionate principle in admission (ht 09/06/2014)

Panel likely to recommend against med university, by Manish Gautam (kp 05/06/2014)

Purbanchal VC, honchos in CIAA charge sheet (kp 02/06/2014)

Death of a teacher: The semester system at Tribhuvan University helps students claim agency over their writing and knowledge, by Shuv Raj Rana Bhat (kp 01/06/2014)

Student protests halt TU’s hiring process (ht 31/05/2014)

Politics ruins TU campuses, by Mukti Rijal (rn 22/05/2014)

Students stare at bleak future due to govt apathy, by Weena Pun (kp 15/05/2014)

University Village opened (ht 04/05/2014)

Thesis Writing, An Institutionalised Business, by Dikendra Kunwar (rn 01/05/2014)

An Australian education, by Grace Dobell (kp 21/04/2014)

Mired in corruption, PU left without top officials, by Bhadra Sharma (kp 10/04/2014), Fall from grace: Corruption at PU should prompt a reassessment of higher education (kp 11/04/2014), Political meddling mars dream for better higher education, by Nirjana Sharma (rep 13/04/2014), Golden opportunity: Cleaning up our universities (rep 13/04/2014), PU comes to complete halt, by Bhim Ghimire (kp 14/04/2014)

TU books 104 for moonlighting (kp 30/03/2014)

TU teachers to continue strike till April 4 (ht 30/03/2014), TU professors warn of tougher protests (rep 31/03/2014), TU teachers call off relay hunger strike (ht 17/04/2014)

TU relents, teachers to end hunger strike (ht 24/03/2014)

On The Semester System, by Gyan Basnet and Shailendra K. Shrestha (rn 21/03/2014)

TU colleges remain shut, scores affected (kp 13/03/2014), TUTA warns of non-cooperation protest (kp 14/03/2014)

TU professors threaten to launch relay hunger strike (ht 09/03/2014)

NSU submits memo to education minister seeking student polls (ht 07/03/2014)

Semester system in Tribhuvan University: Entrance tests go despite protests (kp 03/03/2014), Student unions to allow TU operate semester system (kp 06/03/2014), TU authority presses ahead with semester system despite protests, by Nirjana Sharma (rep 08/03/2014), A decent education: The semester system, though not a cure for the ills of higher education, can help (kp 12/03/2014)

TU professors announce fresh protests (ht 03/03/2014)

Student body warns PU of stern protest (ht 25/02/2014)

SC upholds Dr Srivastav’s appointment as IoM dean (kp 24/02/2014), SC refuses to stay IoM dean's appointment (ht 24/02/2014)

12 student unions to act against TU semester plan: Unions close to CPN-M and Madhesi parties agitating at TU colleges set to start the semester system (kp 24/02/2014), Student unions vandalise TU departments (kp 25/02/2014)

Make it easy: The lack of private universities is robbing millions of adolescents of a bright future, by Anand Jha (rep 23/02/2014)

Riders for launch of semester system in TU (ht 17/02/2014)

MWU starts engineering classes (kp 17/02/2014)

FWU officials resign en masse, by Chitrang Thapa (kp 13/02/2014), Far-west varsity VC quits (ht 13/02/2014), Far Western University officials resign en-masse (rep 13/02/2014)

Dr Govinda KC resumes hunger strike (nn 08/02/2014), Dr KC resumes hunger strike, by Binod Ghimire (kp 09/02/2014), Dr KC on hunger strike, says patience has limit: Committee fails to recommend new dean at Institute of Medicine; Panel member resigns after dispute over criteria for appointment (ht 09/02/2014), Dr KC back on strike, by Arjun Poudel (rep 09/02/2014), Dr Koirala quits as TUTH director (kp 09/02/2014), TUTH director Koirala’s resignation accepted (ht 09/02/2014), Install dean by today or face action, Regmi tells TU brass, by Binod Ghimire (kp 10/02/2014), The long haul: Total overhaul of the health sector is at the heart of Dr KC’s protest (kp 10/02/2014), Acting TUTH director barred from office (ht 10/02/2014), Docs quit en masse, halt OPD services (kp 11/02/2014), IoM faculty docs to quit today: TUTH residents stop providing all but emergency services (ht 11/02/2014), Doctors to tender mass resignation to Koirala today, by Arjun Poudel (rep 11/02/2014), Install IoM dean in 24 hours: PM, by Binod Ghimire (kp 12/02/2014), Dr Srivastav new dean: Dr Srivastav new dea Outpatient services at TU Teaching Hospital likely to resume today, by Binod Ghimire (kp 13/02/2014), TU exec council appoints IoM dean: Revokes acting director Shrestha’s appointment (ht 13/02/2014), RP Srivastav new dean at IoM: Dr KC not to end hunger strike until the government sacks TU office bearers (rep 13/02/2014), TU officials refuse to budge despite ongoing protests (kp 14/02/2014), Explore possibility of autonomous IoM: PM (ht 14/02/2014), TU VC Maharjan says action could be taken against Dr KC (nn 14/02/2014) [???], Carrying the country’s conscience: Dr Govinda KC has taken the first step, now we need to get behind him, by Chaitanya Mishra (nt 14/02/2014), Govt agrees to address fasting doc’s demands: Dr KC likely to end strike todays, by Binod Ghimire (kp 15/02/2014), Dr KC likely to end fast today: Govt pledges to address his demand to sack TU officials (ht 15/02/2014), Dr KC breaks fast after govt commits to meet demands (kp 16/02/2014), Dr KC ends fast-unto-death (ht 16/02/2014)

Internship row: Foreign-school MBBS graduates besiege NMC, by Manish Gautam (kp 05/02/2014), China-educated MBBS grads stage demo for internship (ht 05/02/2014)

Strong medicine: TU authorities must immediately appoint a new dean to the IoM (kp 04/02/2014), TU giving silent treatment to Dr KC: Appointment of new dean at IoM unlikely even today (ht 04/02/2014), Delay in dean appointment concerns NMA (kp 05/02/2014), Dubious delay: IOM dean appointment (rep 05/02/2014), TUTH docs warn over dean apptt:   Dr KC threatens to resume fast if no dean by Friday evening (kp 07/02/2014), DR KC to resume hunger strike: To wait if university appoints a new dean at IoM before noon on Saturday (kp 08/02/2014), Dr KC to resume hunger strike (rep 08/02/2014)

Why the haste? Reverting to a failed system without proper analysis of past failure is likely to backfire, by Vikash Raj Satyal (kp 03/02/2014), TU panel to resolve semester system row (ht 06/02/2014), Conditional support to TU master semesters (kp 07/02/2014), Semester system gets nod (rep 11/02/2014)

Dr KC warns of a return to strike (kp 03/02/2014), Dr KC warns of fresh hunger strike (ht 05/02/2014)

Medical internship in Nepal: Students in limbo, by Rabindra Dahal (ht 03/02/2014)

Govt fiat to address Dr KC’s demands (ht 30/01/2014)

University of Medical Sciences: Urgent need, by Mana Prasad Wagley (ht 28/01/2014)

A dark chapter: Dr Govinda KC has prevailed for now but make no mistake: the ‘medical mafia’ will mount a strong pushback, by Akhilesh Upadhyay (kp 27/01/2014), Medical education needs to be accountable to society, interview with Sharad Onta (kp 27/01/2014)

Semester system in TU: Promise or peril?, by Tirth Raj Khaniya (ht 27/01/2014)

TU teachers give fresh three-day ultimatum (ht 25/01/2014)

A decade after its formation, Rolpa college still lacks building, by Hira Bahadur Gharti Magar (rep 25/01/2014)

ANNFSU-R padlocks campus chiefs’ offices (ht 24/01/2014)

PU staffers reject communication and fuel allowances (rep 23/01/2014)

Nepal Sanskrit University: Taking Big Leaps Forward, by Prem Khatry (rn 21/01/2014)

Continuing progress: While the semester system is a good idea, TU must also adopt continuous assessment instead of exams every six months, by Amrit B. Thapa (kp 19/01/2014)

Ex-Dean Dr Sayami tells all the tale, by Manish Gautam (kp 17/01/2014)

Semester system premature for now, say experts, by Nirjana Sharma (rep 15/01/2014)

Same old story: The tradition of political appointments to TUTH and IoM must stop (kp 14/01/2014), Root of the problem (ht 17/01/2014), Undue intrusion: The IoM crisis is a result of unnecessary political interference in the medical field (kp 20/01/2014), Doctors’ orders: There is a long and sordid story of corruption and greed in the health sector that is behind Govinda KC’s hunger strike, by Santa Gaha Magar (nt 24/01/2014), Act on it now: Govt-Govinda KC deal (rep 25/01/2014)

Janaki Medical College barred from admitting students for new session: NMC decision puts future of 500 MBBS students studying there at stake; 26 freshers already enrolled to be refunded, by Rajan Pokhrel (ht 11/01/2014)

Dr Sashi Sharma is the new IoM dean: Dr Govinda KC threatens hunger strike ‘to save IoM’, by Manish Gautam (kp 10/01/2014), Dr KC to start hunger strike against IOM appointment (ht 11/01/2014), Not again! Political meddling in IOM (rep 11/01/2014), TUTH doctor’s fast-unto-death against IoM dean appointment, by Manish Gautam (kp 12/01/2014), Dr KC on fast-unto-death against dean appointment (rep 12/01/2014), Fast for a cause: Dr KC’s health worsens, put on drip, by Manish Gautam (kp 14/01/2014), Doctors to halt services at TUTH’s OPD, by Kritagya Regmi (ht 14/01/2014), Medics say ailing Dr KC needs intensive care, by Manish Gautam (kp 15/01/2014), Appeal to address Dr Govinda KC’s demands (ht 15/01/2014), IoM not to grant new affiliations this year: Dr KC's condition worsens, by Arjun Poudel (rep 15/01/2014), IoM medics threaten to stop work, by Manish Gautam (kp 16/01/2014), Doctors ask IOM dean to quit (ht 16/01/2014), Govt mulls task force to address Dr KC's demands (rep 16/01/2014), Six-member task force to address Dr KC’s demands (kp 17/01/2014), NHRC urges govt to save Dr KC’s life (ht 17/01/2014), Docs halt services at TUTH, patients suffer: Continue to pile pressure on govt to address the demands of Dr KC who is on fast-unto-death, by Kritagya Regmi (ht 17/01/2014), Making a complete mess, by Trishna Rana (nt 17/01/2014), NMA threatens hospital shutdown from Sunday, by Manish Gautam (kp 18/01/2014), Doctors threaten nationwide strike (ht 18/01/2014), SC stay sought against shutdown of health services (ht 18/01/2014), NMA threatens to shut hospitals across country: Calls all doctors to capital, by Arjun Poudel (rep 18/01/2014), Govt fails to stop hospital closure, by Manish Gautam (kp 19/01/2014), Hospital closure hits thousands: 400 hospitals shut across country; IoM Dean Dr Sharma refuses to quit; NMA moots scaling up stir, by Manish Gautam (kp 20/01/2014), Review IoM dean’s appointment, TU told: Our duty to save Dr KC,education minister tells Tribhuvan University VC, by Kritagya Regmi (ht 20/01/2014), Talks on dean appointment row inconclusive, by Arjun Poudel (rep 20/01/2014), Police break up medical doctors' rally in support of Dr KC (nn 20/01/2014), Dr KC's health situation heading towards critical stage: Doctors (nn 20/01/2014), ‘Regmi can amend law to sack dean’ (kp 21/01/2014), Frail Dr KC stands firm on his demands: Turns down TU VC’s request to end his fast-unto-death, by Kritagya Regmi (ht 21/01/2014), Teaching Hospital doctors resign en-masse (nn 21/01/2014), Regmi fails to end Dr KC’s fast, by Manish Gautam (kp 22/01/2014), Make dean appointment ‘ineffective’ (kp 22/01/2014), Better late than never: Regmi's directive revoking Sharma's appointment as IoM dean is welcome (kp 22/01/2014), Chitwan doc on silent fast in support of Dr KC, by Bimal Khatiwada (kp 22/01/2014), Dr KC vows to continue hunger strike: Refuses govt request to end fast, says demands not met yet, by Kritagya Regmi (ht 22/01/2013), TU sacks Dean Sharma: Decision just a ploy to calm down protesters, say university officials, by Manish Gautam and Binod Ghimire (kp 23/01/2014), TU executive council gives Dr Sharma the boot: Everyone left waiting for the other shoe to drop, by Kritagya Regmi (ht 23/01/2014), TU executive council expels Dean Sharma: Dr KC to end fast only after all demands are met, by Arjun Poudel (rep 23/01/2014), Govt agrees to meet doc’s major demands: Dr KC likely to end his fast today, by Manish Gautam (kp 24/01/2014), Dr Govinda KC finally breaks 14-day long hunger strike; hospitals across country resume service (nn 24/01/2014), Dr Govinda KC ends his death fast: Expresses hope the hard-won victory will not go waste; Nepal Medical Association calls off its strike, by Manish Gautam (kp 25/01/2014), Dr KC ends fast, govt gives in to demands: Reforms pledged in health sector; Doctors call off nationwide strike, by Kritagya Regmi (ht 25/01/2014), Dr KC ends 14-day fast, says sorry to patients, by Arjun Poudel (rep 25/01/2014), Patients' suffering compelled me to cut short hunger strike, by Govinda KC (rep 27/01/2014)

Forestry campus closure continues (ht 07/01/2014), Stir at Forestry Campus intensifies (ht 08/01/2014)

Disputes settled, say PU officials (kp 05/01/2014)

Tribhuvan University (TU)

Kathmandu University (KU, Dhulikhel)

Purbanchal University (PU, Biratnagar)

Pokhara University (PU)

Lumbini Buddhist University (LBU)