Centre for International Relations (CIR)

 

Tribhuvan University has an international reputation for research and teaching, and also has successfully developed extensive collaborative links with universities and institutes  overseas. It is committed to promote international exchange and cooperation. The university has signed several bilateral agreements on exchange programs and cooperation with universities and other institutions of higher education across the world. Centre for International Relations aims at establishing and developing academic relationships with universities and educational agencies at international levels for the academic excellence and promotion of academic quality of Tribhuvan University. Its major functions are:

 

•     to provide service to students and  researchers coming to TU in exchange programs.

•     to exchange publications;

•     to help foreign students  and researchers for necessary academic information and study visa formalities; and

•     to organize international seminars and conferences.

 

International Students and Researchers

 

For a long time Tribhuvan University has been a place of interest for international students. They are attracted by the rich social, cultural, and linguistic diversities in Nepal. The number of international students is growing steadily every year. The students/ researchers come here either to join regular courses (part or full) or for research (degree or non-degree) - mostly as partial fulfillment of their studies of their own universities. They do not earn credits at Tribhuvan University but receive certificates for their academic achievements. They generally, come from countries like India, China, Japan, Britain, the United States and many other countries and engage themselves in the subject-areas like language, culture, sociology, medicine and engineering. Usually, there are three types of international students: (1) those who come on their own, (2) those who are sponsored, and (3) those who come on exchange programs under bilateral agreements between Tribhuvan University and their native universities or institutes. International students get necessary guidance and help from the Centre for International Relations of TU. During April, 1997 and May, 2007 Tribhuvan University has given affiliation to 318  international researchers, from 22 different countries, and they conducted their researches  in linguistics, religion, culture, ethnicity, economics, geophysics, environment, community development,  medicine and many other areas.