Pokhara University

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Pokhara University was established in 1997 under the Pokhara University Act enacted by the parliament of Nepal in the year 1996. In a very short span of time, Pokhara University has been able to create a niche for itself in the field of higher education in Nepal. It is a fast growing University and has earned a good reputation for its excellence in higher education. Pokhara University started its programs with participation of private institutions. At present, there are 23 academic institutions under its affiliation where Bachelor, Master, M. Phil. and Ph.D. degree programs are running. There are about 5000 students altogether in 37 programs. Pokhara University has signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the following national and international Universities / Institutions.

1. Ball State University, Munice, Indiana, USA, March 8, 2000
2. Showa Pharmaceutical University, Machida-shi, Tokyo, Japan, Nov.8, 2001
3. Institute of Oriental Medicine, Dongguk University, Kyungpook, Korea, Nov. 14, 2001
4. Institute of Natural Medicine,  Toyama Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Toyama, Japan, Dec. 24, 2001
5. University of Roorkee (presently Indian Institute of Technology), Roorkee, India, October 13, 2002
6. National University Corporation Ehime University, Japan, May 28, 2006
7. Independent University, Bangladesh, Dhaka, August 14, 2007
8. Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan, 2007
9. Bodo University College,  Norway, August 11, 2008
10. Panjab University, Chandigarh, India, Feb. 19, 2009
11. Sun Moon University, Korea and the College of Law of Sun Moon University, Nov. 19, 2009
12. Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand, Dec. 10, 2009
13. University of Tromso, Norway, Jan 5, 2010
14. Instituteof Foreign Trade and Management, Moradabad, UP, India, Jan 18, 2010
15. KIIT University, Bhubaneswar, India, Feb.3, 2010
16. Information Technology Research Institute and BK21 U-Business Service Model and Platform Research Team and Information System Sector in Graduate School of Business IT, Kookmin University, Seoul, Korea, Feb. 25, 2010
17. Jilin University, China, March 14, 2010
18. IUBAT-International University of Business Agriculture and Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh, July 6, 2010.