Kathmandu: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has appointed Prof Dr Deepak Aryal as the Vice Chancellor of the Tribhuvan University (TU).
According to National News Agency Nepal, a search committee led by Minister for Education, Science and Technology Raghuji Pant recommended three candidates to the Prime Minister and TU Chancellor KP Sharma Oli on July 7.
The search committee put forward the names of current Acting Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Khadga KC, former Dean of the Faculty of Science of Tribhuvan University Prof Dr Vinil Aryal, and former Head of the Central Department of Hydrology and Meteorology Prof Dr Deepak Aryal.
The position of TU VC had been vacant following the resignation of outgoing Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Keshar Jung Baral, who stepped down from his post three months ago.