Tribhuvan University, #1 university in Nepal

Founded in 1959, Tribhuvan University (TU) is a public university located in kirtipur, kathmandu  Nepal. It is the first national institution of higher education in Nepal. The Central Administrative Office and the Central Campus of the university are located on the north eastern facade of Kirtipur, which is located five kilometers away from capital city Kathmandu . There are 40 central departments and 4 research centres in TU, and out of them 31 departments and 3 research centres are located at Kirtipur. The university at Kirtipur is spread over an area of 154.77 hectares.

  

The university offers  undergraduate and graduate education. More than 4,400 courses are offered, of which 500 are for intermediate-level courses (equivalent to higher secondary school), 2,079 are for undergraduate and 2,000 are for postgraduate programs. The university has 60 constituent campuses[5] and 1053 affiliated colleges throughout the country. Since it is government financed, it is less expensive than private universities like Kathmandu University, and Purwanchal University.

T U ran its programmes only through its constituent campuses before 1980. With the increasing number of students wanting higher education, it was not possible to accommodate all the students in the constituent campuses. This situation led to the establishment of colleges in the private sector because the constituent campuses alone could not meet the demand. From 1979–80, TU started providing affiliation to private colleges to conduct programmes. Across the country, 826 private colleges have received TU affiliations.

In the 2014–2015 academic session 4,05,341 students were enrolled in TU academic programmes. 1,48,141 (36.55%) students study in its 60 constituent campuses including 38 central departments, while 2,57,200 (63.45%) students study in 1053 affiliated colleges. Now it

has 7841 teaching faculty and 7413 non-teaching staff including the support staff in its constituent campuses. The number of total employees is 15254

Faculties and associated departments:
 Faculty of Management 

• Central Department of Public Administration
•  Central Department of Management

Faculty of Education 

• Central Department of Education
• Faculty of Awareness

Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

• Central Department of Buddhist Studies
• Central Department of Chemistry, TU
• Central Department of Culture
• Central Department of Economics
• Central Department of English]
• Central Department of Biotechnology
• Central Department of Fine Arts
• Central Department of Geography
• Central Department Of Hydrology & Meteorology
• Central Department of Geology
• Central Department of Hindi
• Central Department of History
• Central Department of Home Science
• Central Department of Journalism and Mass Communication
• Central Department of Library Science
• Central Department of Linguistics
• Central Department of Maithili
• Central Department of Nepali
• Central Department of Nepal Bhasha
• Central Department of Physics
• Central Department of Political Science
• Central Department of Population Studies
• Central Department of Psychology
• Central Department of Rural Development
• Central Department of Sanskrit
• Central Department of Sociology
• Central Department of Anthropology

Website: http://tribhuvan-university.edu.np/

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Queen’s University Canada

Founded in 1841, Queen’s University is a private research university located in  Kingston, Ontario, Canada,
mid-way between Montreal and Toronto, and near the entrance of the Rideau Canal, a UNESCO world heritage site. It was founded by Queen Victoria. Queen's holds more than 1,400 hectares (3,500 acres) of land throughout Ontario and owns Herstmonceux Castle in East Sussex, England. Queen's is organized into ten undergraduate, graduate and professional faculties and schools.

The university offers its students a small, pedestrian-friendly campus comprising six libraries and several museums and arts centres, including the Agnes Etherington Art Centre and The Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts: a $72million, 80,000-square-foot performance hall and learning space for theatre, music, film and media students The full-time undergraduate programs comprise the majority of the school's enrolment, made up of 16,339 full-time undergraduate students. In 2009 the two largest programs by enrolment were the social sciences, with 3,286 full-time and part-time students, followed by engineering, with 3,097 full-time and part-time students.The university conferred 3,232 bachelor's degrees, 153 doctoral degrees, 1,142 master's degrees, and 721 first professional degrees in 2008–2009.

 Queen’s waterfront campus comprises heritage buildings made from limestone – Kingston is itself nicknamed 'Limestone City' because of the local limestone used in its construction. Its busy downtown area is a 10-minute walk away from campus, giving students easy access to all the advantages of a major city.

As the original capital city of Canada, Kingston boasts 21 National Historic Sites. It is also a major university town, home not only to Queen’s but also the Royal Military College and St. Lawrence College. The student population as a whole totals more than 30,000.

In 2013, the BBC listed Kingston as one of the top 5 university towns in the world, while personal finance website moneysense.ca ranked it as 3rd best place to live in Canada.

Admision: http://www.queensu.ca/apply
 The requirements for admission differ between students from Ontario, other provinces in Canada, and international students due to the lack of uniformity in marking schemes. In 2013, 29% of applications to full-time, first-year studies were accepted. In 2014, 66 transfer students were admitted from a pool of 600 making its acceptance rate 11% for those who had attended other post-secondary institutions.The application process emphasizes the mandatory Personal Statement of Experience (PSE). The statement expresses how the applicant's personal experiences may contribute to the university. It focuses on qualifications and involvement outside of academics and is an important factor in determining admission. Several faculties require applicants to submit a supplementary essay. 

Campus Life:http://www.queensu.ca/campuslife
  The student body of Queen's is represented by two students' unions, the Alma Mater Society (AMS) for all undergraduate students and the Society of Graduate and Professional Students for graduate students.All accredited extracurricular organizations at Queen's fall under the jurisdiction of either the AMS, or the Society of Graduate and Professional Students.

 The AMS also manages the Student Constable peer to peer security service at the university. They are responsible for ensuring the safety of patrons and staff at sanctioned events and venues across the campus, enforcing governing regulations of the AMS and uphold regulations stipulated in the Liquor Licence Act of Ontario.Student Constables do not serve as the university's primary security service as they are legally not peace officers, nor are they registered as a private security service under the Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services.

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