Kathmandu University

Kathmandu University is an autonomous, not-for-profit university founded in 1991, with its main campus at Dhulikhel, in the hills east of Kathmandu. It runs schools of engineering, science, management, arts, education, law and medical sciences, and its medical programs are linked with Dhulikhel Hospital. Teaching is in English, which makes it accessible to students from outside Nepal. Living costs in Nepal are low, and the Dhulikhel campus is quieter than the capital.

• A completed secondary school certificate for bachelor's, a relevant bachelor's degree for master's, and usually a master's for a PhD
• IELTS, TOEFL or another test the university accepts, unless English is your first language or you studied in English
• Official transcripts and certificates, with certified translations if they are not in English
• For master's and PhD: a CV, statement of purpose and academic references; PhD applicants usually also need a research proposal and an agreed supervisor
• A valid passport and proof that you can pay tuition and living costs for the student visa

• Choose your program and check its entry requirements, language of instruction and deadline on the university website
• Apply through the university's admission office; international students usually apply through a foreign-student quota
• Upload transcripts, language scores, your passport and, for postgraduate programs, CV, statement of purpose and references
• Pay the application fee if the university charges one, and apply before the program deadline
• International students apply for a student visa with the university's admission letter

2 universities in Nepal.

Language

Nepali/English

Currency

NPR

Living costs

$200–400/mo

Typical tuition

Low at Tribhuvan University and other public institutions; private medical colleges charge foreign students much more, often in USD