The Institute of Forestry (IoF, ne, वन विज्ञान अध्ययन संस्थान) is one of the five technical institutes under
Tribhuvan University
Tribhuvan University (TU; ne, त्रिभुवन विश्वविद्यालय) is a public university located in Kirtipur, Kathmandu. Established in 1959, TU is the oldest university in Nepal. In terms of enrollment, it is t ...
, Nepal's largest academic institution. Under the Department of Forests, the IoF was founded as Nepal Forestry Institute in 1947 in
Singha Durbar
Singha Durbar ( ne, सिंहदरवार, lit=Lion's Palace) is a palace in Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal. The palace complex lies in the centre of Kathmandu, to the north of the Babar Mahal and Thapathali Durbar and east of Bhadrak ...
. However, it was relocated to
Bhimphedi
Bhimphedi ( ne, भीमफेदी), is a village located in the Bhimphedi Rural Municipality of Makwanpur District of Bagmati Province of Nepal. This village is known for its bazaar (marketplace). Bismuth ore is mined here.
Etymology
The wo ...
in 1957, then to
Hetauda
Hetauda ( ne, हेटौडा, ) is a sub-metropolitan city in the Makwanpur District of Bagmati Province in central Nepal. It is the administrative headquarters of the Makwanpur District and the capital of Bagmati Province as declared by m ...
in 1965, before being incorporated into TU from 1972. The current head office of the institute, usually referred to as the ''dean's office'', is housed at Pokhara Campus.
The IoF implements forestry-related academic programs through its two constituent campuses, located in
Pokhara
Pokhara ( ne, पोखरा, ) is a metropolis, metropolitan city in Nepal, which serves as the capital of Gandaki Province. It is the List of cities in Nepal, second most populous city of Nepal after Kathmandu, with 518,452 inhabitants living ...
and
Hetauda
Hetauda ( ne, हेटौडा, ) is a sub-metropolitan city in the Makwanpur District of Bagmati Province in central Nepal. It is the administrative headquarters of the Makwanpur District and the capital of Bagmati Province as declared by m ...
.
The current dean of the institute is Bir Bahadur Khanal Chhetri, and he is backed by two assistant deans, presently Jit Narayan Sah and Mahendra Singh Thapa.
See also
The other technical institutes at TU are:
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Institute of Agriculture and Animal Science
Tribhuvan University's Institute of Agriculture and Animal Science (IAAS) is the oldest institute in Nepal which provides higher education in agriculture and animal science.
Overview
IAAS was founded in Kathmandu in 1957 as a school of agricul ...
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Institute of Engineering
The Institute of Engineering (IOE) (Nepali: ईन्जिनियरिङ अध्ययन संस्थान), established in 1930, is the first technical school of Nepal. It was reformed in the present shape in 1972 as an organ of Tr ...
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Institute of Medicine
The National Academy of Medicine (NAM), formerly called the Institute of Medicine (IoM) until 2015, is an American nonprofit, non-governmental organization. The National Academy of Medicine is a part of the National Academies of Sciences, E ...
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Institute of Science and Technology
References
Tribhuvan University
Forestry education
Forestry in Nepal
1947 establishments in Nepal
Educational institutions established in 1947
Science and technology in Nepal
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