I am an MBA graduate from Pokhara University myself and am currently teaching HRM to BBA students in one of its affiliate colleges in Kathmandu. JBeans, you must have left Nepal a long long time ago. Nepal's education system has long been decentralized after 1990 (or I believe it was in 1995 that a separate Act was enacted to govern private universities). Since then, at least three universities have opened up apart from Tribhuvan University and Mahendra Sanskrit University. Unlike these older two universities where the King is also the Chancellor, all three new universities have the Prime Minister as their Chancellor. The three newer ones are: Kathmandu, Pokhara and Purbanchal Universities. I think the current vice-chancellor of Pokhara University is Dr. Purushottam Banskota. The Pokhara University is headquartered in Pokhara but does have its contact office in Gyaneshwore, Kathmandu (Behind USIS premises). Among the well known colleges affiliated to Pokhara University include: Ace Institute of Management, Apex College, Nobel College, Cosmos College, NEC in Kathmandu. In Pokhara, it runs its own college under Pokhara University Campus. Sorry if I missed other important ones. Well, the best part about Nepal's education system after the opening of other universities is that there are so many different colleges offering different courses right in their home country. Hopefully, it has been able to fulfill a certain percentage of that gap of students leaving the country for further studies. Frankly speaking, I myself didn't have to come to the States to finish till my MBA though I think i should now get a little taste of the American education system in one popint of my further studies. But primarily, in my opinion, to judge if the universities are good or not depends mostly on the effortds of the individual students themselves. The universities only just ensure a proper environment - which I got when I studied in a Kathmandu based management college affiliated to Pokhara University.