Overview
Salient Features
- Established in 2010 AD
- Government-funded national university
- Central office located in Bhimdatta Municipality, Kanchanpur
- Located in Sudurpaschim Province, Nepal
- Provides higher education through constituent campuses across the nine districts of Sudurpaschim Province
- Has affiliated colleges in different parts of Nepal
- Offers undergraduate, graduate, MPhil and PhD programs
- Academic areas include Science & Technology, Engineering, Management, Education, Humanities & Social Sciences, Agriculture, Law, Health Sciences and Natural Resource Management
- Follows a semester-based academic system
- Emphasizes research-based education, innovation, community engagement and practical learning
- Offers programs such as BIT, BBA, BHM, BBS, Engineering, B.Sc. Forestry and other professional programs
Courses Offered
Bachelor of Business Administration
Bachelor of Civil Engineering
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science & Information Technology
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Information Technology
Master of Business Administration
Affiliated Schools/Colleges
About Sudurpaschim University / Far Western University
Far Western University (FWU) was founded in 2010 through an Act of the Parliament of Nepal as a national university funded by the government. It has its headquarters at Bhimdatta Municipality, Kanchanpur and the university is very much focussed on the educational and socio-economic development of the Far Western region with special emphasis on the issue of access to higher education.
The university offers academic programmes at various faculties including the faculties of Human and Social Sciences, Education, Management, Science and Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Law, Health Sciences and Natural Resource Management. It has undergraduate and graduate programs and has recently started offering MPhil and PhD research degrees.
FWU's priorities are academic excellence, research-based education, community engagement and partnerships. Academic programs include information technology, management, engineering, science, agriculture and forestry, and education and other professional disciplines, with opportunities to build knowledge and skills for future study and employment.