| S.No. |
Particulars |
Details |
| 1 |
Year of commencement |
1994-BPharm |
2000-MPharm |
| 2 |
Duration of Course |
4 years (8 Semesters) |
*2 years (4 Semesters) |
| 3 |
Total Credits |
151-BPharm |
56-MPharm |
| 4 |
Number of Pharmacists Produced upto 2009 |
276-BPharm |
92-MPharm |
| 5 |
Current strength |
BPharm |
MPharm |
| |
BPharm (Year 1)
|
40 |
- |
| |
BPharm (Year 2)
|
39 |
- |
| |
BPharm (Year 3)
|
38 |
- |
| |
BPharm (Year 4)
|
35 |
- |
| |
MPharm Semester 1
|
- |
23 |
| |
MPharm Semester 3
|
- |
29 |
| |
Total (209) |
152 |
57 |
| 6 |
Allocation of time (%) for BPharm |
|
| |
Lectures
|
50.21% |
| |
Practicals
|
29.11% |
| |
Tutorials
|
17.30% |
| |
Projects/Seminars (2nd & 8th Semesters)
|
3.38 % (15% -
2nd semester & 29.41% - 8th Semester) |
| 7 |
Structure & % weightage for BPharm |
|
| |
Basic sciences (Foundation courses)
|
22.00% |
| |
Professional subjects (Chemistry)
|
26.66% |
| |
Professional subjects (Clinical oriented)
|
28.00% |
| |
Professional subjects (Industrial Pharmacy oriented)
|
11.33% |
| |
Management & Engineering Sciences (Industrial)
|
11.33% |
| 8 |
Curriculum structured by:
Educationists, Industrialists and Administrators through Subject
Committee in Pharmacy |
| 9 |
Training Programs |
Clinical &
Industrial experience. |
| 10 |
Faculty Cadres |
|
| |
Regular Staff
|
11 (Pharmacy Dept.) |
18 (Sister Depts.) |
| |
Professors
|
1 |
4 |
| |
Associate Professors
|
0 |
1 |
| |
Assistant Professors
|
4 |
5 |
| |
Lecturers
|
6 |
8 |
| |
Visiting faculty
|
13 |
- |
| |
Graduate teaching assistant
|
28 |
- |
| |
Research assistant (Full time)
|
0 |
- |
| |
Total (70) |
52 |
18 |
| 11 |
Facilities |
|
| |
11.1 Curricular |
|
| |
Lecture Hall
|
4 |
| |
Seminar Room
|
1 |
| |
Laboratory
|
10 |
| |
Research Laboratory
|
5 |
| |
Laboratory of basic and engineering sciences
|
4 |
| |
Library, computer and internet facility
|
Centralized
and departmental (Separate computer lab for BPharm & MPharm
students) |
| |
11.2 Co-curricular |
|
| |
Common
|
Kathmandu University
International Centre (KUIC), Staff quarter, Social house,
Music, Hostels, Canteen & Playgrounds |
| |
Medical facility
|
Kathmandu University
Teaching Hospital, Dhulikhel. |
| 12 |
Type of institution
|
Self-financed & not for profit
making university by act of parliament |
| 13 |
Funding |
|
| |
Primary
|
Tuition fees & Fund raising |
| |
Secondary
|
His Majesty's Government & Non-government
agencies |
| 14 |
Research funds resources |
KU, UGC, NHRC,
WHO, Wellcome Trust, Nepal Pharmaceutical Laboratories, Shimadzu (Singapore), IFS &
FIP |
| 15 |
Accreditation |
Nepal Pharmacy
Council (NPC) has accredited BPharm Program run by the department
for the annual intake of 40 students, which is effective from
October 14, 2004 for 5 years. |
| 16 |
QIP-Faculty development program |
7 pharmacy faculty
derived benefit as of date. |
| 17 |
New program - PhD |
Launched in
2004 after successful completion of Pre-PhD (2003-2004) |
| 18 |
New Pharmacy Block - Block 12 |
Inaugurated
and occupied in May 2004 (Building area =1506 sq. meter. |
| 19 |
Industry - Academia Linkage |
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)
was signed between Department of Pharmacy, Kathmandu University and Nepal Pharmaceutical Laboratories Pvt. Ltd., Birgunj,
Nepal at Soaltee Crowne Plaza, Kathmandu on 16th August 2005 to begin and bolster academia and private sector collaboration
for technological development of the nation.
Shimadzu - Kathmandu University (KU) Education Centre for Pharma Professionals was officially inaugurated amidst a function here at Kathmandu University, Dhulikhel by Professor Suresh Raj Sharma, Vice Chancellor of KU and Mr. T. Kishida, Managing Director of Shimadzu (Asia Pacific). The centre is established with an objective of developing human resources for pharmaceutical analysis, other chemical analysis as well as increasing quality testing capabilities of various chemicals, food, water etc. Shimadzu has provided a full configuration HPLC (Prominence UFLC system) and a GC (GC - 2014 system) to begin with and Shimadzu plans to develop this centre gradually. This centre will also be training centre for all SAARC countries in due course of time.
Department also has linkage between Deurali-Janta Pharmaceuticals
Pvt. Ltd., Kathmandu and Simca Laboratories Pvt. Ltd., Kathmandu. |
| 20 |
Bioavailability
&
Bioequivalence Research Lab |
Bioavailability & Bioequivalence
Research Lab is established in the department in collaboration
with Nepal Pharmaceutical Lab (Pvt.) Ltd., Birgunj, Nepal. |
| 21 |
Shimadzu - Kathmandu University (KU) Education Centre for Pharma Professionals |
Shimadzu - Kathmandu University (KU) Education Centre for Pharma Professionals is established in Department of Pharmacy. Shimadzu has provided a full configuration HPLC (Prominence UFLC system) and a GC (GC - 2014 system) to begin with and Shimadzu plans to develop this centre gradually. This centre will also be training centre for all SAARC countries in due course of time. |
| 22 |
Important Events |
- Model Pharmacy-Health Care Center was inaugurated at 2.00
pm on 16th March 05 in Block 12 (Pharmacy Block).
- Department of Pharmacy-Health Awareness Meet (HAM) started
from 25th September 2005 (World Heart Day).
- Forum for Pharmacy (FoP), Kathmandu University, Nepal
had organized 6th Asia Pacific Pharmaceutical
Symposium (APPS), which was held in 2007.
- Inauguration of Bioavailability and Bioequivalence lab in the department sponsored by Nepal Pharmaceutical Laboratories Pvt. Ltd., Birgunj.
- Inauguration of Shimadzu – Kathmandu University Education Centre for Pharma Professionals at Department of Pharmacy, Kathmandu University, Dhulikhel Nepal on 24 December 2007.
|
| 23 |
Future Plan |
Consultancy/Additional specialization
in MPharm like Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Pharmaceutical
Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Analysis & etc/Manufacture of
IV fluid for teaching hospitals. |
| 24 |
Website |
www.ku.edu.np/pharmacy |
| 25 |
Contact us |
|
| |
Mailing address
|
Department of Pharmacy, Kathmandu
University, Dhulikhel, Nepal
G. P. O Box 6250 (Kathmandu) |
| |
Telephone
|
00977-11-661399 / 661511 / 663188 |
| |
Fax
|
00977-11-661443 |
| |
Email
|
pharmacy@ku.edu.np |
