Rajarshi Janak University is a multi-disciplinary university having its Central Office in Janakpur. It was founded in October 2017 by the Legislature-Parliament according to Sub-article (1) of Article 296 of the Constitution of Nepal.
Offered Programs
Salient Features
Rajarshi Janak (RJ) University is the eighth full-fledged university and 12th if the deemed universities are also taken into account. The autonomous Health Academies are considered the deemed universities.
About
Rajarshi Janak University serves as the flagship for higher education being a center for both teaching and research, dedicated to excellence in higher education and enhancement of the social and economic well-being of the people of Nepal by providing technical and professional leadership through transmission of knowledge and modern state-of-art of teaching-learning methodologies. The University recognizes the importance of its location in Janakpur and seeks to link its research and teaching to the vast resources of a great sub-metropolis in the province No.2. It also seeks to attract a diverse and international faculty and student body, to support research and teaching on national, regional and global issues, and to create academic relationships with many countries and regions.
Vision
The vision of Rajarshi Janak University is to become among the leading quality education centers of academic excellence in teaching learning and research in South Asia and contribute to the development of the nations as well as the South-Asian region. The University will be perceived and acknowledge as one of the outstanding public Universities in the nation. A World Class University!
Mission
Rajarshi Janak University serves as the flagship for higher education being a center for both teaching and research, dedicated to excellence in higher education and enhancement of the social and economic well-being of the people of Nepal by providing technical and professional leadership through transmission of knowledge and modern state-of-art of teaching-learning methodologies. The University recognizes the importance of its location in Janakpur and seeks to link its research and teaching to the vast resources of a great sub-metropolis in the province No.2. It also seeks to attract a diverse and international faculty and student body, to support research and teaching on national, regional and global issues, and to create academic relationships with many countries and regions.
Goals:
- Be a center for learning through teaching, research and artistic endeavors.
- Provide outstanding teaching research and community services.
- Promote technology-based innovative and interdisciplinary learning environment.
- Produce and disseminate research outcomes, teaching materials and other publications by undertaking demand-driven research on local, national and international issues and problems.
Core Values:
- The University believes in:
- Efficiency in using time, materials and human resources by designing ways and means to reduce cost and enhance optimal use of resources;
- Excellence Individual, team and organizational) in undertaking teaching, research and community services;
- High regard for students and faculty & staff members as our students are the future leaders of the nation and professionals leading in their respective sectors; and faculty & staff members are the ambassadors of RJU whose performance, diligence and integrity that RJU depends on;
- Positive thinking towards the achievement of RJU’s vision, mission and goals;
- Quality and standards by putting in place and observing pertinent quality assurance, counselling and monitoring, and evaluation mechanisms;
- Transparency and accountability in the performance of all tasks, goals and objectives of the University and responsiveness to feedback, peer review, counselling and monitoring, and evaluation.