Tribhuvan University recovers only a fraction of funds from staff who abused paid study leave

More than 250 teachers and staff are believed to have failed to return after taking fully paid study leave abroad, leaving Nepal’s largest university with estimated losses exceeding Rs1.5 billion.

Tribhuvan University (TU), Nepal's largest and oldest university, has recovered only a small portion of the money owed by teachers and staff who took paid study leave but failed to return to work, despite repeated notices and a year-long recovery drive.