Prof Dr Achyut Prasad Wagle has been appointed the Vice Chancellor of Kathmandu University, in Nepal. Prime Minister and Chancellor of the University, KP Sharma Oli, appointed Dr Wagle to the post as per the Clause 13 (4) of the KU Act, 2048. The government had formed a three-member search committee for the recommendation of the VC in the university. Born in the Kavre district in 2025 BS, Prof Dr Wagle was the Acting Vice Chancellor and Registrar of the KU. A PhD in Economics from the Indian Institute of Technology in India and an MSc from the University of Birmingham, UK has worked as an advisor to the Prime Minister and the central bank’s advisor in the past.