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Prof. Dr. Lekhnath Sharma
Executive ChairpersonBiography
Prof. Dr. Lekhnath Sharma worked as a Professor of Mathematics Education at Tribhuvan University. He received a PhD degree in mathematics education from Tribhuvan University. He has 38 years of experience in teaching, research, consultancy, and management/administration in the education sector. He served as the founding Vice-Chancellor of the Nepal Open University from 2017 to 2021. Before joining the Policy Research Institute as the Executive Chairperson on 29 May 2024, he served as a professor, a member of the Academic Council and the Faculty Research Committee of the Faculty of Education of Tribhuvan University, and he led various international collaborative development and research projects run jointly by universities in Nepal and foreign universities. He served as chair, coordinator and member of various committees for policy and program preparation and execution commissioned by the Ministry of Education and University Grant Commission.