Royal University of Bhutan
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| Type | Public |
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| Established | 2003 |
| Chancellor | His Majesty The King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck |
| Vice-Chancellor | Dasho Nidup Dorji |
| Location | Thimphu, Bhutan |
| Nickname | RUB |
| Website | http://www.rub.edu.bt/ |
The Royal University of Bhutan (Dzongkha: འབྲུག་རྒྱལ་འཛིན་གཙུག་ལག་སློབ་སྡེ་; Wylie: 'brug rgyal-'dzin gtsug-lag-slob-sde), founded on June 2, 2003 by a royal decree, is the national university system of Bhutan.
The university was established to consolidate the management of tertiary education in Bhutan. It is a decentralized university with eight constituent colleges and one affiliated college spread across the kingdom. The principle which influenced the development of a university system was the government's priority for equitable development. The colleges of the University are:
The university maintains a connection with other universities which include the University of New Brunswick in Canada, Naropa University and the School for International Training in the United States, the University of Salzburg in Austria, the University of Delhi in India, etc. in the areas of student exchange and internship programs for students and faculty.
HM Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, the King of Bhutan, is the chancellor. Dasho Pema Thinley is the vice chancellor and handles the day-to-day administration of the university system.
The Centre for Bhutan Studies (CBS) in Thimphu, originally slated to become a member institution of the university, has retained its autonomous status.
Based on the distributed model with campuses of the colleges forming the core element of the university, the Office of the Vice-Chancellor at the center is responsible for central coordination while the constituent member colleges look after academic functions of teaching and research within its college. Located at Mothithang, Thimphu, the Office of the Vice Chancellor consists of the departments of Registry, Academic Affairs, Planning and Resources, and Research and External Relations.
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