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Universities in Bhutan for international students

List of Bhutan Universities

1. Royal University of Bhutan

Number of Students: 40000
City: Mexico City
Foundation Year: 2016
About University:

Royal University of Bhutan is a public university that was founded in 2003. The university is the national university of Bhutan because of a royal decree when it was founded. The university has a lot of Campuses spread out across the country so that the whole country can be served by this one university.

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2. Royal Thimphu College (RTC)

Number of Students: 40000
City: Pau
Foundation Year: 2016
About University:

Royal Thimphu College is a private university that was founded in 2009. The university has the honour of being the first private university in the country. Royal Thimphu College  is located some 10 kilometres from the capital and as such is  situated in a vastly spaced out area. 

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3. The Royal Institute of Management (RIM)

Number of Students: 4000
City: Pau
Foundation Year: 1986
About University:

The Royal Institute of Management is a public institution that was founded in the year 1986 and is responsible for creating some of the country's best businessmen. The school offers a diverse range of programs for potential businessmen of all ages.

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4. Khesar Gyalpo University of Medical Sciences of Bhutan

Number of Students: 994
City: Pau
Foundation Year: 2012
About University:

Khesar Gyalpo University of Medical Sciences of Bhutan is a state owned university founded in 2012 with a total student population of 994+. The university offers medical centered programs. It is located in Menkhang Lam a district of Thimphu the capital of Bhutan.

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5. Jigme Namgyel Engineering College

Number of Students: 1200
City: Pau
Foundation Year: 1972
About University:

Previously known as the Royal Bhutan Polyclinic, the college begun its first training initiave in the year 1972, and started offering Diploma courses in engineering precisely Civil and Electrical Engineering. The College is the leading tertiary school of engineering in the country and is mandated to equip the learners with the necessary skills, knowledge to cope with the challenges arising in the engineering industries in the country and across the globe. 

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6. Samtse College of Education

Number of Students: 5000
City: Pau
Foundation Year: 1968
About University:

The Semtse College of Education started its educational training activities in May 1968. The school was founded by the His Majesty Jigme Dorji Wangchuck. Currently, the university has produced over 5000 graduates fully integrated into the educational system of the country. The university offers diploma, undergraduate, and postgraduate programs.

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7. Sherubtse College

Number of Students: 5000
City: Pau
Foundation Year: 1968
About University:

Sherubtse College is an international institution that put values on Gross National Happiness in it educational system. The university concentrates its efforts in liberal Arts and Sciences education. Since its establishment in 1968, the university has had changes in its name and the current name was adopted in 1983. The university put in place modern infrastructures to provide worldwide recognized programs. It operates through five departments and offers specifically undergraduate programs in the domains such as Arts, Social Sciences, Humanities, Biological and physical Sciences.

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8. Paro College of Education

Number of Students: 1200
City: Pau
Foundation Year: 1975
About University:

Paro College of Education is an integrant part of the Royal University of Bhutan and was founded in 1975 as a training college for pre-schools teachers training. The university is located in the astonished and beautiful town of Rimpung Dzong, an industrial well developed area in the country. The school has two main campus and offers diploma, undergraduate, postgraduate, and masters degree programs. 

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9. College of Science and Technology (Bhutan)

Number of Students: 1000
City: Pau
Foundation Year: 1972
About University:

College of Science and Technology is n engineering centered university in providing profound training in engineering, electrical and construction programs. The university has obtained its accreditation in 2001 as the first technology university in the whole nation. Since its creation, the school has adopted and maintained the excellence education in the science and technology.

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10. College of Natural Resources (Bhutan)

Number of Students: 1000
City: Pau
Foundation Year: 1992
About University:

The first university in agriculture and sustainable resources, the College of Natural Resources was established in 1992 and was devoted to maintain acceptable level of National Gross Happiness. The university operates through six departments and provides adequate training in food science, environment management, climate and energy, and science of sustainable development.

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Bhutan has two main universities, that is the Royal University of Bhutan, and the Khesar Gyalpo University of Medical Sciences of Bhutan.

Royal University of Bhutan

It is a decentralized university that has eight constituent colleges and one affiliated college. The Royal University of Bhutan offers programs in eight broad curriculum areas. These include teacher education, business and management, engineering and physical sciences, computing and information science, biological sciences and agriculture, health sciences, humanities, and social sciences, and Dzongkha language and literature.

The colleges include:

Royal Thimphu College (RTC)

It is Bhutan's first private college that offers general degree programs under the auspices of the Royal University of Bhutan. It offers 7 Bachelor programs in Business, Economics, History, Humanities, Management, Mathematics, Sociology

The Royal Institute of Management (RIM)

Itis the country’s apex management training institute with the mandate to impart, promote and improve professional knowledge and skills in management and public administration in both public as well as the private sector. It offers 4 bachelors, and 1 master's program. Program categories include Administration, Finance & Banking, Law & Jurisprudence, Management

College of Natural Resources

It was established in1992 by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forests to train Extension Agents. It offers 4 Bachelor and 3 Masters programs in Environmental Studies, Management, Natural Sciences

Khesar Gyalpo University of Medical Sciences of Bhutan

It was established in 2013 as per the University of Medical Sciences Act of Bhutan 2012.

The University has a mandate to provide quality medical and health education in the country to address the shortage of healthcare workers and to address long-term needs of training of healthcare workforce at various levels, from diplomas, bachelors to Ph.D. degrees, and provision of continued medical education and specialized short-term training.

It consists of the Faculty of Nursing and Public Health, Faculty of Traditional Medicine, Faculty of Postgraduate Medicine, Medical Education Centre for Research, Innovation, and Training

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