With just a month left for their mid-term examinations, students of some classes of Rinchen Higher Secondary School in Thimphu are worried as they do not have textbooks in some subjects yet. The students The Bhutanese talked to said they do not have Dzongkha, English, and commerce (supplementary) textbooks. The …
Read More »Sherig Century Celebration-100 Years of Educating the Nation
May 2nd 2012 saw the launch of the Sherig Century Celebration-100 years of Educating the Nation. The day is very significant in the history of the country for this is the birth anniversary of the third Druk Gyalpo His Majesty King Jigme Dorji Wangchuck who is popularly known as the …
Read More »Forty-four teachers trained on Driglam Namzha
Forty-four teachers under Thimphu Thromde attended a six-day training on Driglam Namzha that concluded last Saturday. The training was coordinated by Department of Culture (DoC) under Ministry of Home and Cultural Affairs (MoHCA). The Department thought that if teachers were trained on Driglam Namzha, they could disseminate their knowledge to …
Read More »Child laborer and his brother enrolled in school
Fourteen-year old Sunil Limbu from Samtse, the boy who was given to Phub Nidup, originally from Haa for 27 CGI sheets, 50 kg of rice, three bed sheets, one school bag and a tiffin-box by his mother on 1 November 2010 has now got a new lease of life. Sunil …
Read More »Scholarship students will be sent only to third countries to ease rupee outflow
This year, the Scholarship and Student Support Division (SSSD) under Adult and Higher Education Department (AHED) with the Ministry of Education (MoE) has decided not to send any students funded by the government to study in India, in order to “ease the flow of rupee,” according to division officials. Unlike …
Read More »Sherig Century celebrations launched on Teachers’ Day
The Sherig Century celebration which will last for a year is being launched coinciding with Teachers’ Day at the Nazhoen Pelri Hall, Thimphu. “Sherig Century- Celebrating 100 years in Educating the Nation” will be celebrated with the aim of bringing the whole nation together to pay tribute to the legacy …
Read More »Basics taught in Dzongkha, a possible hurdle for learning Science in English
Environmental studies (EVS) which is taught in Dzongkha from classes PP to III is taught in English from class IV onwards as social studies and science. This sudden U-turn, some observers feel, will be to the detriment of the students’ performance. But according to the Principal Curriculum Officer for environmental studies, with the Department of …
Read More »Teaching considered “noble” no more
It’s the same old story again. Teaching, the so-called “noble” profession does not have many takers in Bhutan with most university graduates placing the vocation last in their list of preferences. Almost every teacher agrees that there is a huge incentive mismatch with the work load they have. “We don’t get …
Read More »Eight months after RUB turned autonomous; system sees triumphs as well as trials
Royal University of Bhutan (RUB) which became an autonomous body since July 1, 2011 seems to be achieving its mission in upgrading tertiary education in the country notwithstanding a few hiccups. At the end of the University Council meeting held on January 30, 2012, the Director for Research and External …
Read More »New Economics curriculum for class IX
Thimphu The Department of Curriculum and Research Development (DCRD) under the Education Ministry is confident that the new Economics curriculum for classes IX and X proposed from this year will sail through smoothly without any pilot tests required. According to the curriculum officer for Economics at the DCRD, Omnath Baraily, …
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