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Higher education in Bhutan is relatively a young system and was primarily driven by the need to develop the human resource capacity of the country to drive the economy and development efforts in the country. Higher education in Bhutan formally started only in the early 1980s with the introduction of undergraduate study programs in a few se...
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... coherent programs of study are aimed to produce graduates with desired personal attributes, balanced worldview, high levels of analytical and creative skills, and a broad range of competencies (MoE 2010). As of August 2019, there were a total enrolment of 12,689 students studying in the tertiary education programs in the country (see Tables 1, 2, and 3). Female student enrolment was slightly lower than males, making up 48.5% of the total enrolment at the tertiary level. ...Context 2
... colleges of education, namely, Samtse College of Education and Paro College of Education, under the Royal University of Bhutan are responsible for providing professional education. Samtse College of Education provides Bachelor of Secondary Education, Bachelor of Primary Education, and undergraduate Diploma in Library and Information Management, while Paro College of Education provides Table 5 Enrolment in undergraduate programs in RUB Sl Program Female Male Total 1 Diploma programs 367 507 874 2 Bachelor programs 4906 4980 9886 Total 5273 5487 10,760 ...Context 3
... diploma programs for teachers are offered at three colleges: Paro College of Education, Samtse College of Education, and Yonphula Centenary College under Sherubtse College. Similarly, master's degree programs are offered at the College of Language and Culture Studies, College of Natural Resources, College of Science and Technology, Gedu Table 7 List of TTI and student enrolment Sl Institute Female Male Total 1 Chumey TTI 108 133 241 2 Khuruthang TTI 93 147 240 3 Jigme Wangchuk power training institute 99 202 301 4 Thimphu TTI 13 66 79 5 Institute of Zorig Chusum 63 232 295 6 Royal Institute of tourism and hospitality 52 51 College of Business Studies, Paro College of Education, Samtse College of Education, and Yonphula Centenary College. However, the master's programs are very specific to each of these colleges. ...Context 4
... the postgraduate level, the enrolment for female (33%) is much less than the male (77%). The low enrolment of female student could be due to the social and cultural factors (Table 10). ...Context 5
... is a matter of judgment, not simply of computation (RUB 2017a). Marks and Program Female Male Total 1 Postgraduate programs 17 29 46 Total 17 29 47 Source: FPGM 2019 percentages are not treated as absolute values but as symbols to be used by examiners to communicate their judgment of different aspects of a student's work, to provide information on which the final decision on a student's fulfillment of program objectives may be based. Assessment approach in the University consists of both formative and summative. ...Context 6
... professional development programs at the national level for the faculty members are organized by the Centre for University Learning and Teaching of the Department of Academic Affairs, Office of the Vice Chancellor, Royal University of Bhutan. A large number of faculty members also constantly go out of Bhutan for the professional development programs (Table 11). ...