Faculty Profile at a Glance

Dean of Academic Affairs

• MCom (Taxation).
• Post Graduate Certificate in Education.

• Educationist for more than 13 years.
• Taught at Sherubtse College and Gedu College of Business Studies.
• Dean of Academic Affairs at Gedu College of Business studies.
• Research and Consultancy
• Supervision of research and consultancy projects
• Controller of Examinations at Gedu College of Business studies.
• Served as provost for male student residence at Gedu College of Business studies.
• Advisor and member to various committees and clubs at Gedu College of Business studies.
• Member of the Program Quality Committee of RUB.
• Serving Member of the Academic Board of RUB.
• Recipient of the National Award for Dedicated Service from His Majesty the Fifth King of Bhutan.
• Recipient of Education Leadership Award from Global Education Congress.

• MA (International Relations).
• Post Graduate Certificate in Education.
• Advance Training in Qualitative Research Methodology.

• Over seven years of experience as an educationist.
• Served as the Programme Leader to BA Political Science and Sociology programme.
• Reviewed and developed BA Political Science and Sociology programme, as well as BA Development Studies programme, at NRC.
• Taught at Palavan School, Rajasthan.
• Taught Basic English to the monastic community of Kanglung Shedra for one year.
• Consultancy (Erasmus+ HAPPY Project) for five years.
• Coached RCSE preparation.
• Trained in an educational technology and artificial intelligence.
• Published several academic research.
• Acted as Advisor to the Forum for Student Voice at NRC.
• Convened the International Rigter Conference.
• Recipient of South Asian University’s merit-based scholarship.
• Participated in international summer school in New Delhi, Incredible India initiative and Kautilya Council.
• Staffed and coordinated Annual Drukpa Council through Pel Drukpa Charitable Trust at Kathmandu, Nepal.
• Active member of the Bhutan Kidney Foundation.

• Programme Leader (BCom).
• Senior Lecturer.

PhD.

• Educationist for more than 10 years.
• Taught at various schools in Bhutan.
• Photo Designer, IT Park.
• Scouts Master.
• Waste Management Coordinator.
• Advisor of Student Governing Body.
• Coordination of Student Activities.
• Member of various College Committees.
• Programme Committee Chair.
• Part-Time Education Coordinator.
• Research and Writing.

Yeshi Samdrup

• Programme Leader (BA in Development Studies).
• Lecturer 
• Staff Advisor (Media and Democracy Club).

Master (Development Practice).

• Research.
• Founding Programme Leader of BA in Development Studies.
• Module development.

Pema Tshering

• Programme Leader (BA in Dzongkha and English).
• Senior Lecturer

MA (Buddhist Philosophy).

• Taught in schools.
• Taught at Gedu College of Business Studies
• Research.
• Module development.

• Programme Leader (BBA).
• Senior Lecturer.

PhD.

• Module development.
• Research and Consultancy.
• Accounting.

Passang Lhamo

• Programme Leader (BA in Political Science & Sociology).
• Lecturer.

MA (Sociology).

• Research.

• Worked as Assistant Lecturer at CLCS.
• Worked at Gyelpozhing Higher Secondary School.
• Research.

Kinga Dakpa

Professor.

• M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction in English.
• B.Ed in Teaching of English and Economics.

• Secretary General, National Council of Bhutan.
• Director General, Royal Education Council.
• Director, Royal Education Council.
• Secretary, Bhutan Council for School Examination and Assessment (BCSEA).
• Chief Research Officer, BCSEA.
• Officiating Director, Department of Curriculum and Research Development.
• Chief Curriculum Officer, CAPSSD.
• District Education Officer, Dagana.
• Principal (Samtse HSS, and Damphu HSS).
• Vice Principal, Drugyel HSS.
• English Teacher (Drugyel HSS, Damphu HSS and Zhemgang HSS).
• Values Education Teacher (Damphu HSS and Samtse HSS).
• Economics Teacher, Zhemgang HSS.
• Board Member for Programme Quality Control Board (PQC), RUB; Higher Education Accreditation Board, MoE; Tertiary Education Board, MoE; and Curriculum Board, MoE.
• External Examiner, SCE and PCE.
• Programme Reviewer, SCE.
• General Secretary, Dzongkhag Sports Association, and Dzongkhag Chief Election Officer, Dagana.
• Awards: Civil Service Award (Gold and Silver Medallist).
• Bhutan Executive Service Training (BEST-3) conducted by RIGSS & RCSC; Executive Forum (by RCSC); International Seminars/ Short-Term Training in Canada, Malaysia, Australia, Sri Lanka, India.
• Publications and Editorial: Some research papers, school curriculum materials (including textbooks); Moderation of high-stakes examination papers (BHSEC and BCSE).

Assistant Professor.

MBA (Finance).

• Taught at Royal Thimphu College.
• SEO consultant (Domain Com Inc, USA).
• Human Resource and Administration (BPC, Bhutan).
• Documentation Officer (National Assembly Secretariat, Bhutan).
• Professional Tour Guide and Tour Leader in Bhutan.

Senior Lecturer.

Masters (Dzongkha).

• Taught Dzongkha at Kun-Gaa HSS.
• Worked as Administrative Officer, Dratshang.

• Lecturer.
• Exam Convener.
• Staff Advisor (NRC Scouts Club).

MA (Economics).

• Research.
• Member of NRC Examination Unit.

• Lecturer.
• Staff Advisor (Rigter Tshongrig Club).

MBA (Finance).

• Taught at Gedu College of Business Studies.
• Taught at Royal Thimphu College.

• Lecturer.
• Staff Advisor (Drama and Literary Society Club).

MA (English).

• Research.
• Worked as an Assistant Editor—ELT with Encyclopaedia Britannica India Pvt. Ltd (Indiannica Learning Pvt. Ltd.), India.
• Worked as Research Associate for Indian Institute of Mass Communication, India.
• Worked as travel writer (trainee) with Srishti Publications Pvt. Ltd., India.
• Worked as an English Teacher and Conversation Partner with Lha Charitable Trust, India.

Namgay Wangchuk

• Lecturer.
• Staff Advisor (Waste Management Club).

MA (Economics).

• Research.

Dorji Choda

• Lecturer.
• Staff Advisor (Games and Sports Club).

• MA in Sociology.
• PGCHE (Post Graduate Certificate in Higher Education).

• Teaching.
• Coordinate and management of student activities.
• Research.

Bishnu Maya Sanyasi

Lecturer.

MBA (Finance).

• Worked as Teaching Assistant and Associate Lecturer at RTC.
• Worked as Training Coordinator of Institute of Happiness.
• Industry Experience.
• Research.

Dorji Wangdi

• Lecturer.
• Staff Advisor (Music Club).

MBA (Finance).

• Industry Experience.
• Research and Consultancy.

Sangay Zam

• Lecturer.
• Staff Welfare Secretary.

MBA (Finance).

• Industry Experience.
• Research and Consultancy.

Chencho Dorji

• Lecturer.
• Staff Advisor(Media and Democracy Club).

MBA (Finance).

• Teaching.
• Research.

Khagi Maya Dhakal

• Lecturer.
• Staff Advisor(Audit and Integrity Club).

MBA (Human Resource Management).

• Teaching experience.
• Research.

Chhimi Wangmo

Senior Lecturer.

Master in Curriculum and Instruction.

• Teaching.
• Industry Exposure.
• Research.
• Programme development.
• Leadership.

Sudev Mariyil

Senior Lecturer.

Master in Statistics.

• Teaching.
• International work experience and exposure.
• Research.
• Management.

Puran Gurung

• Lecturer.
• Staff Advisor (Red Cross Society Club).

MA (Sociology).

• Research.

Geeta Devi Adhikari

Lecturer.

Master (International Relations).

• Research.

Phub Gyeltshen

• Lecturer.
• Staff Advisor (Choe Dang Lamsel Club).

Bachelors
(Buddhist Philosophy).

• Teaching.
• Student Residence Management.
• Coordination of Driglam Namzha activities.

Sonam Choki

• Lecturer.
• Staff Advisor (Y-PEER Club).

BA (Language and Literature).

• Teaching.
• Student Residence Management.
• Member of College Academic Committee.
• Member of College Research Committee.
• Student Advisor.
• ECCD facilitator.

• Industry experience.
• Research and Consultancy.

• Teaches English language and literature.
• Serves as a member of the College Discipline Committee.
• Coached test-takers for TOEFL, IELTS, and PTE proficiency exams.
• Taught Communication Skills for RCSE-selected officials at the Royal Institute of Management (RIM).

• Mindfulness Based Basic Counselling.

• Teaching at the UCLL since 2015.
• Teaching at Sherubtse College, 2022-2024.
• International experience: various partners in Bhutan, India and Sri Lanka.
• Research: Master Dissertation UVA.

• Teaching (Instructor/Temporary Teacher).
• Management (Administrative assistant/Operating Manager/CEO).
• Research (Political marketing plan published in International Journal of Engineering Applied Science and Technology 2021.

• Teaching (12 years in different Schools around the globe).

• Worked as a visiting faculty in the Department of Management at Sri Ramaswamy Memorial University, Sikkim and part-time teaching faculty at Accelerator Academy, Vision Academy and Smart Academy, Sikkim, India.
• Published several research papers.

• Over 14 years of experience as an educationist.
• Taught at Royal Thimphu College (RTC) for 4 years (July 2012 – August 2016).
• Served as a Guest Lecturer for Management Papers at West Bengal University of Technology-affiliated colleges (Meghnad Saha Institute of Technology & IERCEM Institute of Information Technology) from January 2011 to June 2012.
• Authored two academic books: Management Theory and Practice and Organizational Behaviour and Culture.
• Published over a dozen papers in international peer-reviewed journals.
• Resource Person for two symposiums on “Leadership & Management” organized by the Department of Livestock, Ministry of Agriculture and Forest, Royal Government of Bhutan.
• Guest trainer and consultant for i-ED (Institute for Excellence and Development) and ILS (Institute for Learning Solutions) in Bhutan, conducting numerous management training sessions over the past 10 years.
• Chair for the Interdisciplinary International Conference on “Sustainable Development in South Asian Countries: Present Status, Issues and Challenges” held in Paro, Bhutan.
• Keynote speaker at the International Conference on “Discourse on Strategies of Conflict Resolution” in Lagos, Nigeria.
• Mentor for Bhutanese entrepreneurs at Google Start-up Weekend Bhutan Women Edition, 2019.
• Recipient of the “World Icon of Peace” award by the World Institute for Peace, Lagos, Nigeria (2019), for contributions to peace education.
• Honored with the global “100 Most Dedicated Professors” award by the World Education Congress (2019).
• Awarded “Asia’s Best Researcher Award of the Year in Management” by ASIA Awards in association with the World Research Congress (2023).
• Recognized with the “Most Outstanding Global Educator and Researcher Award” at the 4th Asia Pacific Global Achiever’s Awards (June 2024) by the International Organization of Educators and Researchers Inc.
• Professional individual member of the All India Management Association (AIMA).

• Teaching 3+ years.
• International work experience and exposure.
• Research and Publications.
• Culture.

• Worked as a Research Officer at the Office of the Vice Chancellor, RUB, for two years.

• Assistant Matron.
• Substitute teacher.
• Research field.

• Co-published a children’s book .
• Research field.

• Principal and CEO, Serampore College (University), West Bengal, India (2015-2024).
• President, College Faculty (Governing Body) from 2015 – 2024.
• Secretary, Council of Serampore College (University) from 2015 – 2024.
• Convener, Senate of Serampore College (University) from 2015 – 2024.
• Associate Professor, Government Colleges in Mizoram, India (1995-2015).
• Post Graduate Teacher in Mizoram and Guest Lecturer in various colleges.
• Academic Counsellor for the programme of Post Graduate Diploma in Higher Education (PGDHE), B.A Psychology and M. A Psychology at Indira Gandhi National Open University from 2010-2012.

• Principal at Droiung Sangngag Choeling Monastery (2011-2013).
• Dzongkha teacher at Rinchen Higher Secondary School (2014-2015).
• Lecturer (Dzongkha) at Royal Thimphu College (2016-2021).
• Dzongkha teacher in Sersang School (2022-2024).
• Member of School Cultural activities and School Rimdro.
• Subject Coordinator and Dzongkha Literary Coordinator.
• Student advisor.

• Teacher in schools.
• Lecturer in college.
• International Relation in Hydro project.
• Management (HR, liaison, Medical and Admin).

• Education.
• Administration.
• HR, Finance.
• Data Analysis.

• Research.
• Management.
• FrontEnd Developer.
• UX/UI Designer .