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Bhutan Cultural Atlas
The Bhutan Cultural Atlas (འབྲུག་གི་ལམ་སྲོལ་ས་ཁྲ།) is a web based cultural mapping initiative sponsored by the Royal University of Bhutan - College of Language and Culture Studies, the UNESCO The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO ) is a List of specialized agencies of the United Nations, specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) with the aim of promoting world peace and International secur ... World Heritage Centre and the Oriental Cultural Heritage Sites Protection Alliance (OCHSPA, France), aimed at helping to preserve Bhutan's intangible and tangible cultural assets. References External links * Culture of Bhutan {{Bhutan-stub ...
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Royal University Of Bhutan
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 of Bhutan. It is the first and the oldest university in Bhutan. Colleges The university was established to consolidate the management of tertiary education in Bhutan. It is a decentralized university with nine constituent colleges and two 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: * College of Natural Resources (CNR) in Lobesa, Punakha * College of Science and Technology (CST) in Rinchhending, Phuntsholing * Gaeddu College of Business Studies (GCBS) in Gedu, Chukha * College of Language and Culture Studies (CLCS) in Taktse, Trongsa. * Jigme Namgyel Engi ...
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College Of Language And Culture Studies (Bhutan)
The College of Language and Culture Studies (CLCS) is a school at the Royal University of Bhutan in Taktse, Trongsa, central Bhutan. It was formerly known as the Institute for Language and Culture Studies (ILCS). CLCS was founded in 1961 as a semi-monastic school at Wangditse. It later moved to Semtoka Dzong in Thimphu. It has now become a full degree awarding college with a focus in Buddhist Philosophy, languages, Bhutanese culture, Himalayan Studies, history and research in Bhutanese language and culture. CLCS also takes in international students as part of the study abroad programme. It offers courses both at the undergrad as well as at the masters level. The college offers programmes in B.A in Language and Literature (Bilingual), Bhutanese and Himalayan Studies, and Diploma in Language and Communication Skills. CLCS has over 1000 students and over 60 faculty members. The primary task of the college is to preserve and promote Dzongkha Dzongkha (; ) is a Tibeto-Bur ...
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UNESCO
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO ) is a List of specialized agencies of the United Nations, specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) with the aim of promoting world peace and International security, security through international cooperation in education, arts, sciences and culture. It has 194 Member states of UNESCO, member states and 12 associate members, as well as partners in the Non-governmental organization, non-governmental, Intergovernmental organization, intergovernmental and private sector. Headquartered in Paris, France, UNESCO has 53 regional field offices and 199 National Commissions for UNESCO, national commissions. UNESCO was founded in 1945 as the successor to the League of Nations' International Committee on Intellectual Cooperation.English summary). UNESCO's founding mission, which was shaped by the events of World War II, is to advance peace, sustainable development and human rights by facilitating collaboratio ...
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