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== Bhutan in a nutshell ==
== Bhutan in a nutshell ==


''Bhutan'' - in full the '''Kingdom of Bhutan''' - is a landlocked nation in South Asia, located at the eastern end of the Himalaya Mountains. It is bordered to the south, east and west by [[India]] and to the north by [[China]]. Bhutan is separated from the nearby state of [[Nepal]] to the west by the Indian state of Sikkim, and from [[Bangladesh]] to the south by West Bengal. The Bhutanese call their country '''Druk Yul''' which means "Land of the Thunder Dragon".
Bhutan used to be one of the most isolated nations in the world, but developments including direct international flights, the Internet, mobile phone networks, and cable television have increasingly modernized the urban areas of the country. Bhutan has balanced modernization with its ancient culture and traditions under the guiding philosophy of Gross National Happiness (GNH). Rampant destruction of the environment has been avoided.
The population of Bhutan is 697,000.


The capital is Thimphu.




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=== Universities in Bhutan ===
=== Universities in Bhutan ===


There is pne main university in Bhutan, the '''Royal University of Bhutan''' - see http://www.rub.edu.bt.




=== Polytechnics in Bhutan ===
=== Polytechnics in Bhutan ===


== Higher education reform ==
== Higher education reform ==
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=== Interesting Virtual Campus Initiatives ===
=== Interesting Virtual Campus Initiatives ===


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=== Interesting Programmes ===  
=== Interesting Programmes ===  
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==  Lessons learnt ==
==  Lessons learnt ==
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== References ==
== References ==


 
See http://www.mof.gov.bt/downloads/budgetreport1_09-10.pdf for material on internet etc.


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Partners situated in Bhutan

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Bhutan in a nutshell

Bhutan - in full the Kingdom of Bhutan - is a landlocked nation in South Asia, located at the eastern end of the Himalaya Mountains. It is bordered to the south, east and west by India and to the north by China. Bhutan is separated from the nearby state of Nepal to the west by the Indian state of Sikkim, and from Bangladesh to the south by West Bengal. The Bhutanese call their country Druk Yul which means "Land of the Thunder Dragon".

Bhutan used to be one of the most isolated nations in the world, but developments including direct international flights, the Internet, mobile phone networks, and cable television have increasingly modernized the urban areas of the country. Bhutan has balanced modernization with its ancient culture and traditions under the guiding philosophy of Gross National Happiness (GNH). Rampant destruction of the environment has been avoided.

The population of Bhutan is 697,000.

The capital is Thimphu.


Bhutan education policy

Bhutan education system

Higher education

Universities in Bhutan

There is pne main university in Bhutan, the Royal University of Bhutan - see http://www.rub.edu.bt.


Polytechnics in Bhutan

Higher education reform

The Bologna Process

Administration and finance

Quality assurance

Country's HEIs in the information society

Towards the information society

Information society strategy

Virtual Campuses in HE

Interesting Virtual Campus Initiatives

Interesting Programmes

Re.ViCa Case-study

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Lessons learnt

References

See http://www.mof.gov.bt/downloads/budgetreport1_09-10.pdf for material on internet etc.


> Countries



For OER policies and projects in Bhutan see Bhutan/OER