The College of Science and Technology is an engineering college under

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 ...

in Rinchending,

Phuntsholing Phuntsholing, also spelled as Phuentsholing ( dz, ཕུན་ཚོགས་གླིང་), is a border town in southern Bhutan and is the administrative seat of Chukha District. The town occupies parts of both Phuentsholing Gewog and Sampheli ...

Bhutan Bhutan (; dz, འབྲུག་ཡུལ་, Druk Yul ), officially the Kingdom of Bhutan,), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is situated in the Eastern Himalayas, between China in the north and India in the south. A mountainous ...

, that offers undergraduate as well as graduate education. The college provides

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s in

Civil Engineering Civil engineering is a professional engineering discipline that deals with the design, construction, and maintenance of the physical and naturally built environment, including public works such as roads, bridges, canals, dams, airports, sewage ...

Electrical Engineering Electrical engineering is an engineering discipline concerned with the study, design, and application of equipment, devices, and systems which use electricity, electronics, and electromagnetism. It emerged as an identifiable occupation in the l ...

Electronics and Communication Engineering Electronics engineering is a sub-discipline of electrical engineering which emerged in the early 20th century and is distinguished by the additional use of active components such as semiconductor devices to amplify and control electric current fl ...

Information Technology Engineering Data engineering refers to the building of systems to enable the collection and usage of data. This data is usually used to enable subsequent analysis and data science; which often involves machine learning. Making the data usable usually involves ...

and

Architecture Architecture is the art and technique of designing and building, as distinguished from the skills associated with construction. It is both the process and the product of sketching, conceiving, planning, designing, and constructing building ...

, as well as a

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of Engineering in

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. , it was the only institution providing undergraduate education in engineering in

Programs offered

, the college offers eight programs. The Master of Engineering in Renewable Energy degree is a minimum one and a half year full-time program. The six undergraduate engineering degrees are all four-year programs: * Bachelor of Engineering in Civil Engineering * Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical Engineering * Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics and Communication Engineering * Bachelor of Engineering in Information Technology * Bachelor of Engineering in Engineering Geology * Bachelor of Engineering in Instrumentation and Control Engineering The Bachelor of Architecture degree is a five-year program and includes a six-month internship in the fourth year.

Student life

The students of the university are involved in several extracurricular activities apart from their academic curriculum: * Nangpai Zhenu Club serves as an interest group for young Buddhists. They participate in morning and evening prayers, ''rimdo'' and ''puja'' ceremonies, Lungta recitation, etc. * Kuenphen Tshogpa Club serves as the philanthropic club. The members dedicate themselves to serving needy communities by collecting donations and essential goods. Once a year, members travel to a remote school to provide them with clothes, blankets, etc. Another small group within the club raises money for kidney failure patients. * Y-Peer Club members promote awareness regarding youth and women's issues like sexual education and rights, sexual harassment, substance abuse, etc. * Rangzhing Thuendrel Tshogpa (Nature Club) members dedicate their time to preserve nature and create mass awareness of its value. * Radio Club operates the college's FM radio station. * The college operates a student chapter of the

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. * The Maintenance Club participates in maintenance activities at the college. * Other clubs include Rovers Club, Media Club, Cultural Club, Literary Club, and GNH and BTO community service clubs. The two most popular sports at the institute are soccer (football) and basketball. The college football ground is always crowded by lovers of these sports. The students are known for their cooperation during sporting activities wherein they all dress uniformly and cheer for their team in tournaments. The students also participate in other sports like badminton and table tennis. All of the students and most lecturers reside on the campus. Daily meals are regulated by the student body. There are six residential buildings for students and others for lecturers. The residential area is well connected by a road to the academic buildings.

References

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