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 It 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 Cradled in the folds of the Himalayas, Bhutan has relied on its geographical isolation to protect itself from outside cultural influences. A sparsely populated country bordered by India to the south, and China to the north, Bhutan has long mainta ...

, Himalayan Studies, history and research in

Bhutanese language There are two dozen languages of Bhutan, all members of the Tibeto-Burman language family except for Nepali, which is an Indo-Aryan language, and Bhutanese Sign Language. Dzongkha, the national language, is the only native language of Bhutan with ...

and culture. CLCSalso 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 Sino-Tibetan language that is the official and national language of Bhutan. It is written using the Tibetan script. The word means "the language of the fortress", from ' "fortress" and ' "language". , Dzongkha had 171,080 n ...

, the national language of Bhutan.

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