Sherubtse College is the first accredited

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, founded in 1966 by a group of

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under the leadership of Father William Mackey. The college was affiliated to the University of Delhi by a special act of the Indian parliament. It became a part of the newly created Royal University of Bhutan in 2003, a system that comprises all public post-secondary schools in Bhutan. Sherubtse College is located in

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under Trashigang district in east Bhutan. The college campus is spread over a large area. Sherubtse College is only 10 minutes drive from the Yongphulla domestic airport.

Departments

Nearly 300 students graduate every year from the college. It offers courses such as

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, and

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. Its most significant science department is the department of

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and

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, which benefits from its location amidst the rich

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of the Himalayan regions. Now business studies has been shifted t
Gaedu College of Business Studies(GCBS)
which is the second government college in Bhutan and is located in Gedu under Chhukha dzongkhag. This new college offers courses like Business Administration and Commerce.

History of the College

The 3rd king of Bhutan,

Jigme Dorji Wangchuck Jigme Dorji Wangchuck ( dz, འབྲུག་རྒྱལ་པོ་ འཇིགས་མེད་རྡོ་རྗེ་དབང་ཕྱུག་མཆོག་, ; 2 May 1928 – 21 July 1972) was the 3rd Druk Gyalpo of Bhutan. He began ...

laid the foundation stone for Sherubtse School in June 1966. The school opened in 1968 with Father William Mackey as principal. In 1976 the school was upgraded to a Junior College with pre-university courses in science. In 1978 the arts and business courses were added. In July 1983, Sherubtse College became an affiliated college of the

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system in

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and Father Gerald E. Leclaire S.J. was the first principal. Several

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of Canadian origin taught English and Science. In June 2003 the school was combined with 9 other institutes of higher learning to form th
Royal University of Bhutan
The departments of business and economics are to be transferred to the Royal Institute of Management (RIM) over the next several years.

In literature

" Beyond the Sky and Earth" ''Jamie Zeppa'' provides a detailed account of her experiences teaching at Sherubtse College.

Notable alumni

* Choida Jamtsho, Member of the National Assembly *

Damcho Dorji Damcho Dorji (born ) is a Bhutanese politician who served as Home Minister and Foreign Minister of Bhutan, in Tobgay cabinet from August 2013 to 2018. Early life and education Born in Khailo, Gasa in 1965, Dorji studied at Punakha High School ...

, Foreign Minister *

Sonam Kinga Dasho Sonam Kinga is a Bhutanese politician and researcher at the Center for Bhutan Studies. He played the monk in the 2003 film ''Travellers and Magicians'', for which he is also credited as a dialogue coach. Sonam Kinga obtained his Ph.D and M ...

, Chairperson (National Council of Bhutan), Actor and Researcher at the Center for Bhutan Studies * Kezang Dorji, Rapper/Singer *

Lotay Tshering Lotay Tshering ( dz, བློ་གྲོས་ཚེ་རིང་; born 10 May 1969) is a Bhutanese politician and surgeon who is the current Prime Minister of Bhutan, in office since 7 November 2018. He has also been the president of Druk ...

, Prime Minister of Bhutan * Wangchuk Namgyel, Speaker, National Assembly of Bhutan *Sangay Khandu, Member of the National Council, representative of Gasa *

Kelly Dorji Kalden "Kelly" Sonam Dorji (born 4 January 1971) is a Bhutanese actor, model, and artist who works primarily in Indian movies. Early life Dorji's father is Lynpo Paljor Dorji, widely known as Dasho Benji, the permanent advisor to Bhutan's Natio ...

, Film Actor

Notable faculty

William Mackey (Jesuit) William Joseph Mackey, S.J. (19 August 1915 – 18 October 1995) was a Canadian Catholic priest and Jesuit educator. He was responsible for establishing the modern education system in Bhutan, including its first high school (which is now its firs ...

Educator * Jamie Zeppa Writer, Author of Beyond the Sky and Earth *

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Filmmaker

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