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Professional biography

 

 

Tempa Gyeltshen graduated in 2014 from Samtse College of Education majored in English and History. He pursued Bachelor Degree in Education (B.Ed) and started teaching at Tendruk Central School in Samtse district. He carried out extra work as a Taekwondo Coach back at the school. He was awarded the Dan Certificate in Taekwondo in 2016. He was certified as a Taekwondo National Assistant Instructor and Taekwondo National Referee Class C in 2016. He resigned from teaching profession in 2017 and joined Royal University of Bhutan (RUB) under Bhutan University Sports Federation (BUSF) formerly Royal University Sports Federation of Bhutan (RUSFoB) as a Coordinator centered at Paro College of Education. He pursued Taekwondo National Instructor Certificate and Taekwondo National Referee Class B in 2018. In 2019, he was certified by International Kung-fu Council, 3^rd Dan in Kun-fu and Official Certificate to train Kung-fu. He joined student service section at Paro College of Education from 17^th May, 2019. Currently, he serves the college as a Student Service Officer and train Paro College Taekwondo Team. He is a Moderator for YPEER Network of the college. He is also attending Counselling Training to be certified as a Counsellor at Happiness & Wellbeing Center of the college. 

                                            Email: tempagyeltshen.pce@rub.edu.bt

Professional biography

Pema Chopel is a lecturer at Paro College of Education (PCE), Royal University of Bhutan. He has completed his Master of Physical Education (M.PEd) and Master of Public Administration (MA.Pub. Admn.) from Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, India. His subject of specialization is inHealth and Physical Education (HPE) and he has also taught other professional modules such as Curriculum Theories, Teaching Skills and Strategies, Bhutanese Education System to undergraduate and postgraduate students. He has been engaged in designing and developing course modules related to Bachelor of Social Work programme such as Welfare Administration and Community Health and Well- Being. He has also actively participated and contributed his expertise in designing the school based HPE curriculum for Classes IV to VI. 

 

Prior to his present job at PCE, he had served at Samtse College of Education from 2009 to 2019 as a lecturer and also worked under the ministry of education as a teacher in Woochhu Lower Secondary School, Paro and Loselling Lower Secondary School, Thimphu. Besides being a teacher he was also a national soccer player of Bhutan for ten years (1999-2009) and has represented the country in various prestigious international tournaments. Currently, he is also an Asian Football Confederation (AFC) “B” and “C” international licensed coach for the soccer as well. 

                                                      Email: pemachopel.pce@rub.edu.bt

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 Car Parks

 

PCE campus has a number of car parks. Park 1 is on the left side of the Heritage Centre and on the right side of the campus main road, only 100 metres from the College main gate (Gate 1). Car park 2 is located on the right side of Gate 2 and there is a fruiting walnut tree on the east side of the car park. Cark park 3 is located just below the Manjushree Lecture Hall and about 3 minutes walking distance from the library, IT labs and the faculty offices. Car park 4 is about 200 metres from the College Guesthouse and about 3 minutes walk from the academic and administrative blocks. Car park 5 is in the Rinpung campus and is just 3 minutes walking distance from the ECCD Centre, academic blocks and the faculty offices in the Rinpung campus. Car park 6 is in the student residential area and next to the Student Dining Hall. Currently no parking fees are charged. In the future, however, when parking policies are put in place, visitors (other than College Guests) will be charged parking fees.

 About the Campus

 

Paro College of Education has two main campuses – Nangka Choeling and Rinpung. A number of facilities are located in the Nangkar Choling campus such as the Heritage Centre, academic blocks, faculty offices, library, Sport Laboratory, IT labs, Cafeteria, bookshop & reprographic unit, student residences, gymnasium and other sporting facilities, Manjushree lecturer hall, Happiness & Wellbeing Centre, Centre for Educational Research & Development, and the administrative block, among others. Perched beautifully on the banks of Pachu river, this campus is well connected with the local community especially the villages of Chang Nangkar, Chang Dungkar, Taju, and Khangkhu.

 

Several other facilities are based on the the Rinpung campus including the Centre for Early Childcare and Development (ECCD) Studies, academic blocks, car park 5, Rinpung Lecture Hall, student residences, and faculty offices. From this campus, the famous Rinpung Dzong, Ta-dzong the National Museum, the beautiful cantilever bridge, and the Paro town are at a walking distance.  

 

From both Nangkar Choeling and Rinpung campuses, it only takes about 5 to 10 minutes drive to get to Paro International Airport, Paro town, Rinpung Dzong, district hospital, medical shops, Ta-dzong the National Museum, restaurants, hotels and resorts, shopping centres, and the vegetable markets. The Tak-tshang (Tiger’s Nest) base, world renowned heritage site in Bhutan, is only 20 minutes drive from these two campuses. The campuses are both wifi-connected.    

 

Nangkhar Choeling Campus

 

Rinpung Campus

 Fast Facts 

 

Paro College of Education has grown steadily and kept pace with domestic and global trends in education since its establishment in November 1975. There have been significant milestones over its past four and a half decades of development.

 Nov 1975:       Established as a pre-school care teacher training centre (TTC).

 Jun 1985:        Primary Teaching Certificate (PTC) programme introduced.

 Feb 1993:        18-month teaching certificate programme for Dzongkha Teachers launched.

 Aug 1999:       Bachelor of Primary Education Studies (for Dzongkha and English) launched.

 Nov 1999:       Her Majesty Gyalyum Dorji Wangmo Wangchuck inaugurated the new academic blocks at Nangkar Choeling campus.

 Jul 2000:         Erstwhile Teacher Training Centre (TTC) upgraded to National Institute of Education (NIE).

 May 2001:       Centre for Educational Research and Development (CERD) launched.

 Jan 2002:        Master of Education in Leadership & Management launched as a part-time programme. 

 Aug 2002:       Bachelor of Secondary Education programme launched.

 Sep 2003:       NIE Paro became a constituent College of Royal University of Bhutan (RUB).

 Jul 2006:         NIE Paro renamed Paro College of Education.

 Jan 2006:        Bachelor of Education (Dzongkha) launched and offered through part-time mode.

 2006:               Royal University of Bhutan Sports Federation established with its Secretariat at PCE.

 Feb 2007:        Postgraduate Diploma in Education (Dzongkha) launched.

 Jan 2012:        Bachelor of Primary Education (part-time) programme introduced.

 Jan 2014:        Master of Education (part-time) for Dzongkha teachers launched.

 Jan 2015:        Diploma in Physical Education & Sports Coaching launched.

 Jan 2015:        Diploma in Early Childcare and Development (part-time) launched.

 Aug 2019:       The Rinpung Experiment launched as a discursive platform for exchange of knowledge and opinions about education and development.

 Feb 2020:        Master of Education in Inclusive Education launched.

 Feb 2020:        Postgraduate Diploma in Education (Dzongkha) launched as an 18-month programme with a system of three-tier teaching                                                                       practicum/professional experience.

 Jul 2020:       Bachelor of Primary Education Studies (Dzongkha) launched as a four-year programme with new modules in Bhutanese traditional music and                                    mindfulness meditation introduced.  

Feb 2021:        Master of Education in Primary English, Social Studies, Science and Mathematics Education launched.