STATUS OF ACCREDITATION OF TERTIARY EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS
Under the guidance and direction of the Council, the Secretariat with support from the Malaysian Qualifications Agency (MQA) trained five pioneer accreditors in June 2015 and facilitated pilot accreditation of Gaedu College of Business Studies (GCBS) and Royal Thimphu College (RTC) in 2015.
Following the pilot accreditation, the Secretariat successfully facilitated accreditation of GCBS from 23-26th May & the RTC from June 1-4, 2016. As desired by the Council, it has also facilitated provisional accreditation of Reldri Academy of Health Sciences (RAHS) from 18-21st April, 2016.
The first TEI accredited by the Bhutan Accreditation Council was RTC and GCBS. RTC was awarded grade A+ (Excellent) and the certificate was on 29th June 2016 by Hon’ble Sherig Lyonpo. GCBS was awarded grade A (Very Good) and the certificate was awarded along with the institutions that were accredited in 2016-2017 on 17th July, 2017. The five institutions that were accredited in 2016-2017 were the following:
Sl No.
Institution
Grade
Descriptor
Date of site visit
Accreditors
1
Samtse College of Education, RUB
A
Very Good
15-18 May, 2017
Dr. Singye Namgyal-Chair
Dr. Phub Rinchhen
Mr. Tashi Chonjur
2
Paro College of Education, RUB
B
Good
22-25 May, 2017
Same as above
3
Faculty of Traditional Medicine, KGUMSB
B
Good
5-8 June, 2017
Dr. Jagar Dorji-Chair
Drungtsho Ugyen Wangchuk
Mr. Nima Sangay
4
Faculty of Nursing and Public Health, KGUMSB
B
Good
12-15 June, 2017
Mr. Nima Sangay
Ms. Gaga Dukpa
Mr. Karma Gyeltshen
The certificate was awarded by officiating Secretary, Ministry of Education on 17th July, 2017. The details of the accreditor’s report is available on the website