Paro College of Education

The Paro College of Education is part of the Royal University of Bhutan. It offers a Bachelor's degree in education, a Master's degree intended for school administrators, a diploma in management, and a certificate in Dzongkha. The college is on the bank of Paro River in Nangkha, Bhutan.It began as a teacher's training center for pre-school care, which was formally inaugurated on 4 November 1975, with 15 trainees and a demonstration school at the Rinpung Campus.The new Teachers' Training Center academic campus at Nangkha was inaugurated by Her Majesty the Queen Ashi Dorji Wangmo Wangchuk on 18 November 1999. In July 2000, the royal government approved the change of its nomenclature to the National Institute of Education because of its added responsibility for school curriculum and the creation of research center.The college observes its Foundation Day on 4 November, to commemorate its inauguration in 1975.Its director is Thubten Gyatsho.