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Thoughts about life in Sweden on the occasion of a hospital visit

As a citizen of the last place on earth to get television, life here in Sweden is full of discovery, explorations, and exclamations for me. Even a routine public transport journey to the hospital generates a feeling of awe, admiration … Fortsätt läsa

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My experience writing my master’s thesis in Bhutan

Embarking on a unique adventure, I had the incredible opportunity to travel to Bhutan in the autumn of 2022 as part of my master’s thesis at LTH. My mission was to test and optimize a solar food dryer while figuring … Fortsätt läsa

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My Experience as Teaching Exchange candidate from Jigme Namgyel Engineering College, Royal University of Bhutan to LTH, Lund University

My experience as a Teaching Exchange candidate from Jigme Namgyel Engineering College, Royal University of Bhutan, to LTH, Lund University, was truly remarkable. I was thrilled to be selected for this fantastic opportunity to contribute to the Linnaeus-Palme project and … Fortsätt läsa

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Exchange between Lund University and Jigme Namgyel Engineering College

On Easter Monday we arrived at Dewathang (Deothang) in south-eastern Bhutan. The flight via Delhi and Guwahati and a drive through north-east India made one a little sore on arrival. The next day, on Tuesday, we started our teaching at … Fortsätt läsa

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Exchange students in Uppsala autumn 2022

The Erasmus+ exchange between Uppsala University, the Department of Information Technology and the College of Science and Technology in Phuentsholing also continued last autumn. The four new students were also treated to Swedish fika at the well-known Landings café, as … Fortsätt läsa

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Hope for continued exchange between Malmö University and Samtse College of Education

Since 2018, assistant professor Lena Andersson at the Department of Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Society at Malmö University and assistant professor Purna Bahadur Subba at the Department of STEM education at Samtse College of Education have been leaders of an … Fortsätt läsa

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Incinerator for the district hospital in Paro

Until 2020, Bhutan had succeeded in both delaying and preventing a rapid societal spread of Covid-19, and history also showed that their strategy also continued to be successful. A direct consequence of the pandemic, especially in the beginning, was a … Fortsätt läsa

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My experience teaching welding

About 3 years ago I was asked to go to Bhutan to work as a welding teacher by the University of Jönköping. The question came from the association’s chairman Alf Persson through the university. Due to Corona it was quiet … Fortsätt läsa

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Exchange students in Uppsala

The Erasmus+ exchange between Uppsala University, the Department of Information Technology and the College of Science and Technology in Phuentsholing continued last autumn. The four new students were treated to Swedish fika at the well-known Landings patisserie in Uppsala. And … Fortsätt läsa

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Social anthropology on Zoom

Bengt ”Beppe” G. Karlsson, professor of social anthropology in Stockholm, with long-term research and teaching in northeastern India, was in Bhutan on a consulting mission in 2015 . He has not been back yet, but in 2020 during the Covid … Fortsätt läsa

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Johan Westman in Paro

Johan Westman, formerly at Taktse College of Language and Culture Studies, Samtse College of Education/Lu Rig Music Center and Thimphu is now at the College of Education in Paro, where he teaches music at Heritage Education and Professional Centre. He … Fortsätt läsa

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Development of solar dryer technology for Bhutan and Nepal

Our solar drying project, which is financed with Sida’s development research funds, aims to use solar energy to dry crops in an environmentally friendly way. This means, among other things, that the technology must be: easy to use, fit in … Fortsätt läsa

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Bhutan and Sweden welded together

Bhutan has for many years tried to reform vocational training and encourage young people to apply for these instead of aiming for desk jobs, preferably in administration, more prestigious. The lack of professionals and craftsmen, especially in the construction industry, … Fortsätt läsa

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Research trip to Bhutan, September 2022

As researchers, we travel to different countries for conferences and research exchanges without anyone finding it particularly exciting, but when we tell them that we have been to Bhutan, people raise their eyebrows and ask curious questions. In September 2022, … Fortsätt läsa

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Malmö University and Paro College of Education

Last spring, two teachers from Paro College of Education visited Malmö a planning trip for continued exchange funded by the Linneaus-Palme program. A similar journey in the opposite direction was recently made by university assistant professors Åsa Roosqvist and Cecilia … Fortsätt läsa

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Teaching Exchange, Royal University of Bhutan and Lund University, September 2022

Kuzuzangpo (Greetings) to Sweden from Bhutan! This is our first oversea travel since the Covid-19 pandemic, but our second visit to Lund University as a Teacher exchange, supported by the ongoing Linnaeus-Palme partnership Project. On September 6, after arriving in … Fortsätt läsa

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My stay in Sweden

It was a nice trip on the 22nd of February 2022 amidst a pandemic from Thimphu to Lund, Sweden. Finally, landed at the Malmo municipality airport. It took around 40 minutes to reach Lund university and met with my previously … Fortsätt läsa

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Sweden for me

A present stay, tons of friends and loads of memories, defines Sweden best to me. Facilities and infrastructure so spontaneous and advanced you would feel like you just stepped in a time machine. I have experienced most unusual dawn and … Fortsätt läsa

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My Experience as an exchange student in Sweden

My stay in Sweden was overall a wonderful experience, it showed me many new things. Above all, I loved how things were well planned and organized. It was amazing to see how they would plan their schedules weeks and months … Fortsätt läsa

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Sweden – Cold and Beautiful

My first impression of Sweden was that it was cold, so cold that I could not even stand outside without shivering. I felt it was a bit ironic because I came from a very high and cold place myself. I … Fortsätt läsa

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Research collaboration and exchanges with Bhutan

Academic contacts with Bhutan have developed very positively in recent years, and continue with several new projects and exchanges between universities in Sweden and Bhutan. Lund University – Royal University of Bhutan (RUB) A new project ”Reduction of crop losses … Fortsätt läsa

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Visit to Malmö from Paro College of Education

President Dr Dorji Thinley and Dean of Academic Affairs Karma Yeshey visited Malmö University in May to plan together for collaboration between Paro College of Education and Malmö University, similar to what has existed for a couple of years with … Fortsätt läsa

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Drying and Building

Dekar Wangchuk (left) and Lhakpa Tempa Waiba (right) from the College of Science and Technology came to Lund in February for a 3.5-month Linnaeus-Palme exchange with Lund University. Lhakpa has worked there to mathematically simulate the dynamic heat transfer in … Fortsätt läsa

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The Erasmus exchange with Uppsala University is picking up speed again

After two years of only virtual exchanges, the physical exchange has started again. Four students from the College of Science and Technology in Phuentsholing came to Uppsala in January to study during the spring semester at the Department of Information … Fortsätt läsa

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Continued intensive cooperation in pandemic times between Uppsala University and the Royal University of Bhutan

The exchanges of students and teachers between Uppsala University and the Royal University of Bhutan (RUB) have been temporarily dormant and replaced with other, more pandemic-appropriate, forms of cooperation. Perhaps the most important is that seven students from the College … Fortsätt läsa

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