Kategoriarkiv: Bhutan and Sweden

Sweden’s ambassador to India, Klas Molin, who is also ambassador of Sweden to Bhutan,  presented his letter of credence to the HM King in June this year. Klas Molin already took over 2017  in Delhi, but only after having handed … Fortsätt läsa →

In June, approximately 150 delegates from 35 countries gathered in Bhutan to discuss the latest research in the field of dendrochronology, using information (mainly annual rings) from trees to describe changes in the environment and climate back in time, but … Fortsätt läsa →

Uppsala University has had an EU-funded Erasmus + collaboration with the Royal University of Bhutan for six-month exchange of master’s students, which ended last year. Under this program four Bhutanese students studied in Uppsala 2016, three from the College of … Fortsätt läsa →

Professor of Health Sciences with focus on Neurology Peter Hagell and Martin Persson, Assistant Professor of Health Sciences at Karlstad University, visited Bhutan in May in order to develop cooperation and exchange with Asia in the form of long-term integrated … Fortsätt läsa →

Center for Bhutan Studies and GNH (Gross National Happiness) President Dasho Karma Ura and three co-workers, Dr. Dorji Penjore, Sangay Chophel and Chhimi Dem visited Stockholm and Uppsala in January. The network GNH Sweden arranged the visit and hosted a … Fortsätt läsa →

A number of Bhutanese students have completed master’s programs in Sweden, but doctoral degrees are rare. Are far as we know, there has been only one until now, but now there are at least two. Wangchuk Rabten has a masters … Fortsätt läsa →

Not many Swedes live in Bhutan, but last year the number increased by 100% from one to two. Since August 2017 Kerstin Brütte is librarian at Royal Thimpu College in Ngabiphu in the mountains above Babesa in Thimphu. Kerstin has … Fortsätt läsa →

The association’s annual meeting was held May 15, 2018. After the annual meeting, Axel Odelberg talked about his journey from west to east in Bhutan under the heading ”Biker in Bhutan – On motorcycle through Bhutan in the Spring of … Fortsätt läsa →