History of The College
The 3rd king of Bhutan, Jigme Dorji Wangchuck laid the foundation stone for Sherubtse School in June, 1966. The school opened in 1968 with Father William Mackey as principal. Jamie Zeppa's "Beyond the Sky and the Earth" provides a detailed account of her experiences teaching at Sherubtse College. In 1976 the school was upgraded to a Junior College with pre-university courses in science. In 1978 the arts and business courses were added.
In July 1983, Sherubtse College became an affiliated college of the Delhi University system in India.
In June 2003 the school was combined with 9 other institutes of higher learning to form the Royal University of Bhutan. The departments of business and economics are to be transferred to the Royal Institute of Management (RIM) over the next several years.
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