Highlights of campus Events

Management Development Workshop

Bhutanese public servants must steer the national development programmes. Public servants must champion reform process. Public servants must lead and manage change. Public servants must be policy analyst, consensus builder, dialogue facilitator, E managers, negotiators and leaders.

These expressions of the 20 participants set the rationale and tone for the 4 - day workshop on Management Development (MDP) organized by the RIM on the 18th may, 2005.

The national and public sector reforms taking place in the country and the changes taking place globally impacts significantly on the Bhutanese public service. Such impacts entail changes in the basic role and scope of the public servants. Competencies in the form of knowledge, skills and attributes therefore need to develop in tune with the changing roles and scope of the public servants. Older competencies are increasingly rendered obsolete.

The MDP workshop facilitated by Dr. Tess of the Asian Institute of technology, Thailand, was organized to outline a model for Management Development for the Bhutanese public service. The model is expected to provide a systematic guidance to address the capacity development need of the Bhutanese public servants in the areas of management.

PGCFM at the Gasa Tshachu

The most popular hot spring of the country, Gasa Tshachu lured our PGCFM trainees on the 6th may, 2005 as it does a lot of Bhutanese.

Situated in one of the most remote dzongkhags, Gasa tshachu is a popular hot spring bath for the opld and the young alike. The old come for its antidotal benefits for such pains as ruematism, artherities and other skin problems. The young prefer the fun and the frolic of group bathing in the hot spring water besides the trek to reach the bathing spot.

For our 30 PGCFM trainees, exhausted by a semester of assignments, group work, projects, lectures and presentations, the Gasa tshachu was a welcome enticement. The two days of hot bath was more a mental cleansing than a physical one.

The PGCFM accompanied by the course director, Pema Wangdi, also cleaned up the Gasa tshachu spot.

PGCDM wins inter – course football tournament

Photo by : Pema Wangdhee

At the 90th minute the whistle proclaimed the victory of teamwork over mere hard work. In what is observed as an exciting match team coordination of PGCDM proved a better mettle over energy and perseverance of the PGCFM.

“PGCDM is expected to win. What is not expected is that the PGCFM would put up such a competitive and fierce fight” said an observer watching the final of the RIM inter – course football tournament on the 19th may, 2005.

Sonam (PGCDM) and Pema Wangdi (PGCFM) were adjudged the best players of the tournament, which was participated by 7 teams including the faculty team.

Volunteers attend Orientation Programme

A total of 10 volunteers from the JICA, UNV and SNV are attending the 10-day orientation programme, which began on the 25th May 2005 at the RIM. During the orientation, the volunteers would be briefed on the Bhutanese history, culture, developmental programmes and government policies. The volunteers who are technical specialist and professionals would work in various government agencies.